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Events in Sport

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1904 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in 2 games
1924 - Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)
1930 - George Headley completes twin tons in Test Cricket v Engld (114 & 112)
1933 - Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line)
1933 - Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox
1941 - Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)
1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament
1952 - 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway
1957 - Buddy Holly & Crickets record "That'll Be the Day"
1957 - Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport
1961 - Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak
1962 - Mike O'Hara completes record 97th marathon
1964 - Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1969 - Pension plan for baseball is agreed to
1972 - Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise
1974 - Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975
1977 - New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts
1978 - Botham scores 1st Test Cricket century, 103 v NZ Christchurch
1979 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1981 - NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 mins)
1981 - Exec Board of Baseball Players' Assn votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved
1987 - LaMarr Hoyt is banned from baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse
1987 - Michael Jordan, scores Chicago Bull record 58 points in a game
1989 - Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career
1989 - Dallas Cowboys' new owner fires 29-year coach Tom Landry
1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 - Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup
1991 - Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons v Sri Lanka (122 & 100*)
1991 - Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky & John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts
1993 - Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
1994 - Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1995 - British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital

Birthdays in Sport

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1855 - George Bonnor, cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)
1871 - Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)
1895 - DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)
1903 - King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
1914 - John Arlott, cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)
1916 - Ralph Baldwin, harness driver (set 11 major world records)
1918 - Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg Pa, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1948)
1918 - Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs, US tennis star (US Open 1939, 41)
1919 - Monty Irvin, baseball hall of famer (NY Giants)
1932 - Tony Brooks, English race car driver
1938 - Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
1938 - Herb Elliott, Australia, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960)
1940 - Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
1940 - Ron Santo, shortstop (Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade)
1943 - Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
1947 - Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1947 - Lee Edward Evans, Madera Calif, 400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1968)
1951 - James Brown, American sportscaster
1951 - César Cedeño, Dominican baseball player
1954 - Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
1956 - Davie Cooper, soccer star
1958 - Kurt Rambis, NBA forward (Lakers, Hornets)/Clark Kent look-a-like
1960 - Glen Bishop, cricketer (S Aussie bat, 2 ODI's for Australia 1987)
1961 - Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)
1961 - Todd Blackledge, American football player
1962 - Birgit Fischer, German DR, 500m kayaker (Olympic-gold-1980)
1963 - Paul O'Neill, Columbus OH, right fielder (Cin Reds, NY Yankees)
1963 - Tom McHale, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1964 - Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)
1966 - Don Anurasiri, cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
1967 - Jenny Byrne, Perth Australia, tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-AUS)
1967 - Rich Rowland, US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers)
1968 - David Hulse, US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers)
1969 - Donald Hodge, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
1969 - Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
1970 - Alfred Jordan, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
1970 - Brian O'Neal, NFL full back (SF 49ers)
1970 - Corey Mayfield, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1970 - Dave Brown, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)
1970 - Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1970 - Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
1971 - Andrew Hermann, US 50K walker (Olympics-96)
1971 - Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
1971 - David Fox, US, 50m freestyle (Olympics-6th-96)
1971 - Helen Dobson, Skegness England, golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic)
1971 - Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback (Olympics-96)
1972 - Chris Harrison, guard (Detroit Lions)
1972 - Erwin van de Looi, soccer player (Vitesse)
1972 - Sean Harris, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
1973 - Daryl Gardener, defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
1973 - Kirrily Sharpe, Bankstown Aust, tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-JPN)
1974 - Detron Smith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1974 - Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
1975 - Hercules Kyvelos, Montreal Quebec, boxer (Olympics-96)
1976 - Samaki Walker, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
1977 - Josh Wolff, American footballer
1980 - Antonio Burks, American basketball player
1981 - Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
1982 - Chris Baird, Irish footballer
1982 - Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
1983 - Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
1985 - Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby player
1985 - Joakim Noah, American basketball player
1992 - Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia SC, sport pistol (Olympics-96)

Deaths in Sport

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1919 - Josef Christiaens, Belgian racing driver (b. 1879)
1934 - John J McGraw, manager (NY Giants), dies at 60
1966 - James D. Norris, American sports businessman (b. 1906)
1982 - J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies
1994 - Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (170 wickets for S Afr in 37 Tests), dies
1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80
2001 - Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (b. 1908)
2006 - Charlie Wayman, English footballer (b. 1922)
2008 - Ashley Cooper, Australian race car driver (b. 1980)