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Events in Sport

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1878 - 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75
1878 - Australians Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19
1881 - 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5
1882 - 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5
1902 - 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
1903 - 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75
1904 - NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
1905 - 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
1929 - 2nd Ryder Cup: Britain-Ireland, 7-5 at Moortown, England
1933 - Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
1938 - Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of Eng season, earliest to do so
1948 - Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians
1955 - Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0
1961 - Ralph Boston of US, sets then Long Jump record at 27' ½"
1962 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1963 - 3 NJ businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to NJ Meadowlands (Devils)
1968 - NL awards Montreal & SD major league franchises
1971 - 23rd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 13-11
1971 - UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship
1974 - Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning
1975 - Stanley Cup: Phila Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
1979 - Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1981 - Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris
1982 - John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval to move to NJ
1984 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1984 - Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day
1990 - 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
1990 - Jan Stephenson wins J C Penney LPGA Golf Skins Game
1990 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1997 - Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indianapolis 500
1997 - Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M

Birthdays in Sport

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1852 - Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)
1870 - Lionel Palairet, cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age)
1887 - Frank Woolley, cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder)
1912 - Sam Snead, Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73)
1912 - Terry Moore, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1926 - Gordon Leggat, cricketer (open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56)
1942 - Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympic-bronze-1964)
1947 - Robert Reinacher Jr, horse trainer
1947 - Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer
1951 - John Conteh, boxer
1954 - Catherine Carr, US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972)
1954 - Jackie Slater, American football player
1955 - Bill Malley, Oakland CA, Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th)
1955 - Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer (beefy NZ lefty batsman late 70's)
1956 - Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets)
1956 - Steve Pagano, horse trainer
1957 - Bruce Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1976)
1960 - Ray Armsetad, Kirksville Mo, 4X400 runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
1960 - Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84)
1961 - Jill Sterkel, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976, 84, 88)
1961 - John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
1962 - Ravi Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92)
1962 - Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96)
1965 - Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1965 - Pat Cash, Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon 1987)
1966 - Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
1966 - John Jaha, Portland OR, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1966 - Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
1967 - Chin Yang, jockey
1967 - Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
1967 - George McCloud, NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns)
1967 - Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
1967 - Ruthie Bolton Holifield, WNBA guard (Sac Monarchs/Olympics-gold-96)
1968 - Cedric Smith, NFL running back (Wash Redskins, Arizona Cardinals)
1968 - Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP)
1968 - Jeff Bagwell, Boston Mass, infielder (Houston Astros)
1968 - John Connelly, Toledo OH, Nike golfer (1991 NH Open)
1969 - Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant (Barcelona Dragons)
1969 - Francois Letourneau, St Jerome Quebec, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1969 - Lesley Tashlin, Toronto Ontario, 100m hurdler (Olympics-96)
1969 - Todd Hundley, Martinsville VA, catcher (NY Mets)
1969 - Travis Williams, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
1970 - Liz Earley, St Catharines Ontario, LPGA golfer (1995 Thailand Open)
1970 - Michael Blackburn, Australian laser yachter (Olympics-96)
1970 - Todd Collins, linebacker (New England Patriots)
1970 - Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
1971 - Corey Beck, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets)
1971 - Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1971 - Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons)
1972 - Antonio Freeman, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1972 - Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
1972 - Todd Demsey, American golfer
1974 - Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints)
1975 - Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
1976 - Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
1977 - Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
1978 - Adin Brown, American soccer player
1979 - Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
1980 - Jessica Deglau, Vancouver BC, 200m butterfly (Olympics-96)
1981 - Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
1981 - Miloy, Angolan footballer
1983 - Bobby Convey, American soccer player
1984 - Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player
1985 - Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
1990 - Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure-skater

Deaths in Sport

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1925 - Ed McKeever, pres (Bkln Dodgers), dies of pneumonia
1947 - Ed Konetchy, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1953 - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (b. 1868)
1975 - Ezzard Charles, Heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53
2000 - Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player (b. 1921)
2006 - Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)