- 1889 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.50
- 1901 Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox 9 inn but loses in 10th 4-2
- 1914 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4
- 1927 52nd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6
55th Preakness
1930 55th Preakness: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:00.6
NY Yankees Manager Returns
1944 Joe McCarthy returns as New York Yankees manager after an illness
- 1945 New balata ball used in baseball, 50% livilier
Sports History
1958 Russian Mikhail Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship
Rigney Family Resign
1959 Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox
Baseball History
1973 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game
Baseball Record
1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games
- 1989 NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop
- 1989 NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher
- 1990 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals, 4 games to 0
- 1990 Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner's Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg
- 1995 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0
- 1997 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
- 2001 Accra Sports Stadium Disaster: 129 Ghanaian football fans die in a stampede caused by the firing of teargas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko
- 2010 Oakland A's Dallas Braden becomes 19th pitcher to throw a perfect game (4-0 vs Tampa Bay)
- 2010 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: South African Tim Clark fires a final round 67 for his first PGA Tour victory, 1 stroke ahead of Robert Allenby of Australia
Sports History
2013 Everton Manager David Moyes is announced as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United (he only lasts 10 months)
- 2018 Manchester City smashes EPL records in 3-1 win over Brighton - most goals (105), most points (97) and most wins (31)
- 2019 English clubs create football history by taking all 4 final spots in Europe's 2 major competitions; Chelsea & Arsenal qualify in Europa Cup after 'miracle' Champions League wins for Liverpool & Spurs
PM Imran Khan Arrested
2023 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan dramatically arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, prompting violent protests between his supporters and security forces [1]
