Events in Sports History in July 1997

Boxing Title Fight

Jul 1 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely & withholds $20m purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight 28 June

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: 16-year-old Swiss Martina Hingis beats Jana Novotná 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to become the youngest Wimbledon winner in 110 years

Tennis Player and Wimbledon Champion Jana Novotna

Jul 6 Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh completes twin centuries (108 & 116) in 268 run 3rd Test win v England at Old Trafford

Sports History

Jul 6 Montreal Expos retire Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Andre Dawson's uniform #10

Wimbledon Men's Tennis

Jul 6 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Cédric Pioline of France 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 for his 10th Grand Slam title

Jul 8 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland
Jul 9 Baseball's triple A American Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
Jul 10 Hideki Irabu makes MLB debut as a NY Yankee, beats Tigers 10-3
Jul 12 Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive game without being no-hit
Jul 12 Pittsburgh Pirates duo Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon no-hit Houston Astros, 3-0 in 10 innings at Three Rivers Stadium

Senior Players Championship

Jul 13 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Larry Gilbert wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Isao Aoki, Bob Dickson, Jack Kiefer and Dave Stockton

Golfer and Two-Time PGA Champion Dave Stockton

US Women's Golf Open

Jul 13 US Open Women's Golf, Pumpkin Ridge GC: Alison Nicholas of England wins her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez

Jul 20 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: American Justin Leonard recovers from 5 strokes back after 3 rounds; wins by 3 from Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik
Jul 21 NY Yank Mike Whiton held in Milwaukee on charges of sexual assault

Sports History

Jul 22 Greg Maddux throws a complete game with just 76 pitches

Jul 23 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them

Sports History

Jul 25 QB Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs

Jul 27 84th Tour de France won by Jan Ullrich of Germany

Senior Open Championship

Jul 27 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on 2nd playoff hole against countryman John Bland

Jul 27 Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16

Sports History

Jul 28 NY Ranger center Mark Messier signs with Vancouver for $20M for 3 yrs

Baseball Trade

Jul 31 A's first baseman Mark McGwire becomes MLB's top home run hitter to be traded in the middle of a season when he moves from Oakland to St. Louis Cardinals (34 home runs and 81 RBI)

Jul 31 College Football's all-time winningest coach Eddie Robinson and his Grambling State University program are placed on 2-years' probation for rules violations, including recruiting and academic eligibility