- 1870 Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch
- 1889 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5
- 1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25
- 1902 Dutch soccer club FC Blauw-Wit (Blue-White) is formed in the Kinkerbuurt area of Amsterdam; merge with VV De Beursbengels in 2015
- 1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
- 1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
- 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
- 1913 Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
- 1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 on way to first Triple Crown
- 1926 51st Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8
- 1929 54th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6
4th British Open
1929 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Walter Hagen wins 4th Open title, by 6 strokes from fellow American Johnny Farrell
- 1931 Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington, New Jersey
66th Preakness
1941 66th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Whirlaway, 2nd leg of successful Triple Crown
Sports History
1967 Hank Aaron hits his only inside the park HR off of Phillies' Jim Bunning, in Philadelphia
Sports History
1970 Atlanta Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5
Stanley Cup
1970 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Bobby Orr scores famous OT winner as Boston beats St. Louis Blues, 4-3 for 4-0 series sweep; Bruins its first title since 1941
- 1973 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
- 1973 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Yvan Cournoyer has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4 to take title, 4 games to 2
- 1974 7th ABA championship: NY Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
- 1978 22nd European Cup: Liverpool beats Club Brugge 1-0 at London
- 1979 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros
- 1981 Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits SF Giants, 4-0
- 1989 FC Barcelona of Spain win 29th European Cup Winner's Cup against Sampdoria of Italy 1-0 in Bern
- 1989 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 1
- 1991 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Minnesota North Stars beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 1
Hall of Fame
1993 Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- 1995 Real Zaragoza of Spain win 35th European Cup Winner's Cup against Arsenal of England 2-1 in Paris
- 1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
- 2002 Anaheim Angels crush the Chicago White Sox 19-0. The Angels join the 1923 Indians, 1939 Yankees and 1950 Red Sox as the only teams to beat two opponents by 19 or more runs in the same season
Laureus Awards
2004 Laureus World Sports Awards, Cultural Centre of Belém, Lisbon, Portugal: Sportsman: Michael Schumacher; Sportswoman: Annika Sörenstam; Team: England Men's National Rugby Union team
- 2009 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Henrik Stenson of Sweden shoots a bogey-free final round 66 to win by 4 strokes from Englishman Ian Poulter
PGA Players Championship
2015 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Rickie Fowler wins beating Kevin Kisner and Sergio García by 1 stroke in a playoff
Sports History
2018 Rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay)
- 2023 Boston Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen becomes seventh MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 5-2 victory over Braves in Atlanta
