Events in Sports History in September 2017

  • Sep 3 Adam Ondra climbs Silence in Norway, the world's first-ever 9c (5.15d) route

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Sep 3 Stacy Lewis wins the Cambia Portland Classic and donates her winnings to Hurricane Harvey relief

  • Sep 7 Rashid Khan takes the first hat-trick in the history of the Caribbean Premier League
  • Sep 9 US Open Women's Tennis: In the first all-American final since 2002 unseeded Sloane Stephens defeats Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0

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Sep 10 Ai Mori wins gold in lead climbing at the IFSC Youth World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria

US Men's Tennis Open

Sep 10 US Open Men's Tennis: Spain's Rafael Nadal wins his 3rd US title; beats Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

  • Sep 13 International Olympic Committee announces Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) will host the Olympic games
  • Sep 16 New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history; beat Springboks, 57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany, NZ
  • Sep 17 Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Anna Nordqvist of Sweden beats Brittany Altomare at 1st sudden-death playoff hole; event reduced to 54 holes after day 1 abandoned (bad weather)

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Sep 18 England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned for driving for 2 years

  • Sep 19 New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals
  • Sep 20 Alex Puccio completes the first female ascent of The Wheel of Chaos V14 (8B+) in Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Sep 21 Andre Ward, unified light heavyweight champion and world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, announces his retirement

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Sep 23 US President Donald Trump withdraws invitation to the White House for NBA champions Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn't want to attend

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Sep 24 Laver Cup Men's Tennis, Prague: Roger Federer is unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World, 15-9 in the inaugural teams event

  • Sep 24 Margo Hayes completes the third-ever female ascent of a 9a+ (5.15a) graded route by ascending Realization/Biographie in Céüse, France
  • Sep 24 NFL players kneal, lock arms or stay in their dressing room during the anthem in protests against comments made by President Donald Trump

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Sep 24 Tour Championship Men's Golf, East Lake GC: Xander Schauffele wins rich season-ending event by 1 stroke from Justin Thomas