Welcome to Today in Sport for Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Events in Sport for Tomorrow in History ...
1874 - 1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0 1874 - Harvard beats U of McGill (Montreal) in football, 3-0 1892 - Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem 1904 - 1st Olympics in US are held (St Louis) 1905 - 2nd official intl soccer match, Neth beats Belg 4-0 1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Wash DC 1938 - English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 1961 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open 1972 - In Willie Mays 1st game as a NY Met his homer beats SF Giants, 5-4 1977 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1977 - English football international Bobby Moore retires 1978 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic 1981 - 35th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat Houston Rockets, 4 games to 2 1983 - Oilers 1-Isles 5-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 3-0 lead 1988 - 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn 1989 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic 1990 - 46th time opposing pitchers hit HR, Valenzuela (Dodgers)/Gross (Expos) 1992 - WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll 1995 - 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins 1997 - Baseball's Exec Council suspends NY Yank owner George Steinbrenner
