Team Europe rallies to take the Ryder Cup

Rory McIlory threw a little scare into Team Europe when he made his Ryder Cup tee time with just 10 minutes to spare Sunday but nonchalantly went ahead and contributed a point to Europe's rousing comeback win.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 30TH

1904 - Chicago White Sox lefty Doc White pitches his 5th shutout game in just 18 days.

1934 - Babe Ruth's final game as a New York Yankee, goes 0 for 3.

1939 - First televised College Football game has Fordham vs. Waynesburg at New York City.

1947 - Two records in one baseball game; First televised World Series has the Yankees defeating the Dodgers 5-3 in front of the largest World Series crowd of 73,365.

1978 - Major Indoor Soccer League grants first of six franchises to Cincinnati.

1979 - Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout.

1980 - Oakland A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100 for the season.

1984 - Bowie Kuhn ends his lustrous career as Baseball Commissioner.

1992 - Kansas City Royal George Brett collects 4 hits to become only the 18th player in major league history to capture 3,000 career hits.

1997 - New York Yankees Tim Raines, Derek Jeter & Paul O'Neill are the first to hit three consecutive homers in a post season game to help the Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians 8-6.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 29TH

1890 - First pro baseball game, NY Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City.

1913 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game of the season.

1914 - Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch the NL pennant.

1935 - 5th Ryder Cup is won by the United States 9-3 at Ridgeway Country Club in New Jersey.

1941 - Millions jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer the NL champ Dodgers in a parade.

1946 - Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play first NFL game in Los Angeles.

1952 - Stan Musial makes his only major league appearance as a pitcher.

1954 - Willie Mays makes his famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive.

1985 - Houston Oilers Warren Moon is sacked an NFL tying record of 12 times by the Dallas Cowboys.

2005 - Chicago White Sox clinch their first division title since 2000 and become just the 10th team in history of baseball to be in first place on every day of the season.

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US takes early 5-3 lead in Medinah

Keegan Bradley made Friday at the Ryder Cup feel like the best day of his life, and it wasn't to shabby for the rest of the Americans.

Bradley led a strong performance by rookies on both teams at Medinah by teaming with Phil Mickelson for two wins against Europe's best two partnerships.  Even with Tiger Woods getting shutout on opening day for the fourth time, The United States took a big step toward regaining the cup by taking a 5-3 lead.

Leading the way was Bradley, the former PGA champion whom Mickelson took under his wing last year for a series of money games at the majors to prepare the kid for moments like this.  

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 28TH

1919 - Fastest major league game played in only 51 minutes as the Giants beat the Phillies 6-1.

1920 - Eight Chicago White Sox players were indicted for throwing the 1919 World Series.  The event is commonly know as the "Black Sox Scandal".

1930 - New York Yankee great Lou Gehrig's errorless streak end at 885 consecutive games.

1941 - Ted Williams ends the season with a .406 batting average.

1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of the Rams passes for an NFL record 554 yards.

1955 - First World Series color TV broadcast was aired on NBC-TV as the Yankees beat the Dodgers.

1960 - Jack Fisher surrenders final HR #521 of Ted William's career.

1976 - Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 rounds for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1986 - Tight End Brian Foster of Rhode Island catches NCAA record of 18 passes for 327 yards.

1997 - 32nd Ryder Cup:  Europe wins 14 1/2 - 13 1/2 to retain the cup at Sotogrande, Spain.

NFL referees are back!

Referee Gene Steratore turned on his microphone to greet the captains of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens for the pre-game coin toss Thursday night.  "Good evening, men," Steratore said.  "It's good to be back".  The stadium erupted in a roar. Steratore and his seven-man crew donned their familiar stripes for the first game of Week 4 after three weeks of replacement officials created moments of chaos throughout the league.  

A lockout of the league's regular officials ended late Wednesday, two days after a disputed touchdown catch on the last play of "Monday Night Football" brought debate over the use of the replacements to a fevered pitch nationwide.  The Seattle Seahawks were awarded the score - and a 14-12 win - over the Green Bay Packers, a result that Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged "may have pushed the parties further along" in the talks.

Once the game started Thursday night, for a change everyone was on all sides was happy to see the familiar faces they usually love to boo.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 27TH

1881 - The Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12.

1919 - Babe Ruth's 29th HR is first of the year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season).

1923 - New York Yankee great Lou Gehrig hits his first of his 493 career HRs.

1930 - 34th US Golf Amateur Championship is won by Bobby Jones.

1936 - 1st Baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game.

1939 - Chicago White Sox host 1st "day-night" doubleheader losing to Cleveland, 5-2 & 7-5.

1950 - Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 rounds for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1980 - Marvin Hagler defeats Alan Minter to claim boxing's world Middleweight championship in London.  They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.

1992 - Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time clinch last place.

2005 - Atlanta Braves clinch their 14th straight division title thanks to Philadelphia's loss to the New York Mets.

Wright atop Mets record book

David Wright has the most hits in New York Mets history.  The slugger reached on an infield single in the third inning on Wednesday night against Pittsburgh for his 1,419th hit, snapping a tie with Ed Kranepool atop the team's career list.  Wright pulled in second base thanks to a throwing error on the play and his achievement was shown on the Citi field scoreboard.  The Mets played a few of Wright's highlights on the big video board, including his first major league hit.  He received a warm ovation and quickly waved twice to the skimpy crowd before flashing a wide smile toward the New York dugout.  A six-time All-Star, accomplished the feat in 1,256 games from 2004-12. Kranepool played in 1,853 games from 1962-79.  Kranepool was at Citi Field on Wednesday, and the two posed for pictures together during batting practice.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 26TH

1906 - Pittsburgh Lefty Leifield no-hits the Phillies, 8-0 in a 6 inning game.

1947 - Happy Chandler announces Ford & Gillette to sponsor the World Series.

1954 - Yankee greats Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd Base & Mickey Mantle at Shortstop.

1959 - Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes the winningest NL left handed pitcher.

1959 - San Francisco Giants Sam Jones throws his second no-hitter, beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0.

1961 - Roger Maris hits HR #60 off of Jack Fisher, tying Babe Ruth's record.

1964 - Braves (25) & Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in their 9 inning game.

1973 - Wilt Chamberlain signs with the ABA San Diego Conquistadors.

1978 - NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms.

1993 - The Cleveland Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4.

Tigers even with White Sox

Anibal Sanchez threw his first shutout in over a year and the Detroit Tigers moved into a tie for first in the AL Central with a 2-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.  Detroit pulled even with the White Sox with eight games to play after Chicago lost 4-3 to Cleveland earlier in the day.  

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 25TH

1844 - Canada defeats the USA by 23 runs in the first Cricket international.

1882 - Providence faces Worcester in the first major league doubleheader.

1908 - Ed Reulbach of the Chicago Cubs is the only pitcher to throw a doubleheader shutout.

1926 - The NHL grants franchise to the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings.

1934 - Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500 consecutive game.

1962 - Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in the first round for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1966 - Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see Chicago White Sox win 4-1.

1973 - New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays night.

1981 - Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0.

1994 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in the second round for the Heavyweight boxing title.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 24TH

1919 - Babe Ruth, then of the Boston Red Sox, sets season homer mark of 28 off of none other than Yankees pitcher Bob Shawkey.

1927 - The NHL's Toronto St. Patricks become the Maple Leafs.

1930 - Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in the first NFL game played under floodlights.

1931 - Round-robin playoff among NYC's three major league teams, to raise money for the unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both the Giants & Yankees.

1934 - Only 2,500 fans see Babe Ruth's farewell Yankee appearance at Yankee Stadium.

1946 - The Yankees set season attendance record as 2,309,029 come through the gates, besting the 1929 Cubs.

1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game at Ebbets Field, defeating the Pirates 2-0.

1971 - The Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings.

1977 - Ken Hinton of the CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards.

1985 - Expos Andre Dawson joins only Willie McCovey to hit 2 HRs in an inning twice.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 23RD

1845 - First baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code.

1939 - Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6 as the Dodgers collect 27 hits and beat the Phillies 22-4.

1952 - Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th Round for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1970 - Gary Muhrcke wins the first New York Marathon.

1983 - Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is the 16th major league player to collect 300 career wins defeating the St. Louis Cardinals.

1984 - San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana misses his first start in 49 games.

1988 - Rosa Mota wins only the second female Olympic marathon with a time of 2:25:39.

1989 - The Toronto Blue Jays bat out of order against the Milwaukee Brewers in the 6th inning of their game.

1992 - First female to play in a NHL exhibition game, goalie Manon Rheaume, for the Tampa Bay Lightening gives up 2 goals in 9 attempts in one period.

1997 - The Seattle Mariners break the record for the most HRs in a season, 258.

Giants clinch NL West title

Madison Bumgarner pitched San Francisco to its second NL West title in three years and newcomer Marco Scutaro had three hits and three RBIs in the Giants 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. The Giants captured their eighth divisional crown - wrapping it up once again with a victory over the Padres in front of their home fans, just as they did on the season's final day in 2010 on the way to an improbable World Series championship.Brandon Belt homered leading off the eighth to give the sellout crown of 42,418 one more thing to stand and cheer about in a season full of such moments.  The real party began after Sergio Romo retired John Baker on a fly ball to center to end it.  Fireworks shot off behind the main centerfield scoreboard as the players rushed to the mound and began bouncing up and down.

Is there a full moon?

     

After four games both teams are undefeated and playing strong.

              

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THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 22ND

1911 - Cy Young beats Pittsburgh 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511.

1920 - Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series.

1927 - Gene Tunney defeats Jack Dempsey in 10 rounds in the famous "long count" fight for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1935 - Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of the year en route to a total of 115.

1945 - Stan Musial gets 5 hits off 5 pitchers on 5 consecutive pitches.

1954 - Brooklyn Dodgers Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants in his 1st career game.

1969 - San Francisco Giants Willie Mays , becomes only the second player in major league history to hit 600 home runs.

1985 - St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man.

19980 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base & is the only major league player other than Willie Mays to have 300 HR's, 300 steals & 2,000 hits.

1993 - Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his final game of his Hall-Of-Fame career.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 21ST

1934 - St. Louis Cardinals Paul Dean no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-0.

1955 - Rocky Marciano KOs Archie Moore in the 9th Round for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1964 - Cincinnati Reds Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Phillies 1-0.  Phillies start a 10 game losing streak that gives the Cardinals the pennant.

1969 - New York Jets Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against the Denver Broncos.

1970 - Oakland A's Vida Blue no-hits the Minnesota Twins, 6-0.

1971 - The American League okay's the Washington Senators move to Arlington, Texas as the team will be renamed the Texas Rangers.

1981 - Steve Carlton strikes out Andre Dawson to capture his 3,118th career strikout for the NL record.

1986 - Miami Dolphins Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns defeating the New York Jets 51-45.

1990 - Faye Vincent turns down the Chicago White Sox bid to reinstate Minnie Minoso, 68.

2008 - The final game is played at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles.

Cincinnati & Washington are Playoff Bound

With a 3-game sweep over the Chicago Cubs including their 5-3 victory this afternoon the Cincinnati Reds become the first team to clinch a 2012 postseason berth.  Manager Dusty Baker was missing for the second straight game after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat.  Ace Johnny Cueto and the NL Central leaders ensured themselves of at least a wild-card spot.  Cincinnati cuts its magic number to two for winning the division for the second time in three years.

The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the capital for the first time since 1933, clinching a playoff spot Thursday night with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ross Detwiller's six dominant innings, an opportunistic offense and three innings of shutdown relief in front of 30,359 exalted fans witnessed the event.  The Nationals ensured at least an NL wild-card spot with the win while their magic number to win the NL East was reduced to eight.  

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 20TH

1902 - Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits the Detroit Tigers, 3-0.

1907 - Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Maddox no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-1.

1908 - Chicago White Sox Frank Smith hurls his second no-hitter defeating Philadelphia, 1-0.

1924 - The Chicago Cubs Grover Cleveland Alexander beats the New York Giants to capture his 300th victory of his career.

1939 - Joe Louis KO's Bob Pastor in the 11th round for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1953 - Chicago Cubs Ernie Banks hits his first major league HR.

1968 - Mickey Mantle hits his final career HR #536.

1973 - Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the battle-of-sexes tennis match.

1982 - NFL players begin a 57 day strike.

1987 - Chicago Bears Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown of his lustrous career.

Fred Couples voted into Hall of Fame

Former Masters champion Fred Couples, a 15-times winner on the PGA-tour who is one of the most laid-back figures in the game, has been voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2013.

The 52-year-old American, who's selection in the Hall of Fame's PGA Tour category was announced on Wednesday, will be inducted on May 6th at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida.

The Hall of Fame will round out the Class of 2013 by announcing inductees from the international ballot and both the veterans and lifetime achievement categories in the coming months.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 19TH

1879 - Thomas Ray becomes the youngest to break a track & field record pole-vaulting 11' 2.5" at age 17 years and 198 days.

1901 - 11 major league baseball games were canceled due to the funeral of President William McKinley.

1931 - Lefty Grove wins his 300th game of his career defeating the Chicago White Sox, 2-1.

1947 - Jackie Robinson is names the "Rookie of the Year".

1955 - Chicago Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 5th grand slam of the season.

1968 - Denny McLain collects his 31st win of the season on the same day that Mickey Mantle slams his 535th HR of his career.

1973 - The National League refuses the San Diego Padres to move to Washington D.C.

1986 - Chicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1.

1995 - Ken Caminiti switch hits HRs in the third of four games.

2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. pinch hits his 400th HR of his career.  The first major leaguer to hit this mark as a pinch-hitter.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 18TH

1848 - Baseball rules a first baseman can tag the base for an out instead of the runner.

1903 - Phillies Chick Fraser no-hits the Chicago Cubs, 10-0.

1925 - Bill Tilden wins sixth straight US Tennis championship.

1930 - New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 HRs to beat the Sty. Louis Browns, 7-6.

1938 - Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers, 2-0.

1946 - Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round to capture the Heavyweight title.

1956 - Mickey Mantle is the 8th player in major league history to hit 50 HRs in a season.

1963 - Final game at Polo Grounds, 1,752 see Phillies beat Mets 5-1.

1965 - Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium:  Mantle plays his 2,000th game.

1984 - Tim Raines is the first player in major league history with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons.

Phelps and Felix win top U.S. Olympic athlete awards

Michael Phelps and Allyson Felix were named as the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) best athletes for 2011-12 on Monday for their gold-medal performances at the London Olympics.  

Phelps won the male athlete of the year award for the third time after the swimmer captured four gold medals in London to finish career with an unprecedented tally of 18 golds, twice as many as the next best from any Olympic sport.

Felix won the women's award after scooping winning gold in the 200 meters sprint and the 4x100m and 4x400m relays on the running track.

The women's rowing eight crew won the team award while swimmer Jessica Long and wheelchair racer Raymond Martin won the top individual paralympic awards and the men's quad doubles wheelchair tennis pairing won the paralympic team award.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 17TH

1922 - Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ.

1931 - Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles for the season.

1937 - First NFL game in Washington D.C.; Redskins beat New York Giants 13-3.

1941 - Cardinals Stan Musial makes his major league debut, going 2-for-4.

1947 - Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News.

1953 - Ernie Banks becomes the Chicago Cubs first black player.

1961 - Minnesota Vikings compete in their first NFL game, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.

1968 - Gaylord Perry, Giants, no-hits the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0.

1979 - Kansas City Royals George Brett is the 6th player in major league history to have 20 doubles/triples/HRs in a season.

1984 - Reggie Jackson is the 13th player in major league history to hit 500 HRs.

2014 World Cup Armadillo

The 2014 World Cup mascot is yet to be named, but the endangered Brazilian armadillo has captured the nod.  FIFA said Brazilians will have until mid-November to choose the name from three choices - Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco.  The announcement was made Sunday on a television show with help from former Brazil star Ronaldo.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 16TH

1885 - Puritan (US) beats Genesta (England) in the 6th running of the America's Cup.

1930 - Phillies trailing 10-5, score 5 runs in the 9th inning, then the Pirates score 4 in the top of the 10th, so the Phillies score 5 in the bottom of the 10th to capture the win 15-14.

1939 - The New York Yankees clinch the 11th and 4th consecutive pennant.

1953 - The American League approves the St. Louis Browns move to become the Baltimore Orioles.

1957 - The Los Angeles City Council approves a 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for the Dodgers.

1975 - The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Chicago Cubs 22-0 as Pirate Rennie Stennett becomes only the third player in history to go 7-7.

1987 - California Angels Bob Boone catches record 1919th major league games.

1988 - The Cincinnati Reds Tom Browning pitches a perfect game against Los Angeles.

1993 - Minnesota Twins Dave Winfield becomes only the 19th player in major league history to collect 3,000 hits.

1995 - Atlanta Braves Greg Maddux sets record for 17 consecutive road victories.

NHL Lockout

Here we go again!  The NHL locked out it's players at midnight Saturday, becoming the third major sports league to impose a work stoppage in the last 18 months.  The action also marks the fourth shutdown for the NHL since 1992 including a year-long dispute that forced the cancellation of the entire 2004-05 season when the league held out for a salary cap.  The main issue is money - how to split $3.3 billion in revenue.  The sides were so far apart in their discussions that they didn't meet face-to-face for negotiations on Saturday.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 15TH

1912 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins.

1928 - The Cardinals set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6.

1946 - Dodgers beats Cubs 2-0 in 5 innings, games called because of gnats.

1950 - For a record sixth time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 HRs in one game.

1952 - Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before their move to Milwaukee.

1961 - 61st US Golf Amateur Championship is won by Jack Nicklaus.

1969 Cardinals Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 New York Mets in one game.

1978 - Los Angeles Dodgers become first major league team to draw 3 million fans.

1978 - Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks in 15 rounds to capture Heavyweight boxing title.

1979 - Boston Red Sox Bob Watson become first major leaguer to hit for the cycle in AL & NL (Astros).

Alex Rodriguez leaps into 9th place

Friday nights game was a special event for the New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez smashed a Homerun in the 8th inning which brought his career totals of runs scored to 1,889. Rodriguez jumped into 9th place on the all-time leaders list surpassing another Yankee legend, Lou Gehrig. Congratulations Alex!!

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 14TH

1868 - Golf's first recorded hole-in-one was on the 8th hole by Tom Morris.

1913 - Chicago Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against the Giants, 7-0.

1923 - Jack Dempsey KOs Luis Firpo in the 2nd round for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1923 Boston Red Sox 1st Baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play.

1929 - A's clinch AL Pennant with a 5-0 win over the White Sox.

1954 - Giants' Willie Mays collects his 82nd extra-base hit, breaking Mel Ott's record.

1968 - Jimmy Ellis beats Floyd Patterson in 15 rounds for Heavyweight boxing title.

1968 - Detroit Tigers Denny McLain collects his 30th win of the season.

1980 - San Francisco 49ers Dwight Clark begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions.

1989 - Calgary Flames become the first NHL team to play in USSR, winning 4-2.

Muhammad Ali - Liberty Medal recipient

Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon to watch Muhammad Ali, the three time heavyweight boxing title holder, receive the Liberty Medal  from his daughter Laila Ali. The Liberty Medal was presented to Ali for his longtime role outside the ring as a fighter for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 13TH

1909 - Ty Cobb clinches the AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park).

1925 - Brooklyn Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies 10-1.

1934 Judge Landis sells World Series Broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000.

1942 - Chicago Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning.

1958 - Braves Warren Spahn is the first lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times.

1965 - Willie Mays hits his 500th HR off Don Nottebart, as the Giants win their 11th straight.

 1969 - Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player.

1981 - Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in the 4th quarter against the Green Bay Packers.

1991 - 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

1991 - Kim Zmeskal is first American to win a medal at World Gymnastic Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 points.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 12TH

1930 - Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR.

1954 - Chicago White Sox win 90th game, first time they win this many since 1920.

1962 - Washington senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inning game.

1971 - 85th US Womens Tennis:  Billie Jean King defeats Rosemary Casals 6-4 & 7-6.

1976 - 96th US Mens Tennis:  Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 & 6-4.

1976 - Seattle Seahawks play their first regular season football game, St. Louis 30 & Seattle 24.

1979 - Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 15th player in major league history to collect 3,000 hits.

1979 - Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA team.

1984 - New York Mets Dwight Gooden set rookie strike record at 251.

1992 - Stefan Edberg defeats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in US Open history, 5 hours 26 minutes.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 11TH

1918 - The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in the 15th World Series.

1923 - After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retire the next 27 Yankee batters.

1926 - In Philadelphia, USA beats France, 4-1, in the 21st Davis Cup to capture their seventh straight title.

1928 - Ty Cobb bats for the final time in his career as he pops out against the Yankees.

1959 - Baltimore Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 innings beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.

1976 - After a 12 year hiatus, Minnie Minoso bats for the White Sox and goes hitless.

1982 - Chris Every wins her 6th and final US Open tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY.

1983 - Franco Harris, of the Pittsburgh Steelers, becomes only the third professional football player to rush for over 11,000 yards in a career.

1985 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off of Eric Show of the San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record.

1991 - The Atlanta Braves Kent Merker, Mark Wohlers & Alejandro Pena pitch the first combined no-hitter in NL history, beating the San Diego Padres, 1-0.

Andy Murray is your U.S. Open winner!

After 4 hours and 54 minutes, Andy Murray dug deep for stamina and mental strength outlasting Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set U.S. Open final on Monday.  It had been 76 years since a British man won a Grand Slam singles championship and for Murray it was well worth the wait taking down the defending champion Djokovic's comeback bid to win 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.  Murray add's this championship to his gold medal that he captured last month in front of a home crowd at the London Olympics.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 10TH

1918 - Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each to the losers.

1932 - Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit HR of the season.

1950 - Joe DiMaggio become the first player to hit 3 HR's in a game at Griffith Stadium.

1954 - Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of the Giants sets a major record with 4 passed balls.

1961 - Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators hit by his Ferrari.

1966 - Muhammad Ali TKOS Karl Mildenberger in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1967 - Chicago White Sox Joel Horton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 6-0.

1969 - New York Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in 1st place for the first time.

1978  - Jimmy Connors is the 1st player to win the US Open on three different surfaces.

1990 - For the first name in New York Yankee history they are completely swept in a season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 9TH

1909 - Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision for boxing title.

1914 - Boston Braves George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0.

1928 - Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets the record for Long Jump, later to be eclipsed, at 26' 1/2".

1934 - Armas Toivonen becomes the first European marathoner (2:52:29:0).

1965 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game versus the Cubs (1-0).

1971 NHL great Gordie Howe retires.

1987 - Larry Bird, of the Boston Celtics, begins his NBA free throw streak of 59.

1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter of the season.

1991 - Mike Tyson indicted for rape of Desiree Washington.

2002 - Pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his major league record.

Happy Birthday

Hall of Famer Buck Leonard, happy birthday!!

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 8TH

1883 - The NY Giants score 13 runs in one inning against the Phillies.

1919 - Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR's off of Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 record of 25 HR's in a season.

1943 - NY Giants' pitcher Ace Adams set a record by working in his 62nd game of the season.

1954 - With a 3-2 count, the Phillies' Richie Ashburn fouls off the next 14 pitches before collecting a walk.

1955 - The Brooklyn Dodgers capture the earliest NL Pennant title.

1963 - The Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson mark of 13 20-win season.

1974 - Billie Jean King defeats Yvonne Goolagong; 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, to capture the 88th Women's US Open tennis title.

1985 - Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb record of 4,191 hits in a career.

1989 - George Brett collects his 2,500th hit of his career.

2002 - The Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering in their 26th consecutive game as Texas falls to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Congrats - 2012 NBA HOF Class🏀

Reggie Miller - Five Time All-Star
Don Nelson - NBA's winningest coach
Ralph Sampson - Three time National College Player of the year
Jamaal Wilkes - NBA star
Hank Nichols - Legendary basketball referee
First women's professional basketball team - All American Red Heads

RIP ART MODELL

Art Modell, 87, died early Thursday leaving behind a legacy that was unblemished except for one decision that hounded him for the rest of his life; moving his team from Cleveland to Baltimore.  Modell spent 43 years as an NFL owner, overseeing the Browns from 1961 until he moved the team to Baltimore in 1996.  Long before the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2001, Modell teamed with other visionaries like Lombardi, Halas and Rozelle to lay the foundation for the league's success. 

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 7TH

1880 - Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters.
1896 - First closed-circuit auto race at Cranston, Rhode Island.
1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists is organizied in New York.
1923 - Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A's 4-0.
1952 - New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives the Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington.  He has now homered in all 15 major league parks.
1953 - Roy Campanella sets the cather record of 125 RBI's, enroute to a season total of 142.
1969 - Rod Laver completes his 2nd grand slam winning the U.S. Tennis Open.
1970 - Chicago White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games.
1979 - The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) makes its debut.
1986 - The Cleveland Browns become the first team in NFL history at have a play reviewed by instant replay.  The final score was the Chicago Bears 41 and the Browns 31.

THIS DAY IS SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 6TH

1905 - Chicago White Sox Frank Smith no-hits Detroit Tigers, 15-0.

1920 - Jack Dempsey KOs Billy Miske in 3 rounds for the Heavyweight boxing title which was the first radio broadcast of a prizefight.

1927 - Red Sox beat NY Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings at Fenway Park.

1953 - Roy Campanella sets record for HRs by a cather at 38.

1963 - Major league baseballs 100,000th game is played.

1970 - NY Met Tommie Agee hits for the cycle.

1975 - Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova asks for US political asylum in New York City during the US Open.

1977 - Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash, 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with the Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in one year.

1986 - Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 rounds for the Heavyweight boxing title.

1996 Baltimore Orioles Eddie Murray hits his 500th career HR.

THIS DAY IS SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 5TH

1901 - National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms.

1908 - Dodger Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0.

1921 - Walter Johnson sets strikeout mark at 2,287.

1955 - Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th HR of season.

1960 - Cassius Clay captures Olympic light Heavyweight gold medal.

1971 - Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win.

1972 - Palestinian terrorists kill 11 Israeli athletes at Munich Olympics.

1994 - SF 49'er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 127th touchdown pass.

1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. ties Lou Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games.

1997 - Orioles beat Yankees 13-9 in longest 9 inning game.