1911 - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form the Western Canada Rugby Football Union.
1964 - Braves ask NL to allow them to leave Milwaukee for Atlanta.
1973 - Oakland A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat the Mets in the World series.
1973 - Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
1975 - Boston Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning HR beats the Cincinnati Reds 706 in Game 6 of the World Series.
1976 - New York Knicks retire their first uniform number, #19, Willis Reed.
1979 - Ozzie Newsome begins his NFL streak of 150 consecutive games with a reception.
1989 - First black owners (Betram Lee & Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing the Denver Nuggets for $65m.
1984 - Niki Kauda becomes three time motor racing world champion.
1990 - Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World series.
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