![]() Louis Cardinals sack quarterback Baltimore quarterback Bert Jones 12 times in a 17-10 victory.ġ982 - Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton became the first pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awardsġ990 - Wayne Gretzky becomes the NHL first player to reach the 2,000-point plateau when he helps set up a goal by Tomas Sandstrom at 14:32 of the first period of the Los Angeles Kings’ game at Winnipeg.Ģ000 - The New York Yankees become the first team in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series championships, beating the New York Mets 4-2. Fighting in Atlanta, Ali opened a cut over Jerry Quarry’s left eye with a right hand in the third round, causing the fight to be stopped before the start of the fourth round.ġ980 - The St. Louis’ career record is 66-3 with 52 knockouts.ġ968 - Brooks Dawson of Texas-El Paso completes 17 of 24 passes for 304 yards in the final 10:21 of the fourth quarter as the Miners beat Brigham Young 31-25.ġ968 - Boxer George Foreman beats Ionas Chepulis of the Soviet Union for the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the Mexico Olympic Games.ġ970 - Muhammad Ali returns to the ring after a 2 1/2-year layoff, due to his refusal to be drafted into the United States Army. Marciano ends the fight with a right that sends Louis through the ropes and onto the ring apron. ![]() Louis gets to one knee at the count of three and takes an eight-count before getting up. ![]() Marciano knocks Louis down with a left hook in the eighth round. Thorpe rushes, returns kicks and does all the kicking in putting on a one-man show.ġ951 - Joe Louis loses his last fight, an eighth-round TKO to Rocky Marciano at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The teams combined for a Series record eight homers.ġ907 - Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. Tampa Bay was up 24-0 in the second quarter, before Cousins runs for an 8-yard TD to get Washington on the board.Ģ017 - Houston’s George Springer hits a two-run drive in the 11th inning and the Astros win a thrilling home run derby at Dodger Stadium, beating Los Angeles 7-6 to tie the World Series at one game apiece. 10 TCU scored the most points in its history in an 82-27 rout of Texas Tech.Ģ015 - Kirk Cousins throws three second-half touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score with 24 seconds left, to lead the Washington Redskins to the largest comeback in franchise history, a 31-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raven’s Pass, ridden by Frankie Dettori and sent off at 13-1 odds, posts a 1 3/4-length victory in his first race on such a surface.Ģ014 - Trevone Boykin throws a school-record seven touchdown passes and No. ![]() Pitching on three days rest, Beckett allows five hits in Game 6 and captures MVP honors.Ģ006 - Joe Sakic becomes the 11th player in NHL history to reach 1,500 career points with an assist during the first period of Colorado’s 5-3 loss to Washington.Ģ008 - Navy doesn’t attempt a pass in a 34-7 victory over Southern Methodist in a game played in a driving rain.Ģ008 - Raven’s Pass wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in an upset, stunning defending champion Curlin on the new synthetic surface at Santa Anita. Mandella wins the $1 million Juvenile Fillies with Halfbridled, the $1.5 million Juvenile with long-shot Action This Day and the $2 million Turf with Johar, who dead-heats with High Chaparral.Ģ003 - Florida’s Josh Beckett throws a shutout to lead the Marlins to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees to win the World Series. 8, 1970.Ģ003 - Trainer Richard Mandella wins a record four races at the Breeders’ Cup, capping perhaps the greatest day in racing history when Pleasantly Perfect wins the $4 million Classic at Santa Anita. Elam’s kick, which came at the end of the first half, matches the record Dempsey set for the New Orleans Saints against Detroit on Nov. Rice has caught passes in 184 straight games, breaking the mark set by Art Monk from 1980-95.ġ998 - Denver’s Jason Elam kicks a 63-yard field goal, tying Tom Dempsey’s 28-year-old NFL record. An interception in Army’s final drive seals the win, the first over an Army team that had not surrendered a point all season until the loss to Columbia.ġ964 - Cotton Davidson of the Oakland Raiders passes for 427 yards and five touchdowns in a 40-7 rout of the Denver Broncos.ġ980 - Mike Weaver knocks out Gerrie Coetzee in the 13th round to retain the WBA heavyweight title in Sun City, Bophuthatswana.ġ990 - Evander Holyfield knocks out Buster Douglas in Las Vegas to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.ġ998 - Jerry Rice sets an NFL record for receptions in consecutive games with his 12-yard catch from Steve Young on San Francisco’s first offensive play. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.ġ947 - In front of a capacity crowd of 35,000 at Columbia’s Baker Field in New York, the Lions end Army’s 32-game unbeaten streak in a 21-20 upset.
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