On this Day.....07-09

Today is Saturday, July 9, 2011
Today in
Sports History
1968 - The first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, TX.

1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).

1985 - Joe Namath, signed a five-year pact with ABC-TV to provide commentary for "Monday Night Football".

1997 - Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield.

2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.

2002 - The major league baseball All-Star game ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings. Baseball commission Bud Selig called the game after both team managers informed him that they had run out of players.

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Today is Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Today in
Sports History  
1929 - Providence became the first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights. The game was against the Cardinals.


1948 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Redwings) made the first of his record 21 All-Star appearances.


1953 - The Rules Committee of organized baseball restored the sacrifice fly. The rule had not been used since 1939.



1972 - Joe Namath was featured on the cover of LIFE magazine.

1989 - The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first NBA game. They lost to Seatlle 106-94.



1989 - Lou Piniella was named the manager of the Reds. He replaced the banned Pete Rose.

Greg Maddux

1993 - Greg Maddux (Atlanta Braves) became the first player to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards on different teams.



1993 - Ken Daneyko (New Jersey Devils) set a record when he played in his 322nd consecutive game.



1995 - The FleetCenter, Rose Garden and the Skydome hosted their first NBA games.

Jerry Rice

1996 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) became the first NFL player to catch 1,000 career receptions.







1998 - Minnesota elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor.

Jesse  Ventura

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