The Historical Sports Highlight of Today:
The Chicago Bulls defeat the Utah Jazz 90-86 in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals, earning the team their fifth title in the previous seven years thanks to a last-second basket by Steve Kerr.
Today, this date:
1908: At Neuilly Bowling Palace in Paris, Canadian heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns defeats Australian Bill Squires in the eighth round to maintain his championship. “Coach Scotty Bowman departs with a record-tying 9 titles.”Chicago Bulls”
1913 — James Rowe, a jockey who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872–1873, makes a record by becoming the first trainer to win eight Belmont Stakes as he tips Prince Eugene to victory.
1935: Jim Braddock wins the world heavyweight championship in New York after defeating Max Baer via unanimous decision after 15 rounds.
1953: Ben Hogan defeats Sam Snead by six strokes to win the U.S. Open for the fourth time.
1956 — Héctor Rial scores twice as Real Madrid defeats Stade de Reims 4-3 to win the first-ever European Cup Final in Paris.
Billy Casper defeats Bob Rosburg in the 1959 U.S. Open golf competition. “Chicago Bulls”
1971: Kathy Whitworth defeats Kathy Ahern by four shots to win the LPGA championship.
1982: Jan Stephenson defeats Joanne Carner by two strokes to win the LPGA tournament.
1989: Detroit Pistons win 43rd NBA Championship, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games.
1991 saw the closure of The National, the first daily sports newspaper in the country.
1992 — Sergei Bubka of Ukraine vaults 20 feet, 1.5 inches to shatter his own world outdoor mark. The jump beats the 29 world records held by Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi in the 1920s and marks Bubka’s 30th record-setting indoor or outdoor event.
1993: Patty Sheehan defeats Lauri Merten by one stroke with a 2-under 69 to win the LPGA Championship for a third time. “Chicago Bulls”
2002: Detroit Red Wings win their 10th Stanley Cup Final in Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 to win the series 4-1. Coach Scotty Bowman departs with a record-tying 9 titles.
2010 saw Zenyatta win her 17th straight race, making her the modern thoroughbred with the longest winning streak in open competitions. At Hollywood Park, the 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, defeats St Trinians by a half-length to win the $200,000 Vanity Handicap. Zenyatta’s triumph extends her winning streak to sixteen races, surpassing that of Cigar, 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation, and Mister Frisky. “Chicago Bulls”
2011 — In Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden, Boston evens the best-of-7 series by scoring four goals in a 4:14 span of the opening period, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. Before the first period is halfway over, Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ference, and Michael Ryder give Boston a 4-0 advantage.
“Chicago Bulls” : 2012: The San Francisco Giants defeat the Houston Astros 10-0 thanks to Matt Cain’s 22nd major league perfect game, which also happens to be his first. Cain strikes out a career-high 14 batters and is helped by two running catches by outfielders Melky Cabrera and Gregor Blanco.
2014: In the first shocking upset of the World Cup, the Netherlands defeats Spain 5-1, exacting revenge for a 2010 final defeat against an elderly team that had dominated world football for the previous six years.
2014 — After defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game 5, the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years.
2016 — LeBron James scores 41 points, grabs 16 rebounds, and dishes out seven assists. Kyrie Irving adds 41 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers take advantage of the Warriors’ absence of key player Draymond Green due to suspension by winning Game 5 112-97 to avoid elimination from the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers closed the gap to 3-2 and sent the best-of-seven series back to Ohio, with James and Irving becoming the first teammates to hit 40 points in an NBA Finals game.
2017: The Golden State Warriors defeat the Cavaliers 129-120 to win their second NBA title in three years.
2019: The Toronto Raptors won their first championship, defeating the Golden State Warriors, the reigning champions, 114-110.
2021 — French Open Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to win his 19th Grand Slam singles championship. “Chicago Bulls”
2023 — The Vegas Golden Knights win their first Stanley Cup in just their sixth NHL season, defeating the Florida Panthers 9-3 to win the series 4-1. Jonathan Marchessault is named MVP. “Chicago Bulls”
