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1920 \u2014 Man o\u2019 War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3\/8-miles, in 2:14 1\/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1\/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance.<\/p>\n
1930 \u2014 Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a fourth-round foul for the vacant heavyweight title in New York. Schmeling becomes the first German \u2014 and European \u2014 heavyweight world champion.<\/p>\n
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1939 \u2014 Byron Nelson wins the U.S. Open in a three-way playoff with Craig Wood and Denny Shute.<\/p>\n
1948 \u2014 Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown with an eight-length victory over Better Self. It\u2019s Arcaro\u2019s second Triple Crown. He rode Whirlaway in 1941.<\/p>\n
1948 \u2014 Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open with a record 276, five fewer than Ralph Guldahl\u2019s 1937 record.<\/p>\n
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1954 \u2014 Milwaukee Braves spot starting pitcher Jim Wilson throws first no-hitter in history of County Stadium when he blanks Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0.<\/p>\n
1979 \u2014 Bobby Orr becomes the youngest player in NHL history to be selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 31-year-old is inducted months after officially ending his NHL career as the Hall waives its usual three-year waiting period.<\/p>\n 1981 \u2014 Larry Holmes stops Leon Spinks in the third round for the WBC heavyweight title in Detroit.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1983 \u2014 Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over Sandra Haynie.<\/p>\n 1984 \u2014 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3, to win the championship title.<\/p>\n 1990 \u2014 Egypt, a 500-1 shot, stuns the Netherlands when Magdi Abdel-Ghani makes a penalty kick with eight minutes remaining to tie the World Cup favorites 1-1.<\/p>\n 1991 \u2014 The Chicago Bulls win the first NBA championship in the team\u2019s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. MVP Michael Jordan scores 30 points, Scottie Pippen has 32 and John Paxson 20.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2002 \u2014 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets, 113-107 for a 4-0 sweep and 3rd straight title; MVP: Shaquille O\u2019Neal for 3rd consecutive Finals series.<\/p>\n 2005 \u2014 Annika Sorenstam closes with a 1-over 73 for a three-shot victory over Michelle Wie in the LPGA Championship. The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second. It\u2019s the highest finish by an amateur in a major since 20-year-old Jenny Chuasiriporn lost a playoff to Se Ri Pak in the 1998 U.S. Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n 2008 \u2014 The Boston Celtics overcome a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA finals. No team has ever overcome more than a 15-point deficit after the first quarter, and the Celtics post the biggest comeback in the finals since 1971.<\/p>\n 2009 \u2014 Pittsburgh\u2019s Max Talbot scores two second-period goals as the Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup at Detroit\u2019s Joe Louis Arena.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2011 \u2014 The Dallas Mavericks win their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of the finals in Miami, 105-95. Jason Terry scores 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki adds 21 as the Mavericks win four of the series\u2019 last five games.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 Andrew Shaw scores on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Blackhawks gets third-period goals from Dave Bolland and Oduya to erase a 3-1 deficit.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Sidney Crosby sets up Kris Letang\u2019s go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins win the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.<\/p>\n 2017 \u2014 Kevin Durant caps his spectacular first season with the Warriors by bringing home an NBA championship. Durant, who joined Golden State last July, scores 39 points in a finals-clinching 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-3 series victory; first title in franchise history.<\/p>\n 2021 \u2014 Danish soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match with Finland in Copenhagen. 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