1899 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC:Harry Vardon of Jersey retains Open; wins 3rd title by 5 strokes from Jack White

1933 Athletics' first basemanJimmie Foxx hits 3 consecutive home runs as Philadelphia outscores New York Yankees, 14 - 10; 4 straight HRs after Foxx had homered last time up the previous day

1950 Test Cricket debut of famous West Indian spin twins Alf Valentine andSonny Ramadhin in 1st Test v England at Manchester; Valentine takes 8-104 on Day 1 but WI lose by 202 runs

1955 MLB Brooklyn Dodgers option pitcher (and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager)Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for future Hall of Famer, pitcherSandy Koufax

1958 LPGA Championship, Churchill Valley CC:Mickey Wright wins first of 13 major titles by 6 strokes from Fay Crocker

1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews,Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, and Frank Thomas)

1968Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning

1968 French Open Women's Tennis: AmericanNancy Richey beatsAnn Haydon-Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 for her second and last Grand Slam singles title

1969 French Open Men's Tennis:Rod Laver wins second leg of his 2nd Grand Slam; beats fellow AustralianKen Rosewall 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

1969 MLB legendMickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired

1972 Test Cricket debut ofTony Greig, v Australia at Old Trafford (57/62)

1976Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks

1977 MLB California Angels pitcherNolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game, in 10-inning, 2-1 win over visiting Toronto Blue Jays

1980 French Open Men's Tennis:Björn Borg of Sweden wins 3rd straight French title; beats AmericanVitas Gerulaitis 6-4, 6-1, 6-2

1980 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: South AfricanSally Little wins first of her 2 major titles, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Jane Blalock

1985 French Open Women's Tennis:Chris Evert beatsMartina Navratilova 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 for her 17th Grand Slam title and 6th French singles crown

1986 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech starIvan Lendl wins 3rd career Grand Slam title; beatsMikael Pernfors of Sweden 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

1991 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending championMonica Seles beatsArantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6-3, 6-4

1996 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending championSteffi Graf beatsArantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 for her 5th French singles crown

1997 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins first of 3 French titles; beats SpaniardSergi Bruguera 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

2001Ray Bourque plays the final game in his NHL career

2002 British-CanadianLennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC Heavyweight title with eighth-round knockout of AmericanMike Tyson at The Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee

2002 French Open Women's Tennis: AmericanSerena Williams wins her first French title, defeating her older sisterVenus Williams 7-5, 6-3

2003 French Open Men's Tennis: SpaniardJuan Carlos Ferrero claims his lone major title; beats Dutchman Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

2003 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Sweden'sAnnika Sörenstam wins in a playoff over Grace Park of South Korea with a par on the first sudden death hole

2008 French Open Men's Tennis:Rafael Nadal equals Björn Borg's Open era record of 4 consecutive French titles; outclassesRoger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

2008 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 19-year old tour rookieYani Tseng of Taiwan wins a 4th hole playoff over Swede Maria Hjorth

2013Patrick Kane scores a playoff hat-trick against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals

2018 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors claim 3rd title in 4 years with a 108-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers for 4-0 sweep; MVP:Kevin Durant for second straight year