Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern as he is presented with his 1997 NBA Championship ring,
Today’s Sports Highlight in History
1997 the Chicago Bulls claimed their fifth NBA championship in seven years. Steve Kerr's last-second shot secured a 90-86 Game 6 victory over the Utah Jazz.
On This Date:
1908: Canadian champion Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires of Australia in the 8th round at Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris, retaining the world heavyweight boxing title.
1913: James Rowe, who won back-to-back Belmont Stakes races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer (eight) when he sends Prince Eugene to victory.
1935: Jim Braddock scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Max Baer in New York to win the world heavyweight title.
1953: Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time, with a six-stroke victory over Sam Snead.
1956: In the first European Cup Final in Paris, Héctor Rial scores twice as Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims 4-3 to claim the inaugural title.
1959: Billy Casper wins the U.S. Open golf tournament over Bob Rosburg.
1971: Kathy Whitworth wins the LPGA Championship by four strokes over Kathy Ahern.
1982: Jan Stephenson wins the LPGA Championship with a two-stroke triumph over Joanne Carner.
1989: The Detroit Pistons sweep the LA Lakers in four games to win the 43rd NBA Championship.
1991: The National, the nation’s first all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication.
1992: Sergei Bubka of Ukraine breaks his world outdoor record in the pole vault by soaring 20 feet, one-half inch. This jump marks the 30th time Bubka has set the record indoors or outdoors, surpassing the 29 world records by distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland in the 1920s.
1993: Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA Championship for the third time with a 2-under 69, securing a one-stroke victory over Lauri Merten.
2002: In the Stanley Cup Final at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 for a 4-1 series win. This victory marks the Red Wings' 10th title and coach Scotty Bowman's record 9th title.
2010: Zenyatta wins her 17th consecutive race, giving her the longest winning streak by a modern-day thoroughbred in unrestricted races. The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park, surpassing the 16-race winning streaks of Cigar, 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation, and Mister Frisky.
2011: The Boston Bruins scored four times in a 4:14 span of the first period and beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden, evening the best-of-7 series. Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ference, and Michael Ryder give Boston a 4-0 lead before the midway point of the first period.
2012: Matt Cain pitches the 22nd perfect game in major league history and the first for San Francisco, striking out a career-high 14 batters and getting help from two running catches by outfielders Melky Cabrera and Gregor Blanco to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.
2014: The Netherlands thrashes Spain 5-1 in the World Cup’s first shocker, toying with an aging team that dominated global football for the past six years and avenging a loss in the 2010 final.
2014: The Los Angeles Kings win the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5.
2016: LeBron James scores 41 points, grabs 16 rebounds, and dishes out seven assists, while Kyrie Irving also scores 41 points. The Cleveland Cavaliers capitalize on the Warriors playing without suspended star Draymond Green, staving off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5. James and Irving are the first teammates to score 40 points in an NBA Finals game, pulling the Cavaliers within 3-2 and sending their best-of-seven series back to Ohio.
2017: The Golden State Warriors win their second NBA title in three years with a 129-120 victory over the Cavaliers.
2019: The Toronto Raptors beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 to win the franchise’s first championship.
2021: In the French Open Men’s Tennis, Novak Đoković wins his 19th Grand Slam singles title, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
2023: In the Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, the Vegas Golden Knights rout the Florida Panthers 9-3 to clinch a 4-1 series win. This victory marks the franchise’s first title in only its sixth year in the NHL, with MVP honors going to VGK forward Jonathan Marchessault.
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