1866 \u2014 Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard W. Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the British racing system, also establishes the American Jockey Club, precursor to the present Jockey Club, formed in 1894.<\/p>\n
1920 \u2014 Molly Bjurstedt Mallory wins her fifth title in six years with a two-set victory over Marion Zinderstein in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.<\/p>\n
1949 \u2014 Louise Suggs wins the U.S. Women\u2019s Open by 14 strokes over Babe Didrikson Zaharias.<\/p>\n
1962 \u2014 Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of the first round at Comiskey Park in Chicago to win the world heavyweight title.<\/p>\n
1982 \u2014 Ricky Edwards rushes for 177 yards and four touchdowns to help Northwestern end its 34-game losing streak in a 31-6 victory over Northern Illinois.<\/p>\n
1994 \u2014 Oliver McCall scores a major upset by stopping Lennox Lewis 31 seconds into the second round to capture the WBC heavyweight title in London.<\/p>\n
1995 \u2014 Jerry Rice has 181 yards receiving in San Francisco\u2019s 27-24 loss to Detroit. It\u2019s his 51st 100-yard game, which breaks Don Maynard\u2019s NFL record.<\/p>\n
2004 \u2014 Bobby Seck of Hofstra throws eight touchdown passes to tie an Atlantic 10 mark and set a school record in the Pride\u2019s 62-43 victory over Rhode Island.<\/p>\n
2005 \u2014 Fernando Alonso becomes Formula One\u2019s youngest champion by finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Alonso, 24, a six-time winner in his third full season in Formula One, ends Michael Schumacher\u2019s five-year hold on the title.<\/p>\n
2010 \u2014 Collingwood and St. Kilda plays to a 68-68 tie, the first in an Australian Rules football grand final since 1977, setting up a rematch to decide the league title.<\/p>\n
2011 \u2014 Patrick Makau of Kenya breaks the world record to win the Berlin Marathon. Makau, who finishes in 2:03:38, breaks away from Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia after 17 miles. Gebrselassie held the previous record of 2:03.59.<\/p>\n
2011 \u2014 Wes Welker has 16 catches for a franchise-record 217 yards and two scores in New England\u2019s 34-31 loss to Buffalo. Patriots\u2019 quarterback Tom Brady is 30 of 45 for 386 yards and four scores but also matches a career worst with four interceptions.<\/p>\n
2011 \u2014 The Detroit Lions snap a 13-game losing streak with a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions, who won in the Metrodome for the first time since 1997, are 3-0 for the first time since 1980.<\/p>\n
2013 \u2014 Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA win the America\u2019s Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history to keep the oldest trophy in international sports in the United States. Spithill steers Oracle\u2019s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay. All but defeated a week ago, the 34-year-old Australian and his international crew twice rallies from seven-point deficits to win 9-8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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