Saturday, July 9, 2011

On this Day.....07-09


Today is Saturday, July 9, 2011

Today in
Sports History

1968 - The first All-Star baseball game to be played indoors took place at the Astrodome in Houston, TX.



1985 - Herschel Walker of the New Jersey Generals was named the Most Valuable Player in the United States Football League (USFL).




1985 - Joe Namath, signed a five-year pact with ABC-TV to provide commentary for "Monday Night Football".



1997 - Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield.



2000 - Pete Sampras of the United States set a record when he won the men's singles tennis championship at Wimbledon. It was his 13th Grand Slam title.




2002 - The major league baseball All-Star game ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings. Baseball commission Bud Selig called the game after both team managers informed him that they had run out of players.

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