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<center>This Day In Sports
</center> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#ccccdd"><th class="TSN2" colspan="2" align="left"> September 5</th></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1918 </th> <td class="TSN1">Babe Ruth threw a six-hitter to lift the Boston Red Sox past the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 in the opening game of the World Series. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1920 </th> <td class="TSN1">Bill Tilden won the first of seven U.S. Open men's singles crowns with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston in the final. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1949 </th> <td class="TSN1">Tennis player Pancho Gonzalez needed 67 games - the most ever in a U.S. final to defeat Ted Schroeder, 16-18, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, for his second straight U.S. title. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1951 </th> <td class="TSN1">Maureen Connolly, just two days shy of her 17th birthday, won the United States amateur women singles tennis championship. Connolly was youngest woman to win the title. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1960 </th> <td class="TSN1">Cassius Clay, who would later change his name to Muhammad Ali, won the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing division at the Olympics in Rome. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1955 </th> <td class="TSN1">Brooklyn Dodgers hurler Don Newcombe belted his seventh home run of the season, a National League record for home runs by a pitcher, as the Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-4. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1972 </th> <td class="TSN1">In what might be termed the most tragic incident in sport history, 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Arab terrorists in Munich, Germany. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1982 </th> <td class="TSN1">Roy Smalley spanked two three-run homers, one from each side of the plate, to lead the New York Yankees past the Kansas City Royals, 18-7. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1987 </th> <td class="TSN1">John McEnroe defeated Slobodan Zivojinovic in a third round match at the U.S. Open. The match featured many McEnroe tirades and chair umpire Richard Ings gave McEnroe a game penalty. McEnroe was fined $17,500 and suspended two months. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1989 </th> <td class="TSN1">Chris Evert was defeated by Zina Garrison 7-6, 6-2 in Evert's last U.S. Open match. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1990 </th> <td class="TSN1">Pete Sampras ended Ivan Lendl's bid for a record ninth-straight U.S. Open men's final with a 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, victory in the quarterfinals. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1994 </th> <td class="TSN1">San Francisco's Jerry Rice snagged a pair of touchdown passes and tacked on a 23-yard reverse to boot to become the NFL's career touchdown leader with 127. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1997 </th> <td class="TSN1">The FOX Group announced a deal to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1998 </th> <td class="TSN1">St. Louis first baseman Mark McGwire blasted his 60th home run off Cincinnati hurler Dennis Reyes in the first inning of their 7-0 victory over the Reds. The homer tied Babe Ruth's record that he set in 154 games and Maris, who belted 60 in his 159th game. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> </th> <td class="TSN1">Penn State head coach Joe Paterno recorded his 299th victory, a 34-6 spanking of Southern Mississippi. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> </th> <td class="TSN1">Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch passed for 498 yards and seven touchdowns en route to the Wildcats 68-34 win over the Louisville Cardinals. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1999 </th> <td class="TSN1">The Cincinnati Reds set a Major League team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The Reds have belted 14 homers in two games at Veterans Stadium. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> </th> <td class="TSN1">Two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Cynthia Cooper scored a game high 24 points to lead the Houston Comets to a 59-47 win over the New York Liberty in the deciding game three of the WNBA Finals, giving the Comets a 2-1 series win and their third straight crown. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 2001 </th> <td class="TSN1">The New York Islanders signed center Alexei Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract, the biggest deal in NHL history. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 2005 </th> <td class="TSN1">NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice announced his retirement from football. </td></tr> </tbody></table> As of September 5, 2006, at 07:57 AM ET
</center> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#ccccdd"><th class="TSN2" colspan="2" align="left"> September 5</th></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1918 </th> <td class="TSN1">Babe Ruth threw a six-hitter to lift the Boston Red Sox past the Chicago Cubs, 1-0 in the opening game of the World Series. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1920 </th> <td class="TSN1">Bill Tilden won the first of seven U.S. Open men's singles crowns with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston in the final. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1949 </th> <td class="TSN1">Tennis player Pancho Gonzalez needed 67 games - the most ever in a U.S. final to defeat Ted Schroeder, 16-18, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, for his second straight U.S. title. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1951 </th> <td class="TSN1">Maureen Connolly, just two days shy of her 17th birthday, won the United States amateur women singles tennis championship. Connolly was youngest woman to win the title. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1960 </th> <td class="TSN1">Cassius Clay, who would later change his name to Muhammad Ali, won the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing division at the Olympics in Rome. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1955 </th> <td class="TSN1">Brooklyn Dodgers hurler Don Newcombe belted his seventh home run of the season, a National League record for home runs by a pitcher, as the Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-4. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1972 </th> <td class="TSN1">In what might be termed the most tragic incident in sport history, 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Arab terrorists in Munich, Germany. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1982 </th> <td class="TSN1">Roy Smalley spanked two three-run homers, one from each side of the plate, to lead the New York Yankees past the Kansas City Royals, 18-7. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1987 </th> <td class="TSN1">John McEnroe defeated Slobodan Zivojinovic in a third round match at the U.S. Open. The match featured many McEnroe tirades and chair umpire Richard Ings gave McEnroe a game penalty. McEnroe was fined $17,500 and suspended two months. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1989 </th> <td class="TSN1">Chris Evert was defeated by Zina Garrison 7-6, 6-2 in Evert's last U.S. Open match. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1990 </th> <td class="TSN1">Pete Sampras ended Ivan Lendl's bid for a record ninth-straight U.S. Open men's final with a 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2, victory in the quarterfinals. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1994 </th> <td class="TSN1">San Francisco's Jerry Rice snagged a pair of touchdown passes and tacked on a 23-yard reverse to boot to become the NFL's career touchdown leader with 127. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1997 </th> <td class="TSN1">The FOX Group announced a deal to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1998 </th> <td class="TSN1">St. Louis first baseman Mark McGwire blasted his 60th home run off Cincinnati hurler Dennis Reyes in the first inning of their 7-0 victory over the Reds. The homer tied Babe Ruth's record that he set in 154 games and Maris, who belted 60 in his 159th game. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> </th> <td class="TSN1">Penn State head coach Joe Paterno recorded his 299th victory, a 34-6 spanking of Southern Mississippi. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> </th> <td class="TSN1">Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch passed for 498 yards and seven touchdowns en route to the Wildcats 68-34 win over the Louisville Cardinals. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 1999 </th> <td class="TSN1">The Cincinnati Reds set a Major League team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The Reds have belted 14 homers in two games at Veterans Stadium. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> </th> <td class="TSN1">Two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player Cynthia Cooper scored a game high 24 points to lead the Houston Comets to a 59-47 win over the New York Liberty in the deciding game three of the WNBA Finals, giving the Comets a 2-1 series win and their third straight crown. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 2001 </th> <td class="TSN1">The New York Islanders signed center Alexei Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract, the biggest deal in NHL history. </td></tr> <tr><th class="TSN2" bgcolor="#ccccdd" valign="top"> 2005 </th> <td class="TSN1">NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice announced his retirement from football. </td></tr> </tbody></table> As of September 5, 2006, at 07:57 AM ET
