1904 – The St. Louis Olympics come to a close. They are the first Olympic games to take place in the US.
1943 – Philadelphia Phillies owner William D. Cox is banned from baseball for life after placing a bet on his team.
1968 – The Bulls trade for Bob Love from the Bucks. Love would go on to be a three time All-Star and have his jersey retired by the team.
1975 – Vikings QB Fran Tarkenton completes the 2,480th pass of his career, giving him the most in NFL history.
1984 – Boston College QB, Doug Flutie, throws for 472 yards against Miami (FL), including a Hail Mary to win the game.
1988 – Wayne Gretzky scores the 600th goal of his career.
1990 – River Forest falls just short in the football state championship, losing to Indy Scecina 28-27.
1991 – The Sacramento Kings end a 43 game road losing streak, beating the Magic 95-93.
1998 – A game between the Cowboys and Eagles is labeled as “The Bounty Bowl” after Cowboys’ coach Jimmy Johnson accused Eagles’ coach Buddy Ryan of placing bounties on his players.
2023 – Cowboys’ cornerback DaRon Bland breaks the NFL single season record for interceptions returned for a touchdown with his fifth.
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