Today In Sports History 7/9

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1988 Nolan Ryan is the 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3

Golf

• In 1960 at the British Open, Australian Kel Nagle wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Arnold Palmer in the centenary year of the Open Championship

Miscellaneous

• In 1991 South Africa is readmitted to Olympics

NBA

• In 1968 Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when he moves from Philadelphia 76’ers to LA Lakers

NFL

• In 2018 hedge fund billionaire David Tepper buys Carolina Panthers for an NFL record $2.275 billion

NHL

• In 2009 Joe Sakic retires after 21 NHL seasons with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise, finishing with 625 goals and 1,641 points

Soccer

• In 2006 in the FIFA World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany. Italy beats France, 5-3 on penalties, the game was tied at 1-1 after extra time

Tennis

• In 1877 the first ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins, it is the first official lawn tennis tournament, men’s singles only