Today In Sports History 7/11

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

Baseball

• In 1987 Orioles’ Cal Ripkin becomes the first to manage 2 sons, as Billy joins Cal

Golf

• In 1976 at the Women’s US Open, JoAnne Carner wins in a playoff with Sandra Palmer

Miscellaneous

• In 1992 the US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons

NBA

• In 2012 Steve Nash is traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers

Olympics

• In 1900 Charlotte Cooper beats Hélène Prévost to become the 1st female Olympic tennis champion and the 1st individual female Olympic champion in any sport

Soccer

• In 1982 FIFA World Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain, Italy beats West Germany, 3-1 in front of 90,000

Tennis

• In 2015 Wimbledon Women’s Tennis, Serena Williams becomes the oldest winner in Open era (33) beating Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4