Today In Sports History 6/20

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

Baseball

• In 1986 Jim Fregosi replaces Tony La Russa as White Sox manager.

Basketball

• In 1978 the first six teams of Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) are granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton.

Boxing

• In 1980 Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous points decision.

Golf

• In 1953 Louise Suggs defeats Patty Berg, 6 & 5 in the final of the LPGA Western Golf Open.

Hockey

• In 1992 Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Washington Capitals to the Detroit Red Wings.

Miscellaneous

• In 1936 Jesse Owens of US sets 100 meter record at 10.2 seconds.

Soccer

• In 2018 at the FIFA World Cup, Portugal superstar Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition.