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1975 \u2014 Kathy Whitworth wins the LPGA tournament by one stroke over Sandra Haynie.<\/p>\n
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1977 \u2014 Dutch soccer club FC Volendam is established as a result of split up with RKSV; 6-time Eerste Divisie champions.<\/p>\n
1979 \u2014 NBA Finals: Seattle Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 97-93 for a 4-1 series victory; Seattle\u2019s first major pro sports championship win.<\/p>\n
1986 \u2014 Pat Bradley wins the LPGA tournament and becomes the first to win all four major women\u2019s tournaments, beating Patty Sheehan by one stroke.<\/p>\n
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1992 \u2014 The Pittsburgh Penguins win the Stanley Cup for the second straight year, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 for a four-game sweep.<\/p>\n
1993 \u2014 Phoenix Suns guard Dan Majerle sets a then NBA Playoff record by sinking 8 three-pointers during the Suns\u2019 120-114 win over Seattle in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.<\/p>\n
1994 \u2014 Indiana guard Reggie Miller drills an NBA Playoff record 5 three-pointers in the 4th quarter of the Pacers\u2019 93-86 win over host New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n
1996 \u2014 The LSU women win their 10th consecutive NCAA track team title with 81 points, the longest victory string in women\u2019s college sports.<\/p>\n
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2002 \u2014 Detroit advances to the Stanley Cup finals for the fourth time in eight years with a 7-0 win over Colorado in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. Colorado becomes the first NHL team to play in four consecutive Game 7s. Detroit goalie Dominik Hasek sets an NHL record by recording his fifth shutout of the playoffs.<\/p>\n
2002 \u2014 In a battle of former heavyweight boxing champions in Atlantic City, Evander Holyfield beats Hasim Rahman by TKO; fight stopped 1:40 into 8th round because of giant welt above Rahman\u2019s left eye.<\/p>\n
2004 \u2014 Detroit and Indiana combine for just 60 first-half points in the Pistons\u2019 69-65 victory, breaking the NBA playoff record of 62 set by the Pistons and Nets during the second round.<\/p>\n
2008 \u2014 Hillary Will is the 11th woman in NHRA history to win a national event when she takes the Top Fuel event at the O\u2019Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals. Will drives her dragster to a 4.744-second run at a top speed of 304.53 mph, beating No. 1 qualifier Larry Dixon for her first career win in Top Fuel.<\/p>\n
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2010 \u2014 French Open upset specialist Robin Soderling strikes again, rallying past defending champion Roger Federer in a rainy quarterfinal, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. The loss ends Federer\u2019s record streak of reaching the semifinals in 23 consecutive major events.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Johan Santana throws first no-hitter in the New York Mets\u2019 50-year MLB history when he beats the St. Louis Cardinals, 8 – 0.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Jonathan Crawford pitches the seventh no-hitter in NCAA tournament history, shutting down Bethune-Cookman in a 4-0 victory in the opener of the Gainesville Regional.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Alex Miklos hits a go-ahead RBI triple in the 21st inning as Kent State outlasts Kentucky 7-6 in the second-longest game in NCAA tournament history.<\/p>\n
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2019 \u2014 Mexican-American boxer Andy Ruiz Jr produces a huge upset when he stops English champion Anthony Joshua in 7 at Madison Square Garden; wins IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA world heavyweight titles.<\/p>\n
2019 \u2014 UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Liverpool beats Tottenham, 2-0 for Reds\u2019 6th title.<\/p>\n
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