Did You Know? (Last 45 years)
1980 – MLB: Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) becomes 4th pitcher to 3,000 MLB strikeouts
1981 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: John McEnroe ends Björn Borg’s streak of 5 straight Wimbledon titles with a famous 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory
1983 – MLB: New York Yankee pitcher Dave Righetti no-hits the Boston Red Sox, 4-0 at Yankee Stadium
1984 – MLB: New York Yankees pitcher Phil Niekro strikes out Larry Parish (Texas Rangers) to become the 9th player to reach the 3,000 MLB strikeout milestone
1987 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova earns 8th Wimbledon singles title with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Steffi Graf
1999 – LPGA: South Korean defending champion Se Ri Pak wins the most crowded playoff in LPGA history (6) in the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
1999 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: In an all-American final, Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 for his third straight Wimbledon title
2004 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer wins the second of 5 straight Wimbledon singles titles beating American Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 6-4
2009 – Wimbledon Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams beats older sister Venus 7-6, 6-2 for her 3rd Wimbledon singles title
2022 – MLB: Minnesota Twins turn 1st 8-5 triple play in MLB history as centerfielder Byron Buxton makes a catch and third baseman Gio Urshela tags one runner out in the basepath and doubles-off another runner by tagging second base against White Sox in Chicago
2023 – Australian rules player Heather Anderson first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after landmark diagnosis at Australian Sports Brain Bank
Area Sports
Yesterday’s Amateur Baseball Results
Parkston (Mudcats) 5, Dimock Emery 1
Platte 11, Corsica 3
MLB
The Minnesota Twins took on the Miami Marlins in an early afternoon matchup yesterday for their final game of the series. It ended being the Marlins who took the win by a score of 4-1. Minnesota managed five hits but only brought in the lone run. Next, they take on the Tampa Bay Rays in their second series matchup of the season. Tampa Bay won the initial series, 2-1. They play today at 3:10pm in Minneapolis, MN.
WNBA
The Minnesota Lynx returned to action last night following their Commissioner’s Cup Championship loss on Tuesday and seem to be back to form. They had a 92-75 win over the Washington Mystics with four players in double figures and Napheesa Collier leading all scorers with 28 points. Next, the Lynx will host the Golden State Valkyries tomorrow night at 7pm.