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September 2 |
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1901
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Seven-year-old
Ogden won two
races in a
single day at
Coney Island.
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1924
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Bill Tilden won
his fifth
straight U.S.
Open men's
singles title,
6-1, 9-7, 6-2,
over Bill
Johnston in the
final.
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1957
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Warren Spahn
recorded his
41st career
shutout, as the
Milwaukee Braves
blanked the
Chicago Cubs,
8-0 at Wrigley
Field.
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1966
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Miami Dolphins
posted their
first victory in
franchise
history, a 24-7
romp over the
Denver Broncos.
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1984
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Atlanta Falcons
tailback Gerald
Riggs rushed for
202 yards and
scored a pair of
touchdowns in a
36-28 victory
over the New
Orleans Saints.
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1990
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Chicago's Bobby
Thigpen set a
major league
record with his
47th save in a
4-2 win over the
Kansas City
Royals.
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1994
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The Arizona
Rattlers won
ArenaBowl VIII
with a 36-31
victory over the
Orlando
Predators.
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1995
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Frank Bruno won
the heavyweight
championship
with a unanimous
decision over
WBC champion
Oliver McCall in
England.
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1996
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Boston's Mike
Greenwell set a
major record by
driving in all
nine runs, as
the Red Sox beat
the Seattle
Mariners, 9-8.
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1998
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The San
Francisco 49ers
signed wide
receiver Jerry
Rice to a new
six-year
contract that
made him the
highest paid
wide receiver in
the league.
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1999
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Orioles third
baseman Cal
Ripken hit his
400th career
home run leading
Baltimore to a
11-6 over the
Tampa Bay Devil
Rays at Camden
Yards.
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2003
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Eric Gagne
established a
major league
record with his
55th consecutive
save in Dodgers
4-1 win over the
Astros at Dodger
Stadium.
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2007
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LeBron James
poured in 31
points as the
United States
captured the
gold medal at
the FIBA
Americas
tournament after
a dominating
118-81 victory
over Argentina.
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2009
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The Vancouver
Canucks signed
goaltender
Roberto Luongo
to a 12-year
contract
extension.
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Pittsburgh's
Garrett Jones
hit the team's
10,000th career
home run in its
123 year history
in a game
against the
Cincinnati Reds.
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Birthdays |
Alfred Goodwill
Spalding (1850);
Jimmy Connors
(1952) - tennis
player; Eric
Dickerson (1960)
- NFL player;
Lennox Lewis
(1965) - boxer;
Nate Archibald
(1948) - NBA
player; Carlos
Valderrama
(1961) soccer
player; Tommy
Maddox (1971) -
NFL quarterback.
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