Nathan Laird

Stories By Nathan Laird

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/16

  1920 – Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. Chapman dies...

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/7

  1907 – Walter Johnson gets his first of what would be 416 career pitching wins. 1960 – Arnold Palmer gets his...

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 7/31

  1928 – American sprinter Elizabeth Robinson ties her own world record of 12.2 seconds in the 100 meter to win the...

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 7/30

  1874 – Baseball teams play first game outside of the US, as Boston-Philly play in the British Isles.  1930 – Uruguay...

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 7/29

  1754 – The first international boxing match is held as Jack Slack of Great Britain squared off against Jean Petit from...

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 7/28

  1933 – The NFL divides into two divisions with five teams each. 1984 – The Olympic Games open in Los Angeles....

  By Nathan Laird