Today’s highlights in sports history:
In 1998, the Detroit Red Wings defeated Washington 4–1 behind two goals from Doug Brown to become the first team to win consecutive Stanley Cups since Pittsburgh in 1992, the first team in the history of major professional sports to win four consecutive NHL Finals games.
On this date:
1927 – Tommy Armour wins the U.S. Open by three strokes in a playoff over Harry Cooper.
1946 – Lloyd Mangrum wins the U.S. Open, defeating Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi by one stroke in a 36-hole playoff.
1951 – Ben Hogan defeats Clayton Heafner by two strokes to win his second consecutive U.S. Open.
1956 – Cary Middlecoff wins the U.S. Open by one stroke, defeating Ben Hogan and Julius Boros.
1968 – Lee Trevino beat Jack Nicklaus by four strokes to become the first golfer to play all four rounds of the U.S. Open under par.
1974 – Hale Irwin beat Forrest Fezler by two strokes to win the U.S. Open. No player broke par in the first round in the tournament known as the “Winged Foot Massacre.” Irwin’s 7-over 278 is the second-highest score since World War II, trailing Julius Boros’ 9-over in 1963.
1975 – The NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for four players.
1985 – Andy North wins the U.S. Open by one stroke, beating Chen Tse-chung of Taiwan, Dave Barr of Canada and Dennis Watson of Zimbabwe.
1985 – American Willie Banks sets the triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis.
1993 – Michael Jordan scores 55 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 111-105 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals, giving them a 3-1 lead.
1993 – Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 100th career home run with Seattle.
1995 – Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th career National League home run (429).
1996 — 50th NBA Championship: The Chicago Bulls defeat the Seattle SuperSonics, 4 games to 2, winning their fourth championship in six years.
1999 – Maurice Greene breaks the 100 metres world record in a time of 9.79 seconds, beating the previous record of 9.84 seconds set by Donovan Bailey at the 1996 Olympics.
2002 – Tiger Woods again dominates the U.S. Open, winning by three strokes at Bethpage (New York) Black to become the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1972 to win the first two major championships of the year.
2006 – Tiger Woods returns from his longest break and misses the cut at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time as a professional, becoming the fastest player in history to leave a major tournament. Woods shoots 76 and misses the cut at the U.S. Open by three strokes.
2008 – Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate, winning his 14th major championship.
2013 – Justin Rose wins his first major championship, becoming the first British player to win the U.S. Open in 43 years. Rose shot a final-round 70 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to finish with a 1-over 281 total and win by two strokes over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.
2013 – Greg Biffle gives Ford a memorable victory at Michigan International Speedway with his second consecutive Sprint Cup victory, marking Ford Motor Company’s 1,000th victory across NASCAR’s three national series: Cup, Nationwide and Truck.
2015 – The Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6 to win their first NBA championship since 1975. Stephen Curry and Finals MVP Andre Iguodala each scored 25 points and the Warriors won their final three games after Cleveland took a 2-1 lead.
2016 – LeBron James scored 41 points, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-101 to even up an unpredictable series and force a decisive Game 7.
2018 – Video Assisted Referee (VAR) technology is used for the first time in a World Cup soccer match.
2022 — NBA Finals: The Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics 103-90 to take a 4-2 series lead. The Warriors win their fourth championship in eight years. MVP: Stephen Curry.
