Oct. 28
Today in sports history
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1890: The Louisville Colonels defeated the Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6-2 in Game 7 of the postseason “World Championship” series, pulling even at 3-3-1, though the deciding game was never played.
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1961: Ground was broken for Shea Stadium in Queens, N.Y., the future home of the New York Mets.
1962: New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle threw seven touchdown passes in a 49-34 victory over Washington, tying the NFL single-game record and producing one of the greatest passing performances in league history.
1962: Detroit Red Wings goaltender Terry Sawchuk recorded his 100th NHL shutout, including the playoffs, with 24 saves in a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1973: Los Angeles Lakers center Elmore Smith blocked an NBA-record 17 shots in a 111-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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1978: Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Bobby Orr scored the 270th and final goal of his NHL career in a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
1981: The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 9-2 in Game 6 to win their fifth World Series championship, completing a comeback from a two-games-to-none deficit.
1989: The Oakland Athletics completed a four-game World Series sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 9-6 victory, securing the franchise’s ninth championship in an earthquake-interrupted series.
1993: Pittsburgh Penguins star Ron Francis reached the 1,000-point milestone in his NHL career with a goal and an assist against Quebec.
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1995: Tom Glavine pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and David Justice homered as the Atlanta Braves defeated Cleveland 1-0 in Game 6 to win the World Series and Atlanta’s first major professional sports championship.
1997: The NBA hired Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as full-time referees, making them the first women to officiate in a men’s major U.S. professional sports league.
2001: Randy Johnson struck out 11 and pitched a three-hit shutout as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 in Game 2 of the World Series.
2007: The New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins 13-10 at Wembley Stadium in London in the first NFL regular-season game played outside North America.
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2009: Future NBA stars Stephen Curry and James Harden made their regular-season debuts.
2012: Marco Scutaro’s 10th-inning single lifted the San Francisco Giants past the Detroit Tigers 4-3, completing a four-game World Series sweep and giving the Giants their second championship in three seasons.
2012: Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova to win the WTA Championships in Istanbul, securing her third season-ending championship title.
2018: Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri became the NFL’s career scoring leader, surpassing Morten Andersen during a 42-28 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
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2018: Lewis Hamilton secured his fifth Formula 1 world championship at the Mexican Grand Prix, becoming the third driver to reach five titles.
2018: Steve Pearce homered twice as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5 to win their fourth World Series championship in 15 seasons.
2019: Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship in Japan for his 82nd PGA Tour victory, tying Sam Snead’s career record.
2024: Spain midfielder Rodri won the Ballon d’Or, becoming the first Manchester City player and the first Premier League player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 to claim men’s soccer’s most prestigious individual award.
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2024: Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero recorded 50 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists in a 119-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers, becoming the ninth NBA player to score 50 before turning 22.
— USA TODAY Network
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