In 1992, Michael Jordan hit 6-10 from 3-point range as the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trailblazers in game one of the NBA Finals.

In 1975, the New York Cosmos signed Pelé to play in the NASL.

In 2012, Tiger Woods won the Memorial Tournament to equal Jack Nicklaus' for career wins.

In 2013, former NFL great Deacon Jones died. Jones was the one who coined the term 'sack.'

In 1888, the poem 'Casey at the Bat' was published for the first time in the San Francisco Examiner.