ON THIS DATE

1895: Belmar, ridden by Fred Taral, wins in the Belmont Stakes by a head over favorite Counter Tenor. The race is run under the jurisdiction of the Westchester Racing Association, because the New York Jockey Club had closed out its affairs.

1958: Chicago and Los Angeles establish an NFL attendance record when 90,833 fill L.A. Coliseum to see the Rams beat the Bears 41-35.

1985: Gordon Brown has 214 yards and quarterback Steve Gage has 206 to become the first teammates to each rush for more than 200 yards as Tulsa beats Wichita State 42-26.

1986: Minnesota’s Tommy Kramer passes for 490 yards and four touchdowns but the Vikings still lose to the Washington Redskins in overtime, 44-38.

1990: The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 162-158 at Mcnichols Arena. The 320 points set an NBA record

for the most points scored by two teams in a non-overtime game. 1991: Nevada makes the biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-point deficit in the third quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49.

1996: A.J. Pitorino of Hartwick rushes for an NCAA all-divisions record 443 yards on 45 carries in a 42-14 win over Waynesburg. 2006: Minnesota’s Niklas Backstrom becomes the first goalie in the modern era, which began in 1943, to win twice without starting. Backstrom replaces an ill Manny Fernandez and stops all 19 shots he faces over the final two periods as the Wild rally for a 5-2 victory over Vancouver. Backstrom relieves Fernandez after a three-goal first period against Nashville on Oct. 7 before Minnesota came back for a 6-5 victory.