TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1789 Tennis Court Oath (for a new constitution) in France made at Versailles. 1930 65th British Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake. 1936 Jesse Owens of US sets 100 metre record at 10.2 seconds. 1940 Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in eight for heavyweight boxing title. 1956 At Detroit’s Briggs Stadium, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits two Billy Hoeft pitches into the right-centrefield bleachers. No player ever hits even one there. 1960 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavyweight boxing title. 1964 64th US Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC, Md. 1966 66th US Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic CC, in SF. 1967 Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services. 1967 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Larry Jackson beats the New York Mets for 18th straight time. 1973 Chicago White Sox’s Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule implemented. He strikes out. 1976 76th US Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth, Ga. 1976 UEFA European Championship: Czechoslovakia defeat West Germany 5-3 in penalties after drawing 2-2 during regular time in Belgrade. 1980 Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision. 1982 82nd US Open: Tom Watson shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach GL, Calif. 1983 83rd US Open: Larry Nelson shoots a 280 at Oakmont CC, Pa. 1987 1st Rugby World Cup: New Zealand beats France 29-9 in Auckland. 1992 Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Baltimore Orioles). 1993 47th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns in six games. 1993 93rd US Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 272 at Baltusrol GC, N.J. 1994 94th US Open: Ernie Els shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC, in Oakmont, Pa. 1994 O.J. Simpson arraigned on murder of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. 1999 99th US Golf Open: Payne Stewart shoots a 279 at Pinehurst CC. 2004 104th US Open: Retief Goosen shoots a 276 at Shinnecock Hills GC, N.Y. 2006 60th NBA Championship: Miami Heat beat Dallas Mavericks in six games. 2010 110th US Open: Graeme McDowell shoots a 284 at Pebble Beach GL, Calif. 2013 67th NBA Championship: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs in seven games. LeBron James is named NBA finals MVP for the second straight year.