THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics. 1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday. 1953 US Supreme Court rules (7-2) that baseball is a sport not a business. 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP. 1978 “The Miracle at the Meadowlands:” Philadelphia Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants. 1978 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins. 1983 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in an NHL game. 1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP. 1989 US beats Trinidad 1-0, qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1950. 1989 39th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Rusty Wallace wins. 1990 Pittsburgh Pirate Barry Bonds wins NL MVP. 1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP. 1995 83rd CFL Grey Cup: Baltimore Stallions defeat Calgary Stampeders, 37-20. 2006 94th CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeat Montreal Alouettes, 25-14. Sunday 1866 Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle. 1902 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race. 1915 7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeat Toronto Rowing, 13-7. 1928 Boston Gardens opens and the Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0. 1952 Chicago Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP. 1960 11th Formula One drivers’ championship: Jack Brabham wins by nine points. 1962 Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees wins AL MVP for the 3rd time. 1969 Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal. 1969 Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP. 1971 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins. 1977 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins. 1983 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins. 1985 New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL MVP. 1988 38th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Elliott wins. 1989 Milwaukee Brewers centrefielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP. 1990 Oakland’s Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP. 1991 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP. 2000 52nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Labonte wins. 2005 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins. 2006 58th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins.