This Date In Sports
Sept. 20
1913: amateur, Francis beats Ouimet, Britain'sa 24-year-oldHarry Vardon andwin golf'sTed Ray U.S. in Open.an 18-hole playoff to 1924:his 300th Grover game, Clevelandand the AlexanderChicago Cubs wins defeat innings. the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 1939: Joe Louis knocks out Bob Pastor in the 11th round at Briggs Stadium in Detroit to retain the world heavyweight title. 1973: Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in straight sets to win the Battle of the Sexes and the $100,000 winner-take-all purse in Houston. 1982: The NFL Players' Association announces a strike at the completion of the Green Bay-New York Giants Monday night game. 1987: Chicago's Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown's NFL record with his 107th rushing touchdown, and the Bears defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-3. 1990: Howard Griffith of Illinois sets an NCAA scoring record when he rushes for all eight of the Illini's touchdowns in its 56-21 victory over Southern Illinois. 1992: Raymond Floyd makes PGA Tour history, becoming the first player to win tournaments on the regular and Senior PGA tours in the same year. Floyd birdies five of his last seven holes to win the GTE North Classic after winning the Doral-Ryder Open in March on the regular tour. 2002: Mike Altman and Simon Carcagno become the first Americans to reach the finals of the lightweight men's pair event at the World Rowing Championships at Seville, Spain.
2003: Rashaun Woods of Oklahoma State, catches seven touchdown passes to set an NCAA Division I-A record in the Cowboys' 52-6 win over SMU. Woods breaks the mark of six set by San Diego State's Tim Delaney in a 1969 game against New Mexico State. Woods finishes with 13 catches for 232 yards. 2007: Floyd Landis loses his expensive and explosive case when two of three arbitrators uphold the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory. Landis forfeits his Tour title. 2009: The first game at the Cowboys Stadium sets an NFL regular-season attendance record with a crowd of 105,121, and most of them go home disappointed after the Giants win 3331. 2009: Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sets an NFL record with his 271st straight start in a 27-13 win over the Detroit Lions. Defensive end Jim Marshall had the previous mark for consecutive starts, 270 games in a row for Minnesota from 1961-1979. 2015: The U.S. defeats Europe in the biggest comeback in Solheim Cup history. Paula Creamer beats Germany's Sandra Gal 4 and 3 to complete the 14 1/2-13 1/2 victory. Europe had a four-point lead entering the 12 singles matches, which the U.S. wins 8 1/2 to 3 1/2. 2015: Tom Brady throws for three touchdowns and 466 yards — the second-most of his career and most by any player against Buffalo — in leading New England to a 40-32 win.