Today is Wade Boggs' birthday. Here is an old commercial starring Wade Boggs.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
This Day in Sports History - 6/13/2006
Sparked by Dwyane Wade's 42 points and 13 rebounds, the Heat rally from a 13-point deficit with six minutes left in the fourth quarter to nip the Dallas Mavericks, 98-96, in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Heading into the game, the Heat trailed two games to none in the series. They'll go on to win the next three games and the first NBA championship in the history of the franchise. Wade, who averages 34.7 ppg. in Games 3 -6, is the series MVP. It's the fifth NBA title for coach Pat Riley.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
This Day in Sports History - 5/31/1964
After a nine-inning 5 - 3 San Francisco win on a Sunday afternoon at Shea Stadium, the Giants and Mets play 23 innings in a game that lasts 7 hours and 23 minutes. The tally is 6 - 6 after 7 innings, but the next 15 innings are scoreless. Gaylord Perry pitches 10 shutout innings of relief (the 13th through the 22nd) for the Giants. Larry Bearnarth hurls 7 shutout innings for New York (the 8th through the 14th) and is relieved by Galen Cisco, who allows no runs for 8 innings before surrendering two to the Giants in the 23rd. San Francisco wins, 8 - 6.
Friday, May 20, 2011
This Day in Sports History - 5/20/1999
Robin Ventura of the New York Mets becomes the first player in major league history to hit grand slams in both ends of a double header. In the first inning of the opener, Ventura clears the bases with a homer off the Milwaukee Brewers' Jim Abbott to give his club a 4-0 lead and the Mets hang on to win, 11-10. Facing Horacio Estrada in the fourth inning of the second tilt, he belts grand slam number two and the Mets win again, 10-1. He'll finish his career with 18 grand slams in 188 at-bats with the bases loaded.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
This Day in Sports History - 5/10/1987
Sleepy Floyd scores 29 points for the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter of a 129 - 121 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Golden State, down by three games, begins the fourth quarter trailing by 14 points. In the final 12 minutes, Floyd scores 12 field goals, including 9 in a span of 4:25, to finish the contest with 51 points. His 29 points in one quarter and 39 in one half both set NBA playoff records. Game 5 will go to the Lakers, 118 - 106.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
This Day in Sports History - 5/8/1968
Catfish Hunter throws a perfect game to give the Athletics a 4 - 0 win over the Minnesota Twins in Oakland. It's the A's first season in Oakland after transferring from Kansas City. And it's the first perfect game by an American League pitcher since Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox blanked the Detroit Tigers, 2 - 0, on April 30, 1922.
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