Who knows what this says about America’s pop culture or Utah, but sports have played a huge role in raising Utah’s national ...

1994 — The Houston Rockets, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, win their first NBA title, beating New York 90-84 in Game 7 of the finals. Olajuwon gets 25 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.

1950 — Hoot Evers’ winning home run in the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 10-9 victory over the New York Yankees as the teams combined for 11 home runs, a major league record. The Yankees hit ...

While the intensity of the scrutiny has increased in recent times under the watchful eyes of a 24/7 media, in 1971, the BCCI faced stinging criticism for some of its decisions ahead of the crucial ...

Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions prop Ian McLauchlan, known throughout the rugby world as “Mighty Mouse,” has died ...

Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is accused of driving a pickup truck 101 mph (163 kilometers per hour) on a ...

1965 — Gary Player becomes the third man to win golf’s top four pro titles when he captures the U.S. Open. Player beats Kel Nagle by three strokes in a playoff round. Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had ...

The post Kerry Carpenter pulls off unreal MLB feat last done in 1971 by Willie Stargell appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox got a four-game series started on ...

Reporter His name might not be mentioned when discussing the greatest athletes in Washington High School history – at least at the start. That is a mistake of ignorance or just an oversight. Make no ...

Per the NBA, the Pacers tied the biggest fourth-quarter comeback (15 points) in the NBA Finals since 1971. And since 1971, this is the latest into any Finals game that a team took its first lead (0.3 ...

1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player. 1935 — French Championships Men’s Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his only French title, beating Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-3, 3-6, ...

The CIF championship baseball games have been played and the results are known, but there’s still one order of business to ...