- 1848 New York Yacht Club holds its first annual regatta; won by the schooner Carnelia
- 1885 Belmont Stakes: Patsy Duffy aboard Tyrant wins comfortably by 3 lengths from St. Augustine in the fast time of 2:43.00
- 1896 Preakness Stakes: Henry Griffin aboard the Byron McClelland trained Margrave wins in 1:51
1901 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Scotsman James Braid wins the first of five Open titles by three strokes over Harry Vardon of Jersey
BBC Radio Sports
1923 Edgar Wallace becomes the first British radio sports journalist reporting on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
1924 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Unknown Englishman Cyril Walker wins his only major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Bobby Jones
1925 French Women's Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Kitty McKane 6-1, 6-2; first time French titles staged as a Grand Slam event
- 1931 NY Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Cleveland Indians
1932 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 7th and final Grand Slam singles title; beats Giorgio de Stefani of Italy 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- 1932 Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg
- 1934 Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game
- 1936 68th Belmont: James Stout aboard Granville wins in 2:30
- 1936 US Open Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: Relatively unknown pro Tony Manero wins by 2 strokes from runner-up Harry Cooper
- 1937 Philadelphia Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
- 1939 NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning
- 1941 MLB New York Giants use plastic batting helmets for 1st time
1944 World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France
- 1946 The Basketball Association of America is formed in New York City
- 1954 MLB Baltimore Orioles manager Jimmy Dykes is ejected from both games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, NYC
- 1958 Ozzie Virgil is 1st Black player for MLB Detroit Tigers
- 1964 96th Belmont: Manuel Ycaza aboard Quadrangle wins in 2:28.6
- 1965 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive HRs beating White Sox 12-0
Joe Namath Resigns
1969 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
- 1970 102nd Belmont Stakes: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
1970 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Helga Niessen Niessen of Germany 6-2, 6-4 for 2nd leg of her successful Grand Slam
1971 French Open Men's Tennis: Defending champion Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Willie Mays HR Record
1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd (& last) extra inning HR
Baseball History
1975 Nolan Ryan's bid for 2nd no-hitter broken in 6th inning
- 1976 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
- 1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic & Concert at Calabasas Park Country Club & Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to benefit the United Way
- 1979 Seattle Mariners slugger Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 HRs in Major League Baseball
- 1981 113th Belmont Stakes: George Martens aboard Summing wins in 2:29
1981 French Open Women's Tennis: Czech teenager Hana Mandlíková beats Sylvia Hanika of Germany 6-2, 6-4 for her only French singles crown
- 1983 Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher #1 in the 1983 MLB Draft
- 1986 Jurgen Schull sets world discus record (74.07 m)
- 1987 119th Belmont Stakes: Craig Perret aboard Bet Twice wins in 2:28.2
- 1987 NY Yankees play their 13,000th game
- 1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4
Baseball Record
1990 For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game
- 1990 Stump Merrill replaces Bucky Dent as NY Yankee manager
- 1991 Albert Belle is shipped to minors for not running out a ground ball
- 1991 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, v West Indies at Headingley
- 1992 124th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26
- 1992 America West Arena opens in Phoenix, Arizona; home court of NBA Phoenix Suns
Eddie Murray Sets Record
1992 NY Mets first baseman Eddie Murray records his 1,510th run batted in during 15-1 thrashing of Pittsburgh Pirates to pass Mickey Mantle as all-time RBI leader among MLB switch-hitters
- 1992 WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17
Brian Lara Sets Record
1994 West Indian cricket batsman Brian Lara hits world 1st-class record 501 not out and 390 runs in 1 day for Warwickshire vs Durham at Edgbaston; only quintuple-hundred in first-class history
- 1998 130th Belmont Stakes: Gary Stevens aboard Victory Gallop wins in 2:29
- 1998 French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain beats Monica Seles 7-6, 0-6, 6-2; her 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and 3rd French title
1999 French Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his 1st and only French title; beats Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
- 1999 Sydney Swans Australian Rules Football forward Tony Lockett breaks Gordon Coventry's VFL/AFL career goals record with 1,300th major early in 145-94 win v Collingwood at the SCG
1999 US Open Women's Golf, Old Waverly GC: Juli Inkster breaks under-par scoring record with a 272 (−16) to win by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Sherri Turner
- 2004 French Open Men's Tennis: Gastón Gaudio of Argentina beats countryman Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 for his lone major title
- 2007 Stanley Cup Final, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Ducks defeat Ottawa Senators, 6-2 for a 4-1 series win; Ducks' first Championship
- 2009 French Open Women's Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian and World #1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2
2010 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins 5th French title; defeats Robin Söderling of Sweden 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
- 2011 MLB Draft: UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole first pick by Pittsburgh Pirates
- 2013 MLB Draft: Stanford pitcher Mark Appel first pick by Houston Astros
- 2015 147th Belmont: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 2:26.65, 1st horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown
Sports History
2015 Brian Ortega wins Fight of the Night against Thiago Tavares at UFC Fight Night 68
2015 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her 3rd French title and 20th Grand Slam singles event; beats Lucie Šafářová of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
- 2015 UEFA Champions League Final, Berlin: FC Barcelona beats Juventus, 3-1 for 5th title and second treble (Spanish La Liga & Cup champions)
- 2017 Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so
LeBron James Sets Record
2018 LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland Cavaliers' 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State Warriors
- 2018 MLB Draft: Auburn pitcher Casey Mize first pick by Detroit Tigers
- 2021 US Open Women's Golf, Olympic GC Lake Course: Yuka Saso of the Philippines sinks 10-foot birdie putt on 3rd playoff hole to edge Japan's Nasa Hataoka; becomes 2nd teenager to win the event
- 2023 The PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf League agree to unify to create a for-profit entity run by the PGA Tour and funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
