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Vegas Watch: Blue Jays worth a wager? Check out more handicapping helpers at Vegas Watch . The Toronto Blue Jays are currently 65-61, in fourth place in the AL East. They’re not completely out of the playoff race, but they’re pretty close; Baseball Prospectus gi...
Umpires, MLB sign agreement on instant replay NEW YORK (AP) -Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field. Major League Baseball still hasn't determined when the use of replays will ...
USA-Argentina: Oddsmakers lower line for semifinal Larry Houser is a sports bettor and freelance writer from New England. He covered the Boston Celtics in the 70s and 80s among many other sports. Argentina has a female president, Cristina Fernandez. Eva Peron pretty much...
1909 AL's longest scoreless game, Senators & Tigers 0-0 in 18 1920 Ruth sets season home run record with 30 en route to 54 1920 US wins Davis Cup sweeping Australia in 5 straight matches 1941 Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game 1942BORN: Margaret Smith Court, won Grand Slam in both singles (1970) and mixed doubles (1963 with Ken Fletcher); record 24 Grand Slam singles titles-11 Australian, 5 U.S., 5 French and 3 Wimbledon 1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro 1960 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer 1961 Ralph Boston of the US, sets then long jump record at 8.28m 1964 BORN: Miguel Induráin, won 5 straight Tour de Frances (1991-95), one of only 5 5-time winners; won gold in time trial at '96 Olympics; retired in 1997. 1965 BORN: Claude Lemieux, Hockey RW ,member of Stanley Cup championship teams in Montreal (1986), New Jersey (1995, 2000) and Colorado (1996); playoff MVP with Devils in '95 and Colorado in 96; no relation to Mario 1985 The All-Star Game, televised on NBC-TV, was the first program broadcast in stereo by a TV network. 1988 Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec 1988 Florence Joyner runs 100 m in women's world record 10.49 seconds 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's hepathlete record of 7,215 pts 1995 13th Seniors Players Golf Championship: J C Snead 1995 50th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam 1998 Mihaela Melinte, Romania, world record in Hammer 73.12m