May 23<\/p>\n
1876 \u2014 Joe Borden of Boston pitches the first no-hitter in NL history.<\/p>\n
1884 \u2014 Knight of Ellersie, ridden by S. Fischer, wins the two-horse Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Welcher.<\/p>\n
1901 \u2014 The Cleveland Indians score nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Washington Senators 14-13.<\/p>\n
1922 \u2014 Future World Heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney suffers his only professional defeat in 15-round unanimous points decision against Harry Greb at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.<\/p>\n
1935 \u2014 The first major league night game, scheduled for Cincinnati, is postponed because of rain.<\/p>\n
1936 \u2014 Rushaway, ridden by John Longden, wins his second derby in as many days, taking the 1 1\/4-mile Latonia Derby at Latonia in Covington, Ky. Rushaway had won the 1 1\/8-mile Illinois Derby, run at Aurora, Ill., the previous day.<\/p>\n
1941 \u2014 In his 20th World Heavyweight Boxing title defense Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in round 1 at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
1953 \u2014 Native Dancer, ridden by Eric Guerin, avenges the loss in the Kentucky Derby by edging Jamie K. by a neck to win the Preakness Stakes.<\/p>\n
1962 \u2014 Joe Pepitone 2nd NY Yankee to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio).<\/p>\n
1964 \u2014 Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45).<\/p>\n
1968 \u2014 AC Milan of Italy win 8th European Cup Winner\u2019s Cup against Hamburger SV of West Germany 2-0 in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n
1976 \u2014 Boston center Dave Cowens dominates the opener of the NBA Finals against Phoenix with a 25-point, 21-rebound performance and the Celtics defeat the Suns, 98-87.<\/p>\n
1981 \u2014 Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Ben\u00edtez (22) becomes the youngest 3-division world champion in history by knocking out WBC World Super Welterweight champion Maurice Hope in 12 rounds in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
1991 \u2014 Paul Dougherty scores two goals and adds two assists to help the San Diego Sockers win their fourth consecutive Major Indoor Soccer League championship with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Crunch.<\/p>\n
1997 \u2014 In the first all-freshman singles final in NCAA history, Stanford\u2019s Lilia Osterloh beats Florida\u2019s M.C. White 6-1, 6-1 to win the women\u2019s singles tennis championship.<\/p>\n
2001 \u2014 9th UEFA Champions League Final: Bayern Munich beats Valencia (1-1, 5-4 on penalties) at Milan.<\/p>\n
2002 \u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 slugger Shawn Green becomes the 14th man in major league history to homer four times in a game and sets a big league record with 19 total bases. He is 6-for-6, scoring six times with seven RBIs in a 16-3 win at Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
2005 \u2014 Anastasia Myskina is the first defending champion at the French Open to be eliminated in the opening round, losing to Spain\u2019s Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.<\/p>\n
2007 \u2014 UEFA Champions League Final, Athens: Filippo Inzaghi scores twice as AC Milan beats Liverpool, 2-1 for 7th title.<\/p>\n
2009 \u2014 Alabama sophomore Kelsi Dunne becomes the first player to throw back-to-back no-hitters in NCAA postseason play. Dunne holds Jacksonville State hitless for the second straight day in a 9-0 softball victory. The two no-hitters tie the NCAA postseason record. It\u2019s Dunne\u2019s fourth of the season and a school-record six for her career.<\/p>\n
2013 \u2014 Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups.<\/p>\n
2018 \u2014 NFL owners approve new NFL national anthem policy whereby players required to stand if they choose to be on the field for pre-game presentations.<\/p>\n
2021 \u2014 Phil Mickelson wins the 2021 PGA Championship by two strokes to become the oldest major winner (50) in PGA history.<\/p>\n
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