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Today in Sports - Brazil becomes the 1st team to win the World Cup outside its continent
June 29 1906 — Alex Smith shoots a record 295 to beat brother Willie in the U.S. Open. Alex shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill. 1933 — Primo Carnera knocks out Jack Sharkey in the sixth round at the Long Island City Bowl to win the world heavyweight title. 1947 — Betty Jameson wins the U.S. Women's Open by six strokes over amateurs Sally Sessions and Rolly Riley. 1952 — Louise Suggs beats Betty Jameson and Marlene Bauer by seven strokes to win the U.S. Women's Open. 1956 — Charles Dumas becomes the first high jumper to clear 7 feet, jumping 7 feet, 5-8 inches in the U.S. Olympic trials at Los Angeles. 1957 — Jackie Pung loses the U.S. Women's Open when she turns in an incorrect scorecard. Betsy Rawls is declared the winner. 1958 — Brazil, led by Pele, beats Sweden 5-2 in Stockholm to become the first team to win the World Cup outside its continent. The 17-year-old, coming off a hat-trick in Brazil's 5-2 semifinal victory over France, scores twice in the final. Pele's first and memorable goal comes in the 55th minute to put Brazil ahead 3-1. Pele controls the ball in the penalty area with his thigh, flips it over the head of the defender and smashes it past a helpless Kalle Svensson. Pele seals the win with a headed goal in stoppage time. 1969 — Donna Caponi beats Peggy Wilson by one stroke to win the U.S. Women's Open. 1984 — Montreal Expos infielder Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th MLB game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox. 1986 — Argentina withstands West Germany's comeback to win the World Cup, 3-2 in Mexico City's Aztec stadium. Argentina takes a 2-0 lead on Jorge Valdano's goal 10 minutes into the second half. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Voller score goals seven minutes apart to tie the game in the 81st minute. Four minutes later Jorge Burruchaga scores the game-winner after getting a superb pass from Diego Maradona. 1990 — Dave Stewart of the Oakland A's pitches the first of two no-hitters on this day, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0. Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers duplicates Stewart's feat, throwing a 6-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals. It's the first time in major league history that two no-hitters are pitched in the two leagues on the same day. 1991 — Britain's Nick Brown scores a big upset at Wimbledon, beating 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in the second round. Brown, at 591 the lowest-ranked player in the men's championship, posts the biggest upset, based on comparative rankings, since the ATP began compiling world rankings in 1973. 1994 — Martina Navratilova sets a Wimbledon record, playing her 266th career match. Navratilova passes Billie Jean King's record of 265 when she and Manon Bollegraf beat Ingelisa Driehuis and Maja Muric 6-4, 6-2 in a doubles quarterfinal. 1994 — NBA Draft: Purdue small forward Glenn Robinson first pick by Milwaukee Bucks. 1995 — George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to re-fight Axel Schulz. 2001 — Russian swimmer Roman Sludnov becomes the first person to swim the 100-meter breaststroke in under a minute, breaking a world record for the second time in two days at the national championships in Moscow. Sludnov finishes in 00:59.97. 2004 — Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks becomes the fourth pitcher to record 4,000 strikeouts when he strikes out San Diego's Jeff Cirillo in the eighth inning of the Padres' 3-2 win. 2007 — After 16 years in Europe, the NFL shuts down its developmental league. 2008 — Two weeks away from her 20th birthday, Inbee Park becomes the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Open by closing with a 2-under 71. Her four-shot victory over Helen Alfredsson, who shot 75, is the largest in the Women's Open since Karrie Webb won by eight shots at Pine Needles in 2001. 2008 — UEFA European Championship Final, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria: Fernando Torres scores as Spain beats Germany, 1-0. 2009 — Indoor tennis at Wimbledon. The new retractable roof over Centre Court is closed after rain halts play during a fourth-round match with Amelie Mauresmo leading top-ranked Dinara Safina, 6-4, 1-4. 2012 — The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency files formal charges against Lance Armstrong, accusing the seven-time Tour de France winner of using performance-enhancing drugs throughout the best years of his career. 2014 — Bernard Langer beats Jeff Sluman with a birdie on the 2nd playoff hole to win the Senior Players Championship at Fox Chapel GC. _____
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02-06-2025
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US Women's Open Champions
1946 Patty Berg, United States 1947 Betty Jameson, United States 1948 Babe Zaharias, United States 1949 Louise Suggs, United States 1950 Babe Zaharias, United States 1951 Betsy Rawls, United States 1952 Louise Suggs, United States 1953 Betsy Rawls, United States 1954 Babe Zaharias, United States 1955 Fay Crocker, Uruguay 1956 Kathy Cornelius, United States 1957 Betsy Rawls, United States 1958 Mickey Wright, United States 1959 Mickey Wright, United States 1960 Betsy Rawls, United States 1961 Mickey Wright, United States 1962 Murle Lindstrom, United States 1963 Mary Mills, United States 1964 Mickey Wright, United States 1965 Carol Mann, United States 1966 Sandra Spuzich, United States 1967 a-Catherine Lacoste, France 1968 Susie Berning, United States 1969 Donna Caponi, United States 1970 Donna Caponi, United States 1971 JoAnne Carner, United States 1972 Susie Berning, United States 1973 Susie Berning, United States 1974 Sandra Haynie, United States 1975 Sandra Palmer, United States 1976 JoAnne Carner, United States 1977 Hollis Stacy, United States 1978 Hollis Stacy, United States 1979 Jerilyn Britz, United States 1980 Amy Alcott, United States 1981 Pat Bradley, United States 1982 Janet Alex, United States 1983 Jan Stephenson, Australia 1984 Hollis Stacy, United States 1985 Kathy Baker, United States 1986 Jane Geddes, United States 1987 Laura Davies, England 1988 Liselotte Neumann, Sweden 1989 Betsy King, United States 1990 Betsy King, United States 1991 Meg Mallon, United States 1992 Patty Sheehan, United States 1993 Lauri Merten, United States 1994 Patty Sheehan, United States 1995 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 1996 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 1997 Alison Nicholas, England 1998 Pak Se-ri, South Korea 1999 Juli Inkster, United States 2000 Karrie Webb, Australia 2001 Karrie Webb, Australia 2002 Juli Inkster, United States 2003 Hilary Lunke, United States 2004 Meg Mallon, United States 2005 Birdie Kim, South Korea 2006 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2007 Cristie Kerr, United States 2008 Inbee Park, South Korea 2009 Ji Eun-hee, South Korea 2010 Paula Creamer, United States 2011 Ryu So-yeon, South Korea 2012 Na Yeon Choi, South Korea 2013 Inbee Park, South Korea 2014 Michelle Wie, United States 2015 Chun In-gee, South Korea 2016 Brittany Lang, United States 2017 Park Sung-hyun, South Korea 2018 Ariya Jutanugarn, Thailand 2019 Lee Jeong-eun, South Korea 2020 Kim A-lim, South Korea 2021 Yuka Saso, Philippines 2022 Minjee Lee, Australia 2023 Allisen Corpuz, United States 2024 Yuka Saso, Japan 2025 Maja Stark, Sweden a-amateur
