Today in Sports: Anniversary Roundups Revisit LPGA Five‑Peat, Landmark Firsts, and Franchise Shifts
A cross‑era digest from WTOP with AP highlights spotlights breakthroughs, upsets, plus franchise‑defining decisions.
Overview
- In 2005, Annika Sorenstam won the Mizuno Classic for a fifth straight year, the first five‑peat by any player in LPGA Tour history.
- On Nov. 6, 1869, Rutgers beat Princeton 6-4 in what is recognized as the first U.S. college football game.
- In 1992, Manon Rheaume suited up for the IHL’s Atlanta Knights, becoming the first woman listed for a regular‑season pro hockey game, though she did not play.
- In 1995, Browns owner Art Modell announced he would relocate Cleveland’s NFL franchise to Baltimore.
- At the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Arcangues shocked Santa Anita at 133‑1 in 1993, and in 2010 Blame held off Zenyatta by a head to end her bid for a 20-0 career.