Today in Sports Marks Late-September Milestones From Maris to McGwire and the Ryder Cup

Wire roundups revisit notable events tied to Sept. 26–27.

Overview

Mark McGwire hit two home runs in 1998 to reach 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season finale against Montreal.
Roger Maris tied Babe Ruth’s single-season record with his 60th home run in 1961 off Baltimore’s Jack Fisher.
Nolan Ryan threw his fifth career no-hitter in 1981 in a 5-0 Astros win over the Dodgers at the Astrodome and, in 1973, struck out 16 on the way to a season record of 383 strikeouts.
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was disqualified from the 1988 Olympic 100 meters after a positive test for stanozolol, with Carl Lewis awarded the gold and a 9.92 world record.
The United States regained the Ryder Cup in 2021, defeating Team Europe 19-9 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.