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Oct. 30
Today in sports history
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1943: Montreal’s famed “Bioreports Line” of Toe Blake, Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard played together for the first time as the Canadiens tied the Boston Bruins 2-2.
1962: Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Glenn Hall played his 500th consecutive regular-season game, extending the remarkable streak that earned him the nickname “Mr. Goalie.”
1963: Los Angeles Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax was voted the National League Most Valuable Player after leading the Dodgers to the World Series title and one of the greatest pitching seasons in baseball history.
1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out unbeaten heavyweight champion George Foreman in the eighth round of the “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, to regain the world heavyweight championship. 1974: Oakland Athletics ace Catfish Hunter was named the American League Cy Young Award winner after a 25-win season for the World Series champions. 1975: Boston Bruins star Johnny Bucyk scored his 500th career goal in a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues, becoming the seventh player in NHL history to reach the milestone.
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1981: Algeria defeated Nigeria 2-1 to complete a two-leg qualifying victory and earn a berth in the FIFA World Cup for the first time. 1983: Brent and Duane Sutter of the New York Islanders faced Rich and Ron Sutter of the Philadelphia Flyers, marking the first time four brothers played in the same NHL game. 1988: LPGA star Beth Daniel helped lead the United States to victory in the Nichirei Ladies Cup competition between Japan and the United States. 1996: The WNBA announced the eight franchises for its inaugural 1997 season: Charlotte, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Sacramento and Utah. 1997: Argentine soccer icon Diego Maradona announced his retirement from professional football on his 37th birthday. 2001: John Stockton began his 18th season with the Utah Jazz, establishing an NBA record for the longest tenure with one organization. 2011: Petra Kvitová won the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul, completing an undefeated run through the tournament and capturing the biggest title of her career to that point.
2011: Tony Stewart won at Martinsville Speedway for his third NASCAR Cup victory of the season, then closed the year by winning three of the final four races and beating Carl Edwards for the championship on a victories tiebreaker. 2013: Giannis Antetokounmpo made his NBA debut for the Milwaukee Bucks in a loss to the New York Knicks.
2013: The Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals four games to two to win the World Series, securing the franchise’s eighth championship as David Ortiz earned Series MVP honors.
2016: The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in World Series Game 5, avoiding elimination and earning their first World Series victory at Wrigley Field since 1945. 2016: The Oakland Raiders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-24 in overtime despite being penalized a then-NFL-record 23 times in a single game. 2016: Dominika Cibulková defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals championship in Singapore. 2019: The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 in World Series Game 7 to win the first championship in franchise history and become the first team to win four road games in a World Series. 2022: Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix for his 14th Formula 1 victory of the season, breaking the single-season record of 13 wins shared by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel. 2022: Spain defeated Colombia 1-0 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final in India to become the first nation to win consecutive titles in the competition.
2023: Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time after captaining Argentina to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title, extending his lead for the most prestigious individual honor in world soccer. — USA TODAY Network
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