On This Day in Sport for June 14
Events in Sport
- 1870 All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
- 1880 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47
- 1913 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: Defending champion Mary Browne beats Dorothy Green 6-2, 7-5
- 1922 Charles Hoffner wins PGA golf tournament
- 1924 Test Cricket debuts of Herbert Sutcliffe & Maurice Tate v South Africa
- 1926 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins 1st of 4 home titles; beats fellow Frenchman René Lacoste 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
- 1926 French Women's Tennis Championships: Suzanne Lenglen beats Mary Kendall Browne 6-1, 6-0
- 1930 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
- More Events in Sport
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Eddie EaganWeddings in Sport
- 1984 MLB baseball player Ernie Banks (53) weds Marjorie Wardlawholm
- 2008 Country singer Sara Evans (37) weds former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker (35) in Franklin, Tennessee
Divorces in Sport
- 1960 Actress Laraine Day (39) divorces manager Leo Durocher (53) due to incompatibility after 12 years of marriage
- 2012 New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton (48) divorces Beth Shuey due to conflict of personalities after nearly 20 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
June in Sport History
England Cricket’s Class Divide Hit For Six
The game of cricket in England long reflected the class divisions of society. All would begin to change on this day with a new England captain taking the field.
June 11, 1952Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?
Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.
June 13, 2003'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
There is a strict dress code at Wimbledon and, as Gussie Moran discovered on this day in tennis history, tennis players break it at their peril.
June 20, 1949
