On This Day

Prince Fielder hit his 30th home run of the season making him and his father Cecil Fielder, the first father-son duo to hit 30 home runs for the same American League team.

San Diego quarterback Johnny Unitas became the first NFL player to top 40,000 yards passing when he hit Mike Garrett on a 30-yard pass against Cincinnati.

Team U.S.A. superstars Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Aly Raisman, and Madison Kocian reunited at the White House for a special ceremony celebrating all the athletes who competed at the Rio Olympics.

Wide receiver Jerry Rice gets 151 yards from scrimmage, bringing his total to 21,281 to pass Walter Payton as the all-time leader in total yards from scrimmage.

Don Mattingly set a Major League record with his sixth grand slam of the season to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

The Catch is a legendary over the shoulder catch made by Giants center fielder Willie Mays on a ball hit by Vic Wertz during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds.

As seen in color on NBC, the 1955 World Series had the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games.

Los Angeles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin aka "The Flying Dutchman" threw for a record 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 54-14 victory.

The Black Sox Scandal was a MLB match fixing incident in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series for money.

The 2015 WILC was hosted by the Onondaga Nation, Canada beat the host Iroquois Nationals 12–8 in the gold medal game.