On This Day

Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan Marino is made the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million.

Lisboa and Bednarczuk defeated a team from the Czech Republic to win the gold at the US$800,000 Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals in Germany.

2017 Rugby Championship, the sixth edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere started with Australia hosting reigning champions New Zealand.

Ron Zwerver is considered one of the best volleyball players in Dutch history, joins the Oregon State volleyball program as an assistant coach.

Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley was billed as "He's Back", it marked the return of Mike Tyson to professional boxing after over four years away due to his 1991 arrest, Tyson won easily.

The Giants's board of directors voted 8-1 to approve the move to San Francisco along with the Brooklyn Dodgers heading to Los Angeles, it was the end of a New York dominated era of baseball.

Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen of The Netherlands captured the Beach Volleyball bronze at the 2016 Rio Games by beating Krasilnikov and Semenov of Russia.

As voted by MLL head coached and general managers, Ohio Machine midfielder Tom Schreiber was named the 2016 Coca-Cola Most Valuable Player,

Running back Earl Campbell of the New Orleans Saints retired at age 31 after nine seasons in pro football.

Pete "Charlie Hustle" Rose sets a Major League Baseball record with his 13,941st plate appearance.