On This Day

Trevor Hoffman, became the first player in Major League history to reach the 600 career saves .

In 1992, golfing great Nacny Lopez had back-to-back, sudden-death playoff victories at the Rail Charity Golf Classic and the PING-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship.

The first South African international competition in 25 years in gymnastics takes place.

Orioles DH Eddie Murray became the third player in MLB history to have 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, he slammed the 500th homer against the Detroit Tigers at Camden Yards.

President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore attend Cal Ripken's 2,131 game and become first to attend a game together while in office.

During the US Open in Flushing New York, Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova asks for US political asylum.

The 2012 NFL regular season began with the defending Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 24–17.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice caught his 127th touchdown pass and set an NFL record.

Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles championships, Chris Evert played in her last US Open match, she was defeated by American Zina Garrison.

Tom Tupa scored the first two-point conversion in NFL history, he ran in a faked extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.