1990 – The National Hockey League granted a membership to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators.

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1995 – Randy Myers (Chicago Cubs) was charged by a 27-year-old man while standing in the outfield. Myers saw him coming, dropped his glove and knocked the man down with his forearm. Sports Quote You don’t know what pressure is until you play for five bucks with only two in your pocket. – Lee Trevino, pro golfer

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1937 – The NHL Board of Governors introduced legislation that discouraged “icing” during the League’s semi-annual meeting. The new rules would cause a face-off in the defending zone if a team shot the puck all the way down the ice without scoring a goal.

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]]> http://www.ickscorner.com/2009/09/this-day-in-sports-124/feed/ 1 http://www.ickscorner.com/2009/09/this-day-in-sports-123/ http://www.ickscorner.com/2009/09/this-day-in-sports-123/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:17:28 +0000 Ick http://www.ickscorner.com/?p=3785 This day in sports is brought to us by Leon Lett.

1999 – Leon Lett (Dallas Cowboys) was suspended for seven games as punishment for a fifth violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

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2003 – In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.

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1984 – Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s combined yardage record when he reached 15,517 yards.

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1979 – ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV.

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1986 – Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins threw his 100th career touchdown pass, in only his 44th NFL game, which set a NFL record.

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2001 – Ashely Martin became the first woman to play in a Division I football game. She kicked three extra points in the game.

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1972 – Mark Spitz captured the first of his seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He set a world record when he completed the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes and 7/10ths of a second.

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1986 - United States Football League standout Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.

I wonder which one of his personalities advised him to the hold out ?

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