2011: Dallas Mavericks went on a 22-5 run to close out Game 2 and avoided going down 2-0 to the newly formed Big 3 in Miami that was capped off with 2 clutch buckets by Dirk Nowitzki including the GW layup with 3.6 seconds left
2010: Detroit Tigers SP Armando Galarraga came 1 out away from the MLB’s 21st Perfect Game but umpire Jim Joyce called the runner safe even though the replay showed he was out at 1st base. Galarraga would get the next batter out
2007: SF LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 1st NBA Finals appearance in franchise history after a convincing 16-point Game 6 victory over the Detroit Pistons who made the 5th of their 6 consecutive Conference Finals
2006: Miami Heat clinched their 1st NBA Finals appearance in franchise history after a dominant 95-78 victory in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Detroit Pistons behind a 28-point/16-rebound performance from Shaquille O’Neal
2002: Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings in OT of the Western Conference Finals Game 7 to clinch their 3rd straight NBA Finals appearance en route to the most recent 3-peat in NBA history
1990: Seattle Mariners SP Randy Johnson pitched the very 1st no-hitter in franchise history for a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers
1942: Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams enlisted in the US Navy as an aviator right after 2 consecutive MVP runner-up seasons including his famous .406 batting average season in 1941. He would miss 3 consecutive seasons during World War 2 and won MVP when he returned in 1946
1941: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig passed away after a battle with ALS almost 2 years after announcing his retirement on July 4th
1935: At 40 years old, Babe Ruth officially announced his retirement from baseball as a member of the Boston Braves, ending a legendary 21-year career