May 2018 - Sports F.Y.I. Compendium

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F.I.F.A. World Cup Team Spotlight: Colombia’s 🇨🇴 F.I.F.A. World Cup 1994 U.S.A. 🇺🇸 high expectations dashed by politics and team turmoil

May 19, 2018 SportsFYICompendium

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F.I.F.A. World Cup 2006 Germany 🇩🇪 Finals Match: Italy 🇮🇹 vs France 🇫🇷 – Zinedine "El Mago" Zidane gets sent off with red card in F.I.F.A. World Cup 2006 Finals penalties loss vs Italy

May 15, 2018 SportsFYICompendium

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1994 N.B.A. Eastern Conference Finals: New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls – Scottie Pippen's dunk on Patrick Ewing

May 10, 2018 SportsFYICompendium

Scottie Pippen with the Chicago Bulls circa the mid-nineties Credit: Steve Lipofsky Patrick Ewing with the New York Knicks circa 1995 Credit: Seidenstud Spike Lee at Madison Square Garden circa…

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N.C.A.A.–National Collegiate Athletic Association

Credit: Notre Dame Athletics

December 3, 1995–Notre Dame midfielder Cindy Daws scores a free kick in triple sudden-death overtime as Notre Dame women’s soccer team defeats previously undefeated Portland 1-0, winning their first N.C.A.A. national championship. North Carolina’s N.C.A.A. record streak of nine consecutive national championship titles (1986–1994) was broken with Notre Dame’s N.C.A.A. national championship title. Notre Dame’s historic national championship title follows Notre Dame’s 1-0 1995 N.C.A.A. semifinals upset victory over North Carolina, allowing Notre Dame to advance to the first national championship game in school history.

This Day In Sports History

N.F.L.–National Football League

Credit: USA Today

December 2, 1984–Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino throws his 37th touchdown pass breaking the N.F.L.’s single-season TD pass record during a Dolphins’ 45-34 loss to the Los Angeles Raiders at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Marino would eventually set N.F.L. single-season records for passing yards with 5,084 yards and touchdown passes with 48 TD passes and be awarded the 1984 N.F.L. Most Valuable Player Award. Marino also becomes the first quarterback in N.F.L. history to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a season. Marino’s 48 touchdown passes breaks the previous record of 36, held by former A.F.L. quarterback George Blanda in 1961 and former N.F.L. quarterback Y.A. Tittle in 1963, respectively. Marino’s single-season TD pass record stood for another 20 years until the 2004 N.F.L. season when Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning would throw 49 touchdowns. Marino would throw his eventual 48th touchdown pass to Dolphins wide receiver Mark Clayton who would coincidentally break the N.F.L.’s single-season touchdown reception record with his 18th touchdown reception.