This Day in Sports

History Made: Payton Sets TD Mark as Dwight Clark’s Iconic Catch Streak Ends

September 20, 1987 43

Buccaneers Make History: DeBerg’s 5 Touchdowns Lead 48–10 Franchise Rout

September 13, 1987 42

June 4, 1987: A record 58-game hitting streak by Oklahoma State’s Robin Ventura is snapped during the College World Series by Stanford, which goes on to win the championship.

June 4, 1987 57

May 20-23, 1987: Abilene Christian wins a record eight events at the Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

May 23, 1987 47

May 12-16, 1987: Principia’s Courtney Allen sweeps the singles and doubles titles at the Division III Women’s Tennis Championships to finish her career with six individual titles.

May 16, 1987 54

Julius Erving joins 3000 point club in final home game

April 17, 1987 55

Sugar Ray Leonard comes out of retirement to beat Marvelous Marvin Hagle

April 6, 1987 48

April 2-4, 1987: Stanford’s Pablo Morales surpasses Southern California’s John Naber as the most victorious individual titlist in the history of the Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, claiming his 11th championship.

April 2, 1987 48

Big Mac Claims Title

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March 29, 1987: Tennessee wins the first of eight Division I Women’s Basketball Championship titles between 1987 and 2008 under coach Pat Summitt.

March 29, 1987 56