Today in News History
On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1846, The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired. In 1903, Wally Hammond, English cricketer and coach (died 1965) was born. In 1938, Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (died 2002) was born. In 1960, Patti Rizzo, American golfer was born. In 1963, Rory Underwood, English rugby player, lieutenant, and pilot was born. In 1966, Mike Hasenfratz, Canadian ice hockey referee was born. In 1986, Len Bias, American basketball player (born 1963) passed away. In 1987, Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. In 2007, Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (born 1947) passed away. In 2013, Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
U.S. Open forced to clarify Rory McIlroy incident after spectator 'picked up ball'

A spectator appeared to pick up Rory McIlroy's ball while it was in play during the first round of the U.S. Open, and the USGA has since issued a clarification
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