1932: Kirtland Country Club assistant pro Waldo Crowder, coming off a fourth-place finish in the Western Open at Canterbury, cards a 29 on the back nine of his home course.

2008: Berkshire graduate Dan Taylor takes fourth in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a throw of 68 feet, 3 inches — putting him just 3 1/2 inches shy of an Olympic berth.

1997: Michelle Edwards scores 14 points, including 12 in the second half, but doesn’t return after suffering a hyperextended left knee as the Rockers fall to the visiting Phoenix Mercury, 68-63.

1986: Browns free safety Don Rogers, one day before he was to marry his college sweetheart in Oakland, dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 23.

1975: Indians rookie Dennis Eckersley works eight strong innings in a 9-2 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee, after which the Brewers’ Hank Aaron said Eckersley reminds him of Don Drysdale.

1964: Al Geiberger cards a seven-under 64 to take the first-round lead and 63 break par at the $110,000 Cleveland Open being played Highland Park Municipal Course.

1953: Manakiki Country Club in Willoughby prepares to host the Carling Open, with a field featuring Sam Snead, entered despite his broken hand, Jack Burke and Julius Boros.

1942: Bob Johnson hits a three-run home run and Oris Hockett and Ken Keltner contribute two-run shots for the Indians in a 9-5 win over the A’s.

1931: Johnny Virden, the 1916 Cleveland city tennis champion, comes back from a four-year retirement to defeat Harold Bartel and take top honors in the Ohio state tournament at the Tennis and Racquet Club.

2007: Former NDCL and Ohio State standout pitcher Mike Madsen is announced as part of the USA roster for the Futures Game as part of All-Star weekend on July 8 in San Francisco.

1996: Indians prospect Jaret Wright is diagnosed with a broken jaw after inadvertently walking into the path of a swing during batting practice for the Class A All-Star Game in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

1985: With their first-round choice in the MISL draft – described as “soccer’s annual crap shoot” in The News-Herald – the Force select Seattle high school midfielder Andrew Schmetzer.

1974: George Hendrick hits a pair of home runs, but the White Sox record six round-trippers en route to a 7-3 win over the Indians that gave veteran southpaw Jim Kaat his 200th career victory.

1963: Fred Glover decides to return for another season as player/coach of the Barons and during the offseason will assist in ticket sales and be available for personal appearances.

1952: Indians third baseman Al Rosen sits second in the American League in hitting behind Red Sox outfielder Dom DiMaggio by .002 and tied for third in home runs heading into a series against the Senators.

1941: The Lake Erie doubles team of Jeannette Bricker and Sally Hitt wins the fourth annual Mary K. Brown tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 final win over Wisconsin’s Mariam Gross and Marjorie Stafford.

1930: Indians second baseman Johnny Hodapp, on the heels of a 4-for-5 day against the Yankees, takes the lead in hitting among American League “swatsmiths” s termed by the Painesville Telegraph with a .396 average.

2006: The Cavaliers plan to work out several second-round draft possibilities, including Ohio State forward Terence Dials, Marquette forward Steve Novak, Boise State guard Coby Karl and Arizona guard Mustafa Shakur.

1995: Catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. is the lone Indian to hold a lead in fan voting for the American League all-stars, with Carlos Baerga second at second base behind Toronto’s Roberto Alomar.

1984: Painesville resident Michael Svets wins the boys 13-14 three-meter competition representing University Diving Club at the Spring Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.

1951: Jim Hegan has a bases-loaded double in the second and a home run in the sixth to propel Bob Feller to his eighth victory and the Indians past the Red Sox, 7-1.

1940: Lawson Little cards a 69 to grab a share of the lead with Sam Snead, who struggles to a 74 after a record opening 67, and Horton Smith after two rounds of the National Open in Cleveland.

1929: The Indians improve to .500 at 22-22 and remain in fifth place in the American League, 11 ½ games behind the A’s, with a 9-7 win over the Yankees.

2005: Brian Barton goes 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Captains defeat Delmarva, 7-3, and welcome their 1,000,000th fan through the Classic Park turnstiles.

1994: Three N-H area athletes stand atop the podium at the state track and field meet in Columbus – Hawken’s Larry Wilson (discus), Mentor’s Nick Decker (high jump) and Gilmour’s Cam Miele (800).

1983: Mentor junior Dan Bucey takes home the Class AAA pole vault championship at the state track and field meet in Columbus with a best effort of 13 feet, 6 inches.

1972: Richmond Heights scores a run in the bottom of the 18th to win an East Suburban Conference marathon with Berkshire, 1-0, with Ken Kirchner tossing 17 scoreless innings but not figuring in the decision.

1961: The Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League sign Bevo Francis, who averaged 46 points per game at Rio Grande College and once had 113 points in a game against Hillsdale (Mich.).