SEPT. 27— IN HISTORY
1894— Aqueduct Race Track opens its doors. The building is torn down in 1955 and the newAqueduct reopens on Sept. 14, 1959.
1947— Armed, then theworld’s leading money-winning thoroughbred, meets 1946 Kentucky Derby winner Assault in the first $100,000 winner-take-allmatch race, held at Belmont Park. Armed earns an easy victory over Assault, whowas not in peak racing condition.
1950— Ezzard Charles wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium in NewYork to retain theworld heavyweight title.
1975— Kansas quarterback Nolan Cromwell rushes for an NCAA record 294 yards in a 20-0 victory over Oregon State.
1992— World champion NigelMansell sets a single-season victory record, leading from start to finish in the Portuguese Grand Prix for his ninth win of the Formula One season.
1998— Mark McGwire gives baseball a new magic number, hitting two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals’ season finale againstMontreal. It’sMcGwire’s fifth homer in the season-ending, three-game series. McGwire’s 70th and final home run of the seasonwas a line shot over the left-fieldwall on a first-pitch fastball from Carl Pavano in the seventh.
2000— TheWomen’s British Open is elevated to major championship status on the LPGA Tour, replacing the du Maurier Classic. The other majors are the Nabisco Championship, the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Open.
2003— B.J. Symons of Texas Tech throws for 661 yards— a school and Big 12 record— and six touchdowns, in the Red Raiders’ 49-45 win overMississippi.
=2009— With rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford leading theway, Detroit ends a 19-game losing streakwith a 19-14 victory over theWashington Redskins. The Lions had notwon since Dec. 23, 2007, and their skid matched the second longest in NFL history.
2009— NewEngland beats Atlanta 26-10 for the 16th straight regular-season victory of the NFC. It’s the longest steak any team has posted against the opposite conference since the 1970 merger.
2014— Watson Brown becomes the first head coach in NCAA history to lose 200 games when Tennessee Tech dropped a 50-7 decision to Northern Iowa. Amos Alonzo Stagg had held the record since 1946, going 314-199-35 in 57 seasons. Brown is 128-200-1 in 30 seasons as head coach.
2018— Jared Goff passes for career highs of 465 yards and five touchdowns, winning a scintillating duel with hisMinnesota counterpart Kirk Cousins and leading the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams to a 38-31 victory over the Vikings. Cousins passes for 422 yards and three touchdowns.