Trivia

Wide receiver Jerry Rice gets 151 yards from scrimmage, bringing his total to 21,281 to pass Walter Payton as the all-time leader in total yards from scrimmage.

MLB.com streams (300k broadband video) the very first Major League game ,Texas Rangers at New York Yankees via their Gameday Video service.

Celebrating his birthday in true baseball style, Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers became the first player to hit a walk off grand slam on his birthday.

Boston's Nomar Garciaparra became the first player to hit 3 home runs on his birthday including 2 during 1 inning, against the Tampa Bay in a 22-4 rout.

Milwaukee coach George Karl named coach of USA BasketballÕs 2002 World Championship team that featured Paul Pierce and Michael Finley.

Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hit his 60th home run of the 2001 season making him the first Major League player in history with three career 60-home run seasons.

Jeromy Burnitz and Richie Sexson of the Milwaukee Brewers became the first teammates ever to hit three home runs each during the same game.

Paul Gait of Long Island's team scored seven goals and one assist in the first MLL Championship Game against Baltimore.

Barry Bonds hit his 550th career home run making him the first player to hit his 500th (April 17, 2001) and 550th home run during the same season.

Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first pitcher in Major League history to strike out three-hundred batters in four consecutive seasons.