Trivia

NFL players kneel, lock arms or stay in locker rooms during the National anthem in protests against divisive racists comments made by President Donald Trump.

33 year old Andre Ward, ranked by The Ring magazine as the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world, announced a surprise retirement.

Tennis star Sloane Stephens graced the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline "Sloane Steady".

Soccer star Wayne Rooney was banned from driving for two years after pleading guilty to being almost three times over the legal alcohol limit in what he described as a "terrible mistake".

All Blacks hit Springboks with record defeat in a Rugby Championship test , New Zealand 57 South Africa 0.

The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup the 7th staging of the Champions Cup was held in Nagoya and Osaka, Japan opened on this day in 2017

At the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Grand Champions Cup , China won the tournament and their captain Zhu Ting was the MVP.

The 46th Walker Cup Match was played September 9 and 10 at the Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California, team USA was lead by non-playing captain Spider Miller.

The five errors against the Yankees set a Seattle Mariners record for a single inning and the most by any club in a single inning in 40 years.

Mayweather extended his pro boxing undefeated streak to 50 victories , surpassing Rocky Marciano, after defeating McGregor by a 10th round TKO.