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Today in History - September 13

September 13
1788 - The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.

1943 - Chiang Kai-Shek became president of China.

1948 - Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.

1971 - The four-day revolt at the maximum security prison in Attica, New York, ended when state police and National Guardsmen stormed the facility. Forty-two people died.

1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat shook hands after signing an historic peace agreement.

1997 - A funeral was held in Kolkata, India, for Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa.

2008 - Crews rescued people from their homes in an all-out search for thousands of Texans who had stayed behind overnight to face Hurricane Ike.

2021 - School resumed for New York City public school students in the nation’s largest experiment of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

Birthdays
20 - Ava Giacchi (actress)
24 - Meghan Roche (model)
28 - Lili Reinhart (actress)
29 - Mitch Holleman (actor)
31 - Niall Horan (singer)
40 - Baron Corbin (professional wrestler)
44 - Ben Savage (actor)
47 - Fiona Apple (singer)
54 - Louise Lombard (actress)
55 - Dominic Fumusa (actor)
56 - Roger Howarth (actor)
59 - Jeff Ross (comedian)
65 - Chris Hansen (journalist)
73 - Jean Smart (actress)
74 - Christine Estabrook (actress)
80 - Peter Cetera (singer)
80 - Jacqueline Bisset (actress)
91 - Eileen Fulton (actress)
93 - Barbara Bain (actress)

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Today in Sports History - September 13
1849 - In Hastings, NY, The first recorded death in a boxing match occurred after Chris Lilly knocked out Tom McCoy. McCoy died a short time later.

1923 - George Burns (Boston Red Sox) performed the third unassisted triple play in baseball history.

1932 - Joe McCarthy became the first manager to win pennants in both baseball leagues when his New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant.

1936 - Future Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians, at age 17, strikes out a then-record 17 batters in a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.

1938 - Alexander Cartwright is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was formed.

1965 - Willie Mays became the fifth player in major league history to hit 500 career home runs.

1970 - The first New York City Marathon was run. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.

1971 - The World Hockey Association was formed.

1971 - Frank Robinson hit his 500th career home run.

1986 - Bert Blyleven (Minnesota Twins) surrendered five homes runs. The game raised Blyleven's total to 44 for the year setting an American League record.

1989 - Fay Vincent was named commissioner of Major League Baseball, succeeding the late A. Bartlett Giamatti.

1996 - Charlie O'Brien (Toronto Blue Jays) became the first catcher in major league baseball history to wear a hockey goalie-like catcher's mask. The game was against the New York Yankees.

1999 - The Denver Broncos retire John Elway's #7.

2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.

2010 - Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to win his first U.S. Open title and complete a career Grand Slam.

Volleyball Big Ten Scores and Standings (9/12)

September 11
Iowa State def. Iowa (25-10, 25-19, 19-25, 25-18)
Western Michigan def. Michigan State (25-17, 25-21, 25-21)
Pittsburgh def. USC (31-29, 25-18, 25-16)

September 12
Michigan def. Sacramento State (25-13, 25-16, 25-21)
Minnesota def. Long Island (25-17, 25-14, 25-16)
Notre Dame def. Northwestern (25-22, 14-25, 25-17, 25-18)
Binghamton def. Rutgers (25-22, 26-24, 28-26)
UCLA def. Prairie View A&M (25-18, 25-18, 25-11)
UCLA def. Texas A&M-Commerce (25-12, 25-15, 25-13)

Standings
Illinois (6-0)
Michigan (6-0)
Purdue (6-0)
Penn State (5-0)
Washington (4-0)
Nebraska (6-1)
UCLA (5-1)
Oregon (4-1)
Iowa (4-2)
Maryland (4-2)
Indiana (3-2)
Michigan State (4-3)
Ohio State (3-2)
USC (3-2)
Minnesota (3-3)
Wisconsin (3-3)
Rutgers (3-5)
Northwestern (0-5)

Matches for Friday, September 13
Chicago State at Indiana
Southern Indiana at Indiana
Illinois at Dayton
Purdue at Houston
St. Thomas at Iowa
Lehigh at Maryland
Miami (FL) at Ohio State
Auburn at Minnesota
Akron at Michigan
Arizona State at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN)
UCLA at TCU
Duke at Penn State
Oregon at BYU
Washington State at Washington
Ohio at USC
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Football Record predictions, breakout players & more bold takes

Bold Predictions – not Texas – is BACK, folks. Next week, we'll begin our regular format of weekly BPs which will feature a writeup and a video/audio pod with additional predictions every Thursday.

But here's the preseason edition with one bold take, one breakout player and a final record prediction from @Steve Marik, @TimVerghese and myself:

What's got me most excited about this program now

Getting a 5 star talent at QB is huge. Getting more high end 4 star players is great too. But the thing that has me most excited is how well players that were not big time 4 star players are playing for us right now. This is what development, good scheme, and competent coaching looks like, something we have not seen in a long time.

Players like Bullock, Butler, Hutmacher, Gifford, Gbayor, Buford, Singleton, Hartzog, Van Poppel, Lloyd, and others.

The best LB on the field last Saturday got no offers to play big time football.

3rd place in the B1G is the sweet spot

At the end of the season, 1st and 2nd will play in the B1G championship. The winner gets a first round bye and then plays on a neutral field. B1G loser, depending on the record may be out of the playoffs or will need to play the next week with a possible home game (two games in a row). 3rd place will get a bye on championship weekend and most likely will get a home playoff game. 4th place will get a bye for the championship game and may or may not get in the playoffs. Thoughts?
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Big Ten Soccer Scores and Standings (9/12)

Michigan State 5, Maryland 0
Purdue 2, Northwestern 0
Penn State 6, Michigan 0
Ohio State 3, Indiana 0
Minnesota 1, Illinois 0
Rutgers 1, Wisconsin 0
Iowa 2, Nebraska 0
USC 1, Washington 0

Standings
1. Iowa (5-0-2, 1-0-0)
1. Michigan State (6-0-2, 1-0-0)
1. Minnesota (6-0-1, 1-0-0)
1. Ohio State (5-1-1, 1-0-0)
1. Penn State (6-1-1, 1-0-0)
1. Purdue (5-2-1, 1-0-0)
1. Rutgers (5-1-1, 1-0-0)
1. USC (5-1-1, 1-0-0)
9. Oregon (4-3-0, 0-0-0)
9. UCLA (5-2-1, 0-0-0)
11. Illinois (4-3-1, 0-1-0)
11. Indiana (5-1-1, 0-1-0)
11. Maryland (3-3-3, 0-1-0)
11. Michigan (1-6-1, 0-1-0)
11. Nebraska (3-4-0, 0-1-0)
11. Northwestern (5-3-0, 0-1-0)
11. Washington (3-2-2, 0-1-0)
11. Wisconsin (4-2-1, 0-1-0)

Next Nebraska Match - Thursday, September 19
Nebraska at Michigan State (5:00 PM - BTN)
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