Today in sports history: June 23
2005 — Tim Duncan comes up huge in the second half and is chosen finals MVP as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. See more sports moments from this date:
1922: Walter Hagen becomes first native-born American to win British Open
1922 — Walter Hagen (left) becomes the first native-born American to win the British Open. Hagen shoots a 300 to beat Jim Barness and George Duncan by one stroke at Royal St. George’s Golf Club.
1939 — Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title
1939 — Former football great Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title in at the Coliseum in Houston. Thesz was largely considered the greatest wrestler of all time. Houston Mayor Holcombe reportedly presents Bronko with a $10,000 diamond studded belt.
1963: Julius Boros wins three-way playoff to take U.S. Open
1963 — Julius Boros wins a three-way playoff to take the U.S. Open. Boros beats Jacky Cupit by three strokes and Arnold Palmer by six.
1974: Sandra Haynie wins LPGA championship by two strokes over JoAnne Carner.
1974 — Sandra Haynie wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over JoAnne Carner.
2005: Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili lead San Antonio Spurs past Detroit Pistons in NBA Finals
2005 — Tim Duncan comes up huge in the second half and is chosen finals MVP and Manu Ginobili has another breakthrough performance to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Detroit Pistons 81-74 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Things to know today: A historic first at Westminster dog show; WHO considers monkeypox health emergency; sports world mourns Tony Siragusa.