On this date: 2003 — Atlanta Braves clinch record 12th straight division title
Associated Press
Sept. 18
1899 — A tennis tournament known as "The Cincinnati Open" begins. Today, it is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women's Open.
1946 — Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.
1960 — Goose Gonsoulin intercepts four passes to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.
1965 — In his first collegiate game, quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El Paso gains 483 total yards against North Texas State. Receiver Chuck Hughes has 349 of those yards.
1967 — U.S. yacht Intrepid beats the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in four straight races to defend the America's Cup.
1977 — U.S. yacht Courageous beats the challenger Australia in four straight races to defend the America's Cup.
1996 — Roger Clemens equals his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0.
2003 — Atlanta clinches its 12th straight division title when second-place Florida is mathematically eliminated from the NL East race. The record title streak started in 1991, when the Braves won the NL West. They moved to the East Division in 1994 and trailed Montreal by six games when the strike stopped the season in August.
2004 — Maurice Drew of UCLA rushes for a school-record 322 yards and five touchdowns in the Bruins' 37-31 victory over Washington. He had 235 yards on 13 carries by halftime.
2005 — Green Bay's Brett Favre joins Dan Marino and John Elway with 50,000 yards passing and also breaks Elway's single-stadium NFL touchdown record of 180 with a 4-yard toss to Tony Fisher with 4 seconds left of a 26-24 loss to Cleveland at Lambeau Field.
2005 — San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson scores a 16-yard touchdown against Denver to set an NFL record with TDs rushing in 14 straight games.
2006 — The Los Angeles Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and Nomar Garciaparra's two-run homer in the 10th lifts Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres.
