*Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron's career home run record, hitting #755 in the left field stands at Petco Park in San Diego against Padres pitcher Clay Hensley.
*Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in Major League Baseball history at 32 years of age to hit 500 career home runs. It came off Kansas city pitcher Kyle Davies at Yankee Stadium.
*Tom Glavine became the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to win 300 career games. The historic victory came against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
*Legendary NFL head coach Bill Walsh, who led the San Francisco 49ers to national prominence by winning multiple Super Bowls in the 80's, passed away from a lengthy battle with leukemia.
*Future NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, 31, was traded to the Boston Celtics & in exchange, the Minnesota Timberwolves pick up forwards Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes & Gerald Green, point guard Sebastian Telfair, center Theo Ratliff, two 1st round draft picks in 2009 & cash considerations. This acquisition, along with Ray Allen playing alongside Paul Pierce, puts the Celts amongst the top teams in the Eastern Conference for the upcoming season.
*#1 ranked Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa wins her 1st Major Championship, winning the Women's British Open.
*Tiger Woods wins the Bridgestone Invitational by 8 strokes over South African Rory Sabbatini.
*Tony Kanaan wins the Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway over Marco Andretti.
*In tennis, Andy Roddick won his 3rd Legg Mason Tennis Classic title in Washington, defeating unseeded John Isner & women's top seed Maria Sharapova won her 1st title in 10 months defeating Patty Schnyder in the final Acura Classic tournament in Carlsbad, CA.
*Congrats to NFL legends Michael Irwin, Bruce Matthews & Thurman Thomas. They are among this years class inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
That's a wrap on last week's sports recap! 'Til next week, stay GAME, everyone!**Ross G*
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