June 2004 in sports
See also: 2004 in sports, Other events in June 2004
June 30, 2004
June 29, 2004
June 28, 2004
- Pakistan's top amateur boxing prospect, Maurin Karim, is banned from the Olympic Games for testing positive for a banned substance during a previous competition.
June 27, 2004
- Cricket: West Indies defeat England by 7 wickets in a One Day International at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Euro 2004: In the last quarterfinal, the Czech Republic defeats Denmark 3–0. The Czechs blew open a game which had been scoreless at halftime with a goal by Jan Koller and two by Milan Baroš. (BBC)
- College World Series: Cal State Fullerton wins the NCAA baseball College World Series, defeating Texas 3–2 to win the best-of-three championship series 2–0. (ESPN)
- Arena Football League: The San Jose SaberCats defeat the Arizona Rattlers, 69–62, to win ArenaBowl XVIII. (ESPN)
- NASCAR: Jeff Gordon wins the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. (ESPN)
- PGA Tour: Australian Adam Scott wins the Booz Allen Classic at TPC at Avenel, shooting a final round 68 to finish at 21-under par for the tournament. (ESPN)
- Golf: Ya-Ni Tseng of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) came back from four holes down to upset defending champion Michelle Wie at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. (ESPN)
- United States Gymnastics Olympic trials: Courtney Kupets and Courtney McCool finish the competition in first and second place, respectively. Other top-ten finishers include Carly Patterson (#3), Tasha Schwiker (#7) and Carly Janiga (#9).(ESPN)
- Baseball: Carlos Pena hits a grand slam home run with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Detroit Tigers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9 to 5.(ESPN)
- Drag racing: NHRA driver Darrell Russell dies of injuries sustained during an accident at the Sears Craftsman Nationals at Madison, Illinois. (ESPN)
- Wimbledon: On People's Sunday, Englishman Tim Henman advances to the third round by defeating Hicham Arazi 7–6 (6), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. Amongst the others advancing are Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati, defending women's champion Serena Williams and defending men's champion Roger Federer.(AP via Yahoo! news)
- United States Gymnastics Olympic trials: Courtney Kupets and Courtney McCool finish the competition in first and second place, respectively. Other top-ten finishers include Carly Patterson (#3), Tasha Schwiker (#7) and Carly Janiga (#9). [(http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1830589 (ESPN)]
- Baseball: Carlos Pena hits a grand slam home run with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Detroit Tigers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9 to 5. (ESPN)
June 26, 2004
June 25, 2004
June 24, 2004
- Euro 2004: In the first quarter-final, Portugal beat England 6–5 on penalties after the two teams drew 2–2 after extra time. The referee Urs Meier controversially disallowed a goal by England in the last minute of normal time. (BBC)
- NBA Draft: Dwight Howard from Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy is selected in the first pick of the draft by the Orlando Magic. Emeka Okafor of the University of Connecticut is selected by the Charlotte Bobcats with the second pick. Ben Gordon, also from Connecticut, is selected third by the Chicago Bulls. Shaun Livingston from Peoria Central High School is selected fourth by the Los Angeles Clippers. Devin Harris from the University of Wisconsin was selected fifth by the Washington Wizards, but is, in actuality, part of the trade made Wednesday with the Dallas Mavericks.
- Wimbledon: Third seed Venus Williams is upset in the second round of play by Karolina Šprem, 7–6 (5), 7–6 (6). The match was marred by a chair umpire's scoring error in the second-set tiebreaker that incorrectly gave Šprem a point. (ESPN)
- MLB: Kansas City Royals star Carlos Beltran is traded to the Houston Astros in a three-team deal. The Oakland Athletics receive reliever Octavio Dotel from Houston and the Royals receive some prospects from both teams. (ESPN)
- Barry Bonds lashes out in public at sprinter Tim Montgomery, after Montgomery accused him the week before of being involved with the BALCO steroids company.AOL
- NHL: Vancouver Canucks star Todd Bertuzzi was formally charged with assault by Vancouver police after a four-month investigation stemming from a March 8 hit on the Colorado Avalanche's Steve Moore that left him with three fractured vertebrae, post-concussion symptoms and amnesia. Bertuzzi had been previously suspended without pay by the NHL for the final 13 games of the past season and the entire playoffs for the incident. (ESPN)
- College World Series: Cal State, Fullerton advances to the College World Series finals, defeating South Carolina, 4–0. (ESPN)
June 23, 2004
- Euro 2004: Group D – In the final group matches, Czech Republic, which had already qualified for the quarterfinals as group winners, beat Germany 2–1, and Netherlands beat Latvia 3–0. The Netherlands qualifies for the quarterfinals as group runners-up. (BBC) (BBC)
- College World Series:
- Texas eliminates Georgia from competition, 7–6, and secures itself a place in the College World Series finals.
- South Carolina defeated Cal State Fullerton 5–3 to force a rematch between the two teams on Thursday to determine which team will play in the College World Series finals.
- Wimbledon: The matches are suspended due to rain.
- NBA: The Dallas Mavericks trade Antawn Jamison, the 2003–2004 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award winner, to the Washington Wizards for Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner and the Wizards' first-round draft pick (fifth pick overall). It is thought that the Mavericks, who have reportedly been attempting to establish a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for star center Shaquille O'Neal, made the trade as a possible means to sweeten any potential trade with the Lakers. The trade was officially consummated at the NBA Draft the next day. (ESPN)
June 22, 2004
June 21, 2004
June 20, 2004
June 19, 2004
- Euro 2004: Group D – The Czech Republic comes back from a 2–0 deficit to defeat Netherlands 3–2. This result, combined with the Latvia-Germany draw earlier that day, clinched the top spot in Group D for the Czechs, and makes the Czechs the first squad to qualify for the quarterfinals. (BBC)
- Euro 2004: Group D – Latvia and Germany draw 0–0. (BBC)
- U.S. Open: Playing in stiff winds, South African Retief Goosen takes a two-shot lead (at 5-under par) at the U.S. Open after shooting a 1-under 69. Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson are tied for second at three-under par and Fred Funk and Shigeki Maruyama are tied for fourth at two-under par. (ESPN)
- Rugby union: The All Blacks (New Zealand) defeat England 36–12 in the second test, at Eden Park in Auckland. (RugbyRugby.com)
- Rugby union: The Springboks (South Africa) defeat Ireland 26–17 in the second test, at Newlands in Cape Town. (RugbyRugby.com)
- Rugby union: Wales defeats the Pumas (Argentina) 35–15 in the second test, in Buenos Aires. (RugbyRugby.com)
- Rugby union: The Wallabies (Australia) defeat Scotland 34–13 in the second test, at Telstra Stadium in Sydney. (RugbyRugby.com)
- MLB: Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee is suspended for six games by Major League Baseball for intentionally throwing at Ken Griffey, Jr.'s head in a game on June 13. (ESPN)
- College World Series:
- Boxing: Marco Antonio Barrera defeats Paulie Ayala by a tenth round knockout in a Los Angeles, California bout highly anticipated by Mexicans and Mexican-Americans.
- Wimbledon: Argentinian David Nalbandian withdrew from Wimbledon with a torn abdominal muscle. (ESPN)
June 18, 2004
June 17, 2004
June 16, 2004
June 15, 2004
June 14, 2004
June 13, 2004
- Euro 2004: Group B – France beat England 2–1 with two late goals from Zinedine Zidane, having been 1–0 down until stoppage time. (BBC)
- Euro 2004: Group B – Switzerland and Croatia draw 0–0. (BBC)
- NBA Finals: The Detroit Pistons defeat the Los Angeles Lakers, 88–80, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a 3–1 series lead. No team has ever rebounded from a 3–1 deficit in the NBA Finals.
- Test cricket: England beat New Zealand by four wickets at Trent Bridge to win the test series 3–0. England's Graham Thorpe hits his 14th Test century, finishing on 104 not out. (BBC)
- Football (soccer): The Pumas de UNAM beat the Chivas de Guadalajara, 0–0 (5–4 on penalties) to win Mexico's association football championship.
- NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson wins the Pocono 500.
- Formula One: Michael Schumacher wins the Canadian Grand Prix.
- 24 hours of Le Mans: Tom Kristensen (Denmark), Seiji Ara (Japan) and Rinaldo Capello (Italy) won the 24-hour Le Mans race with a record 379 laps in 24 hours.
- PGA Tour: Sergio García wins the Buick Open.
- LPGA: Annika Sörenstam wins the LPGA Championship, her seventh major title.
- Rugby union: The Wallabies (Australia) defeat Scotland 35–15 in the first test, at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne.
- Arena Football League: The Arizona Rattlers defeat the Colorado Crush, 45–41, to earn a berth in ArenaBowl XVIII.
- Boxing: Azumah Nelson, Carlos Palomino, Dwight Muhammad Qawi and Daniel Zaragoza, among others, are inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
June 12, 2004
- Euro 2004: Group A – Spain beat Russia 1–0. (BBC)
- Euro 2004: Group A – Greece beat hosts Portugal 2–1 in a surprise result in the competition's opening match. (BBC)
- NFL Europe: The Berlin Thunder defeat the Frankfurt Galaxy, 30–24 in World Bowl XII.
- Rugby union: In their first game under new coach Graham Henry and new captain Tana Umaga, the All Blacks (New Zealand) defeat England 36–3 in the first test, at Carisbrook in Dunedin.
- Rugby union: The Springboks (South Africa) defeat Ireland 37–17 in the first test, at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein.
- Rugby union: The Pumas (Argentina) defeat Wales 50–44 in the first test, in Tucumán.
- IRL: Tony Kanaan wins the Bombardier 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Arena Football League: The San Jose SaberCats defeat the Chicago Rush, 49–35, to earn a berth in ArenaBowl XVIII.
- Boxing: Two division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. gets charged with two misdemeanor counts, stemming from two fights with women, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (ESPN)
June 10, 2004
June 9, 2004
June 8, 2004
- NBA Finals: The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Detroit Pistons in overtime of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, 99–91. The game was sent into overtime by Kobe Bryant, who hit a critical 3-point shot with less than three seconds remaining in regulation.
- NBA: Larry Bird, while commenting on the NBA's current status on an ESPN show hosted by Jim Gray, calls the NBA, "a black man's game" and says that he would like to see more white superstars in the NBA. (AOL Sports)
- NCAA Basketball: Ohio State University head coach Jim O'Brien was fired by the school after admitting that he gave a recruit US $6,000 five years ago, in violation of NCAA recruiting rules. The NCAA said they are currently investigating O'Brien and the school regarding the violation. (SI)
June 7, 2004