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1980 — The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 123-107 to win the NBA title in six games.

1992 — America3, Bill Koch's high-tech racing machine, wins the America's Cup 4-1 in the best-of-seven final series with a 44-second victory over Italy's Il Moro di Venezia.

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2001 — Allen Iverson scores 52 points — including 29 in the first half — as Philadelphia routs Toronto 121-88 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. It's only the second time anyone's had two 50-point games in a series since Michael Jordan did it against Cleveland in 1988.

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