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Tina Thompson WNBA Star

Born on February 10, 1975, Tina Thompson etched her name into basketball history as a player and coach. Not only was she the first pick in the inaugural WNBA draft, becoming a cornerstone for the Houston Comets' dynasty (leading them to four consecutive championships!), but she also racked up numerous personal accolades - including two Olympic gold medals and nine WNBA All-Star appearances.

Her scoring prowess was legendary, holding the WNBA's all-time scoring record until 2017, and even today, she stands tall as the league's second-highest scorer.

But Thompson's impact transcended statistics. After playing, she transitioned to coaching, leading the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team for five seasons. In 2018, her achievements were cemented with inductions into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the prestigious Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

2024-05-19

May 19 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 8 - 6 - 30 May 19, 1942 - Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner, Number 8 became the third player in NL history at the tim...

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2024-05-18

May 18 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 7 - 16 May 18, 1897 - Early MLB star of the New York Giants, Bill Joyce established a record of 4 triples in 1 ...

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2024-05-17

May 17 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 44 - 36 May 17, 1925 - Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker reached his 3,000th hit in his MLB career. In 1...

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2024-05-16

May 16 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 5 - 9 - 22 May 16, 1927 - New York Yankee outfielder, Bob Meusel, wearing Number 5 stole 2nd base, 3rd base and&nbs...

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2024-05-15

May 15 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. May 15, 1912 - Detroit Tigers star slugger Ty Cobb,  let's an obnoxious fan get to him and the player leaped the rail...

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May 14 Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 37 - 7 May 14, 1913 - Washington Senator pitcher Walter Johnson, had his amazing MLB record of scoreless innings str...

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