This Day In Sports (June 15)

SI Staff | Jun 16, 2016

This Day In Sports (June 15) /

This Day In Sports (June 15)

Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals and manager Dusty Baker yell at home plate umpire Gerry Davis after Rendon was ejected in the 12th inning against the Chicago Cubs. Here are some of the other images that caught our eye on Wednesday, June 15.

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins hits a double during the ninth inning of a game at PETCO Park to move ahead of Pete Rose and atop the unofficial career hits list with 4,257.

Ben Revere of the Washington Nationals misses a catch against the Chicago Cubs in Washington, D.C.

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates during the victory parade and rally.

Penguins fans celebrate during the Stanley Cup victory parade and rally.

A wide view inside of the church during the Gordie Howe funeral at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit.

Marty Howe (left), Mark Howe (right) and family carry the casket with Gordie Howe in Detroit.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arrive on the second day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet, west of London.

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, present an award to jockey Mickael Barzalona after he won the Duke of Cambridge Stakes race.

Portage ridden by James Doyle (white cap) leads the field home to win The Royal Hunt Cup Race at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England.

A general view of the Parade Ring at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England.

Alexander Zverev plays against Benjamin Becker of Germany during the ATP Tournament in Halle, Germany.

A general view of the covers on centre court during a rain delay at the WTA Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England.

John Isner of the U.S. slips during his first-round match against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the Aegon Championships in London.

A view of the first-round match between John Isner of the U.S. and Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina at the Aegon Championships in London, England.

Joao Sousa from Portugal covers his head during a break in action at the ATP Tournament in Halle, Germany.

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Hyun Soo Kim fires the ball toward third after playing an RBI double by Boston's Travis Shaw off the wall at Fenway Park.

DJ LeMahieu of the Colorado Rockies falls after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Anthony Swarzak of the New York Yankees.

France's midfielder Paul Pogba (left) and Albania's Ansi Agolli vie for the ball during a Euro 2016 group A match in Marseille.

Starting pitcher Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox delivers the ball against the Detroit Tigers.

Romania's Claudiu Keseru and Switzerland's Fabian Schaer vie for the ball during a Euro 2016 Group A match in Paris.

Riascos of Cruzeiro and Alex Muralha (38) and Rafael Vaz (33) of Flamengo battle for the ball during a match at Mineirao stadium in Brazil.

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On June 16, 1975, the Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a six-player trade. Abdul-Jabbar would go on to be the leading scorer in NBA history and win five NBA titles with the Lakers.

Published Jun 16, 2016

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