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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and outcomes that occurred in June of 2004. Deaths
27 Darrell Russell 17 Gerry McNeil 16 Rob Derksen 13 Dick Durrance 8 Mack Jones
June 30, 2004 (Wednesday) Euro 2004: In the first semi-final Portugal beat the Netherlands 2–1. This is the first time Portugal have reached the final of a major football tournament. (BBC) Wimbledon quarter-finals: Defending champion Serena Williams defeats fellow American Jennifer Capriati, 6–1, 6–1. (ESPN) Fourth seed Amélie Mauresmo (France) defeats Paola Suárez (Argentina) 6–0 5–7 6–1. (Reuters) Unseeded Croatian Mario Ančić beats the fifth seed, Britain's Tim Henman, 7–6 (7–5) 6–4 6–2. (BBC) Second seed Andy Roddick (USA) beats Sjeng Schalken (Netherlands) 7–6 (7–4) 7–6 (11–9) 6–3. (BBC) Defending champion Roger Federer (Switzerland) beats Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 6–1 6–7 (1–7) 6–0 6–4. (BBC) Tenth seed Sébastien Grosjean (France) defeats Florian Mayer (Germany) 7–5 6–4 6–2. (BBC) IRL: Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. announces his retirement from racing after over twenty years racing in CART and the IRL. (ESPN) NASCAR: Tony Stewart was fined US $50,000 by NASCAR for an altercation with Brian Vickers following Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350. He was also docked 25 championship points, dropping him to sixth in the Nextel Cup Championship points race. NASCAR stopped short of suspending Stewart for a race, which would likely have eliminated him from the points race altogether. (ESPN) MLB: Colorado Rockies hitter Larry Walker gets his 2,000th hit in a 5–4 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. Walker is the 234th player to reach the milestone. (ESPN)
June 29, 2004 (Tuesday) Wimbledon quarter-finals: Fifth seed Lindsay Davenport (USA) beats unseeded Karolina Šprem (Croatia) 6–2 6–2. (BBC) Maria Sharapova (Russia), seeded 13, beats Ai Sugayama (Japan), seeded 11, 5–7 7–5 6–1. (BBC) Wimbledon: Tim Henman advances into the quarter-finals with a win over Australian Mark Philippoussis, last year's runner-up, 6–2 7–5 6–7(3) 7–6(5). (TennisX) NBA: The Orlando Magic trade star Tracy McGrady to the Houston Rockets along with Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato for Steve Francis, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines. (ESPN) MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson throws his 4,000th strikeout, joining Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens and Steve Carlton at that milestone. (ESPN)
June 28, 2004 (Monday) 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 (Sunday) Cricket: West Indies defeat England by 7 wickets in a One Day International at Trent Bridge, Nottingham Euro 2004: In the last quarter-final, 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 Peña 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). (ESPN) Baseball: Carlos Peña 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 (Saturday) Rugby union: Australia defeat England 51–15 at Lang Park in Brisbane. (BBC) New Zealand defeat Argentina 41–7 at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. (BBC) South Africa defeat Wales 53–18 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. (BBC) Euro 2004: In the third quarter-final, the Netherlands beat Sweden 5–4 on penalties. The match ended 0–0 after extra time. (BBC) NHL Draft: With the first pick in the 2004 NHL draft, the Washington Capitals select Alexander Ovechkin from Russia, the second Russian to go first in the draft in NHL history. (Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers was drafted first in 2001.) Yevgeny Malkin was selected second by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Cam Barker from Canada was selected third by the Chicago Blackhawks. (ESPN) Wimbledon: Rain washed out play for the second day in a week. For only the third time in Wimbledon's history, matches will be played on Sunday to try to catch up. (BBC) College World Series: Cal State, Fullerton defeats Texas, 6–4, in the first game of the best of three championship series. (ESPN) IRL: Dan Wheldon wins the SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway. (ESPN)
June 25, 2004 (Friday) NBA: Colorado District Judge Terry Ruckriegle set the starting date of the sexual assault trial of NBA star Kobe Bryant for August 27. On that date, prospective jurors will be questioned. The trial, to be held in Eagle, Colorado, is expected to last three to four weeks. (ESPN) Euro 2004: In the second quarter-final, unfancied Greece surprisingly beat strong favourites France 1–0. Until this tournament Greece had never won a match in European Championships or World Cup finals tournaments. (BBC) Wimbledon: Second seed and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina is upset by American Amy Frazier in the second round, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4. (ESPN)
June 24, 2004 (Thursday) 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 Beltrán 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 (Wednesday) Euro 2004: Group D – In the final group matches, Czech Republic, which had already qualified for the quarter-finals as group winners, beat Germany 2–1, and Netherlands beat Latvia 3–0. The Netherlands qualifies for the quarter-finals 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 (Tuesday) Euro 2004: Group C – In the final group matches, Italy beat Bulgaria 2–1, and Sweden and Denmark draw 2–2. Sweden qualify for the quarter-finals as group winners; Denmark as group runners-up. (BBC) (BBC) NBA: The expansion Charlotte Bobcats made their selections in the NBA expansion draft. While the Bobcats selected 19 players, many are restricted free agents and are expected to be used as bargaining chips in trades with other teams. Among those drafted include Marcus Fizer of the Chicago Bulls, Jahidi White of the Phoenix Suns, Gerald Wallace of the Sacramento Kings and Jason Kapono of the Cleveland Cavaliers. (ESPN) NBA: ESPN reports indicate that the Orlando Magic have traded disgruntled star Tracy McGrady to the Houston Rockets along with Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines for the Rockets' Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato. The trade has not yet been completely finalized because Francis cannot be officially traded until July 1 due to salary cap restrictions. (ESPN) WNBA: Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks has her second dunk shot as a professional player as the Sparks beat the New York Liberty, 65–49. Leslie's two dunks are the only two dunks in WNBA history (WNBA) College World Series: Georgia eliminates Arizona from competition with a 3–1 victory. South Carolina eliminates Miami from competition with a 15–11 win.
June 21, 2004 (Monday) Wimbledon: Martina Navratilova defeated Colombian Catalina Castaño, 6–0, 6–1 in the first round match at Wimbledon. Navratilova, 47, became the oldest player to win a singles match since the Open Era began in 1968. (ESPN) Euro 2004: Group B – In the final group matches, France beat Switzerland 3–1, and England beat Croatia 4–2. France qualify for the quarter-finals as group winners; England as group runners-up. (BBC) (BBC) College World Series: South Carolina eliminates LSU from competition with a 15–4 win. Cal State, Fullerton defeats Miami, 6–3.