Sports history for May 16

Friday, May 16, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

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1916 - Damrosch, ridden by Lineus McAtee, takes the early lead, gives it up in the stretch, and comes back to beat Greenwood by 1 1/2 lengths in the Preakness Stakes.

1925 - Flying Ebony, ridden by Earl Sande, becomes only the fourth field horse to win the Kentucky Derby, a 1 1/2 -length victory over Captain Hal. The first network radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired from WHAS in Louisville.

1964 - Northern Dancer, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins the Preakness by 2 1/2 lengths over The Scoundrel.

1976 - The Montreal Canadiens win their 19th Stanley Cup with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, capping a four-game sweep.

1980 - The Los Angeles Lakers roll to a 123-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers to win the NBA title in six games.

1982 - The New York Islanders win the Stanley Cup for the third straight year, completing a four-game sweep of the Vancouver Canucks with a 3-1 victory.

1987 - Alysheba, ridden by Chris McCarron, wins the Preakness finishing one-half length ahead of Bet Twice, who was also the Kentucky Derby runnerup.

1992 - America3, Bill Koch's high-tech racing machine, wins the America's Cup 4-1 in the best-of-7 final series with a 44-second victory over Italy's Il Moro di Venezia.

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