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Today in sports history: Dan Marino throws 300th career touchdown pass for Dolphins in 1994
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Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, Sept. 4.
1992: Jimmy Connors loses in his record 115th and final US Open singles match
1992 — Jimmy Connors loses to Ivan Lendl, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0, in his record 115th and final U.S. Open singles match.
Jimmy Connors leans on the court timeclock after a long volley against opponent Ivan Lendl, Friday, Sept. 4, 1992 at New York?s U.S. Open. Connors lost to Lendl 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 0-6. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP FILE1994: Dan Marino becomes second QB with 300 touchdown passes
1994 — Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins becomes the second quarterback with 300 touchdown passes by throwing for five scores in a 39-35 victory over New England.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino (13) gets set to pass during second quarter action against the New England Patriots at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Fla., Sept. 4, 1994. Despite an almost flawless start this season, Dan Marino wonders when he’ll fully recover from last year’s ruptured Achilles tendon. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP FILE2002: Argentina stuns US basketball in World Basketball Championships
2002 — Argentina pulls off a victory that until recently was considered nearly impossible, defeating the United States 87-80 in the World Basketball Championships at Indianapolis. It’s the first loss for a U.S. team in 59 games since the Americans began sending NBA players to international tournaments in 1992.
Argentina's Andres Noccioni, left, gets a slam dunk over Ben Wallace of the United States in the second quarter in a game in the second preliminary round of the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
AP FILE2010: DeMarco Murray leads Oklahoma to program's 800th win
2010 — DeMarco Murray’s career-best 218 yards rushing leads Oklahoma to a 31-24 victory and the 800th win in the program’s history. The Sooners are the seventh Division I school to reach that mark.
Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray, right, fights off a tackle by Utah State defender Bobby Wagner, left, in the third quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Oklahoma won 31-24. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
AP FILE2010: A record crowd at the Big House for Michigan
2010 — The crowd of 113,090 at the Big House for Michigan’s 30-10 win over Connecticut is the largest for a football game in the United States.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson (16) takes a knee in the endzone after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game with Connecticut, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)
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