On this day in sports: October 27

1. 1997 Born: Lonzo Ball, American basketball player Source
2. 2004 The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino". Source
3. 2006 Died: Marlin McKeever, American football player (born 1940) Source
4. 2006 Died: Joe Niekro, American baseball player (born 1944) Source
5. 2018 Leicester City F.C. owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash along with four others after a Premier League match against West Ham United at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England. Source

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