![This Day in Sports History for May 27](http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/tsminteractive.com/files/2012/05/1404565.jpg.7702_crop_650x440-e1337741782194.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in Sports History for May 27
Here are just some of the most memorable sports moments that happened on May 27th:
1968 – The National League awards Montreal and San Diego Major League Baseball expansion franchises (More Info)
1982 – John McMullen buys the NHL’s Colorado Rockies and moves the team to New Jersey where they are renamed the New Jersey Devils (More Info)
1991 – Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls sweep the Detroit Pistons to make the NBA Finals (More Info)
1997 – Revenue sharing begins in Major League Baseball. (More Info)
1997 – Arie Luyendyk captures his second Indianapolis 500 victory (More info)
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