Today in Sports – Barry Bonds hits his 700th home run, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755)

Sept. 17

1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill.

1917 — Honus Wagner, retires at 43, Pirates retire his #33.

1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton, Ohio. Twelve teams pay a $100 fee to obtain a franchise.

1938 — Don Budge completes the Grand Slam with a four-set victory over Gene Mako in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.

1947 — Jackie Robinson named…