History Look-Back for the week of 8/31/2026:
A. Justine Henin def Kim Clijsters at #USOpen🎾
B. #OmarVizquel⚾️
C. #MasanoriMurakami 1st Japanese player in #MLB⚾️
D. #MLB top rookies who fizzled: Ben Grieve & Andrew Bailey⚾️
E. #MichaelSchumacher gets 52nd #F1 win🏎️
F. #EdmontonEskimos 1st #CFL game🏈

This Day in Sports History: 9/5/1949. #EdmontonEskimos (now called the #Elks) hosted the Calgary #Stampeders in the #Eskimos 1st game in the Western Interprovincial Football Union, the precursor to the #CFL. Calgary won the 1st Battle of Alberta 20-6 en route to a 13-1 regular season record. 🏈 🇨🇦 🍁