TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2024

NOVEMBER 12

• 1885 Montreal & Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game
• 1892 Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500 to become first professional football player in the Allegheny Athletic Association's 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
• 1904 9th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham

First Baseball Commissioner

1920 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis elected first baseball commissioner by team owners


1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis

• 1931 Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto - Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1
• 1933 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Eagles tie Chicago Bears, 3-3
• 1933 1st NFL football game on a Sunday at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field - sporting events on Sunday had been illegal on Sundays; Pirates lose to Brooklyn Dodgers 32-0
• 1950 Gene Roberts sets NFL NY Giant rushing record (218 yds) vs Chic Cards
• 1952 Philadelphia A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP
• 1952 White Sox place Jim Rivera on 1 year probation after cleared of rape
• 1953 US district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games

Racing Hall of Fame
1955 Eddie Arcaro, Earl Sande and George Woolf inaugural inductees in (Horse) Racing Hall of Fame


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

JockeyEarl Sande

• 1958 Bob Turley of NY Yankees wins Cy Young Award
• 1959 White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP
• 1966 Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record

Killebrew MVP
1969 Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew is voted AL MVP


Baseball PlayerHarmon Killebrew

• 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers notch 1st NBA victory, in their 16th game, beating the Trail Blazers 105-103, in Portland, Oregon

Petty Wins #4
1972 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins his fourth Cup


Auto RacerRichard Petty

• 1975 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins his sixth Cup
• 1975 7h Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 25-0

Cy Young Award
1975 NY Mets Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver

• 1979 Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal

AL Manager of Year
1981 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Oakland A's)


Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

• 1982 Aaron Pryor scores a 14th round KO of Alexis Argüello in Miami to retain his WBA super lightweight boxing title in the first of 2 meetings between the Hall of Famers; The Ring’s 'Fight of the Decade'
• 1982 Zaheer Abbas scores his 100th first-class century while playing a Test for Pakistan against India, goes on to score 215 runs
• 1983 NJ Devils 1st overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3

Hadlee's 15 Wicket Game
1985 Richard Hadlee takes 15-123 for cricket match New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane


CricketerRichard Hadlee
Cy Young Award
1986 Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

• 1988 Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7)
• 1990 "The Body Bag Game" - after Eagles coach Buddy Ryan threatens beating Redskins so badly "they'll have to be carted off in body bags" the Eagles defense score 3 touchdowns winning 28–14, knocking 8 Redskins out of the game

Cy Young Award
1991 Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award


Baseball PitcherTom Glavine

• 1992 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
• 1995 25th NYC Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:28:06
• 1995 26th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00

NASCAR Cup
1995 45th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins


Auto RacerJeff Gordon
F1 World Champion
1995 German Benetton driver Michael Schumacher crashes in the season-ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but claims second straight F1 World Drivers Championship by 33 points from Damon Hill


Formula 1 DriverMichael Schumacher
Martin Crowe Retires
1995 Last day of Test cricket for New Zealand batsman Martin Crowe


CricketerMartin Crowe

• 1995 Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL all-time passing yardage mark of 47,003
• 1998 NY Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak

WTA Championship
2006 Belgian tennis star Justine Hénin-Hardenne wins WTA Tour Championship title decider in Madrid, Spain; beats defending champion Amélie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-3


Tennis PlayerJustine Henin

Tennis PlayerAmélie Mauresmo
Hockey Hall of Fame
2012 Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame


NHL LegendJoe Sakic

Ice Hockey GreatPavel Bure
Đoković's Second ATP
2012 Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his second season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title beating 6-time champion Roger Federer 7-6, 7-5 in the final in London. England


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2017 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Minsk, Belarus: American pair Shelby Rogers & Coco Vandeweghe beats Aryna Sabalenka & Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 to wrap up 3-2 win and record extending 18th title for the US
• 2019 Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike Fiers reveals team secretly “stole signs” via camera from visiting teams 2015-17; comms between opposing pitchers & catchers intercepted and relayed to Astros batters
• 2022 New Zealand's Black Ferns win Women's World Rugby Championship defeating England 34-31 at Eden Park in Auckland in front of a capacity crowd [1]
• 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Women's Tennis, Seville, Spain: Leylah Fernandez & Marina Stakusic score straight sets singles wins over Italy to guide Canada to first BJKC title

 

NOVEMBER 13

• 1875 Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms
• 1900 Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League
• 1906 C. W. Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland, in record cricket innings by an Australian

• 1907 French cyclist Paul Cornu flies 1st helicopter (twin rotor)

Bradman Century

1946 Bradman scores 106 for an Australian XI v the MCC


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
Lefty O'Doul's All-Stars
1951 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

• 1954 1st Rugby League World Cup, Parc des Princes, Paris: Great Britain beats France, 16-12; Man of The Match: GB second rower Don Robinson
• 1958 NYC Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball league called the Continental League, to fill the void created by the city's Giants and Dodgers moving to the west coast
• 1964 Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points

Elvin Hayes
1968 As a rookie, future Basketball Hall of Fame forward Elvin Hayes scores 54 points in San Diego Rockets' 122-120 win over Detroit Pistons, a career-high


NBA ForwardElvin Hayes
Gibson NL MVP
1968 MLB St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson edges Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose to win NL MVP


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
Jackson AL MVP
1973 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously


MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
Garvey NL MVP
1974 Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP


Baseball PlayerSteve Garvey
NL MVP Shared
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell and St Louis Cardinals first baseman Keith Hernandez share National League MVP Award


MLB First BasemanKeith Hernandez

Baseball PlayerWillie Stargell
Sports History
1982 WBA lightweight champion Ray Mancini defeats South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim by TKO in the 14th round in Las Vegas; Kim collapses, falls into a coma, and dies four days later; as a result, WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA and WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989


BoxerRay Mancini
Sandberg NL MVP
1984 Ryne Sandberg wins the NL MVP Award


Baseball InfielderRyne Sandberg

Gooden Cy Young Award
1985 Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
Ayrton Senna
1988 Brazilian McLaren driver Ayrton Senna finishes 2nd in the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide to win his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 3 points from Alain Prost


Formula 1 DriverAyrton Senna

Formula 1 DriverAlain Prost
Clemens AL Cy Young
1991 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens
Bowe vs. Holyfield
1992 Riddick Bowe wins the undisputed world heavyweight boxing crown with a unanimous points decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas; first of their 3 meetings


BoxerRiddick Bowe

BoxerEvander Holyfield
NASCAR Cup
1994 44th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Michael Schmacher
1994 Title contenders Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill famously collide on lap 35 of the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; Schumacher wins his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Hill


Formula 1 DriverMichael Schumacher

• 1996 Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP

Griffey AL MVP
1997 Ken Griffey Jr. unanimously wins AL MVP


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.
Holyfield vs. Lewis II
1999 Lennox Lewis defeats Evander Holyfield in 12 rounds by unanimous decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionLennox Lewis

BoxerEvander Holyfield
Mauresmo WTA Champion
2005 French tennis star Amélie Mauresmo beats countrywoman Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 for the season ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles


Tennis PlayerMary Pierce

Tennis PlayerAmélie Mauresmo

• 2014 Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout wins the MVP awards in MLB for 2014
• 2014 Indian cricket batsman Rohit Sharma sets new world ODI record of 264 runs off 173 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata
• 2016 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Strasbourg, France: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková & Barbora Strýcová beats Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 7-5 to wrap up 3-2 win and 3rd straight title
• 2017 First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York
• 2017 Italy fails to qualify for 2018 Football World Cup (first time since 1958), after play-off defeat against Sweden
• 2020 Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scores all the Pumas points as Argentina claim their 1st ever win over New Zealand's All Blacks, winning 25-15 in a Rugby Championship game in Sydney
• 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Women's Tennis, Glasgow, Scotland: Belinda Bencic & Jill Teichmann score singles victories to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 win over Australia; first BJKC title for Switzerland
• 2022 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Melbourne: England beats Pakistan by 5 wickets to win their WC second title; Player of the match & series: England fast bowler Sam Curran; crowd 80,462
• 2022 Joel Embiid scores a career-high 59 points in a victory over the Utah Jazz

 

NOVEMBER 14

• 1888 St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes

Bradman Scores 192

1936 More than 21,000 watch Don Bradman score 192 for South Australia v Victoria in a drawn Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1943 Chic Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7)

Aaron NL MVP
1957 Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP


Baseball PlayerHank Aaron
Howe's Record #627
1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal


Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe
Ali vs. Williams
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins

Cy Young Award
1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner


Baseball PlayerJim Palmer

• 1976 Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks
• 1979 California's Don Baylor, wins AL MVP

Benitez vs. Santos
1981 In the first world championship fight between 2 Puerto Ricans in boxing history, WBC Super Welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez beats Carlos Santos in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas


BoxerWilfred Benítez

• 1985 Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers
• 1986 Doubleday Publishing sells NY Mets to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon
• 1989 Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award

James Worthy Arrested
1990 James Worthy is arrested in Houston and charged with two counts of solicitation of prostitution


NBA Small ForwardJames Worthy

• 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks

Pippig Wins
1993 23rd NYC Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24


Long Distance RunnerUta Pippig

• 1993 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04

Dale Earnhardt
1993 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Don Shula
1993 Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history


NFL Head CoachDon Shula

• 1996 Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP

F1 World Champion
2010 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 4 points from Fernando Alonso; Red Bull's first Constructors title


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

Auto RacerFernando Alonso

• 2014 American harness racing trainer/driver Dave Palone sets the world record for wins when he drive Missy Tap Tina to the winner's circle for his 16,754th career victory
• 2018 New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom wins NL Cy Young Award; his 10 wins fewest ever by a Cy Young winner in a non-strike-shortened season; MLB-leading 1.70 ERA; 29 consecutive start streak longest in MLB history

Team Manager
2019 Thierry Henry becomes manager of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact


Footballer and ManagerThierry Henry

• 2021 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Dubai: Australia beats New Zealand by 8 wickets with 7 balls remaining for their first title; Player of the series: Australian batsman David Warner (289 runs)

 

NOVEMBER 15

• 1900 Dutch soccer club NEC is established in Nijmegen
• 1901 6th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-0 in Tuscaloosa

Jefferies vs. Ruhlin

1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in San Francisco


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJames J. Jeffries

• 1913 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Australian Ernie Parker beats NZ namesake Harry Parker 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
• 1945 Rules revised for election of modern players to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Williams AL MVP
1946 Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
Bradman's 100th 100
1947 Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 v Indians at the SCG


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1947 Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal

Hanif Mohammad
1951 1st-class cricket debut of future great Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad; scores 26 in drawn tour match, Pakistan XI v MCC, Lahore


CricketerHanif Mohammad

• 1951 NY Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year
• 1959 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Wash 31-17

Elgin Baylor
1960 Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks


NBA ForwardElgin Baylor
Maris AL MVP
1961 New York Yankees outfielder Roger Maris is voted AL MVP


Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
Drysdale Cy Young
1962 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award


MLB PlayerDon Drysdale

• 1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV

Wright's 62
1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, the lowest golf score for a female professional at the Tall City Open in Midland, Texas


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

Land Speed Record
1965 Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)


Auto RacerCraig Breedlove
Yastrzemski AL MVP
1967 Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP


MLB OutfielderCarl Yastrzemski
Ball Four
1968 1st date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary "Ball Four"


Baseball Pitcher and AuthorJim Bouton
Paul Brown's Greatest Victory
1970 Paul Brown, as head coach of the expansion Cincinnati Bengals, defeats his former team the Cleveland Browns, a moment he calls his "greatest victory"


American Football CoachPaul Brown

• 1972 White Sox Dick Allen wins AL MVP
• 1978 Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP

NASCAR Sprint Cup
1980 30th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Bossy's Hat Trick
1983 75th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy


Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy
Nelson Piquet
1987 Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet retires from Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide with break trouble but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Nigel Mansell


Auto RacerNigel Mansell

Auto RacerNelson Piquet

• 1987 Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34)
• 1988 Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award
• 1989 Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award

Younis and Tendulkar
1989 Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis & Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi


CricketerSachin Tendulkar

• 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games
• 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game
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• 1992 42nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Alan Kulwicki wins
• 1992 Praveen Amre scores century on Test Cricket debut (103 v SA, Durban)

Sharapova Wins WTA
2004 Maria Sharapova becomes the first Russian to win the tennis season-ending WTA Tour Championship; beats American Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles


Tennis PlayerMaria Sharapova

Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

• 2015 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková & Barbora Strýcová beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Elena Vesnina of Russia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 win and 9th title for the home country
• 2015 Holly Holm defeats UFC Champion Ronda Rousey in an upset in Melbourne, Australia

UCLA Shoplifters
2017 3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request


45th US President, Businessman and TV PersonalityDonald Trump
LeBron James
2018 LeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain for 5th on the NBA's career scoring list with 44 points for the LA Lakers in 126-117 victory over Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center, Los Angeles


Basketball PlayerLeBron James

• 2020 84th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: American Dustin Johnson fires record total -20 to win his first Masters title by 5 strokes from Cameron Smith of Australia & South Korean Sungjae Im

Lewis Hamilton
2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinches his 4th straight and record-equalling 7th F1 World Drivers' Championship by winning the Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton

 

NOVEMBER 16

• 1907 12th Iron Bowl: Auburn and Alabama tie 6-6 in Birmingham
• 1909 Dutch football club FC Eindhoven is founded in southern part of the city; Eredivisie 1954; KNVB Cup 1937
• 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-league football record

• 1926 New York Rangers ice hockey club first game; beat Montreal Maroons, 1-0 at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Russell's Rebounds

1957 Boson Celtics' center Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds as Boston beats Philadelphia Warriors, 111-89 at Boston Gardens


Basketball PlayerBill Russell

• 1957 University of Oklahoma Football NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing 7-0 to Notre Dame at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• 1959 Boston business executive Billy Sullivan is awarded eighth and final franchise of developing American Football League (AFL); later branded Boston Patriots

Chamberlain Scores 73
1962 SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points in 127-111 win over NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden


NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
Clemente NL MVP
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP


Baseball PlayerRoberto Clemente

• 1969 US President Nixon becomes first president to attend a season NFL game while in office: the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28
• 1974 NBA Milwaukee Bucks lose their team record 11th straight game, fallimg 92-89 to vhe visiting Cleveland Cavaliers

Barry's Free Throw Streak
1976 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60


NBA Small ForwardRick Barry
Carew AL MVP
1977 Rod Carew wins AL MVP award


Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew

• 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft
• 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB Doug Williams throws for 486 yards
• 1981 Dennis Lillee kicks Javed Miandad after he had waved his bat at Dennis

Dev's 9-83
1983 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 v WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose


CricketerKapil Dev

• 1984 Houston blocks 20 Denver shots tying NBA regulation game record

Imran Khan Debut
1984 Imran Khan makes his 1st appearance for NSW Cricket


Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan
NASCAR Sprint Cup
1986 36th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Canseco AL MVP
1988 José Canseco is the first unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
Givens Sues Tyson
1988 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

Model and ActressRobin Givens
Sports History
1997 47th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins


Auto RacerJeff Gordon
Pete Sampras
1997 American tennis great Pete Sampras wins back-to-back ATP Tour World Championship titles with a 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 over Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Hanover, Germany


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

• 1997 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: heavily favoured defending champion Toronto Argonauts beat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 47-23

Messi Debut
2003 16-year-old Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona when he comes on as a substitute in a friendly against Porto


Football StarLionel Messi

• 2003 55th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Matt Kenseth wins
• 2003 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Edmonton Eskimos reverse previous year result; beat Montreal Alouettes, 34-22 for 12th title

Federer First of Six
2003 Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first of 6 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over American Andre Agassi in the final in Houston, Texas


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

• 2008 60th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins

Đoković Defeats Davydenko
2008 Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his first career season-ending Tennis Masters Cup title beating Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 in the final in Shanghai, China


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković
Tendulkar's Last Match
2013 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies


CricketerSachin Tendulkar

• 2014 Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by 1 point from Ryan Newman
• 2014 Novak Đoković claims 3 straight ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles after Roger Federer is forced to withdraw from the final in London through injury
• 2021 Guanyu Zhou confirmed as China's first F1 driver, racing for Alfa Romeo in 2022 [1]
• 2021 Men's roller derby team settles dispute with MLB baseball team, allowing both to use Cleveland Guardians name
• 2023 MLB owners unanimously approve Oakland A's proposed move from California to Las Vegas, Nevada; it will become the franchise's 4th home since being established in Philadelphia in 1901

 

NOVEMBER 17

• 1869 Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race, racing 13K Paris to Rouen
• 1883 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Willie Fernie beats defending champion Bob Ferguson 1-up in 36-hole playoff

Sullivan Arrested

1884 Cops arrest boxer John L. Sullivan in his 2nd round for being "cruel"


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJohn L. Sullivan

• 1900 5th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 53-5 in Montgomery
• 1906 11th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 10-0 in Birmingham
• 1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1
• 1940 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane
• 1953 St Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc

NCAA Record
1956 Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate)


NFL Legend and Civil Rights ActivistJim Brown
McCovey Rookie of Year
1959 SF Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of the Year


Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey

• 1960 New MLB Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada
• 1965 William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball
• 1974 Bonnie Bryant becomes the only left-handed player in history to win an LPGA Tour event; scores a 3-stroke victory in the Bill Branch Golf Classic in Fort Myers, Florida
• 1979 Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball on a flight to Austin, TX
• 1981 NBA NY Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws

Murphy NL MVP
1982 Dale Murphy wins NL MVP


Baseball OutfielderDale Murphy

• 1983 Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game
• 1984 Golden State Warrior Purvis Short scores career high 59 points though team loses to NJ Nets 124-110
• 1984 Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers

Waltrip Wins NASCAR
1985 35th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins


Racing Car DriverDarrell Waltrip

• 1985 NY Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28
• 1987 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP
• 1989 Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year KC Royal contract

Earnhardt Wins NASCAR
1991 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt

• 1991 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs LA Rams

Sampras' First ATP
1991 In an all-American final Pete Sampras wins his first of 5 ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Jim Courier in Frankfurt, Germany


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

Tennis PlayerJim Courier

• 1992 Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft

Mario Lemieux
1997 Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux

• 2001 66th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-7 in Auburn
• 2002 54th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins

Hewitt's Back-to-Back Titles
2002 Australian Leyton Hewitt scores back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a classic 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 victory over Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in Shanghai, China


Tennis PlayerJuan Carlos Ferrero

• 2013 102nd Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Serbia in Belgrade (3-2)

Vettel Wins 8 in a Row
2013 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins a record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

• 2013 Jimmie Johnson wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the sixth time

Youngest ATP Winner
2019 21-year-old Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in London to become the youngest winner of the ATP Finals in 18 years


Tennis PlayerDominic Thiem

• 2021 Garbiñe Muguruza becomes first Spanish player to win WTA Finals defeating Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–5 in Zapopan, Mexico