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TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2024

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  1. Dec 2, 2024 #341
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    • 1887 International Baseball League disbands; teams in Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo form the International Association; those in Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton become the Central League
    • 1902 Dutch soccer club Be Quick - later Go Ahead, forms in Deventer; suffix 'Eagles' added in 1971
    • 1907 Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Football Players' Association) is formed by Charlie Roberts and Billy Meredith in Manchester, England

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    1907 Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns retains his title; KOs Englishman Gunner Moir in 10th round at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionTommy Burns
    • 1909 National Hockey Association (NHA) is formed in Montreal; original members include Montreal Wanderers and Montreal Canadiens; becomes NHL after some NHA teams leave due to ownership disagreements, and create their own league
    • 1916 National Baseball Commission orders that injured players get full pay for duration of their contracts; injury clause previously let clubs suspend players after 15 days' pay
    • 1922 CFL Grey Cup, Richardson Stadium, Kingston: Queen's University win first of 3 straight titles; defeat Edmonton Elks, 13-1
    [​IMG]Bottomley NL MVP
    1928 St. Louis Cardinals future Baseball HOF first baseman Jim Bottomley is voted NL MVP

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    Baseball PlayerJim Bottomley
    • 1932 Australia ends Day 1 of controversial 'Bodyline' cricket series v England at 290/6 in Sydney; Stan McCabe 127no (finishes at 187no); notorious England fast bowler Harold Larwood takes 4 wickets; England wins by 10 wickets
    [​IMG]Mel Ott
    1941 New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager; replaces another future Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Terry, who heads Giants' farm system

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    Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott
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    Baseball PlayerBill Terry
    • 1944 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB)
    • 1947 13th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (QB)
    [​IMG]Australia vs. India
    1947 In rain affected 1st Test in Brisbane, Australia compiles 1st innings total 645 on Day 3 v India (Bradman 187, Hassett 128); Australia wins by an innings and 332

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    [​IMG]Stan Musial
    1948 After one of the best seasons in baseball history, St Louis Cardinals utility Stan Musial is named NL MVP; leads NL in batting average (.365), runs (135), RBI (131), hits (230), doubles (46), triples (18) & slugging (.702), with 39 HRs

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    MLB LegendStan Musial
    • 1950 15th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-0 in Birmingham
    • 1950 South African world bantamweight boxing champion Vic Toweel sets a record for knockdowns in a title fight against Englishman Danny Sullivan in Johannesburg; Sullivan floored 14 times in 10 rounds before fight stopped

    • 1951 16th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 25-7 in Birmingham
    [​IMG]Don Hutson
    1951 Future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Hutson has his #14 jersey retired by the Green Bay Packers; first number retired in franchise history

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    First NFL Wide Receiver in HistoryDon Hutson
    • 1951 Philadelphia Eagles set NFL record of 25 1st-downs rushing in 35-21 win over Washington Redskins at Griffith Stadium
    • 1952 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)
    • 1954 Milwaukee Hawks shooting guard Frank Selvey sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws as he scores 42 points in 117-108 win over the Minneapolis Lakers at Milwaukee Arena
    • 1957 NFL Draft: Rice quarterback King Hill #1 pick by Chicago Cardinals
    • 1957 Pacific Coast League franchises forced to relocate when Dodgers and Giants confirm their move to California for 1958 MLB season; Hollywood Stars move from LA to Salt Lake City; LA Angels move to Spokane, and San Francisco Seals transfer to Phoenix
    • 1958 1959 NFL Draft: Randy Duncan QB University of Iowa #1 pick by Green Bay Packers
    • 1958 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB)
    • 1961 26th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-0 in Birmingham
    • 1961 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: A 6th title for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 21-14
    • 1962 50th Grey Cup, Exhibition Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers edge Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 28-27; play starts 1 December; only final ever suspended during play (fog), and first to be finished on a Sunday
    • 1963 1964 NFL Draft: Dave Parks from Texas Tech first pick by San Francisco 49ers
    • 1963 MLB Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts; rule effective only in 1965
    • 1967 32nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 7-3 in Birmingham

    • 1967 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 24-1; Alan Ford's 87 yard punt, on a quick kick, is the longest in Grey Cup history
    [​IMG]Buck White
    1969 Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, opens at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, runs for 7 performances

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    • 1969 Two years after doubling its size from six to 12, the NHL announces 2 new teams would be joining the League the following year; Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks
    [​IMG]Frank Robinson
    1971 Frank Robinson is traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
    • 1972 37th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-16 in Birmingham, Alabama
    [​IMG]Ilie Năstase
    1972 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase successfully defends his ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 win over American Stan Smith in Barcelona, Spain

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    Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase
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    Tennis PlayerStan Smith
    • 1973 Capital Centre (USAir Arena) opens in Landover Maryland; NBA's Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics, 98-96 in opening game; arena demolished 2002
    [​IMG]Australia Rout US
    1973 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Cleveland: After clinching a famous victory the previous day, Australians Rod Laver and John Newcombe finish a 5-0 rout of the US with wins over Stan Smith and Tom Gorman

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    Tennis PlayerRod Laver
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    Tennis PlayerJohn Newcombe
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    Tennis PlayerStan Smith
    • 1974 MLB Rules Committee changes long time philosophy to permit the use of cowhide, rather than just horsehide in the manufacture of baseballs
    [​IMG]Greg Chappell
    1975 Greg Chappell in his debut as Australian cricket captain completes a fine double in 8 wicket win in 1st Test v West Indies in Brisbane; scores 109no in 2nd innings to follow his 1st innings 123

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    CricketerGreg Chappell
    • 1977 First day of World Series Cricket at VFL Park in Melbourne; barely 200 people see Australia dismissed for 256 by West Indies; Ray Bright top scores with 69; Michael Holding captures 4 wickets & Andy Roberts 3; WI go on to win 1st WSC 'Test' by 3 wickets
    • 1978 43rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-16 in Birmingham, Alabama
    [​IMG]Gavaskar's Double Century
    1978 Sunil Gavaskar scores his second double century (205) in Test cricket (as well as 73 on the final day) to guide India to a draw against the West Indies in the 1st Test in Bombay

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    CricketerSunil Gavaskar
    • 1978 The Sporting News announces Baltimore Orioles shortstop Mark Belanger winner of his 8th (and final) MLB Gold Glove Award
    [​IMG]Valenzuela NL Rookie
    1981 Pitcher Fernando Valenzuela becomes 3rd consecutive Los Angeles Dodgers player to be named National League Rookie of the Year, after Rick Sutcliffe (1979), and Steve Howe (1980)

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela

    • 1982 American track and field record holder Steve Scott sets record for fastest round of golf played on a regulation course; posts a 95, completing 18 holes in 29:33.05s at Miller Golf Club in Anaheim, California; he used only two clubs, and ran between holes
    • 1984 Australian Test cricket spin bowler Bob Holland takes a career best 9-83 for NSW in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Sydney
    [​IMG]Dan Marino
    1984 Miami quarterback Dan Marino breaks NFL single-season touchdown pass record when he throws his 37th in the Dolphins' 45-34 loss to the Raiders; finishes season with 48 TD passes

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    Hall of Fame NFL QuarterbackDan Marino
    [​IMG]Chicago's Only Loss
    1985 Chicago Bears' head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan almost come to blows at halftime in a 38-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins at the Orange Bowl, Miami; Chicago's only loss of the NFL season

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    NFL Head CoachMike Ditka
    • 1985 NFL quarterback legends Dan Marino and John Elway (Denver Broncos) face each other for the first time, a 30-26 win for Marino's Miami Dolphins (390 yards and 3 TDs)
    • 1987 "334" club forms as 334 brave Devil fans journey through 20" of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 NHL victory over Calgary at Meadowlands
    • 1989 54th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 30-20 in Auburn
    • 1989 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston (QB)
    • 1991 Australia routs India by 10 wickets in the 1st cricket Test in Brisbane; first Test to be officiated by a match referee; former England captain MJK Smith does the honours
    • 1991 Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla becomes highest paid player in MLB when he agrees to record $29 million-5 year deal with New York Mets
    • 1992 Kiwi opening batsman John Wright becomes first New Zealander to make 5,000 runs in Test cricket when he scores 14 in the 2nd innings of the drawn 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Moratuwa
    [​IMG]Houston Rockets' Streak
    1993 Houston Rockets score a 94-85 win over the Knicks at New York’s Madison Square Garden, recording their 15th straight win to start the season; tie Washington Capitols' all-time NBA record 1948-49; streak ends next game

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    NBA CenterHakeem Olajuwon
    [​IMG]Cobb
    1994 "Cobb" a film about baseball player Ty Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones premieres

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    MLB LegendTy Cobb
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    ActorTommy Lee Jones
    • 1995 4th SEC Championship Game: #2 Florida beats #23 Arkansas, 34-3
    [​IMG]Patrick Roy
    1995 Montreal Canadiens coach Mario Tremblay leaves goaltender Patrick Roy in the game too long, allowing an embarrassing 9 goals in 11-1 rout by Detroit Red Wings; Roy demands trade; moves to Colorado Avalanche and wins Stanley Cup that season

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    NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy

    • 1997 MCI Center opens in Washington, D.C., Wizards vs SuperSonics
    • 2000 5th Big 12 Championship Game: #1 Oklahoma beats #8 Kansas State, 27-24
    • 2000 9th SEC Championship Game: #7 Florida beats #18 Auburn, 28-6
    • 2000 England holds off a determined comeback by South Africa to notch up their 3rd Southern Hemisphere rugby scalp of the autumn with a 25-17 win at Twickenham; previously beat Australia, 22-19 and Argentina, 19-0
    • 2001 Davis Cup Tennis, Melbourne: Nicolas Escudé defeats Wayne Arthurs of Australia 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 to give France a 3-2 victory; 9th French title, despite not playing a single match on home soil
    • 2006 11th Big 12 Championship Game: #8 Oklahoma beats #19 Nebraska, 21-7
    • 2006 15th SEC Championship Game: #4 Florida beats #8 Arkansas, 38-28
    • 2006 2nd ACC Championship Game: #16 Wake Forest beats #23 Georgia Tech, 9-6
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    2008 Ballon d'Or: Manchester United's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins his first award as best football player in the world; Barcelona forward Lionel Messi 2nd, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres 3rd

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    Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
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    Football StarLionel Messi
    • 2014 After featuring in a magazine article with long-time life partner, veteran MLB umpire and crew chief Dale Scott openly acknowledges his homosexuality; overwhelmingly positive reaction from baseball circles
    • 2016 For 6th time in 7 years, Cincinnati Reds 1st baseman Joey Votto wins Tip O'Neill Award as best Canadian MLB player; hit .326 with NL-leading .434 OBP, 29 HRs & 97 RBIs in an outstanding all-around season for last-place club
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    2019 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins his record 6th award from Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk; American midfielder Megan Rapinoe is Women's World Player of the Year

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    Football StarLionel Messi
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    Soccer StarMegan Rapinoe
     
  2. Dec 3, 2024 #342
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    • 1901 At the MLB meeting, the Milwaukee Brewers franchise is officially dropped from the American League and replaced by the St. Louis Browns
    • 1921 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win 2nd Championship; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0
    [​IMG]Bruins Streak begins

    1929 Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1, the first win of an NHL record 14-game winning streak, and a 22-game home winning streak

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    NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth

    • 1932 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers defeat Regina Roughriders, 25-6 for their 5th Championship
    [​IMG]Mickey Cochrane
    1933 As part of a famous MLB fire sale of players, Philadelphia A's owner Connie Mack sells catcher Mickey Cochrane to Detroit for $100,000; Cochrane is immediately named Tigers manager

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    Baseball LegendConnie Mack
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    Baseball CatcherMickey Cochrane
    • 1933 Joe Lilliard QBs Chic Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946
    • 1943 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (QB)
    • 1944 Temporary merger of 2 NFL teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals, dissolves at finish of season; WWII ends before start of 1945 season, so both teams resume normal operations
    • 1946 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB)
    [​IMG]Bradman's Testimonial
    1948 Australian cricket icon Don Bradman scores 123 for the Bradman XI in his own testimonial match against the Lindsay Hassett's XI in front of 52,360 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1949 14th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 14-13 in Birmingham
    • 1950 Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7)
    • 1956 Australian 4 x 200m freestyle relay team of Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose & Jon Henricks swim world record 8:23.6 to take the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Rose's 2nd of 3 gold at the Games
    [​IMG]Chamberlain's Varsity Debut
    1956 Basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain makes his much anticipated varsity debut; scores 52 points and grabs 31 rebounds, breaking both all-time Kansas records in an 87–69 win against Northwestern

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
    • 1957 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB)
    • 1961 Dutchman Anton Geesink becomes 1st non-Japanese judo world champion
    [​IMG]George Blanda
    1961 George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal

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    NFL Quarterback and PlacekickerGeorge Blanda
    • 1962 1963 NFL Draft: Terry Baker from Oregon State first pick by Los Angeles Rams
    • 1966 31st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-0 in Birmingham
    • 1967 Australian Derek Clayton runs world marathon record 2:09:36.4 at the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan
    • 1968 MLB Rules Committee adopts a series of changes designed to increase amount of offensive run production; decreases strike zone size and lowers height of pitcher's mound from 15" to 10"; changes are successful
    • 1970 Claude Ruel resigns as coach of the NHL Montreal Canadiens; replacement Al MacNeil leads Habs to a Stanley Cup championship 5 months later
    • 1972 CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 13-10; Tiger-Cats first team in CFL's modern era to win Grey Cup at home
    • 1979 45th Heisman Trophy Award: Charles White, Southern California (RB)
    [​IMG]Don Sutton
    1980 Don Sutton, the winningest pitcher in Los Angeles Dodgers history, signs a 4-year contract with Houston; Astros career shortened by a patellar fracture; returns to Dodgers in 1988 after stints with 3 other MLB clubs

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherDon Sutton
    [​IMG]Leonard vs. Benitez
    1982 After losing his world welterweight boxing titles to Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns wins WBC Super Welterweight crown in a majority points decision over Wilfred Benitez at Superdome, New Orleans

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    BoxerSugar Ray Leonard
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    BoxerWilfred Benítez
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    BoxerThomas Hearns
    • 1983 48th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 23-20 in Birmingham
    • 1983 49th Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Rozier, Nebraska (RB)
    [​IMG]Sri Lanka Dismissed for 55
    1986 Chasing the West Indies 248/5, Sri Lanka is sensationally dismissed for just 55 in cricket's Champions Trophy in Sharjah; Windies pace bowler Courtney Walsh takes 5 for 1 in 4.3 overs

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    West Indian CricketerCourtney Walsh
    • 1988 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB)
    [​IMG]Stefan Edberg
    1989 Stefan Edberg of Sweden claims his first and only ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title with a 4–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 win over defending champion Boris Becker at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Tennis LegendBoris Becker
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    Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg

    • 1994 3rd SEC Championship Game: #6 Florida beats #3 Alabama, 24-23
    [​IMG]US Defeats Russia
    1995 Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Pete Sampras beats Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 to give US a winning 3-1 lead (ends 3-2); record 31st US title

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    Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
    • 1995 England cricket wicket keeper Jack Russell dismisses Clive Eksteen with his record 11th catch in 2nd Test v South Africa in Johannesburg
    • 1997 Golden State Warriors terminates guard Latrell Sprewell's four-year, $32 million NBA contract for attacking coach P.J. Carlesimo
    • 1999 Ottawa Senators' right wing Kevin Dineen becomes 5th player in NHL history to score 300 career goals and record 2,000 penalty minutes; picks up a misconduct penalty in 7-4 loss to NJ Devils
    [​IMG]Gustavo Kuerten
    2000 French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup for the only time; beats Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the final in Lisbon, Portugal

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    Tennis LegendAndre Agassi
    • 2005 10th Big 12 Championship Game: #2 Texas beats Colorado, 70-3
    • 2005 14th SEC Championship Game: #13 Georgia beats #3 LSU, 34-14
    • 2005 1st ACC Championship Game: #22 Florida State beats #5 Virginia Tech, 27-22
    [​IMG]Davis Cup
    2006 Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Marat Safin beats José Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 to clinch Russia's 3-2 victory

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    Tennis PlayerMarat Safin
    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    2009 Patrick Kane signs a five-year, $31.5 million contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks

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    Ice Hockey PlayerPatrick Kane
    • 2011 20th SEC Championship Game: #1 LSU beats #16 Georgia, 42-10
    • 2011 7th ACC Championship Game: #21 Clemson beats #5 Virginia Tech, 38-10
    • 2014 Australian Rugby star David Pocock is arrested after protesting against a coal mine under construction in an Australian national forest
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    2018 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modrić wins; first time since 2007 that either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't win award; Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg is inaugural women's winner

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    FootballerLuka Modrić
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    Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
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    Football StarLionel Messi
     
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    • 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup, Rosedale Field, Toronto: University of Toronto Blues beat Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6; Blues undefeated
    • 1909 Oldest still-operating NHL franchise is officially established as J. Ambrose O’Brien and Jack Laviolette create the “Club de Hockey Canadien,” known today as the Montreal Canadiens
    [​IMG]Johnson and the Federal League

    1914 Walter Johnson accepts an advance from the Chicago Whales of the Federal League; Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court

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    MLB PitcherWalter Johnson
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    Baseball PitcherClark Griffith

    • 1920 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: U of Toronto Blues win 4th title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 16-3
    • 1921 American Professional Football Association Championship, Cubs Park, Chicago: Chicago Staleys beat Buffalo All-Americans, 10-7 in de facto championship game after teams tied in standings
    • 1926 CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators retain Championship with 10-7 win over U of Toronto Blues
    • 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner wins NL MVP
    [​IMG]Clubs May Sign Negros
    1943 MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces that any baseball club may sign Negro players

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    1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis
    • 1945 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB)
    [​IMG]First Test India vs. Australia
    1947 In the first cricket Test match between the 2 nations, India is dismissed for 98 by Australia in Brisbane to lose by an innings & 226 runs; fast bowler Ernie Toshack takes 6 for 29 for match figures of 11 for 31

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    CricketerErnie Toshack
    • 1948 13th Iron Bowl (first since 1907): Alabama beats Auburn 55-0 in Birmingham
    • 1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run
    • 1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)
    • 1956 American diver Pat McCormick wins the 3m springboard gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with 142.46 points; later wraps up the women's double when she takes the 10m platform gold
    • 1956 Australian swimmer Murray Rose sets world record 4:27.3 to claim the 400m gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Rose later also wins 1,500m gold
    [​IMG]Ernie Davis
    1961 1962 NFL Draft: Ernie Davis, University of Syracuse RB #1 pick by Washington Redskins

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    American Football PlayerErnie Davis

    [​IMG]Patterson vs. McNeeley
    1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson
    • 1961 Smallest NY Knick, 49th St Madison Square Garden crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
    • 1963 Boston Bruins' right wing Andy Hebenton sets a new NHL record by playing in his 581st consecutive game in 2-2 tie with Chicago Black Hawks; reaches 630 straight games
    • 1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft
    • 1964 Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes
    • 1964 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, v Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31
    • 1965 2nd NY Knicks game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner)
    [​IMG]Masanori Murakami
    1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000

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    Baseball Player In Major LeaguesMasanori Murakami
    • 1977 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Sydney: John Alexander beats Adriano Panatta of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 11-9 in a 3 hour, 54 minute classic to give Australia a 3-1 victory
    • 1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats KC 27-7
    [​IMG]1st World Series Cricket 'Test'
    1977 West Indies win 1st World Series Cricket 'Test' against Australia at VFL Park in Melbourne by 3 wickets; chasing 235 for victory, Viv Richards with 56 and Clive Lloyd 44 guide WI to 237/7 with 2 days to spare

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    Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards
    • 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith
    • 1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies)
    • 1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
    • 1983 NJ Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota North Stars 6-0
    [​IMG]Živojinović Upsets McEnroe
    1985 Slobodan Živojinović of Yugoslavia upsets No. 2 seed John McEnroe 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter finals; leaves McEnroe without a major singles title for the first time since 1978

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    Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe
    [​IMG]Lendl's 3rd ATP
    1987 Defending champion Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia wins 3rd straight season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title by defeating Mats Wilander of Sweden 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 in the final at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
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    Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander
    • 1988 Edmonton center Jimmy Carson becomes just the third player to score 6 NHL hat tricks before the age of 21 in the Oilers 10-6 win over the New York Rangers
    [​IMG]Eddie Murray
    1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers

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    MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray
    • 1993 2nd SEC Championship Game: #9 Florida beats #16 Alabama, 28-13
    [​IMG]Dan Jansen
    1993 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)

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    Speed SkaterDan Jansen
    • 1994 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)
    • 1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest points scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
    • 1997 NBA suspends former Golden State Warriors guard Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking coach P.J. Carlesimo
    • 1999 8th SEC Championship Game: #7 Alabama beats #5 Florida, 34-7
    • 2004 13th SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #15 Tennessee, 38-28
    • 2005 94th Davis Cup: Croatia beats Slovak Republic in Bratislava (3-2)
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    2007 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaká is named best football player in the world; first year in which players from clubs outside the UEFA federation eligible for nomination

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    FootballerKaká
    • 2009 Montreal Canadiens retire Hall of Fame center Elmer Lach's jersey (No. 16), as part of team's centennial celebration
    • 2010 15th Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Oklahoma beats #13 Nebraska, 23-20

    • 2010 19th SEC Championship Game: #2 Auburn beats #18 South Carolina, 56-17
    • 2010 6th ACC Championship Game: #12 Virginia Tech beats #20 Florida State, 44-33
    • 2011 100th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Seville (3-1)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2011 Pedro Martínez officially announces his retirement from professional baseball

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    Baseball PitcherPedro Martínez
    • 2017 New York Giants fire head coach Ben McAdoo and manager Jerry Reese after a 2–10 start
    • 2018 Ownership group Seattle Hockey Partners led by billionaire businessman Davis Bonderman is unanimously granted an NHL license by the Board of Governors; to start play 2020-21 season at KeyArena
    • 2020 New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson smashes 251 to set up the home side's innings & 134 run win over the West Indies in the 1st Test in Hamilton
    • 2021 New Zealand cricket spin bowler Ajaz Patel (10-119) joins Jim Laker and Anil Kumble as the only three men to take all ten wickets in a Test innings, on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against India in Mumbai
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2023 Caitlin Clark posts 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists for Iowa against Wisconsin, surpassing the Big Ten career triple-double record

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    Basketball PlayerCaitlin Clark
     
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    • 1868 1st American bicycle college opens (NY)
    • 1914 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win first Championship; beat U of Toronto Blues, 14-2
    • 1924 Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5

    • 1925 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Ottawa Senators win first title; beat Winnipeg Tammany Tigers, 24-1
    • 1931 CFL Grey Cup, Molson Stadium, Montreal: Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers shutout Regina Roughriders, 22-0 for their first title
    • 1936 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Sarnia Imperials defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 for their 2nd Championship
    • 1942 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto RCAF Hurricanes beat Winnipeg RCAF Bombers, 8-5
    [​IMG]Louis vs. Walcott

    1947 Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title, at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJersey Joe Walcott
    • 1948 NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions
    [​IMG]Charles vs. Barone
    1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles
    • 1956 17-year-old British swimmer Judy Grinham and American Carin Cone both swim world record 1:12.9 in the women's 100m backstroke at the Melbourne Olympics; Grinham is awarded gold medal
    • 1956 Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrøm wins the Finn class gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; his 2nd straight Finn gold and 3rd consecutive Olympic gold in sailing
    [​IMG]Larisa Latynina's Golds
    1956 Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina wins the women's vault and ties for gold in the floor exercise section at the Melbourne Olympics; later takes gold total to 4 with teams and individual all-round titles

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    GymnastLarisa Latynina
    • 1958 Phils drop plans for NY sportcast as Yanks threat to do same in Philadelphia
    • 1959 Future Pakistan cricket captain Intikhab Alam bowls Australian opener Colin McDonald with his first ball in Test cricket in drawn 3rd Test in Karachi
    [​IMG]Esposito Scores on Brother's Debut
    1968 Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins scores 2 goals in his goaltender brother Tony's (also HOF) NHL debut for the Montreal Canadiens; 2-2 tie

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    NHL StarPhil Esposito

    • 1970 NFL Los Angeles Rams running back Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
    • 1970 Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson Trophy stolen from Hockey Hall of Fame
    • 1972 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL)
    • 1973 Chicago Cubs Ron Santo becomes 1st baseball player to invoke 10-5 rule and veto his trade (with the California Angels)
    • 1974 Birmingham Americans defeat the Florida Blazers 22-21 in the WFL's World Bowl
    • 1974 NFL's Seattle Seahawks forms
    [​IMG]Rose Highest Paid Player
    1978 Baseball free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Philadelphia Phillies becoming highest paid baseball player

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    MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
    • 1978 New York Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Pittsburgh Penguins; Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders
    [​IMG]Chappell, Hughes Rescue Australia
    1979 Ex-World Series Cricket combatants Greg Chappell (124) and Kim Hughes (130no) return to rescue Australia on last day of the drawn 1st Test v West Indies in Brisbane

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    CricketerKim Hughes
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    CricketerGreg Chappell
    • 1981 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern Cal (RB)
    • 1982 Dutch judoka Ingrid Berghmans retains judo's world championship
    • 1982 Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
    • 1982 NFL Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions
    • 1982 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Don January wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke over Julius Boros
    • 1983 LA Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use

    • 1984 New York Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Atlanta Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
    [​IMG]Rickey Henderson to the Yankees
    1984 Oakland Athletics trade Rickey Henderson to the NY Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo

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    MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson
    • 1987 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR)
    [​IMG]Boon's 5th Century
    1987 David Boon's 5th Test Cricket century, 143 v NZ at Brisbane

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    [​IMG]Becker's 1st ATP
    1988 Boris Becker beats defending champion Ivan Lendl 5–7, 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 in a classic final to win his first of 3 ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Tennis LegendBoris Becker
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    Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
    • 1990 Blue Jays trade F McGriff & T Fernandez to SD for R Alomar & J Carter
    • 1992 1st SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama beats #12 Florida, 28-21
    • 1993 82nd Davis Cup: Germany beats Australia in Dusseldorf (4-1)
    • 1996 Portland's Jermaine O'Neal at 18 becomes the youngest NBA player
    • 1997 1st Game at Wash Capitals' MCI Center vs Fla Panthers
    • 1998 3rd Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Texas A&M beats #2 Kansas State, 36-33 (2 OT)
    • 1998 7th SEC Championship Game: #1 Tennessee beats #23 Mississippi State, 24-14
    • 1999 88th Davis Cup: Australia beats France in Nice (3-2)
    • 2004 93rd Davis Cup: Spain beats USA in Seville (3-2)
    [​IMG]Maddux's $10M Deal
    2006 Greg Maddux signs a one-year deal with the San Diego Padres worth $10 million

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    MLB Pitching LegendGreg Maddux
    [​IMG]O. J. Simpson Sentenced
    2008 Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery

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    NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
    • 2009 14th Big 12 Championship Game: #3 Texas beats #21 Nebraska, 13-12
    • 2009 18th SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama beats #1 Florida, 32-13
    • 2009 5th ACC Championship Game: #12 Georgia Tech beats #25 Clemson, 39-34
    • 2010 99th Davis Cup: Serbia beats France in Belgrade (3-2)
    • 2017 Russia is banned from the next Winter Olympics in South Korea over state-sponsored doping
     
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    • 1913 White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo
    • 1925 Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears beat NY Giants 19-7
    • 1930 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Balmy Beach win their 2nd and final title; defeat Regina Roughriders, 11-6

    • 1939 5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (HB)
    • 1955 New York psychologist Joyce Brothers wins "$64,000 Question" with topic of boxing
    • 1956 Against the background of the Soviet invasion of Hungary the nations square off at the Melbourne Olympics in a famous water polo match; game called off with Hungary leading 4-0 and near riot halted by police; Hungary goes on to win gold medal
    • 1956 Australian swimmer David Theile sets world record 1:02.2 to win the 100m backstroke gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics
    [​IMG]Australian Win Swim Relay

    1956 Australian women's 4 × 100m freestyle relay team of Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan & Lorraine Crapp swim world record 4:17.1 and beat powerful US team to win the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics

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    SwimmerDawn Fraser
    • 1956 German WWII prisoner of war Helmut Bantz and Soviet gymnast Valentin Muratov tie for the vault gold medal with 18.85 points at the Melbourne Olympics
    • 1956 Randhir Singh Gentle scores the winner as India beats Pakistan, 1-0 in the Melbourne Olympics field hockey final to win it's 6th consecutive gold medal in the sport
    • 1956 Soviet gymnast Viktor Chukarin follows his parallel bars gold medal with the individual all-round title and teams gold at the Melbourne Olympics
    [​IMG]US vs. Philippines
    1957 Gardnar Mulloy becomes oldest American to win a Davis Cup tennis match at age 44 years, 14 days; teams with Vic Seixas to give US a match-clinching, 3-0 lead over the Philippines in the Inter Zone 1st round in Adelaide, Australia

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    Tennis PlayerVic Seixas
    • 1960 MLB American League grants American entertainer and businessman Gene Autry a franchise: Los Angeles Angels
    [​IMG]Davis 1st African American Winner
    1961 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse RB; 1st African American to win)

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    American Football PlayerErnie Davis
    • 1963 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba
    • 1968 Major League Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years
    [​IMG]Buck White
    1969 Oscar Brown, Jr's musical "Buck White", starring Muhammad Ali, closes at George Abbott Theatre, NYC, after 7 performances

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    • 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106
    • 1973 NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington, D.C. (doesn't happen)
    • 1975 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
    • 1981 Rob de Castella of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:18
    [​IMG]Barber's 1st Senior PGA Win
    1981 Senior PGA Championship, Turnberry Isle CC: Miller Barber wins his first of 5 Champions Tour major titles by 2 strokes from Arnold Palmer

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    GolferArnold Palmer
    [​IMG]Suková Breaks Navratilova Streak
    1984 Helena Suková snaps Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the semi finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne; ends Navratilova's hopes of completing the Grand Slam

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    • 1986 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Fla (QB)
    • 1988 Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles
    • 1988 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest)
    • 1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning
    • 1992 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)
    [​IMG]US Defeat Switzerland
    1992 Davis Cup Tennis, Ft. Worth, Texas: Jim Courier defeats Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to give the US a 3-1 victory

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    Tennis PlayerJim Courier
    [​IMG]Jerry Rice's Record Touchdown
    1992 San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown in a 27-3 win over the Miami Dolphins at Candlestick Park

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    NFL LegendJerry Rice
    [​IMG]Bonds' $43M Pact
    1992 San Francisco Giants sign record $43million USD pact with Pirates MLB outfielder Barry Bonds

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    MLB LegendBarry Bonds

    • 1997 6th SEC Championship Game: #3 Tennessee beats #11 Auburn, 30-29
    • 1998 87th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Italy in Milan (4-1)
    • 2003 12th SEC Championship Game: #3 LSU beats #5 Georgia, 34-13
    • 2003 8th Big 12 Championship Game: #13 Kansas State beats #1 Oklahoma, 35-7
    • 2008 13th Big 12 Championship Game: #4 Oklahoma beats #19 Missouri, 62-21
    • 2008 17th SEC Championship Game: #2 Florida beats #1 Alabama, 31-20
    • 2008 4th ACC Championship Game: Virginia Tech beats #18 Boston College, 30-12
    • 2009 98th Davis Cup: Spain beats Czech Republic in Barcelona (5-0)
    • 2014 10th ACC Championship Game: #2 Florida State beats #12 Georgia Tech, 37-35
    • 2014 23rd SEC Championship Game: #1 Alabama beats #14 Missouri, 42-13
    [​IMG]Henry's Record-breaking Game
    2018 Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards & 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett's longest run in NFL history

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    NFL Running BackDerrick Henry
     
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    • 1907 Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring
    [​IMG]Diegel's Back-to-back PGA

    1929 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hillcrest CC: Defending champion Leo Diegel defeats Johnny Farrell, 6 & 4 in the final

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    Golfer and Two-Time PGA ChampionLeo Diegel

    [​IMG]Armour's 2nd Win
    1930 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadows CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1 up in the final for the 2nd of his 3 major titles

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    GolferGene Sarazen
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    GolferTommy Armour
    [​IMG]Bradman Scores 219
    1931 After scoring 226 in 1st Test in Brisbane, Don Bradman belts 219 for NSW against the visiting South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1935 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Winnipeg Pegs (later Blue Bombers) defeat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12
    [​IMG]Williams to the Red Sox
    1937 Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams

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    Baseball PlayerTed Williams
    • 1937 Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine recaptures his final world title from Dutch grand master Max Euwe by a large margin (+10−4=11)
    [​IMG]Lou Gehrig Elected HOF
    1939 New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, only six months after his retirement

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig
    • 1940 CFL Grey Cup (Game 2), Lansdowne Park, Ottawa: Ottawa beats Toronto Balmy Beach, 12-5
    • 1949 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart (end), Notre Dame
    • 1956 American diver Pat McCormick wraps up the women's double when she wins the 10m platform gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with 84.85 points; also won the 3m springboard gold
    • 1956 Australian swimmer Murray Rose claims his 3rd gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics when he wins the 1,500m in 17:58.9; also wins 400m & 4 x 200m relay
    [​IMG]Larisa Latynina's Four Golds
    1956 Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina takes her gold medal tally to 4 at the Melbourne Olympics; wins teams and individual all-round titles having earlier won vault and floor exercise sections

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    GymnastLarisa Latynina
    • 1957 Tony Kubek of the Yanks selected as AL Rookie of the Year
    • 1973 Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
    [​IMG]Năstase's 4th ATP
    1975 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 4th season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 rout of Björn Borg of Sweden in Stockholm

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    Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase
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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg

    • 1980 69th Davis Cup: Czechoslovakia beats Italy in Prague (4-1)
    [​IMG]Arnold Palmer Victory
    1980 Senior PGA Championship, Turnberry Isle CC: Arnold Palmer wins with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole against Paul Harney

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    GolferArnold Palmer
    [​IMG]Border Captains Australia
    1984 Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)

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    Test CricketerAllan Border
    [​IMG]Trophy to Bo Jackson
    1985 51st Heisman Trophy Award: Bo Jackson, Auburn (RB)

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    NFL Running Back and Baseball OutfielderBo Jackson
    [​IMG]Navratilova Defeats Evert-Lloyd
    1985 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 for her 3rd and final Australian singles crown

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
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    Tennis LegendChris Evert
    [​IMG]Texas Rangers Sign Ryan
    1988 MLB Texas Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract

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    MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
    [​IMG]Islanders Fire Simpson
    1988 NHL NY Islanders fire head coach Terry Simpson, and replace him with former coach Al Arbour

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    Ice Hockey Player and CoachAl Arbour
    • 1995 NBA settles strike of referees, refs to return on Dec 12
    • 1996 1st Big 12 Championship Game: Texas beats #3 Nebraska, 37-27
    • 1996 5th SEC Championship Game: #4 Florida beats #11 Alabama, 45-30
    • 1996 Australian rugby union team ends 12-game European tour unbeaten after 39-19 victory over the Barbarians at Twickenham; Wallabies fullback Matt Burke scores 2 tries and lands 4 conversions, 2 penalties
    • 2002 11th SEC Championship Game: #4 Georgia beats #22 Arkansas, 30-3
    • 2013 22nd SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #5 Missouri, 59-42
    • 2013 9th ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida State beats #20 Duke, 45-7
    [​IMG]Ronaldo Wins 5th Award
    2017 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fifth and second consecutive award to equal Lionel Messi's record

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    Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
    • 2017 Former US gymnastics physician Larry Nasser is sentenced to 60 years on child pornography charges
    • 2020 Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games
     
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    • 1940 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Chicago Bears beat Washington Redskins, 73-0; most one-sided victory in NFL history; first NFL title game broadcast on national radio
    • 1942 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB)
    • 1948 14th Heisman Trophy Award: Doak Walker, SMU (HB)

    • 1953 19th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame (HB)
    • 1955 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)
    [​IMG]Campanella's 3rd MVP

    1955 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award

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    MLB CatcherRoy Campanella
    • 1956 XVI Summer Olympic Games close at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia; start of an Olympic tradition - amidst international tensions, athletes mingle together, parade into and around MCG arena for final appearance to close the Games
    • 1959 Baseball's new Continental League awards its 6th franchise to Atlanta, Georgia
    [​IMG]Eisenhower Catches a Game
    1959 President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi

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    34th US President and WWII GeneralDwight D. Eisenhower
    • 1960 MLB expansion team Los Angeles Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium
    • 1961 Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec)
    [​IMG]Chamberlain's 78 Points
    1961 Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in 151-147 3OT defeat to LA Lakers at Philadelphia Civic Center; 2nd highest game total in the NBA history

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
    [​IMG]Yankees' Terrible Trade
    1966 New York Yankee trade, outfielder Roger Maris to St' Louis Cardinals for Charlie Smith

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    Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
    • 1967 NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals
    • 1973 39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Penn State (RB)
    [​IMG]Năstase's 3rd Consecutive ATP
    1973 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 3rd consecutive season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win over Dutchman Tom Okker in Boston, Massachusetts

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    Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase

    • 1977 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB)
    • 1978 Commencement of the 1st day/night World Series Cricket supertest at VFL Park, Melbourne
    [​IMG]Evert-Lloyd Wins Australian Open
    1984 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert-Lloyd beats Helena Suková 6-7, 6-1, 6-3; continues streak of winning at least 1 major per year since 1973

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert
    [​IMG]Edberg Wins First Grand Slam
    1985 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg wins 1st career Grand Slam singles title; beats defending champion & fellow Swede Mats Wilander 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

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    Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander
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    Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg
    [​IMG]Hextall Scores 1st Goalie Goal
    1987 Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes 1st NHL goalie to actually score a goal, shooting the puck into Boston Bruins empty net in 5-2 win at The Spectrum in Philadelphia

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    NHL GoalieRon Hextall
    • 1988 Knick's set NBA record of 11 3-pointers & sink Bucks, 113-109
    [​IMG]Darryl Strawberry Indicted
    1994 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges

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    Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry
    • 2001 10th SEC Championship Game: #21 LSU beats #2 Tennessee, 31-20
    • 2007 73rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Tebow, Florida (QB)
    • 2011 The NBA and players union reach financial agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games
    • 2018 84th Heisman Trophy Award: Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (QB)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2018 Brian Ortega fights Max Holloway at UFC 231 and loses by doctor stoppage, earning Fight of the Night

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    Mixed Martial ArtistBrian Ortega
    • 2022 American basketball star Brittany Griner is released by Russian authorities in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; Griner detained on drug smuggling charges since February 2022
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2023 Kawhi Leonard scores a season-high 41 points in a win over the Utah Jazz

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    Basketball ForwardKawhi Leonard
     
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    • 1892 English football club Newcastle United founded
    [​IMG]Johnson vs. Johnson

    1913 Heavyweight fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Johnson ends with no decision in Paris

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson

    • 1913 John K. Tener becomes president of baseball's National League
    • 1922 1st Australasian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Margaret Molesworth wins inaugural title; beats fellow Australian Esna Boyd 6-3, 10-8
    [​IMG]Anderson Wins 1st of Three
    1922 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: James Anderson wins 1st of 3 Australasian titles; beats fellow Australian Gerald Patterson 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

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    Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson
    [​IMG]Ban Johnson's Extended Contract
    1925 AL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 & raises to $40,000

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    Founder of Baseball's American LeagueBan Johnson
    • 1926 USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs
    • 1931 Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players & NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers
    • 1933 CFL Grey Cup, Athletic Park, Sarnia: Toronto Argonauts edge Sarnia Imperials, 4-3 for their 3rd Championship
    [​IMG]NY Giants vs. Chicago Bears
    1934 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears, 30-13

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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    • 1935 1st Heisman Trophy Award: Jay Berwanger, Chicago (HB)
    • 1936 AL OKs night baseball for St Louis
    [​IMG]England Embarrasses Australia
    1936 England embarrasses Australia in the 1st Test in Brisbane; home side all out for 58 as England wins by 322 runs; Don Bradman out for a duck (0)

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1938 1939 NFL Draft: Ki Aldrich from TCU first pick by Chicago Cardinals
    • 1939 1940 NFL Draft: George Cafego from University of Tennessee first pick by Chicago Cardinals
    • 1939 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Winnipeg Blue Bombers claim 2nd title; defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7

    • 1941 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (HB)
    • 1949 NFL merges with AAFC; Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers & Baltimore Colts join league intact, other teams in New York and Los Angeles are merged with existing units
    • 1953 Montreal Canadiens (106) & Toronto Maple Leafs (98) combine for 204 penalty minutes
    [​IMG]Robinson to Baltimore Orioles
    1965 Frank Robinson is traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
    • 1973 NFL St. Louis Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 6 field goals vs Atlanta Falcons
    • 1978 1st game of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does
    • 1982 World Boxing Council first to reduce the length of championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds, and allows referees to order standing 8-count for fighters in trouble
    [​IMG]Wilander 2nd Straight Win
    1984 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 2nd straight Australian title; beats Kevin Curren of South Africa 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2

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    Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander
    [​IMG]Dickerson Rush Record
    1984 LA Ram Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,105 yards

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    NFL Running BackEric Dickerson
    [​IMG]Thomson Wins Seniors
    1984 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Australian Peter Thomson wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 3 strokes from Don January

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    GolferPeter Thomson
    [​IMG]Jerry Rice's Streak
    1985 SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park

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    NFL LegendJerry Rice
    [​IMG]Bird's Streak Ends
    1987 Larry Bird ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws

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    NBA LegendLarry Bird
    • 1988 NY Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M
    • 1990 NFL NY Giant Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard
    • 1992 Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks

    • 1992 NHL NJ Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season
    • 1992 Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)
    [​IMG]Heisman Trophy
    1995 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB)

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    NFL Running BackEddie George
    • 2000 Tottenham defender Ledley King scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 9.82 seconds in 3-3 draw at Bradford City
    • 2006 72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
    [​IMG]Márquez vs. Pacquiao
    2012 Juan Manuel Márquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in round six for the WBO light welterweight title

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    BoxerManny Pacquiao
    [​IMG]Ditka's Jersey Retired
    2013 Mike Ditka's #89 jersey is retired by the Chicago Bears

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    NFL Head CoachMike Ditka
    • 2013 MLB pitcher Roy Halladay announces his retirement due to persistent back injury
    • 2017 83rd Heisman Trophy Award: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (QB)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2017 Brian Ortega defeats Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 123, earning Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night honors

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    Mixed Martial ArtistBrian Ortega
    [​IMG]Rodgers Breaks Brady Record
    2018 Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers breaks Tom Brady's NFL record with his 359th straight pass without an interception during Packers 34-20 win over Atlanta Falcons; finishes game with streak intact at 368

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    NFL QuarterbackAaron Rodgers
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    NFL QuarterbackTom Brady
    [​IMG]Brady Breaks Manning Record
    2018 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady breaks Peyton Manning's record for most touchdown passes in NFL history; moves to 582 with 3 TD passes during 34-33 defeat by Miami Dolphins; record includes TDs thrown in regular season & post-season

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    NFL QuarterbackTom Brady
    • 2019 World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from all major sporting events including 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 football World Cup in Qatar for manipulating laboratory data
    • 2021 Chicago Black Hawks Marc-Andre Fleury becomes 3rd NHL goaltender to reach 500 career wins in 2-0 shut-out over the Canadiens at Montreal
    • 2023 89th Heisman Trophy Award: Jayden Daniels, LSU (QB)
    • 2023 Japanese baseball two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani signs a North American pro-sports record 10-year $700m deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers
     
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    • 1810 English bare-knuckle boxer Tom Cribb beats African-American Tom Molineaux in 33rd of 40 round bout at Copthall Common, England; first interracial boxing match
    • 1831 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century
    • 1918 John Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League for the 2nd time

    • 1919 NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers
    [​IMG]Ban Johnson Controversy

    1919 NY, Boston, & Chicago, oppose AL resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties

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    Founder of Baseball's American LeagueBan Johnson
    • 1922 1st National Football League Championship: undefeated Canton Bulldogs (10-0-2) named inaugural champions
    • 1922 Canton Bulldogs' future HOF tackle Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards
    • 1924 Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years
    • 1934 NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of season
    [​IMG]Foxx to the Red Sox
    1935 Philadelphia Athletics sell infielder Jimmie Foxx's contract to Boston Red Sox for $150,000 (about $2.8M in 2020 dollars)

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    MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx
    • 1935 White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Tigers for $75,000
    • 1938 CFL Grey Cup: In repeat of last year, Toronto Argonauts defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 30-7 to retain Championship
    [​IMG]Green Bay Packers vs. NY Giants
    1939 National Football League Championship, Dairy Bowl, West Allis, Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants, 27-0; Packers 5th title

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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    [​IMG]Harmon 1st Draft Pick
    1940 1941 NFL Draft: Tom Harmon from University of Michigan first pick by Chicago Bears

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    American Football Player and BroadcasterTom Harmon
    • 1945 Aust Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts
    • 1954 Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
    [​IMG]Cannon Rush/Receiving Record
    1961 Houston Oilers utility back Billy Cannon gains AFL record 373 yards combined rushing/receiving in 48-21 win over NY Titans at the Polo Grounds, NYC

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    NFL Running BackBilly Cannon
    • 1965 Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters v England at the Gabba
    [​IMG]Frazier vs. Bonavena
    1968 Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier
    • 1970 North American Soccer League awards NY & Toronto franchises
    [​IMG]Two Tennis No. 1s
    1973 For the first time since 1885, tennis has 2 top-ranked male players - Americans Stan Smith and Jimmy Connors [1]

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    Tennis LegendJimmy Connors
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    Tennis PlayerStan Smith
    • 1978 67th Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage (4-1)
    • 1978 Islanders ends 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Canadians
    [​IMG]Doakes vs. Weaver
    1982 Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas

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    BoxerMike Weaver
    [​IMG]Navratilova Wins 8th Grand Slam
    1983 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins 8th career Grand Slam singles event; beats Kathy Jordan of the US 6-2, 7-6

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    • 1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat NY Jets 34-7
    • 1986 Atlanta Hawk Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points vs Chicago Bulls
    [​IMG]Lendl's Back-to-Back ATP
    1986 Ivan Lendl repeats previous year's result with a 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 win over Boris Becker to claim back-to-back season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
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    Tennis LegendBoris Becker
    • 1988 Washington Capitals 1st NHL scoreless tie, vs Montreal Canadiens
    [​IMG]Spira Sentenced
    1991 Howard Spira sentenced to 2½ years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner

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    New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner
    • 1992 NHL awards franchises to Miami & Anaheim for 1994-95

    • 1992 NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key
    • 1994 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB)
    • 1995 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81
    • 1995 Australian cricket opening batsman Michael Slater scores career high 219 (15 x 4, 5 x 6) in innings and 36 run, 1st Test win v Sri Lanka in Perth
    [​IMG]Cricket Debut
    1995 Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Aust v Sri Lanka, WACA)

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    CricketerRicky Ponting
    • 2000 89th Davis Cup: Spain beats Australia in Barcelona (3-1)
    • 2001 67th Heisman Trophy Award: Eric Crouch, Nebraska (QB)
    • 2005 71st Heisman Trophy Award: Reggie Bush, USC (RB); Bush later forfeits trophy
    [​IMG]Borg BBC Award
    2006 British Broadcasting Corporation gives Swedish tennis icon Björn Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award; presented by Boris Becker

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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg
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    Tennis LegendBoris Becker
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2011 Kawhi Leonard signs a multi-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs following the conclusion of the NBA lockout

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    Basketball ForwardKawhi Leonard
    • 2012 78th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (QB); first freshman to win the award
    [​IMG]Carlsen Breaks Chess Record
    2012 Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov’s 13-year Elo rating record

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    Chess Grandmaster and Political ActivistGarry Kasparov
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    Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen
    [​IMG]Jackson Youngest Winner
    2016 82nd Heisman Trophy Award: Lamar Jackson, Louisville Cardinals (QB), youngest player to win at 19

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    NFL QuarterbackLamar Jackson
    • 2022 88th Heisman Trophy Award: Caleb Williams, USC (QB)
     
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    • 1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean; schooners Fleetwing, Vesta and the Henrietta, with NY playboy Gordon Bennett on board, leave Sandy Hook for the Scilly Isles (the Henrietta wins)
    • 1926 Leo O'Connor is unbeaten on 143 as Queensland wins their first Sheffield Shield match by 5 wickets vs NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground
    • 1934 1st successful penalty shot by a Toronto Maple Leaf - Charlie Conacher stopped by New York Rangers Andy Aitkenhead at Madison Square Garden

    • 1934 1st Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers
    • 1934 Ford C. Frick becomes president of baseball's National League
    • 1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team)
    • 1937 25th CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts claim their 4th Championship; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 4-3
    [​IMG]NY Giants vs. Green Bay Packers

    1938 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: New York Giants beat Green Bay Packers, 23-17; record title game attendance 48,120

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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    [​IMG]Australia Abandons Matches
    1941 Australian state cricket associations, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales decide at meetings with new Prime Minister John Curtin to abandon all interstate first class matches for the duration of WWII

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    Prime Minister of AustraliaJohn Curtin
    • 1941 NY Giants acquire future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Johnny Mize from Cardinals for 3 players & $50,000
    • 1947 Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected
    • 1949 Chicago Bear Johnny Lujack passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chicago Cards (52-29)
    • 1949 Cleveland Browns beat SF '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game
    [​IMG]DiMaggio Retires
    1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    • 1954 Philadelphia Phillies owners reluctantly purchase Connie Mack Stadium (Shibe Park) from the A's
    [​IMG]Yankees Trade Three for Three
    1959 NY Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri

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    Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
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    Baseball Player and ManagerHank Bauer

    • 1966 Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards
    • 1972 New York Jets' Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632)
    • 1973 NA Soccer League awards LA, San Francisco, Seattle & Vancouver franchises
    [​IMG]Yankees' Great Trade
    1975 MLB New York Yankees make great trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis & Ken Brett from Pittsburgh Pirates for George "Doc" Medich

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    MLB Second Baseman and ManagerWillie Randolph
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    Baseball PlayerKen Brett
    • 1979 Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international
    [​IMG]Ali's Last Fight
    1981 Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight; loses to Trevor Berbick by unanimous decision in 10 rounds at Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
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    BoxerTrevor Berbick
    • 1981 Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2
    [​IMG]Wilander's 2nd Grand Slam
    1983 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander of Sweden wins 2nd career Grand Slam title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

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    Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander
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    Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
    • 1985 NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals
    • 1989 Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year KC Royals contract
    • 1993 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
    • 1995 Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million
    • 2000 66th Heisman Trophy Award: Chris Weinke, Florida State (QB)
    [​IMG]Sakic's 500th
    2002 Joe Sakic scores his 500th career goal at Vancouver

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    NHL LegendJoe Sakic
    • 2004 70th Heisman Trophy Award: Matt Leinart, USC (QB)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2006 Jerry Sloan achieves his 1,000th career win as a coach against the Dallas Mavericks

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    Basketball Hall of Fame CoachJerry Sloan
    [​IMG]Tiger Woods Quits Golf
    2009 Tiger Woods announces an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.

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    GolferTiger Woods
    • 2021 87th Heisman Trophy Award: Bryce Young, Alabama (QB)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2022 Brock Purdy wins his first career start against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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    NFL QuarterbackBrock Purdy
     
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    • 1898 1st first-class cricket game between Australian states NSW and Tasmania
    • 1899 George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee
    • 1908 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: American Fred Alexander beats Alfred Dunlop of Australia 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3

    • 1930 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book; a ball bouncing into the stands is not a home run, now a double
    [​IMG]Bailey's Sudden Career End

    1933 Eddie Shore hits Toronto Maple Leaf star Ace Bailey from behind, fracturing his skull and ending his career

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    NHL StarEddie Shore
    • 1936 1937 NFL Draft: Sam Francis from University of Nebraska first pick by Philadelphia Eagles
    • 1937 1938 NFL Draft: Corbett Davis from University of Indiana first pick by Cleveland Rams
    • 1937 National Football League Championship, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Washington Redskins beat Chicago Bears, 28-21
    • 1950 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB)
    • 1959 Jack Brabham finishes 4th in season-ending US Grand Prix at Sebring to become first Australian F1 World Drivers Championship winner; takes title by 4 points from Briton Tony Brooks
    [​IMG]Omar Sívori Wins
    1961 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' Argentine forward Omar Sívori wins award for best football player in Europe ahead of Spanish midfielder Luis Suárez and English forward Johnny Haynes

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    Football StarLuis Suárez Miramontes
    • 1964 Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes
    [​IMG]Sayers Touchdown Record
    1965 Chicago halfback Gale Sayers ties NFL record for most touchdowns in a game with 6 in 61–20 victory over San Francisco 49ers at Wrigley Field

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    NFL Running BackGale Sayers
    • 1965 Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155
    • 1966 US Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta
    [​IMG]Ashe 1st Black No. 1
    1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black person be ranked #1 in tennis

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    Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe

    • 1969 Decathlon Bill Toomey achieves world record-score of 8417 points
    [​IMG]Năstase's Perfect ATP
    1971 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase finishes ATP Masters Grand Prix with a perfect 6-0 record to win the rich season ending event at the Coubertin Stadium, Paris

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    Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase
    • 1973 Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 & $10 silver coins)
    • 1973 San Diego files anti-trust against NL (stopping Padres move to DC)
    [​IMG]Namath's Last Game
    1976 Quarterback Joe Namath plays his last game with the NY Jets

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    NFL QuarterbackJoe Namath
    • 1976 Spaniard Manuel Orantes beats Wojtek Fibak of Poland 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1 to win his first and only season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title in Houston, Texas
    • 1977 Yanks purchase Andy Messersmith from Braves
    [​IMG]Evert-Lloyd's First Title
    1982 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert-Lloyd wins her first Australian title; beats Martina Navratilova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert
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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    [​IMG]Boon's Fourth Century
    1986 Australian cricketer David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 v England at Adelaide

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    • 1986 James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in Madison Square Garden
    • 1987 Mookie Blaylock sets NBA record of 13 steals in a game
    • 1987 Okla's sets NCAA record of 33 steals vs Centenary
    [​IMG]Tyson Sued for Sexual Harassment
    1988 Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
    • 1991 NJ Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81
    • 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test
    • 1992 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB)
    • 1992 NY Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals
    • 1995 NBA referees return to work after striking
    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract

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    Baseball PitcherPedro Martínez
    [​IMG]Ronaldo's 2nd Win
    2002 Ballon d'Or: Inter/Real Madrid forward Ronaldo is named best football player in Europe for a second time ahead of Real Madrid left back Roberto Carlos and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn

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    Football StarRonaldo
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    FootballerRoberto Carlos
    • 2011 77th Heisman Trophy Award: Robert Griffin III, Baylor (QB)
    [​IMG]Ronaldo Fourth Title
    2016 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo claims award for the 4th time; record winning margin of 429 from Lionel Messi

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    Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
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    Football StarLionel Messi
    [​IMG]Max Verstappen Wins
    2021 Dutchman Max Verstappen wins Formula 1 Drivers' C'ship for Red Bull with a controversial last lap win over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
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    F1 Racing Car DriverMax Verstappen
     
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    • 1901 Test debut of English cricketer Sydney Barnes vs Australia at the SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings
    • 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him
    • 1931 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-2-0) win 3rd straight first past the post title

    [​IMG]Packers Defeat Redskins

    1936 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat Boston Redskins, 21-6; Packers 4th title; Redskins move to Washington, D.C. for 1937 season

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    NFL Head CoachCurly Lambeau
    • 1942 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins upset Chicago Bears, 14-6
    • 1952 NFL Dallas Texans (former NY Yanks) play final game, losing 41-6 to the Lions in Detroit; finish with record of 1-11
    [​IMG]Dodgers Attempt Robinson Trade
    1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield & $35,000. Robinson will retire rather than be traded.

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    Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    1960 Ballon d'Or: Barcelona midfielder Luis Suárez is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid's Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskás and Hamburg striker Uwe Seeler

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    Football StarLuis Suárez Miramontes
    • 1960 Italy beats US in Davis Cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals)
    • 1966 Test debut of Clive Lloyd, v India Bombay, 82 & 78
    [​IMG]Billy Martin Fired
    1969 MLB manager Billy Martin fired by the Minnesota Twins

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    Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin
    [​IMG]Chappell's Debut Century
    1970 Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut v England at the WACA

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    CricketerGreg Chappell
    • 1975 West Indian cricket opener Roy Fredericks smashes 169 in 2nd Test win v Australia in Perth; hundred in 71 balls
    • 1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash
    • 1981 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1)
    • 1982 Australian Open Men's Tennis: South African Johan Kriek wins 2nd straight Australian title; repeats previous year's win over American Steve Denton 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

    • 1983 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3 OT)
    [​IMG]Boons' 1st Test Century
    1985 Australian cricketer David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 v India at Adelaide

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    • 1985 Test debut of cricketers Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India)
    • 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games
    • 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games
    [​IMG]Clemens Signs with Blue Jays
    1996 Free agent Roger Clemens signs with Toronto Blue Jays

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    MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens
    • 1997 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB)
    [​IMG]International Team's 1st Win
    1998 Presidents Cup Golf, Royal Melbourne GC: International team wins for first time; Shigeki Maruyama and Steve Elkington unbeaten as Internationals beat US 20½–11½

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    Golfer and PGA ChampionSteve Elkington
    • 1999 65th Heisman Trophy Award: Ron Dayne, Wisconsin (RB)
    • 2003 69th Heisman Trophy Award: Jason White, Oklahoma (QB)
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    2004 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko is named best football player in Europe ahead of Deco (Porto/FC Barcelona) and Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho

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    Football PlayerRonaldinho
    • 2007 The Mitchell Report is publicly released listing the names of 89 Major League Baseball players that have presumably used anabolic steroids and human growth hormones. Notable players named include Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada.
    • 2010 76th Heisman Trophy Award: Cam Newton, Auburn (QB)
    • 2014 80th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Mariota, Oregon (QB)
    [​IMG]Derrick Henry Wins
    2015 81st Heisman Trophy Award: Derrick Henry, Alabama (RB)

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    NFL Running BackDerrick Henry
    [​IMG]McGregor vs. Aldo
    2015 Irishman Conor McGregor knocks out Brazilian Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to win his 1st featherweight title in Las Vegas

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    Mixed Martial ArtistConor McGregor
    • 2018 German basketball forward Dirk Nowitzki takes the court for his record 21st NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks, surpassing Kobe Bryant's 20 seasons with the LA Lakers
    [​IMG]Hamilton Record 7th Title
    2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 3rd in season-ending Abu Dhabi GP to claim record equalling 7th F1 World Drivers C'ship by 124 points from teammate Valtteri Bottas; Mercedes' 7th straight Constructors title

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
    [​IMG]Ovechkin Scores 800
    2022 Washington Capitals center Alex Ovechkin scores a hat trick in 7-3 away win over Chicago Blackhawks to join Wayne Gretzky & Gordie Howe as the only players in NHL history to score 800 goals

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    NHL StarAlex Ovechkin
     
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    • 1894 Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)
    • 1894 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Joe Darling, great all-rounder Ernie Jones and outstanding England batsman Archie MacLaren; England wins 1st Test in Sydney by 10 runs
    • 1901 1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium

    • 1903 England cricket batsman R. E. Foster completes 287 on debut in 1st Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground
    [​IMG]Dempsey vs. Brennan

    1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Dempsey
    • 1930 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (10-3-1) repeat with best record in first past the post title
    • 1930 NY Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game
    • 1935 Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith v South Africa, Durban
    [​IMG]Standard Ball for MLB
    1938 Major League Baseball agrees on use of a standard ball; disagrees on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players, although Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis eventually decides on 25

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    1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis
    • 1938 Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president
    • 1941 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14
    • 1947 Cleveland Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game
    • 1947 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida
    • 1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), & Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner
    • 1952 R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut v Pakistan, Calcutta
    [​IMG]Dodgers Sign Koufax
    1953 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax

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    Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax

    [​IMG]Summerall's Winning Goal
    1958 Pat Summerall kicks game winning field goal for the New York Giants against the Cleveland Browns at Yankee Stadium

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    NFL Player and SportscasterPat Summerall
    • 1960 Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie
    • 1960 Washington Senators joins American League
    [​IMG]Orr's 1st Hat Trick
    1968 Bobby Orr scores first career hat trick (vs Chicago Blackhawks)

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    Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr
    [​IMG]Richards' 1st Test Century
    1974 Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 v India 20 fours 6 sixes

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    Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards
    • 1977 MLB Boston Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Texas Rangers for John Poloni & cash
    [​IMG]Abdul Qadir Test Debut
    1977 Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore

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    CricketerAbdul Qadir
    • 1980 Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24
    • 1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20
    [​IMG]Dionne Scores 500
    1982 LA Kings' Marcel Dionne becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals

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    NHL StarMarcel Dionne
    [​IMG]Border Becomes Top Batsman
    1987 Allan Border scores 205 vs NZ to become Australian crickets' top run getter

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    Test CricketerAllan Border
    • 1988 CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
    • 1988 NBA's Miami Heat wins 1st game ever, 89-88 (Clippers), after 17 loses
    • 1991 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR)
    [​IMG]Lewis Given WBC Title
    1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him

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    BoxerRiddick Bowe
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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionLennox Lewis
    • 1996 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (QB)
    [​IMG]Gartner Scores 700
    1997 Phoenix Coyote winger Mike Gartner becomes 5th NHLer to score 700 goals

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    NHL StarMike Gartner
    • 1998 64th Heisman Trophy Award: Ricky Williams, Texas (RB)
    • 2009 75th Heisman Trophy Award: Mark Ingram, Jr., Alabama (RB)
    [​IMG]Joe Burrow Wins
    2019 85th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Burrow, Louisiana State University (QB); highest percentage of first place votes ever with 90.7%

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    NFL QuarterbackJoe Burrow
    • 2020 US Open Women's Golf, Champions GC, Houston: Kim A-lim wins her first major title by 1 stroke from fellow South Korean Ko Jin-young and American Amy Olson
    • 2021 Steph Curry makes his 2,974th three-point shot to pass Ray Allen as the NBA's greatest career 3-point shooter during Golden State Warriors' 105-96 win over NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2023 Lewis Koumas is an unused substitute in a Europa League match against Union SG

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    FootballerLewis Koumas
     
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    • 1894 Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130
    • 1909 Thomas J. Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League
    • 1925 1st hockey game at Madison Square Garden, NYC: Montreal Canadiens 3, NY Americans 1

    • 1929 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-0-1) win first past the post title
    [​IMG]Bradman's 1st Test Wicket

    1930 Occasional leg-spin bowler Don Bradman takes his 1st of only 2 Test cricket wickets when he traps West Indian batsman Ivan Barrow lbw for 27 in the 1st Test in Adelaide

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1933 Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15
    • 1935 In major upset, Dutch grand master Max Euwe becomes World Chess Champion beating Russian Alexander Alekhine (9 wins, 13 draws, 8 losses) in Zandvoort, Netherlands
    [​IMG]Detroit Lions' First Title
    1935 National Football League Championship, University of Detroit Stadium: Detroit Lions beat New York Giants, 26-7; Lions first title

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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    • 1946 Giants Filchock & Hapes suspended by NFL, didn't report bribe attempt
    • 1946 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 24-14; record attendance 58,346 at final NFL title game played at Polo Grounds
    [​IMG]Di Stéfano's Second Win
    1959 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Alfredo Di Stéfano wins his second award for best football player in Europe ahead of teammate Raymond Kopa and Juventus' Welsh utility John Charles

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    Football Player and CoachAlfredo Di Stéfano
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    FootballerRaymond Kopa
    • 1965 William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th Commissioner of Baseball
    • 1967 Retired baseball player Joe Garagiola joins "Today" show panel
    [​IMG]Smith Wins Inaugural Season
    1970 Stan Smith and Rod Laver finish with 4-1 records atop inaugural season ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis standings in Tokyo, Japan; Smith wins event after beating Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the rounds

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    Tennis PlayerRod Laver
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    Tennis PlayerStan Smith
    • 1973 Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year
    • 1973 Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game
    [​IMG]Vilas Wins ATP
    1974 Guillermo Vilas of Argentina beats defending champion lie Năstase 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 to win his first and only season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis final in Melbourne, Australia

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    Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionGuillermo Vilas
    • 1978 Test Cricket debut of Malcolm Marshall, v India at Bangalore
    [​IMG]Winfield Highest Paid
    1980 NY Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderDave Winfield
    [​IMG]Parcells Coaches NY Giants
    1982 Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of NY Giants

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    NFL Coach LegendBill Parcells
    • 1983 MLB suspends 3 Kansas City Royals players - Willie Wilson, Willie Aikens, and Jerry Martin - due to cocaine usage
    [​IMG]Tyson Sued for Buttock Grab
    1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
    [​IMG]Ashe Sportsperson of the Year
    1992 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

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    Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe
    • 1995 The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the "Bosman ruling", giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another.
    [​IMG]49ers Retire #16
    1997 SF 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16

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    NFL QuarterbackJoe Montana
    • 2002 68th Heisman Trophy Award: Carson Palmer, USC (QB)
    • 2008 74th Heisman Trophy Award: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (QB)
    [​IMG]Barry Bonds Sentenced
    2011 Barry Bonds is sentenced to 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service, for an obstruction of justice conviction stemming from a grand jury appearance in 2003

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    MLB LegendBarry Bonds
    • 2019 Presidents Cup Golf, Royal Melbourne GC: US wins 6 of the 12 final day singles with 4 tied to beat the International team, 16-14; 8th straight American victory
    • 2019 Raiders play their final NFL game in Oakland conceding 17 unanswered 2nd half points to go down 20-16 to the Jacksonville Jaguars; team to play out of Las Vegas in 2020
     
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    • 1892 Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW
    • 1899 Italian football club A.C. Milan founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club by Englishmen Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin (disputed possibly 13 Dec)
    [​IMG]Dempsey vs. Morris

    1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Dempsey

    • 1922 Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes
    • 1922 NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket
    • 1923 National Football League Championship: undefeated Canton Bulldogs (11-0-1) repeat as champions
    [​IMG]Landis MLB Contract Renewed
    1926 MLB owners renew contract with Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis for a second 7-years term

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    1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis
    [​IMG]Bradman Ist Class Debut
    1927 Australian cricket's batting maestro Don Bradman makes his 1st-class debut for NSW v South Australia at the Adelaide Oval finishing Day 1 on 65 not out

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1928 National Football League Championship: Providence Steam Roller (8-1-2) win first past the post title
    • 1929 Chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1
    [​IMG]1st James E. Sullivan Award
    1930 Golfer Bobby Jones is the first to win the James E. Sullivan Award (best US amateur athlete)

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    GolferBobby Jones
    • 1939 Bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes
    [​IMG]Louis vs. McCoy
    1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
    • 1945 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Rams beat Washington Redskins, 15-14; last game before Rams move west to Los Angeles
    • 1946 1947 NFL Draft: Bob Fenimore from University of Oklahoma A&M first pick by Chicago Bears
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    1958 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's French midfielder Raymond Kopa wins award for best football player in Europe ahead of German winger Helmut Rahn and French forward Just Fontaine

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    FootballerRaymond Kopa

    • 1962 NY Giant Y. A. Tittle sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with 6 touchdowns vs Dallas (41-31)
    [​IMG]Chamberlain's 68 Points
    1967 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
    • 1972 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0)
    [​IMG]Simpson Rush Record
    1973 O.J. Simpson becomes 1st NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season

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    NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
    [​IMG]Veeck Buys White Sox
    1975 Bill Veeck buys 80% of MLB Chicago White Sox from John Allyn

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    MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck
    [​IMG]Finley vs. Kuhn Suit
    1976 Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins

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    MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn
    • 1979 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0)
    • 1979 Dallas QB Roger Staubach throws 3 TDs and 336 yards in his last NFL regular season game with the Cowboys, a 35-34 win over Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium
    [​IMG]Yogi Berra for NY Yankees
    1983 Yogi Berra named New York Yankees manager for 2nd time

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    MLB Catcher and ManagerYogi Berra
    • 1989 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)
    • 1991 MLB expansion club Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16-year-old pitcher Clemente Nunez
    • 2012 Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
    • 2013 79th Heisman Trophy Award: Jameis Winston, Florida State (QB)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2014 Thierry Henry announces his retirement as a player and states he will begin working for Sky Sports as a pundit

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    Footballer and ManagerThierry Henry
    [​IMG]Brees' Touchdown Pass Record
    2019 Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning's NFL record (539) for career touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints rout Indianapolis Colts, 34-7; Brees 29 of 30 for 307 yards & 4 TDs for record 96.7% pass completion

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    NFL QuarterbackDrew Brees
    • 2020 US Major League Baseball announces it is elevating the Negro Leagues to Major League status
     
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    • 1894 Cricket day 3 1T Australia v England; England 325 all out, 261 behind on 1st innings
    • 1920 AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it
    • 1924 The Hamilton Tigers and Ottawa Senators battle out the first scoreless game in NHL history; Jake Forbes (Hamilton) and Alex Connell (Ottawa) each record shutouts

    [​IMG]Bradman's 1st Class Debut

    1927 Australian cricketing prodigy Don Bradman scores 118 in his 1st-class debut for NSW against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    [​IMG]Victoria Score 793
    1927 Victoria score 793 against Queensland, Bill Ponsford 437

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    CricketerBill Ponsford
    [​IMG]Cardinals Trade Bottomley
    1932 St. Cardinals trade future Baseball HOF first baseman Jim Bottomley to Cincinnati Reds for Estel Crabtree & Ownie Carroll

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    Baseball PlayerJim Bottomley
    • 1933 Bryan Valentine (136) and Lala Amarnath (102no) score centuries on their Test Cricket debut on Day 3 of 1st Test between England and India at Bombay
    [​IMG]Chicago Bears Win 1st Title
    1933 National Football League Championship - 1st title game, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 23-21; "Bronko Nagurski Rule" - forward pass is legal anywhere behind line of scrimmage

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    Hall of Fame American Football PlayerBronko Nagurski
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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    [​IMG]Packers 6th League Title
    1944 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants, 14-7 for 6th and final league title under long-time coach Curly Lambeau

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    NFL Head CoachCurly Lambeau
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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    • 1946 Bradman & Barnes complete record 405 run 5th wicket stand, score 234 each in 2nd Cricket Test Australia vs. England in Sydney
    [​IMG]Alfredo Di Stéfano Wins
    1957 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Alfredo Di Stéfano wins award for best football player in Europe ahead of Englishmen Billy Wright and Duncan Edwards

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    Football Player and CoachAlfredo Di Stéfano
    • 1957 The largest trade in NHL history at the time in terms of quantity; Chicago Black Hawks move Nick Mickoski, Jack McIntyre, Bob Bailey & Hec Lalonde to Detroit Red Wings for Earl Reibel, Billy Dea, Bill Dineen & Lorne Ferguson
    [​IMG]Lindsay's Scoring Record
    1958 Ted Lindsay becomes highest scoring left wing in NHL history, passing Aurel Joliat who retired with 270; scores twice and adds an assist In Chicago Black Hawks' 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins at Chicago Stadium

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    NHL StarTed Lindsay
    • 1963 Ballon d'Or: Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper Lev Yashin wins award for best European football player; beats Milan midfielder Gianni Rivera and Tottenham striker Jimmy Greaves; first Russian national to win trophy
    • 1975 NHL NY Islanders shut-out NY Rangers, for 1st time in 3-0 win with Billy Smith in goal
    • 1977 Rookie defenseman Barry Beck scores first career hat trick and adds an assist in Colorado Rockies' 5-1 win v Minnesota North Stars; sets NHL record for rookie defensemen with a goal in his 6th straight game
    [​IMG]Gretsky's 800th Point
    1983 In his 352nd NHL game, Wayne Gretzky scores a goal & 5 assists in 8-1 rout of Quebec Nordiques to record his 800th point and 500th assist; averages 2.27 points, 1.42 assists, 0.85 goals per game to start career

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    • 1986 Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scores 4 goals, including a natural hat trick in the 1st period and also records an assist as the Oilers win 5-3 over the visiting Quebec Nordiques; his 41st NHL career hat trick
    • 1988 77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1)
    • 1988 Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Capitals)
    • 1988 NY Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2
    • 1989 78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2)
    • 1989 Michael Bevan scores cricket century on 1st-class debut (114 SA v WA)
    • 1991 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 148-80, by record 68 pts
    • 1991 NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80
    • 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins score team record 8 goals in one period in 2nd session of 10-2 win over NHL expansion San Jose Sharks
    [​IMG]Bruin Players Post Records
    1999 Ray Bourque becomes just the 3rd player in NHL history to score 1,100 assists, and goaltender Byron Dafoe records his 100th NHL victory in Boston Bruin's 3-1 win over the Thrashers in Atlanta

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    NHL LegendRay Bourque
    • 2013 Australia wins the 3rd test to take win the 2013-14 Ashes test cricket series
    • 2014 103-year-old Gus Andreone records the 8th ace of his career on the 113-yard, 14th hole of the Lakes Course, Palm Aire, Sarasota, FL; oldest golfer to record a hole-in-one
    • 2015 José Mourinho is sacked as manager of British Premier football club Chelsea
    [​IMG]Kaka Retires
    2017 Brazilian footballer and former AC Milan and Real Madrid player Kaka retires

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    FootballerKaká
    • 2019 England's Fallon Sherrock becomes first woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, beating compatriot Ted Evetts, 3-2 at the Alexandra Palace in London
    • 2022 Minnesota Vikings recover from 33-0 down at halftime to beat Indianapolis Colts, 39-36 in overtime at US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN; biggest comeback in NFL history
     
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    • 1894 Day 4 of the 1st cricket test Australia v England, England following on 4-268, 7 in front
    • 1932 National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
    [​IMG]Bradman's Sheffield Debut

    1935 Don Bradman scores 117 in his debut Sheffield Shield cricket match for South Australia in an innings & 5 run win over his old team, New South Wales

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

    • 1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
    • 1949 National Football League Championship, Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-0; played in driving rain that caused field to become a mud pit
    • 1952 Ellis W. Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president
    [​IMG]Inaugural Ballon d'Or
    1956 Ballon d'Or: Blackpool & England winger Stanley Matthews wins inaugural award for best football player in Europe; beats Real Madrid pair Alfredo Di Stéfano & Raymond Kopa

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    Football Player and CoachAlfredo Di Stéfano
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    FootballerRaymond Kopa
    [​IMG]Rizzuto for the Yankees
    1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankees radio-TV announcer

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    Sportscaster and MLB ShortstopPhil Rizzuto
    [​IMG]Baugh 1st Titans' Coach
    1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)

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    American Football Player and CoachSammy Baugh
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1961 For second consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year

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    AthleteWilma Rudolph
    • 1962 Ballon d'Or: Dukler Prague midfielder Josef Masopust wins award for best European football player; beats Benfica striker Eusébio and FC Köln defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
    • 1973 Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres
    • 1977 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
    • 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak
    • 1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
    • 1988 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats England by 8 wickets
    • 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record
    [​IMG]Strawberry Pleads Not Guilty
    1994 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges

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    Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry
    • 1996 Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe & England
    • 2001 Ballon d'Or: Liverpool forward Michael Owen is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid striker Raúl and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn
    • 2017 Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the WACA in Perth
    • 2018 Manchester United sacks high profile Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho; United in 6th place in EPL, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer new caretaker manager
    [​IMG]Argentina Defeats France
    2022 FIFA World Cup Final, Lusail Stadium, Qatar: Argentina beats France, 4-2 in penalty shootout after teams locked at 3-3 after extra time; Lionel Messi scores 2 for Argentina, Kylian Mbappé a hat-trick for France

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    Football StarLionel Messi
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    FootballerKylian Mbappé
     
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    • 1891 Canadian Rugby Union forms
    • 1904 Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905
    [​IMG]Johnson vs. Johnson

    1913 Jack Johnson fights fellow African-American Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 rounds for the vacant world heavyweight boxing title in Paris, 1st time two black fighters compete for the title

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson

    • 1917 1st NHL game played on artificial ice in Toronto
    • 1917 Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game
    • 1920 1st US indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Mass)
    [​IMG]Ponsford Test Debut
    1924 Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings

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    CricketerBill Ponsford
    • 1926 National Football League Championship: Frankford Yellow Jackets (14-1-2) win first past the post title
    • 1927 National Football League Championship: New York Giants (11-1-1) win first past the post title
    • 1947 1948 NFL Draft: Harry Gilmer from University of Alabama first pick by Washington Redskins
    • 1948 Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game
    • 1948 National Football League Championship, Shribe Park, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Eagles shutout Chicago Cardinals, 7-0 in a snowstorm, 'the Philly Blizzard'
    • 1974 Dave Kryskow scores NHL Washington Capitals 1st franchise shorthanded goal
    • 1976 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Santiago, Chile: Paolo Bertolucci & Adriano Panatta give Italy unassailable 3-0 lead; beat Patricio Cornejo & Jaime Fillol of Chile 6-3, 2-6, 9-7, 6-3; ends, 4-1
    • 1976 John Lever takes 7-46 in 1st Test Cricket innings, v India Delhi
    • 1976 Piper Cherokee plane crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Pittsburgh Steelers, no one seriously hurt
    [​IMG]"Raging Bull"
    1980 "Raging Bull", directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta and Cathy Moriarty as his wife, is released in the United States

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    ActorRobert De Niro
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    ActressCathy Moriarty
    • 1983 The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro
    [​IMG]Bowman's Record NHL Win
    1984 Scotty Bowman wins his 691st regular season game, the most wins by any coach in NHL history

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    NHL CoachScotty Bowman
    [​IMG]Gretzky Youngest to Score 1,000
    1984 Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th & youngest NHL-er to score 1,000 points

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    [​IMG]Jack Morris - Tigers Dispute
    1986 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers & accuses owners of collusion against free agency

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherJack Morris
    • 1986 Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hrs of community service & fined $500
    • 1987 NHL Boston Bruins Ken Linseman & St. Louis Blues Doug Gilmore set a record for the fastest two goals in league history, scoring 2 seconds apart
    • 1988 Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation
    [​IMG]Bird Begins Free Throw Streak
    1989 Larry Bird (Celtics) begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games

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    NBA LegendLarry Bird
    • 1991 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    2000 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko

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    Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
    • 2009 Former Welsh and Lions captain Gareth Thomas is the first international rugby player to reveal he is gay
    • 2010 "Miracle at the New Meadowlands", Philadelphia Eagles trail New York Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play, before scoring 4 touchdowns in final 7 minutes, including dramatic walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2016 Alex Puccio ascends Terre De Sienne V13 (8B) at Hueco Tanks, six months after spinal surgery

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    Rock ClimberAlex Puccio
    • 2018 Houston Rockets set NBA single-game record with 26 three-pointers in 136-118 victory over Washington Wizards; 8 players hit from deep as Rockets shoot 26-of-55 (47.3%); James Harden leads charge, shooting 6-of-11 on 3s
     
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    • 1894 England beat Australia by 10 runs in the 1st six-day Test Cricket, Australia needed 177 to win, all out at 166 on 6th day
    [​IMG]O'Brien vs. Fitzsimmons

    1905 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien wins the World Light Heavyweight boxing title after defending champion Bob Fitzsimmons of England retires in round 13 of 20 in San Francisco

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    BoxerBob Fitzsimmons
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    BoxerPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien

    • 1920 Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut v England SCG
    [​IMG]World Series Best-of-7
    1921 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9; Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7

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    1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis
    • 1925 National Football League Championship: Chicago Cardinals (11-2-1) win controversial first past the post title; Pottsville Maroons suspended after playing unsanctioned game
    [​IMG]Cardinals Trade Hornsby
    1926 St. Louis Cardinals trade future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby to NY Giants for Frankie Frisch & Jimmy Ring; concerns over Hornsby's gambling

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    MLB Hall of Fame 2nd Baseman and ManagerRogers Hornsby
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    Baseball HOF InfielderFrankie Frisch
    • 1929 Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager
    • 1930 Cricketer Learie Constantine scores 100 runs in 52 mins West Indies v Tasmania (10x4, 1x6, 1x5) [1]
    • 1932 50-year-old Australian cricket Test spinner Bert Ironmonger captures 7-13 as Queensland dismissed for 74; Victoria wins by an innings & 139 runs in Melbourne
    • 1937 Australian cricket spin bowler Bill O'Reilly takes career best 9-41 for NSW in a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Adelaide Oval
    • 1938 Boston Bruins rookie goalie Frankie Brimsek records his 3rd straight shutout with a 3-0 win over the New York Americans, making it his incredible sixth shutout in his first 8 NHL games
    [​IMG]Connie Mack Acquires Athletics
    1940 Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Athletics for $42,000

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    Baseball LegendConnie Mack
    • 1959 Indian cricket spin bowler Jasubhai Patel takes 9-69 in Australia's 1st innings 219 in 2nd Test at Kanpur
    • 1966 NBA awards Seattle Supersonics a franchise for 1967-68 season
    [​IMG]Cronin Refuses Williams
    1973 AL president Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees

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    Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin
    [​IMG]Richard Scores 1,000
    1973 Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point

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    Ice Hockey GreatHenri Richard

    • 1979 Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Behn Wilson scores with 4:08 remaining in regulation to earn a 1-1 tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins and equal NHL record for longest undefeated streak of 28 games; go on to break record and extend to 35 games
    • 1981 Winnipeg left wing Doug Smail sets NHL record by scoring just 4 seconds into Jets' 5-4 win over the St Louis Blues; fastest goal from opening face-off to back of net in history; later tied by Bryan Trottier and Alex Mogilny
    [​IMG]Lafleur Scores 500
    1983 Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens, becomes 10th NHLer to score 500 goals

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    NHL LegendGuy Lafleur
    • 1983 NY Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Pitts Penguins
    [​IMG]Potvin Passes Orr
    1985 Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points)

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    NHL StarDenis Potvin
    • 1985 Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC
    • 1987 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0)
    • 1991 NHL approves expansion teams Tampa Lightning & Ottawa Senators
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    1994 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Bulgarian forward Hristo Stoichkov is named Europe's best football player ahead of Juventus striker Roberto Baggio and Milan defender Paolo Maldini

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    FootballerHristo Stoichkov
    • 2001 90th Davis Cup: France beats Australia in Melbourne (3-2)
     
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    [​IMG]Basketball's 1st Game

    1891 First game of basketball, based on rules created by James Naismith, played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts. Celebrated today as world basketball day.

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    Basketball InventorJames Naismith

    • 1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore & Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell & Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters & $15,000
    • 1925 Test batsman Hunter "Stork" Hendry scores career best unbeaten 325 for Victoria against New Zealand in drawn tour match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
    [​IMG]Bradman's Double Duck
    1936 Master batsman Don Bradman has a rare embarrassment - a 2nd consecutive Test duck (0), as England dismisses Australia for 80 in the 2nd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1937 Australian cricket spin bowler Bill O'Reilly takes 5-57 to complete match figures of 14-98 as NSW beats South Australia by 33 runs in a Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide
    • 1937 Chicago Black Hawks left wing Paul Thompson becomes first player in NHL history to score against his brother, Boston Bruins goaltender Cecil Thompson; scores with just 9 seconds left in regulation as Bruins win 2-1
    • 1941 Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point
    [​IMG]Chicago Bears Beat NY Giants
    1941 National Football League Championship, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 37-9; first team in NFL championship game era (since 1933) to win consecutive titles; Bears 5th title overall

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    American Football PlayerMel Hein
    • 1948 1949 NFL Draft: University of Pennsylvania linebacker/center Chuck Bednarik is selected first by Philadelphia Eagles
    [​IMG]Tom Landry Joins Cowboys
    1959 Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988)

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    NFL Head CoachTom Landry
    • 1969 Vince Lombardi (Washington Redskins) coaches his last football game, a 20-10 loss to the Cowboys in Dallas, for a 7-5-2 season and 105-35-6 career
    • 1973 3rd Fiesta Bowl: #10 Arizona State beats Pittsburgh, 28-7
    • 1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57
    [​IMG]Borg Gives Sweden Win
    1975 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Stockholm, Sweden: Home town hero Björn Borg beats Czech Jan Kodeš 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to give Sweden unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 3-2

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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg
    • 1979 Garry Unger’s NHL record for consecutive games ends at 914, as his Atlanta Flames lose 5-1 to the St Louis Blues and he is benched by coach Al MacNeil; record eventually broken by Doug Jarvis (964)
    • 1980 Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions

    • 1981 Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 OTs (NCAA record)
    • 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule
    • 1984 Brigham Young University (BYU) beats Michigan, 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego to remain undefeated and secure their first ever NCAA Division I-A football title
    • 1995 SF Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000
    • 1997 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season
    • 1997 Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game
    [​IMG]Ballon d'Or
    1999 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Rivaldo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Manchester United midfielder David Beckham and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko

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    Football PlayerDavid Beckham
    [​IMG]Sakic Named Olympic Captain
    2005 Joe Sakic is named captain of the 2006 Team Canada Olympic team

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    NHL LegendJoe Sakic
    • 2012 The NHL announces a further cancellation of games until January 14 bringing the total number of cancelled games to 625
    • 2018 Tennis Australia announces a 10-point tie break to be implemented in Australian Open when deciding set reaches 6-6; takes place of 2-game advantage final sets
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2023 Caitlin Clark ties Elena Delle Donne as the fastest Division I women's player to reach 2,000 career points in a game for Iowa against Dartmouth

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    Basketball PlayerCaitlin Clark
     
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