TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2024

JAN 20

• 1883 Billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England v Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 1910 Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators outclass Edmonton HC, 13-7 for a 2-0 sweep of challenge series

Patterson Defeats Kingscote

1919 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Double Bay, Sydney: Gerald Patterson beats Algernon Kingscote 6-4, 6-4, 8-6 to retain title for Australasia over the Great Britain, 3-1; ends 4-1


Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson

Berg's 3rd Title
1939 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins 3rd straight title by 2 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby


GolferPatty Berg

• 1950 1950 NFL Draft: Leon Hart from University of Notre Dame first pick by Detroit Lions

Mikan's 61 Points
1952 The NBA's first superstar George Mikan scores a career high 61 points leading the Minneapolis Lakers to a 91-81 double-overtime victory over the Rochester Royals


NBA CenterGeorge Mikan
Chamberlain's Shot Record
1967 Philadelphia 76ers center Wilt Chamberlain makes all 15 of his field goal attempts in a 119-108 win over LA Lakers; NBA record for consecutive shots made; beats mark twice before 1966-67 season ends


NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain

• 1968 Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win basketball's Game of the Century and end UCLA's 47 game winning streak

Fleming US Champion
1968 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming


Figure SkaterPeggy Fleming

• 1968 US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

20th NBA All-Star Game
1970 20th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 142-135; MVP: Willis Reed, NY Knicks, C; Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, first brothers to play in same NBA All-Star Game


NBA Center and Power ForwardWillis Reed
23rd NHL All-Star Game
1970 23rd NHL All-Star Game, St. Louis Arena: East beats West, 4-1; MVP: Bobby Hull, Chicago, LW


NHL LegendBobby Hull
World Record 1000m
1971 Ard Schenk skates world record 1000m (1:18.8)


Speed SkaterArd Schenk

• 1974 24th NFL Pro Bowl, Arrowhead Stadium, KC, Missouri: AFC beats NFC, 15-13; MVP: Garo Yepremian, Miami Dolphins, PK
• 1974 Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball
• 1975 25th NFL Pro Bowl, Miami Orange Bowl: NFC beats AFC, 17-10; MVP: James Harris, LA Rams, QB
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• 1976 29th NHL All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 7-5; MVP: Peter Mahovlich, Montreal, C

Carter Announces US Boycott
1980 President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow


39th US PresidentJimmy Carter

• 1980 Super Bowl XIV, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Pittsburgh Steelers beat LA Rams, 31-19; MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB

Sittler Traded for Costello
1982 Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Darryl Sittler is traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Rich Costello, a 2nd round draft pick and future considerations


NHL LegendDarryl Sittler
Super Bowl XIX
1985 Super Bowl XIX, Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB


NFL QuarterbackJoe Montana

• 1987 UK Police crackdown on soccer hooligans in biggest operation against violence around football stadiums

Lemieux's 50 Goals
1989 Pittsburgh center Mario Lemieux becomes just the 2nd player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games; #50 in 44th game as the Penguins lose 7-3 to the Jets in Winnipeg


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux

• 1991 AFC Championship, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY: Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders, 51-3
• 1991 NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers, 15-13
• 1991 Paul Chihara and John Driver's musical "Shogun - The Musical", based on James Clavell's novel, closes at Marquis Theater, NYC, after 72 performances

Australia Defeats India
1992 Australia beat India 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup; Australian opener David Boon scores the most runs in the series (432)


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon

• 1992 Score begins selling international soccer cards
• 1995 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike

46th NHL All-Star Game
1996 46th NHL All-Star Game, FleetCenter, Boston, MA: East beats West, 5-4; MVP: Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins, D


NHL LegendRay Bourque

• 1996 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup
• 1996 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
• 2007 Utah coach Jerry Sloan passes Larry Brown for 4th on the NBA's all-time win list (1,010) after the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls, 95-85 at the United Center
• 2008 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat San Diego Chargers, 21-12
• 2008 NFC Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay: New York Giants beat Green Bay Packers, 23-20 (OT)
• 2013 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: Baltimore Ravens beat New England Patriots, 28-13
• 2013 NFC Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta: San Francisco 49ers beat Atlanta Falcons, 28-24
• 2019 AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, KC: New England Patriots beat Kansas City Chiefs, 37-31 OT
• 2019 NFC Championship, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans: Los Angeles Rams beat New Orleans Saints, 26-23 OT

 

JAN 21

• 1907 Stanley Cup Hockey, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Kenora Thistles (ON) beat Montreal Wanderers, 8-6 for 12-8 aggregate challenge series victory
• 1920 14th Davis Cup: Australasia beats Great Britain in Sydney (4-1)
• 1930 Boston Bruins become first team in NHL history to score 100 goals in a season, in a 5-1 win over Chicago at Boston Garden; Cooney Weiland scores Bruins' 100th goal in their 26th game of the year

• 1939 US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer
• 1948 Three of the greats of cricket make their debut in a drawn 1st Test match at Bridgetown, Barbados; Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Everton Weekes for the West Indies, and Jim Laker for England

4th NBA All-Star Game

1954 4th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 98-93 (OT); MVP: Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics, PG


NBA Point GuardBob Cousy

• 1954 First time in All-Star history, an overtime period is needed to decide a winner; Boston Celtics' guard Bob Cousy's 10-point OT scoring burst gave the East a 98-93 win; Cousy wins All-Star MVP honours

8th NBA All-Star Game
1958 8th NBA All-Star Game, Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Mo: East beats West, 130-118; MVP: Bob Pettit, Milwaukee Hawks, C


NBA ForwardBob Pettit

• 1958 Phillies agree to televise 78 games into NYC (doesn't happen)
• 1958 St Louis Hawks forward Bob Pettit becomes first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award; scores 28 points and grabs 26 rebounds, even though East beats West, 130-118
• 1967 6th AFL All Star Game, LA Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Division beats Western Division, 30-23: MVPs: Babe Parilli, Boston Patriots, QB; Verlon Biggs, NY Jets, DE

Fleming US Champion
1967 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming


Figure SkaterPeggy Fleming
18th NFL Pro Bowl
1968 18th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East, 38-20; MVPs: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, HB; Dave Robinson, Green Bay Packers, DT


NFL Running BackGale Sayers
7th AFL All-Star Game
1968 7th AFL All Star Game, Gator Bowl, Jacksonville: Eastern Division beats Western Division, 25-24; MVPs: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB; Don Maynard, NY Jets, F; Speedy Duncan, LA Chargers, DB/KR


NFL QuarterbackJoe Namath
22nd NHL All-Star Game
1969 22nd NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum: Western Division ties Eastern Division, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Detroit, LW


NHL LegendFrank Mahovlich
23rd NFL Pro Bowl
1973 23rd NFL Pro Bowl, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: AFC beats NFC, 33-28; MVP: O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, RB


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson

• 1975 28th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 7-1; MVP: Syl Apps Jr., Pittsburgh, C

Durán vs. De Jesus
1978 Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán becomes undisputed world lightweight champion with a 12th-round TKO of Esteban De Jesus at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; defends his WBA title for 12th time, also takes De Jesus’ WBC title


BoxerRoberto Durán

• 1979 Super Bowl XIII, Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31; MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB
• 1980 Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal
• 1982 NY Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak with a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Hamilton US Champion
1984 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton


Figure SkaterScott Hamilton

• 1985 Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals
• 1986 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38°F (3°C), Indiana

Lendl's 3rd ATP
1986 Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl defeats Boris Becker of Germany 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 to claim the season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title for a third time at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

Tennis LegendBoris Becker

• 1989 A woman is assaulted and raped in room of an Oklahoma football player

Gretzky Surpasses Dionne
1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

NHL StarMarcel Dionne
41st NHL All-Star Game
1990 41st NHL All-Star Game, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA: Wales beats Campbell, 12-7; MVP: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins, C


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux

• 1990 Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director

McEnroe Expelled
1990 John McEnroe becomes 1st ever player to be expelled from the Australian Open


Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe

• 1991 Sacramento's Dick Motta coaches in his 1,648th regular season game, a 97-94 Kings' victory over Houston; at the time an NBA record for the most regular-season coaching appearances

Cowher Steeler's Coach
1992 Bill Cowher becomes the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming only the second head coach of the team since 1970 (Chuck Noll)


NFL Head CoachBill Cowher

• 1994 Dallas Mavericks suffer 19th straight loss at Reunion Arena, 91-87 to the Seattle SuperSonics; extends an unwanted NBA record for the most consecutive home defeats
• 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4-0 in first-ever NHL game featuring 2 European trained coaches; Czech Ivan Hlinka behind the bench for Pittsburgh, and Fin Alpo Suhonen, Chicago
• 2004 Minnesota Wild set an NHL record for 2 fastest goals, when Jim Dowd and Richard Park score just 3 seconds apart in the final 15 seconds of a 4-2 win over visiting Chicago Blackhawks
• 2007 AFC Championship, RCA Dome, Indianapolis: Indianapolis Colts beat New England Patriots, 38-34
• 2007 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New Orleans Saints, 39-14

Bryant Surpasses Chamberlain Record
2010 LA Lakers forward Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest NBA player to reach 25,000 career points at 31 years, 151 days; beats Wilt Chamberlain by 35 days


NBA GuardKobe Bryant

• 2017 Adam Hadwin fires only the 7th sub-60 round (59) in PGA Tour history in the 3rd round of the CareerBuilder Challenge at LaQuinta CC
• 2018 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-20
• 2018 NFC Championship, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Eagles beat Minnesota Vikings, 38-7
• 2019 A light aircraft carrying EPL team Cardiff City's record signing Emiliano Sala of French club FC Nantes disappears near the Channel islands en route to Wales

Thompson 3-Point Range Record
2019 Golden State guard Klay Thompson sets an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range as the Warriors beat the LA Lakers, 130-111; Thompson scores 44 points


Basketball PlayerKlay Thompson
Tennis Hall of Fame Inductees
2019 Li Na of China becomes first Asian player to be elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame; joins Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Mary Pierce of France as Class of 2019 inductees


Tennis PlayerLi Na

Tennis PlayerMary Pierce

 

JAN 22

• 1857 National Association of Baseball Players founded in New York
• 1883 England completes 1st innings victory in Tests vs. Australia at Melbourne Cricket Grounds
• 1905 Dutchman Coen de Koning wins the 1,500m, 5,000m & 10,000m at World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Groningen, Netherlands to become 2nd Dutchman to win a world title

• 1948 All time great England cricket spin bowler Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his first Test innings in 1st Test v West Indies in Bridgetown, Barbados
• 1953 1953 NFL Draft: Harry Babcock from University of Georgia first pick by San Francisco 49ers

10th NBA All-Star Game

1960 10th NBA All-Star Game, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 125-115; MVP: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors, C


NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain

• 1960 Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title

17th Pro Bowl
1967 17th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: East beats West, 20-10; MVPs: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, HB; Floyd Peters, Philadelphia Eagles, DT


NFL Running BackGale Sayers

• 1968 NBA announces expansion franchise licences awarded to Milwaukee (Bucks) and Phoenix (Suns)

Baseball Hall of Fame
1969 Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame


MLB CatcherRoy Campanella

MLB LegendStan Musial
Foreman vs. Frazier
1973 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 rounds to win WBC & WBA heavyweight boxing titles in Kingston, Jamaica; Frazier knocked down 3 times in both 1st & 2nd rounds


Boxing ChampionGeorge Foreman

Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier

• 1980 West Indies beat England 2-0 to win cricket's 1st World Series Cup
• 1981 O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of New Orleans Saints
• 1983 Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 & win 113-96
• 1983 NFC Championship, RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys, 31-17
• 1984 Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 pts

Palmer Wins 3rd Title
1984 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Arnold Palmer wins third of 5 Champions Your major titles by 2 strokes from Don January


GolferArnold Palmer

• 1984 Super Bowl XVIII, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL: LA Raiders beat Washington Redskins, 38-9; MVP: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles, RB
• 1987 Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, NJ wins 7-5

Lara 1st Class Debut
1988 1st-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad & Tobago v Leeward Is


CricketerBrian Lara
Cronje 1st Class Debut
1988 1st-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS v Transvaal


CricketerHansie Cronje
Tyson vs. Holmes
1988 Defending champion Mike Tyson beats former titleholder Larry Holmes by TKO in round 4 at Convention Centre, Atlantic City to retain his undisputed heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes
Bill Walsh Retires
1989 After winning his third Super Bowl as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Bill Walsh retires


American Football CoachBill Walsh
Super Bowl XXIII
1989 Super Bowl XXIII, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16; MVP: Jerry Rice, SF, WR


NFL LegendJerry Rice
Akram Scores a Century
1990 Wasim Akram scores test century (123) at Adelaide


CricketerWasim Akram

• 1990 Will Clark, NL's MVP signs a $15M 4-year contract with SF Giants
• 1994 45th NHL All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 9-8; MVP: Mike Richter, NY Rangers, G
• 1998 NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild

Henderson Rejoins Oakland Again
1998 Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for 4th time


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1998 World League of American Football renamed as NFL Europe
• 2006 AFC Championship, Mile High Stadium, Denver: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Denver Broncos, 34-17

Bryant Second-Highest Point Game
2006 Kobe Bryant scores 81 points in a 122-104 Lakers victory over the Toronto Raptors; second-highest game total in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game (1962)


NBA GuardKobe Bryant

• 2006 NFC Championship, Qwest Stadium, Seattle: Seattle Seahawks beat Carolina Panthers, 34-14
• 2012 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Baltimore Ravens, 23-20
• 2012 NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers, 20-17 (OT)
• 2017 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 36-17
• 2017 NFC Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta: Atlanta Falcons beat Green Bay Packers, 44-21

Cousins Equals Abdul-Jabbar
2018 New Orleans Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins has 44 points, 24 rebounds & 10 assists in 132-128 double-OT win over Chicago Bulls; 1st player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1972) with 40+ points, 20+ rebounds & 10+ assists


NBA LegendKareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball PlayerDeMarcus Cousins

• 2023 Australian surfer Laura Enever sets world record riding the largest-ever wave by a woman at 43.6ft (13.3m) on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii [1]

 

JAN 23

• 1879 US National Archery Association forms in Crawfordsville, Indiana
• 1934 New York Rangers' left wing Murray Murdoch plays his 400th straight NHL game in a 5-2 win over Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden, NYC; streak reaches 508 consecutive games
• 1943 Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

• 1944 Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers with an NHL record 37 points; also record consecutive goals & most lopsided game, 15-0

Australia Make 674

1948 Australian cricket captain Don Bradman scores 201 in 4th Test win v India in Adelaide; Sid Barnes 112 and Lindsay Hassett 198no in Australian total 674


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1950 AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset
• 1950 NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense & defense)
• 1953 Future Australian cricket captain and coach Bobby Simpson makes his 1st-class debut for NSW at 16 years and 357 days
• 1953 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
• 1953 NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conference
• 1954 Equal longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history ends - 18 games, 16 wins, 2 ties

Mohammad's Record 337
1958 Pakistani cricket batsman Hanif Mohammad scores record 337 runs in 970 minutes in drawn 1st Test v West Indies at Bridgetown, longest innings in Test history


CricketerHanif Mohammad
9th NBA All-Star Game
1959 9th NBA All-Star Game, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Mi: West beats East, 124-108; MVPs: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers, F; Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C; first co-winners of MVP award


NBA ForwardElgin Baylor

NBA ForwardBob Pettit
Celtics Lose to 76ers
1965 Boston Celtics' center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in 104-100 loss to Philadelphia 76ers, led by newly acquired Wilt Chamberlain


Basketball PlayerBill Russell

NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
Musial Manages Cardinals
1967 Stan Musial named General Manager of MLB team St. Louis Cardinals


MLB LegendStan Musial

• 1968 18th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 144-124; MVP: Hal Greer, Philadelphia 76ers, PG
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• 1968 Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1972 22nd NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: AFC beats NFC, 26-13; MVPs: Jan Stenerud, Kansas City Chiefs, PK; Willie Lanier, Kansas City Chiefs, LB

Schenk European Champion
1972 Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champion


Speed SkaterArd Schenk
23rd NBA All-Star Game
1973 23rd NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: East beats West, 104-84; MVP: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics, C


NBA Center and Head CoachDave Cowens

• 1975 Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1976 Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide
• 1976 Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5
• 1978 NFL Pro Bowl, Tampa Stadium: NFC beats AFC, 14-13; MVP: Walter Peyton, Chicago Bears, RB

Mays Elected
1979 NY/SF Giants / New York Mets center fielder Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame


MLB LegendWillie Mays
Bossy Scores 50 in 50
1981 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games


Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

• 1983 "Mud Bowl", Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 14-0 in the AFC Championship Game on a wet, muddy field, which negated the Jets significant speed and skill advantage
• 1983 AFC Championship, Miami Orange Bowl: Miami Dolphins beat New York Jets, 14-0
• 1983 In NBA, Portland scores all 17 pts in overtime to beat Houston 113-96

Lendl Back-to Back Title
1983 Ivan Lendl scores a 6–4, 6-4, 6–2 win over American John McEnroe to claim back-to-back ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe
Björn Borg Retires
1983 Tennis great Björn Borg announces retirement at 26 (5 x Wimbledon, 6 x French Open)


Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg

• 1984 Buffalo Sabres become the first team in NHL history to win 10 straight road games with a 5-3 victory at Boston
• 1984 Greatest unpaced 1-hr bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km

Hulk Hogan 1st WWF Title
1984 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to win his 1st World Wrestling Federation title at Madison Gardens, New York


Professional WrestlerHulk Hogan
Graf Defeats Lloyd
1988 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf of Germany wins 1st of 3 consecutive Australian singles crowns; beats American Chris Evert 6-1, 7-6


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf

Tennis LegendChris Evert

• 1989 NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak
• 1990 Australian cricketer Dean Jones scores twin test tons vs. Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

Gooch's 100th 100
1993 Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack


CricketerGraham Gooch
Kerrigan US Champion
1993 US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan


Figure SkaterNancy Kerrigan

• 1994 AFC Championship, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY: Buffalo Bills beat Kansas City Chiefs, 30-13
• 1994 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers, 38-21
• 1998 Denver Nuggets tie the NBA single-season record of 23 consecutive losses set by the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995-96; streak ends with a 99-81 win the next day against the LA Clippers

Jordan's 800th Game
1998 Michael Jordan scores in double figures for 800th consecutive game in a 100-98 OT win over New Jersey; adds 40 more double-figure scoring games to his NBA record before retiring for the second time (1998)


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 2000 AFC Championship, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville: Tennessee Titans beat Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-14
• 2000 Dallas' Don Nelson becomes the 6th coach in NBA history to win 900 career games when the Mavericks defeat the Detroit Pistons, 99-91 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
• 2000 NFC Championship, Trans World Dome, St. Louis: St. Louis Rams beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11-6
• 2005 AFC Championship, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-27
• 2005 NFC Championship, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Eagles beat Atlanta Falcons, 27-10
• 2011 AFC Championship, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets, 24-19
• 2011 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Green Bay Packers beat Chicago Bears, 21-14

Thompson's Record Game
2015 Golden State guard Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter (37) and most 3-pointers in a quarter (9) in Warrior's 126-101 win over Sacramento Kings


Basketball PlayerKlay Thompson
Ecclestone No Longer F1 CEO
2017 Formula One Group removes Bernie Ecclestone as CEO, making him chairman emeritus, as Liberty Media completes $8 billion takeover of the organization


Business Magnate and Formula 1 SupremoBernie Ecclestone
LeBron's 30,000 Milestone
2018 LeBron James becomes the 7th and youngest (33 years 24 days) to reach the 30,000 NBA point milestone during 114-102 loss to San Antonio Spurs

• 2022 Buffalo wide receiver Gabriel Davis scores an NFL playoff record 4 TDs in the Bills' epic 42-36 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their divisional-round playoff at Arrowhead Stadium

 

JAN 24

• 1900 Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England
• 1920 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: Englishman Algernon Kingscote beats Eric Pockley of Australia 6-4, 6-0, 6-3

Baseball Hall of Fame

1939 Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler & George Sisler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball LegendEddie Collins

• 1947 NFL adds 5th official, the back judge and allows sudden death in playoffs

Robinson's Record Contract
1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history


Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson

• 1952 First NFL team in Texas; Dallas Texans, formerly NY Yanks; loses 11 of 12 games

6th NBA All-Star Game
1956 6th NBA All-Star Game, Rochester War Memorial Coliseum, NY: West beats East, 108-94; MVP: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C


NBA ForwardBob Pettit

• 1962 Jackie Robinson is 1st African American elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame; Bob Feller is also elected
• 1964 CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
• 1971 21st NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: NFC beats AFC, 27-6; MVPs: Fred Carr, Green Bay Packers, LB; Mel Renfro, Dallas Cowboys, CB

Baseball Hall of Fame
1973 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherWarren Spahn

• 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers score their biggest margin of victory of 43 pts when they beat Milwaukee 132-89

Foreman vs. Lyle
1976 Former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas; Foreman knocked down twice in 4th; 'The Ring' Fight of the Year


Boxing ChampionGeorge Foreman

• 1978 31st NHL All-Star Game, Buffalo Municipal Auditorium, Buffalo, NY: Wales beats Campbell, 3-2 (OT); MVP: Billy Smith, NY Islanders, G
• 1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques

Hughes Scores 213
1981 Kim Hughes scores 213 v India at Adelaide


CricketerKim Hughes

Super Bowl XVI
1982 Super Bowl XVI, Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, MI: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB


NFL QuarterbackJoe Montana
Bossy Scores 1,000
1986 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point


Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy
Mandlíková Defeats Navratilova
1987 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Hana Mandlíková of Czechoslovakia wins her 4th and final Grand Slam singles crown; beats Martina Navratilova 7-5, 7-6


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionHana Mandlikova

Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

• 1988 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup

Wilander Defeats Cash
1988 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander wins 3rd Australian title; beats home town favourite Pat Cash 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6


Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major ChampionMats Wilander

Tennis Player & Wimbledon ChampionPat Cash

• 1990 LAs' Pat Riley becomes the 13th and fastest coach to reach the 500-victory plateau as the Lakers down the Indiana Pacers, 120-111; Riley (500-184) surpasses Don Nelson (500-317) to reach milestone

49th NHL All-Star Game
1999 49th NHL All-Star Game, Ice Palace, Tampa, FL: North America beats World, 8-6; MVP: Wayne Gretzky, NY Rangers, C


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Duval's Sub-60 Round
1999 David Duval eagles the 18th hole for a final round 59 to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at PGA West; becomes only the 3rd player to fire a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour


GolferDavid Duval

• 2007 55th NHL All-Star Game, American Airlines Centre, Dallas, TX: West beats East, 12-9; MVP: Daniel Briere, Buffalo Sabres, C
• 2010 AFC Championship, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Colts beat New York Jets, 30-17
• 2010 NFC Championship, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Saints beat Minnesota Vikings, 31-28 (OT)
• 2016 AFC Championship, Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO: Denver Broncos beat New England Patriots, 20-18
• 2016 NFC Championship, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC: Carolina Panthers beat Arizona Cardinals, 49-15
• 2018 Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar found guilty of molesting over 150 girls, sentenced up to 175 years in prison
• 2019 Search for missing Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala is called off after rescuers fail to find aircraft that disappeared from radar over English Channel 3 days earlier; search resumes funded by soccer community donations; wreckage discovered Feb 3
• 2021 AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills, 38-24
• 2021 NFC Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Green Bay Packers, 31-26
• 2023 Third baseman Scott Rolen (Philadelphia Philleis, St. Louis Cardinals) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

 

JAN 25

Corbett vs. Mitchell

1894 In his only successful title defense, James J Corbett KOs English champion Charley Mitchell in 3 rounds at the Duvall Athletic Club, Jacksonville, Florida for the world heavyweight boxing title


BoxerJames J. Corbett

1st Winter Olympics
1924 1st Winter Olympic Games open in Chamonix, France


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924
Bradman's Unbeaten 340
1929 Future Australian cricket captain Don Bradman scores an unbeaten 340 for NSW v Victoria (488 mins, 38 fours); then highest individual score in a Sheffield Shield match


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1930 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Edgar Moon wins his first and only Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow Australian Harry Hopman 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
• 1930 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Daphne Akhurst Cozens wins 3rd straight Australian singles title; beats Sylvia Lance Harper 10-8, 2-6, 7-5

Louis vs. Lewis
1939 In only the second World Heavyweight C'ship fight between two black boxers, Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

• 1945 NY Yankees sold by Ruppert estate to construction magnate Del Webb and partners Dan Topping and Larry MacPhail for $2.8 million

Benaud Debuts
1952 Test debut of great Australian cricket captain (62 Tests) and broadcaster Richie Benaud, v West Indies at the SCG


Cricketer and CommentatorRichie Benaud
Chamberlain's Record Rookie Score
1960 Wilt Chamberlain scores 58 points, the most ever by an NBA rookie, as Philadelphia Warriors beat Detroit Pistons, 127-117 at Bethlehem, PA


NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
Mahovlich's Goal Record
1961 Toronto left wing Frank Mahovlich scores twice, giving him 39 for the season, and making him highest single season goal scorer in Maple Leafs' history, as Toronto beats Montreal Canadiens, 5-3


NHL LegendFrank Mahovlich
25th NHL All-Star Game
1972 25th NHL All-Star Game, East beats West, 3-2; MVP: Bobby Orr, Boston, D, at Metropolitan Sports Centre, Bloomington, Minnesota


Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr
Kroc Buys Padres
1974 Ray Kroc, CEO of McDonald's buys San Diego Padres baseball team for $12 million


McDonald's EntrepreneurRay Kroc
Potvin's Hat Trick
1975 10th hat trick in NY Islander history, Denis Potvin's 1st


NHL StarDenis Potvin

• 1977 30th NHL All-Star Game, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC: Wales beats Campbell, 4-3; MVP: Rick Martin, Buffalo Sabres, LW

Perry to the Padres
1978 MLB San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin & $125,000 to Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award)


Baseball PitcherGaylord Perry

• 1980 Dutch government demands boycott of Olympics
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• 1981 Super Bowl XV, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10; MVP: Jim Plunkett, Oakland, QB

Wasim Akram Debut
1985 Test debut of Wasim Akram, v New Zealand at Auckland (2-105)


CricketerWasim Akram
Coffey Sets Record
1986 Edmonton's Paul Coffey sets NHL record for defensemen with a point in his 28th consecutive game, as the Oilers beat the visiting LA Kings, 5-2


NHL StarPaul Coffey
Edberg Defeats Cash
1987 75th Australian Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg of Sweden wins 2nd career Grand Slam title and 2nd Australian title; beats home town favourite Pat Cash 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3


Tennis Player & Wimbledon ChampionPat Cash

Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg
Super Bowl XXI
1987 Super Bowl XXI, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: NY Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20; MVP: Phil Simms, NY Giants, QB


NFL QuarterbackJohn Elway

• 1988 Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games)

Lemieux Sets Record
1989 Mario Lemieux scores a goal and 3 assists in Penguins' 5-4 win over Winnipeg in Pittsburgh; sets NHL record by picking up a point in 14 consecutive games; record stands for 10 years


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux
Jordan's 10,000th Point
1989 Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan
Steinbrenner Mets Pope
1989 NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II


New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner

• 1991 Mark Waugh scores ton in 1st Test Cricket innings, v England Adelaide

Hull's 50 Points Record
1991 St. Louis right wing Brett Hull scores twice in Blues' 9-4 win at Detroit, to give him 50 goals in 49 games; becomes 3rd player in NHL history with 50 goals in less than 50 games


NHL LegendBrett Hull
Seles Beats Fernández
1992 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats American Mary Joe Fernández 6-2, 6-3 for her 5th career Grand Slam title


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles
Jansen's 500m Record
1992 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m in 36.41"


Speed SkaterDan Jansen

• 1994 Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win cricket's World Series Cup
• 1995 Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 5-1 in the first NHL game in their new home, the United Center; defenseman Chris Chelios leads scoring with a goal and 2 assists
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• 1996 Ottawa Senators set an NHL record with 16th consecutive home game without a win (0-15-1) in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at the Palladium; old record (15) shared by 1928 Black Hawks & 1939 Canadiens
• 1997 In a high profile NHL trade, San Jose obtain future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Ed Belfour from Chicago in exchange for goaltender Chris Terreri, Ulf Dahlen, Michal Sykora and a conditional pick in 1998 Entry Draft

Posh and Becks Get Engaged
1998 Spice Girl Victoria Adams (Posh) and soccer player David Beckham get engaged

• 1998 Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers, 31-24; MVP: Terrell Davis, Denver RB
• 1999 After an inquiry into a corruption scandal, 6 International Olympic Committee members are expelled

Williams Defeats Williams
2003 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins 5th Grand Slam singles title and 4th straight; beats older sister Venus Williams 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 for her first Australian title

• 2009 57th NHL All-Star Game, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec: East beats West, 12-11, SO; MVP: Alexei Kovalev, Montreal Canadiens, RW

1st Asian Champion
2014 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Li Na of China becomes first Asian Australian champion; beats Dominika Cibulková of Slovakia 7-6, 6-0

• 2015 60th NHL All-Star Game, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH: Team Toews beats Team Foligno, 17-12; MVP: Ryan Johansen

NFL Pro Bowl
2015 NFL Pro Bowl, University of Phoenix, Glendale, AZ: Team Irvin beats Team Carter, 32-28; MVPs: J. J. Watt, Houston Texans, DE; Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions, QB


American Football PlayerJ. J. Watt

• 2020 65th NHL All Star Games, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MI: Pacific All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: David Pastrnak LW Boston Bruins
• 2022 Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle becomes NHL's new "Iron Man" with his 965th consecutive regular-season game, breaking Doug Jarvis's all-time record, in a 4-3 loss at the New York Islanders [1]

 

JAN 26

• 1871 The Rugby Football Union is formed at a meeting of 21 clubs at the Pall Mall Restaurant, London, England

Thorpe Gives Up Medals

1913 Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing 2 seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics


Versatile AthleteJim Thorpe

• 1921 Toronto NHL center Corb Denneny scores 6 goals to lead St. Patricks to a 10-3 win over Hamilton Tigers in Toronto

first ever Winter Olympic gold medal
1924 American skater Charles Jewtraw claims the first ever Winter Olympic gold medal; wins 500m speed skating event in 44.0s at the Chamonix Games in France


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

• 1924 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis. Melbourne: James Anderson wins 2nd of 3 Australasian titles; beats fellow Australian Richard Schlesinger 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3
• 1924 Australasian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: All-Australian final; Sylvia Lance Harper beats Esna Boyd Robertson 6-3, 3-6, 8-6

Thunberg's First Gold
1924 Clas Thunberg of Finland claims his first of 5 gold medals when he wins the 5,000m speed skating in 2:20.8 at the Chamonix Winter Olympics


Speed SkaterClas Thunberg
Bradman's 128 in 96 Minutes
1934 Australian cricket batting icon Don Bradman scores 128 in just 96 minutes for NSW v Victoria in Sydney; smashes 17 x fours, 4 x sixes


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
Australian Men's Tennis Open
1948 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Adrian Quist wins his 3rd Australian title; beats fellow Australian and doubles partner John Bromwich 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3


Tennis PlayerJohn Bromwich

Tennis PlayerAdrian Quist

• 1948 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Marie Toomey 6-3, 6-1 for 4th straight Australian single title

Baseball Hall of Fame
1951 Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball Player and ManagerMel Ott

MLB Hall of Fame 1st BasemanJimmie Foxx
Baseball Hall of Fame
1956 Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball PlayerHank Greenberg

Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin

• 1956 VII Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
• 1957 Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves
• 1959 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: American based Peruvian Alex Olmedo wins his first Grand Slam event; beats Neale Fraser of Australia 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
• 1959 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Mary Carter Reitano wins her 2nd home singles title; beats Renee Schuurman of South Africa 6-2, 6-3
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• 1960 High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points
• 1960 Oakland Raiders enter the American Football League

Rozelle Elected Commissioner
1960 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot


NFL CommissionerPete Rozelle

• 1963 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone

1500m Skate Record
1966 Dutch speed skater Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2)


Speed SkaterArd Schenk
1st Women's Australian Open
1969 1st Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court wins inaugural Open event; beats American Billie Jean King 6-4, 6-1


Tennis LegendBillie Jean King

• 1970 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid 6-1, 6-3; Court retains title for 9th Australian singles crown and 1st leg of her Grand Slam
• 1976 NFL Pro Bowl, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans: NFC beats AFC, 23-20; MVP: Billy Johnson, Houston Oilers, WR
• 1977 Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai & Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift in Helsinki
• 1980 Islanders & Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game
• 1982 In a 9-2 NHL win over Pittsburgh Penguins, the NY Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 in a 6 goal 1st period
• 1984 Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders

Gretzky's 50th Goal
1985 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

• 1986 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champion
• 1986 Super Bowl XX, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10; MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE

Border's 7-46
1989 Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG


Test CricketerAllan Border

• 1990 Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking African American female in a major-league front office)

Seles Beats Novotná
1991 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles becomes the only Yugoslav player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Jana Novotná 5-7, 6-3, 6-1


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

Tennis Player & Wimbledon ChampionJana Novotna

• 1991 Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame

Courier Defeats Edberg
1992 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier wins 2nd career Grand Slam title and 1st Australian title; beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2


Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg

Tennis PlayerJim Courier

• 1992 Super Bowl XXVI, Metrodome, Minneapolis, MI: Washington Redskins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24; MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
• 1993 Everton scores a 3-1 away win over Wimbledon at Selhurst Park in London; lowest ever attendance at an EPL fixture, 3,039
• 1995 With a record 6,254,427 ballots cast by fans in NBA All-Star Voting, Detroit's Grant Hill becomes the first rookie to lead all NBA players in All-Star votes received, earning #1 on 1,289,585 ballots

Sampras Defeats Moyá
1997 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins his 2nd and last Australian title; beats Carlos Moyá of Spain 6-2, 6-3, 6-3


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
Hingis Defeats Pierce
1997 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Martina Hingis becomes first Swiss player – male or female – to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-2, 6-2


Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis

Tennis PlayerMary Pierce
Lemieux Ties Record
1997 Mario Lemieux ties NHL record with 4 goals in the 3rd period as Pittsburgh wins, 5-2 at Montreal; 39th career hat trick and 13th 4-goal game, tying NHL record shared by Wayne Gretzky & Mike Bossy


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux

• 1997 Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots, 35-21; MVP: Desmond Howard, Green Bay KR
• 2002 Australian Open Women's Tennis: American Jennifer Capriati wins her 2nd consecutive Australian title; beats Martina Hingis 4-6, 7-6, 6-2

Agassi Beats Schuttler
2003 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi of the US wins his 8th and last Grand Slam title; beats Rainer Schuttler of Germany 6-2, 6-2, 6-1


Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

• 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII, Qualcmm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders, 48-21; MVP: Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay, S

Sharapova Defeats Ivanović
2008 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Russian Maria Sharapova wins her first and only Australian title; beats Ana Ivanović of Serbia 7-5, 6-3

Azarenka Defeats Li
2013 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus wins her 2nd straight Australian title; beats Li Na of China 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Wawrinka Defeats Nadal
2014 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland wins his first major title; beats Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

NFL Pro Bowl
2014 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: Team Rice beats Team Sanders, 22-21; MVPs: Nick Foles, Philadelphia, QB; Derrick Johnson, KC Chiefs, LB

• 2019 64th NHL All Star Games, SAP Centre, San Jose, CA: Metropolitan All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins, C

1st Japanese Wins Australian Open
2019 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka becomes world #1 ranked player with 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic; first Japanese player to win Australian singles title

Kobe Byrant Dies in Helicopter Crash
2020 LA Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, southern California; considered one of the greatest players in the game's history

NFL Pro Bowl
2020 NFL Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida: AFC beats NFC, 38-33; MVP's: Lamar Jackson, QB (Baltimore Ravens), Calais Campbell, DE (Jacksonville Jaguars)

 

JAN 27

• 1894 1st college basketball game, University of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11

Thunberg's 3 Golds in 1 Day

1924 Clas Thunberg of Finland claims 3 gold medals in one day when he wins the 1,500m, 5,000m and all-round speed skating events at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; won 5,000m the day before

Patterson Defeats Hawkes
1927 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Gerald Patterson wins his only home title; beats countryman John Hawkes 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16, 6-3

• 1927 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Esna Boyd wins title after 5 consecutive runner-up finishes; beats Sylvia Lance Harper 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Perry Beats Crawford
1934 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his only Australian title; beats Jack Crawford of Australia 6-3, 7-5, 6-1

• 1934 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Joan Hartigan Bathurst retains title; beats Margaret Molesworth 6-1, 6-4

Quist Defeats Crawford
1936 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Adrian Quist wins his first Grand Slam event; beats fellow Australian Jack Crawford 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 9-7

• 1936 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Adelaide: Joan Hartigan Bathurst wins her 3rd Australian singles title; beats Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-4, 6-4

Braves Lose Manager, Gain Owners
1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, & Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves

Moore vs. Maxim
1954 American boxer Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim in 15-round unanimous decision to retain his world light heavyweight title at the Orange Bowl, Miami; last of famous trilogy of fights, all won by Moore

• 1955 1955 NFL Draft: George Shaw from University of Oregon first pick by Baltimore Colts
• 1956 NFL's New York Giants move their home from the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan to Yankee Stadium in The Bronx
• 1956 Veikko Hakulinen of Finland wins Olympic 30k cross country gold medal at Cortina d'Ampezzo; second career Olympic title after winning the 15k event in Oslo, 1952

Cooper Beats Anderson
1958 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Ashley Cooper wins 2nd straight Australian title; beats fellow Australian Malcolm Anderson 7-5, 6-3, 6-4


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionAshley Cooper
Barrett Defeats Coghlan
1958 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Angela Mortimer Barrett of England beats Lorraine Coghlan of Australia 6-3, 6-4


Tennis PlayerAngela Mortimer
Emerson Beats Laver
1961 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Rod Laver 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam title


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

Tennis PlayerRod Laver

• 1961 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Court retains title; repeat of previous year's final beating Jan Lehane O'Neill 6-1, 6-4
• 1963 Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1964 Barlow & Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval
• 1966 Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966
• 1967 New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker)

Laver Begins Grand Slam
1969 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver takes 1st leg of his successful second Grand Slam; beats Andrés Gimeno of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 7-5


Tennis PlayerRod Laver
Noll Youngest Coach
1969 Chuck Noll is named head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (the youngest coach in NFL history at the time)


NFL Head CoachChuck Noll
Ashe Beats Crealy
1970 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats big serving local Dick Crealy 6-4, 9-7, 6-2


Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe

• 1970 NFL Draft: Louisiana Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw #1 pick by Pittsburgh Steelers
• 1973 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)

Richards' 1st Test Century
1976 Viv Richards scores his 1st Test century against Australia


Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards

• 1979 Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8)
• 1980 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 37-27; MVP: Chuck Muncie, New Orleans Saints, RB
• 1982 Los Angeles Kings set an NHL record with their 6th consecutive tied game, a 4-4 deadlock against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers

Phillies Trade Two for DeJesus
1982 Philadelphia Phillies trade shortstop Larry Bowa & infielder Ryne Sandberg to Chicago Cubs for 2nd baseman Ivan DeJesus


Baseball InfielderRyne Sandberg

• 1982 West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win cricket's World Series Cup
• 1985 Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25)
• 1985 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 22-14; MVP: Mark Gastineau, NY Jets, DE

Yzerman Records 100 Points
1989 Detroit Red Wings center Steve Yzerman becomes the 4th NHL player to record 100 points in 50 games or less with a goal and 2 assists as Red Wings beat Toronto, 8-1


NHL LegendSteve Yzerman

• 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
• 1989 Oklahoma linebacker Mark VanKeirsblilck assaults an Oklahoma grad student

Graf Beats Fernández
1990 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats American Mary Joe Fernández 6-3, 6-4 for her 3rd consecutive Australian singles crown


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
Becker's 1st Australian Open
1991 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany wins his 1st Australian title; beats Ivan Lendl 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4


Tennis LegendBoris Becker

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

• 1991 Super Bowl XXV, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19; MVP: Ottis Anderson, NY Giants, RB

Tyson Tried for Rape
1992 Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

• 1995 Eric Cantona of Manchester United fined and banned from playing football after attacking a fan

Seles Defeats Huber
1996 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber of Germany 6-4, 6-1 for her first and only Grand Slam victory after her stabbing


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

Tennis PlayerAnke Huber

• 1998 WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics & Detroit Shock

Capriati Defeats Hingis
2001 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Jennifer Capriati wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3


Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis

Tennis PlayerJennifer Capriati

• 2002 AFC Championship, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-17
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• 2002 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Thomas Johansson of Sweden wins his only Grand Slam title; beats Russian star Marat Safin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6
• 2002 NFC Championship, Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis: St. Louis Rams beat Philadelphia Eagles, 29-24

Williams Beats Sharapova
2007 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2; first time the tournament used Hawk-Eye system for official line-calls


Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

Tennis PlayerMaria Sharapova

• 2008 56th NHL All-Star Game, Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 8-7; MVP: Eric Staal, Carolina, C

Đoković Defeats Tsonga
2008 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 to become first Serbian player to win a Grand Slam title


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

• 2013 7 people are killed and 3 are injured when a retaining wall collapses during a football match at the Ugur Sports Facility, Turkey
• 2013 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins Open era record 4th Australian crown; beats Andy Murray of Scotland 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2

Carlsen Wins Tata Steel Tournament
2013 Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands


Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen

• 2013 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii: NFC beats AFC, 62-35; MVP: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings, TE
• 2013 Spain defeats Denmark to win the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship

Wozniacki Beats Halep
2018 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title


Tennis PlayerCaroline Wozniacki

• 2019 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his record 7th Australian singles title; beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

NFL Pro Bowl
2019 NFL Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 26-7; MVPs: Patrick Mahomes, KC Chiefs, QB; Jamal Adams, NY Jets, S


NFL QuarterbackPatrick Mahomes

 

JAN 28

• 1904 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them
• 1922 J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL
• 1929 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Englishman Colin Gregory wins his only Grad Slam title, beating Richard Schlesinger of Australia 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5

• 1929 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Adelaide: Daphne Akhurst retains title; beats Louise Bickerton 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

Bromwich Defeats Quist

1939 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Australian John Bromwich wins his 1st Australian title; beats doubles partner Adrian Quist 6-4, 6-1, 6-3


Tennis PlayerJohn Bromwich

Tennis PlayerAdrian Quist

• 1939 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Emily Hood Westacott beats Nell Hall Hopman 6-1, 6-2 for her only Grand Slam singles title
• 1940 Chicago's Les Cunningham scores 5 points in one period to set an NHL record that stands until 1978; records 2 goals & 3 assists in a 10:04 span during the 3d period of an 8-1 win over Montreal
• 1943 Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals
• 1949 NY Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin & Ford Smith

McGregor Defeats Sedgman
1952 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Ken McGregor wins his first and only Grand Slam event; upsets fellow Australian Frank Sedgman 7-5, 12-10, 2-6, 6-2


Tennis PlayerFrank Sedgman

• 1952 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Thelma Coyne Long beats Helen Angwin 6-2, 6-3 for 1st of her 2 Australian singles titles
• 1954 1954 NFL Draft: Bobby Garrett from University of Stanford first pick by Cleveland Browns
• 1956 Austrian skier Toni Sailer wins the giant slalom at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics on his way to a sweep of the 3 alpine skiing events at the Games
• 1956 Italy goes 1-2 in the 2-man bobsleigh at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; along with silver in 4-man event, the only medals for the home nation at the Games

Cooper Beats Fraser
1957 Australian Championship Men's Tennis: Ashley Cooper wins 1st of 2 straight Australian titles; beats fellow Australian Neale Fraser 6-3, 9-11, 6-4, 6-2


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionAshley Cooper
All-American Final
1957 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Shirley Fry wins all-American final; beats Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for her only Australian singles title


Tennis PlayerAlthea Gibson

Campanella Paralyzed
1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck


MLB CatcherRoy Campanella

• 1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
• 1960 NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises
• 1968 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper
• 1968 Goose Goslin & Kiki Cuyler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1968 Thai boxer Chartchai Chionoi retains his world flyweight title with a 13th-round TKO of home favourite Efren Torres in Mexico City; first of 3 meetings between the pair

O.J. Simpson First Pick
1969 1969 NFL Draft: O.J. Simpson from USC first pick by Buffalo Bills


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson

• 1971 1971 NFL Draft: Jim Plunkett from Stanford University first pick by New England Patriots
• 1973 Mickey Welch, George Kelly & Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1973 NHL Detroit Red Wings Henry Boucha scores 6 seconds into game in 4-2 win over Canadiens at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec

Baseball Hall of Fame
1974 Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, & Jocko Conlan elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball PlayerJim Bottomley

• 1975 1975 NFL Draft: Steve Bartkowski from University of California first pick by Atlanta Falcons
• 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
• 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders
• 1980 New York coach Red Holzman wins his 600th NBA game, only the second (after Red Auerbach) coach at the time to reach the plateau, as the Knicks beat Golden State, 107-103

Gretzky Scoring Streak Ends
1984 Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky's NHL record point scoring streak ends at 51 games when Oilers beaten 4-2 by LA Kings; Gretzky totals 61-92-153 during the period


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

• 1985 Houston's Bill Fitch becomes the 6th coach in NBA history to post 600 wins as the Rockets beat the New Jersey Nets, 97-93
• 1987 Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant
• 1988 Denver Nuggets point guard Michael Adams takes record streak to 79 consecutive games with at least one 3-point field goal in 117-102 loss against Indiana at Market Square Arena; streak ends next game

Dionne Sets Record
1988 New York Rangers' Marcel Dionne scores a 2nd period power play goal in 5-2 win in Philadelphia; becomes 1st first player in NHL history to get 20 goals in each of his first 17 seasons


NHL StarMarcel Dionne
Graf's 6th Grand Slam
1989 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf of Germany beats Czech Helena Suková 6-4, 6-4 for her 6th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian singles crown


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
Boon Scores 149
1989 David Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 v WI at SCG


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
Lendl's Last Grand Slam Title
1990 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American-based Czech star Ivan Lendl of wins 8th and last career Grand Slam title; beats Stefan Edberg 4-6, 7-6, 5-2; Edberg retires injured


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl

Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg
Super Bowl XXIV
1990 Super Bowl XXIV, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB


NFL QuarterbackJoe Montana

NFL QuarterbackJohn Elway

• 1991 David Boon completes ninth Test century, 121 v England at Adelaide
• 1992 David Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 v India at Adelaide

Hull Equals Gretzky
1992 St. Louis right wing Brett Hull becomes 2nd player (after Wayne Gretzky) in NHL history to record back-to-back seasons of 50 goals in 50 games; #50 comes in 3-3 Blues' tie in Los Angeles


NHL LegendBrett Hull
Pierce Beats Sánchez Vicario
1995 Australian Open Women's tennis: Mary Pierce of France beats Spain's Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-2 for her 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian singles title


Tennis PlayerMary Pierce

Tennis PlayerArantxa Sánchez Vicario

• 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise

Becker's Last Grand Slam Title
1996 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany wins his 6th and last career Grand Slam title; beats American Michael Chang 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2


Tennis LegendBoris Becker

Tennis Player and French Open ChampionMichael Chang

• 1996 Super Bowl XXX, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17; MVP: Larry Brown, Dallas, CB

Agassi Retains Title
2001 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi retains title; beats Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 for his 3rd Australian trophy


Tennis LegendAndre Agassi
Super Bowl XXXV
2001 Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants, 34-7; MVP: Ray Lewis, Baltimore, LB

Mauresmo's 1st Grand Slam
2006 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Amélie Mauresmo of France wins her first Grand Slam title; beats Justine Henin 6-1, 2-0; Henin retires from stomach cramps

Federer Defends Title
2007 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Swiss ace Roger Federer successfully defends his title beating Fernando González of Chile 7-6, 6-4, 6-4

Azarenka Defeats Sharapova
2012 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Victoria Azarenka becomes first Belarusian player to win Grand Slam singles title; beats Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-3, 6-0

Williams Defeats Williams
2017 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams defeats older sister Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4 for her 7th Australian title and record 23rd Grand Slam event singles victory

• 2018 63rd NHL All Star Games, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Pacific Division All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks, RW
• 2018 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title
• 2018 French drivers Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia win their 6th Monte Carlo Rally in an M-Sport Ford WRT
• 2018 NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 24-23; MVPs: Delanie Walker, Tennessee Titans, TE; Von Miller, Denver Broncos, LB
• 2023 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 for her first major title

 

JAN 29

• 1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis
• 1906 Dutch speed skater Coen de King skates a world record 32,370m in one hour

1st Winter Olympics

1924 Swiss team of Denis Vaucher (C), Alfred Aufdenblatten, Antoine Julen & Alfons Julen win the military patrol gold medal at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; first version of the biathlon


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

First Baseball Hall of Fame
1936 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson & Walter Johnson


MLB LegendTy Cobb

Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner
Quist Defeats Crawford
1940 Australian Championships men's Tennis: Australian Adrian Quist beats countryman Jack Crawford 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 for his 2nd Australian title


Tennis PlayerAdrian Quist

• 1940 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton wins her 2nd Australian singles titles; beats Thelma Coyne 5-7, 6-4, 6-0

Bromwich Defeats Pails
1946 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: John Bromwich wins his 2nd Australian title; beats fellow Australian Dinny Pails 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2


Tennis PlayerJohn Bromwich

• 1946 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Joyce Fitch 6-4, 6-4 for her 3rd Australian singles crown
• 1947 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Dinny Pails beats fellow Australian John Bromwich 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 8-6 for his only Grand Slam title
• 1947 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton wins 3rd consecutive Australian singles crown; beats Nell Hall Hopman 6-3, 6-2
• 1948 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players
• 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962)
• 1960 Baseball's new Continental League awards its 8th, and last, franchise to Buffalo, New York

NFL Hall of Hall
1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange & George Halas elected to football Hall of Fame


Versatile AthleteJim Thorpe

American Football Coach and Team OwnerGeorge Halas

NFL LegendRed Grange

• 1964 IX Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria
• 1964 Most lopsided high-school basketball score 211-29 (Louisiana)
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• 1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million

Fleming US Champion
1966 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming


Figure SkaterPeggy Fleming
Baseball Hall of Fame
1967 Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball Player and Sports ExecutiveBranch Rickey

• 1967 Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ
• 1968 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Bill Bowrey wins his first and only Grand Slam title; beats Juan Gisbert Sr. of Spain 7-5, 2-6, 9-7, 6-4

King Defeats Court
1968 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Billie Jean King beats home favourite Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 for her 13th Grand Slam singles title


Tennis LegendBillie Jean King

• 1974 1974 NFL Draft: Ed Jones from Tennessee State first pick by Dallas Cowboys
• 1974 27th NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 6-4; MVP: Garry Unger, St. Louis, C

Carner Wins Colgate Triple Crown
1978 JoAnne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship


GolferJoAnne Carner

• 1979 NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: NFC beats AFC, 13-7; MVP: Ahmad Rashād, Minnesota Vikings, WR
• 1980 Cleveland Cavaliers beat LA Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT
• 1981 AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf & Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, & 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million
• 1982 Old Dominion ends Louisiana Tech's women's basketball record 54-game winning streak
• 1982 Wayne Garland, baseball 1st millionaire free agent, waived by Indians

First NBA All-Star Saturday
1984 34th NBA All-Star Game, Denver: East beats West, 154-145 (OT); MVP: Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons, G; first All-Star Saturday; Legends Classic, West wins, 64-63; first Slam-Dunk winner, Larry Nance


NBA Point Guard and CoachIsiah Thomas

• 1984 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 45-3; MVP: Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins, QB

Kurri's 100th Point
1985 Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th pt of season in game 39


NHL StarJari Kurri

• 1988 Detroit Pistons draw a then record NBA regular season crowd of 61,983 fans to the Pontiac Silverdome for a 125-108 win over the Boston Celtics

Lendl Defeats Mecii
1989 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Ivan Lendl wins his first Australian title; beats fellow Czech Miloslav Mecii 6-2, 6-2, 6-2


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
RBI Dropped
1989 Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use NY Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129


MLB First BasemanKeith Hernandez

• 1989 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 34-3; MVP: Randall Cunningham, Philadelphia Eagles, QB
• 1994 Frankie Randall beats Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez by split decision to win WBC super lightweight title at MGM Grand, Las Vegas; Chavez's 1st knockdown of career in 11th and 1st loss in 91 pro fights

Agassi Defeats Sampras
1995 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his 1st of 4 Australian titles; beats fellow American Pete Sampras 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4


Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
Super Bowl XXIX
1995 Super Bowl XXIX, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL: San Francisco 49ers beat San Diego Chargers, 49-26; MVP: Steve Young, SF, QB


NFL QuarterbackSteve Young
Boon's Last Day
1996 Last day of Test cricket for Australian cricketer David Boon


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
Davenport Defeats Hingis
2000 Australian Open Women's Tennis: American Lindsay Davenport claims her 3rd and final career Grand Slam title; beats Martina Hingis 6-1, 7-5

Malone 3rd to Score 30,000
2000 Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points; finishes with 35 in a 96-94 loss to Minnesota; behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419)

Chargers Hire Schottenheimer
2002 The San Diego Chargers hire Marty Schottenheimer as their 13th head coach

Williams Beats Davenport
2005 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Serena Williams wins her 2nd Australian title; beats Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0

Federer Defeats Baghdatis
2006 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 for his 2nd Australian title

• 2006 Irfan Pathan becomes first bowler to take a Test cricket hat-trick in the opening over of a match

Canadiens Retire Dryden's #29
2007 Ken Dryden's #29 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens

Clijsters Defeats Li
2011 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Kim Clijsters wins her 4th and final Grand Slam title; beats Li Na of China 3-6, 6-3, 6-
Đoković beats Nadal
2012 100th Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5; longest Grand Slam singles final in duration in the Open Era, 5 hours 53 minutes

• 2012 59th NHL All-Star Game, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa: Team Chara beats Team Alfredsson, 12-9; Marián Gáborík, NY Rangers, LW

1st SuperPipe Perfect Score
2012 American snowboarder Shaun White achieves the first ever SuperPipe perfect score (100) in Winter X Games history

• 2012 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 59-41; MVP: Brandon Marshall, Miami Dolphins, WR

Ronaldo Captains Real Madrid
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the 1st non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid, making his 500th appearance for the club

• 2017 62nd NHL All Star Games, Staples Centre, Los Angeles, CA: Metropolitan All Stars win four team 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Wayne Simmonds, Philadelphia Flyers, RW
• 2017 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 to win his record 18th Grand Slam
• 2017 NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 20-13; MVPs: Travis Kelce, KC Chiefs, TE; Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills, LB
• 2018 Cleveland Indians announce they will remove "Chief Wahoo" caricature logo from uniforms in 2019

Beckham Launches Inter Miami
2018 David Beckham launches a Major League Soccer team in Florida; Inter Miami CF

Nurmagomedov, McGregor Fined, Suspended
2019 In the aftermath to a wild ending to UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov ($500k & 9 months) and Conor McGregor ($50k & 6 months) are issued fines and suspensions; bans retroactive to October 6, 2018

• 2022 Australian Open Women's Tennis: World #1 Ash Barty wins her home Grand Slam event for the first time; beats American Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6
• 2023 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 for his 10th AO and record equalling 22nd Grand Slam title

 

JAN 30

1st Winter Olympics

1924 Gillis Grafström of Sweden wins men's figure skating gold medal at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; first to successfully defend his Summer Olympic title (1920) at the Winter Games


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

• 1924 Great Britain clinch inaugural Olympic curling gold medal with a 46-4 win over France at the Chamonix Games
• 1924 Norway’s Thorleif Haug claims first of 3 gold medals at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; wins 50k cross country in a Norwegian sweep of the medals; also 18k and Nordic combined champion

Borotra Beats Cummings
1928 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Frenchman Jean Borotra wins his only Australian title; beats Jack Cummings of Australia 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3


Tennis PlayerJean Borotra

• 1928 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Daphne Akhurst wins 3rd title; beats Esna Boyd 7-5, 6-2
• 1933 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Jack Crawford wins his 3rd straight Australian title; beats Keith Gledhill of the US 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
• 1933 Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Joan Hartigan Bathurst beats Coral McInnes Buttsworth 6-4, 6-3
• 1934 Former Australian cricket spin bowler Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days as Victoria draws with NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground
• 1936 New owners of baseball's Boston Braves survey newspaper journalists to pick a new team nickname; known as 'Bees' in 1940 but return to 'Braves' in 1941

McGrath Beats Bromwich
1937 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Vivian McGrath wins his only Grand Slam singles event; beats fellow Australian John Bromwich 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, 2-6, 6-1


Tennis PlayerJohn Bromwich

• 1937 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton wins her first of 6 Australian singles titles; beats Emily Hood Westacott 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
• 1948 V Winter Olympic Games open in St Moritz, Switzerland

Sedgman Beats McGregor
1950 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Frank Sedgman retains title; beats fellow Australian Ken McGregor 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1


Tennis PlayerFrank Sedgman
Brough Defeats Hart
1950 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Louise Brough beats Doris Hart 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 for her only Australian singles title


Tennis PlayerLouise Brough

Tennis PlayerDoris Hart
Hoad's First Grand Slam Title
1956 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Lew Hoad beats fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 for his first Grand Slam title


Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionLew Hoad

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionKen Rosewall

• 1956 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Mary Carter Reitano beats fellow Australian Thelma Coyne Long 3-6, 6-2, 9-7 for her 1st Australian singles title
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• 1956 Hallgeir Brenden of Norway wins Olympic 15k cross country gold medal at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games; his 2nd career Olympic title after taking out the 18k event in Oslo (1952)
• 1956 Soviet 500m speed skating champion Yevgeni Grishin wins 2nd gold medal of the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics when he dead heats teammate Yuri Mikhatlov in the 1,500m in world record 2:08.6
• 1958 MLB Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than fans, will vote on selections for the All-Star Game; vote returns to the fans in 1970
• 1961 Outstanding West Indian spin bowler Lance Gibbs takes hat-trick (Ken Mackay, Wally Grout, Frank Misson) in drawn 4th Test v Australia in Adelaide

World Record 1500m
1966 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:05.2)


Speed SkaterArd Schenk
Emerson Defeats Ashe
1967 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson repeats previous year's result; beats American Arthur Ashe 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 for his 5th straight Australian title


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe
Richey's Only Australian Title
1967 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Nancy Richey wins her first and only Australian title; beats home favourite Lesley Turner Bowrey 6-1, 6-4


Tennis Player and Two-Time Major ChampionNancy Richey

• 1968 1968 NFL Draft: Ron Yary from USC first pick by Minnesota Vikings

Lillee's Bowling Debut
1971 Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his 1st Test bowl, v England


Cricketer and Fast BowlerDennis Lillee

• 1971 UCLA starts 88 basketball game winning streak
• 1973 1973 NFL Draft: John Matuszak from University of Tampa first pick by Houston Oilers
• 1973 26th NHL All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Eastern Division beats Western Division, 5-4; MVP: Greg Polis, Pittsburgh Penguins, LW

Border's 1st-Class Debut
1977 Allan Border scores 36 in his 1st-class innings (NSW vs Qld)


Test CricketerAllan Border

• 1978 Addie Joss & Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Benitez vs. Durán
1982 WBC super welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez of Puerto Rico defeats boxing legend Roberto Durán of Panama in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas


BoxerWilfred Benítez

BoxerRoberto Durán

• 1983 Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ
• 1983 Super Bowl XVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17; MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB

Sports History
1988 Hansie Cronje gets a pair in 2nd 1st-class game (OFS v N Tvl)


CricketerHansie Cronje

• 1989 American Olympic diving silver medallist Bruce Kimball, is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing 2 teenagers in a drunk driving accident; serves 4 years
• 1989 Last day of 1st class cricket for Dav Whatmore

Gretzky's 100 Point Record
1990 LA center Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record by scoring his 100th point of the season for the 11th straight season; milestone comes with an assist in a 5-2 Kings' win over visiting New Jersey Devils


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Seles Beats Graf
1993 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for her 3rd consecutive Australian singles crown


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
Sampras Defeats Martin
1994 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras wins 1st of 2 Australian titles; fellow American Todd Martin 7-6, 6-4, 6-4
Tennis Player Pete Sampras
Graf Defeats Sánchez Vicario
1994 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-0, 6-2

World Record 500m
1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76)


Speed SkaterDan Jansen
Dev Equals Hadlee's Record
1994 Kapil Dev takes 2/41 as India beats Sri Lanka by an innings and 95 runs in 2nd Cricket Test in Bengaluru; equals Sir Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets

• 1994 Péter Lékó becomes the youngest chess grand master.

Super Bowl XXVIII
1994 Super Bowl XXVIII, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13; MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB

• 1996 Future Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson comes out of a 5 year retirement; helps LA Lakers to 128-118 win over Golden State at the Great Western Forum with 19 points, 8 rebounds & 10 assists
• 1998 All-Star Fla Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires

Hingis's 3rd Title
1999 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Martina Hingis of Switzerland wins her 3rd consecutive Australian title; beats unseeded Amélie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-3

Agassi's 4th Consecutive Final
2000 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi beats defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; Agassi makes 4 consecutive Grand Slam finals, 1st since Rod Laver (1969)

• 2000 Super Bowl XXXIV, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA: St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans, 23-16; MVP: Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB

Malone 2nd to 34,000 Points
2002 Utah's Karl Malone becomes 2nd player in NBA history to register 34,000 career points by scoring 18 in a 90-78 win over Chicago at the Delta Center; trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points)

• 2005 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Marat Safin of Russia wins his second and final Grand Slam title; beats local hero Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Williams Retains Title
2010 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams retains her title; beats Justine Henin of Belgium 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

• 2011 58th NHL All-Star Game, RBC Centre, Raleigh, NC: Team Lidstrom beats Team Staal, 11-10; MVP: Patrick Sharp, Chicago, LW

Đoković Defeats Murray
2011 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his 2nd Australian title; beats Scotsman Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3

• 2011 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 55-41; MVP: DeAngelo Hall, Washington Redskins, DB
• 2016 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Angelique Kerber of Germany wins her first major title; beats Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• 2018 Houston forward James Harden puts up highest scoring triple-double in NBA history (60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) as the Rockets beat Orlando Magic, 114-107 in Houston
• 2022 AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri: Cincinnati Bengals beat Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24 OT

Nadal's Record 21st Grand Slam
2022 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins record 21st Grand Slam singles title with an epic 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 win over Daniil Medvedev of Russia

• 2022 NFC Championship, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California: LA Rams beat SF 49ers, 20-17

 

JAN 31

• 1901 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Winnipeg Victorias edge Montreal Shamrocks, 2-1 to sweep challenge series, 2-0

Malone's Record 7 Goals

1920 Quebec Bulldogs center Joe Malone sets NHL record with 7 goals in a 10-6 win against Toronto St. Patricks at the Quebec Arena


Ice Hockey PlayerJoe Malone

• 1923 Montreal Canadiens beat Hamilton Tigers, 5-4 at the Mount Royal Arena, Montreal; first penalty-free game played in NHL history

1st Winter Olympics
1924 Austrians Helene Engelmann & Alfred Berger win the pairs skating gold medal at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; beat Finnish pair Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter Jakobsson by just 0.39 points


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

• 1924 Herma Szabo of Austria wins the ladies figure skating gold medal at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; only women's event at the Games

Anderson 2nd Australasian Champion
1925 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: James Anderson of Australia wins 2nd straight Australasian crown; beats countryman Gerald Patterson 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3


Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson

• 1925 Australasian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Daphne Akhurst wins 1st of 5 home titles; beats fellow Australian Esna Boyd 1-6, 8-6, 6-4

NL Rules on Hornby
1927 NL rules future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the St. Louis Cardinals and play for the NY Giants; earns $2,916 dividend on same day


MLB Hall of Fame 2nd Baseman and ManagerRogers Hornsby
Budge's Grand Slam 1st Leg
1938 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: American Don Budge wins the 1st-leg of his Grand Slam; beats John Bromwich of Australia 6-4, 6-2, 6-1


Tennis PlayerJohn Bromwich

• 1938 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Dorothy Cheney wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Dorothy Stevenson of Australia 6-3, 6-2

Louis vs. Burman
1941 In his 13th title defense Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York to retain NYSAC heavyweight boxing crown


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

• 1948 An unprecedented 3-way tie for the silver medal in the 500m speed skating at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Americans Robert Fitzgerald & Ken Bartholomew, and Thomas Byberg of Norway are equal on 43.2s; Finn Helgesen of Norway wins gold, 43.1s
• 1948 Sweden sweeps the medals in the 18km cross country event at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Martin Lundström takes gold ahead of countrymen Nils Östensson and Gunnar Eriksson
• 1948 Swiss pair Felix Endrich & Friedrich Waller beat countrymen Fritz Feierabend & Paul Eberhard to win the 2-man bobsleigh gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; silver medallist Feierabend is team coach
• 1949 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Frank Sedgman wins 1st of 2 straight Australian titles; beats fellow Australian John Bromwich 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Hart's 1st of Six Victories
1949 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Doris Hart beats Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-3, 6-4 for the first of her 6 Grand Slam singles titles


Tennis PlayerDoris Hart

• 1951 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Thelma Coyne Long 6-1, 7-5 for her 6th and last Australian singles crown
• 1951 Australian Championships: American Dick Savitt wins his only Australian title; beats Ken McGregor of Australia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
• 1952 Detroit Tigers Harry Heilmann & Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Retaliation Against Veeck
1953 MLB New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, & Boston Red Sox retaliate against St. Louis Browns Bill Veeck for trying to relocate the team, scheduling the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues


MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck
Rosewall Wins Australian Final
1955 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his 2nd Australian title; beats Lew Hoad 9-7, 6-4, 6-4


Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionKen Rosewall

Tennis Player and Four-Time Major ChampionLew Hoad

• 1955 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Beryl Penrose wins her only Australian singles title; beats Thelma Coyne Long 6-4, 6-3
• 1956 Austrian skier Toni Sailer wins the slalom at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics for his 2nd gold medal of the Games; sweeps all 3 alpine skiing events

"Jackpot Bowling"
1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host


Baseball Player and ManagerLeo Durocher
Cronin AL President
1959 Former star MLB shortstop and manager Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become American League President


Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin

• 1961 West Indian cricket batsman Rohan Kanhai scores back-to-back centuries in the drawn 4th Test against Australia in Adelaide; follows 1st innings 117 with 115 in 2nd knock
• 1965 19th century pitcher James 'Pud' Galvin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Emerson Defeats Ashe
1966 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson makes it 4 straight Australian titles; beats American Arthur Ashe 6-4, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe
Smith's 7th Consecutive Title
1966 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith wins her 7th consecutive Australian singles title; beats American Nancy Richey in a walkover, Richey injured


Tennis Player and Two-Time Major ChampionNancy Richey

• 1966 Bill Lawry (119) & Bob Simpson (225) complete match-winning 244 opening stand in Australia's 1st innings, 4th Test v England in Adelaide

Baseball Hall of Fame
1971 Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball Hall of Fame ExecutiveGeorge Weiss

• 1971 Special Veterans Committee adds 6 former players and 1 executive to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard and George Weiss
• 1976 In his final Test, West Indian cricket spin bowler Lance Gibbs dismisses Australian opener Ian Redpath for 101 in 6th Test in Melbourne; becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308

Baseball Hall of Fame
1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie and Al López elected to Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball PlayerAl López
32nd NBA All-Star Game
1982 32nd NBA All-Star Game, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: East beats West, 120-118; MVP - Larry Bird, Boston Celtics


NBA LegendLarry Bird

• 1982 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 16-13; MVPs: Co-MVPs: Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers, TE; Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE

Hamilton US Champion
1982 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton


Figure SkaterScott Hamilton

• 1984 36th NHL All-Star Game, Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 7-6; MVP: Don Maloney, NY Rangers, LW

Super Bowl XXII
1988 Super Bowl XXII, Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10; MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB


NFL QuarterbackJohn Elway

• 1990 1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing
• 1991 Denver Nuggets Michael Adams becomes shortest NBAer to get a triple-double

Courier Retains Title
1993 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier retains title; repeats previous year's win over Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5

• 1993 Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17; MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
• 1997 San Antonio forward Dominique Wilkins scores 27 points in the Spurs' 97-95 loss to Minnesota; gives him 26,009 career points; only the 6th NBA player to reach the 26k milestone

Hingis Defeats Martinez
1998 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Switzerland's Martina Hingis retains her title; beats Conchita Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-3 for 5th Grand Slam title

• 1999 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov becomes first Russian, male or female, to win an Australian title; beats Thomas Enqvist of Sweden 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6
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• 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII, Pro Player Stadium, Miami, FL: Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons, 34-19; MVP: John Elway, Denver, QB

Ray Lewis Involved in Murder
2000 Linebacker Ray Lewis involved in a fight resulting in the deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar. Lewis indicted 11 days later on murder and assault charges (murder charges later dropped)

Henin wins All-Belgian Final
2004 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin beats Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to win her only Australian title

Williams' 10th Grand Slam
2009 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins 10th Grand Slam singles title; outclasses Dinara Safina of Russia 6-0, 6-3

Federer Defeats Murray
2010 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer outclasses Scotsman Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 for his 4th Australian title

• 2010 NFL Pro Bowl, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens: AFC beats NFC, 41-34; MVP: Matt Schaub, Houston Texans, QB

Ko Youngest No.1
2015 17-year-old Lydia Ko of New Zealand becomes the youngest golfer in men's or women's golf history to be ranked No. 1 in the world

• 2015 Atlanta Hawks set a new NBA monthly win record as they move to 17-0 for January, with a 91-85 win against the Philadelphia 76ers
• 2015 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins 19th career Grand Slam singles title; beats arch rival Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-3, 7-6
• 2016 61st NHL All Star Games, Bridgestone Centre, Nashville, TN: Pacific Division All Stars win four-team 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: John Scott, San Jose, LW

Đoković's 6th Title
2016 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković retains Championship for his record-equaling 6th Australian title; beats Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6

NFL Pro Bowl
2016 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: Team Irvin beats Team Rice, 49-27; MVPs: Russell Wilson, Seattle, QB; Michael Bennett, Seattle, DE

• 2018 Houston guard James Harden becomes first player in NBA history to log a 60-point triple-double with 60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and a block in Rockets' 114-107 win over Orlando Magic
• 2019 Blockbuster NBA trade: NY Knicks send Kristaps Porziņģis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee & Trey Burke to Dallas Mavericks for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews & 2 future 1st-round picks

 

FEB 1

• 1905 Dutch soccer club ADO Den Haag forms in The Hague; ADO represents the amateur branch of the club

Thorpe Signs with Giants

1913 American all-round athlete Jim Thorpe signs to play baseball with the NY Giants; unlike his other sporting endeavours the Olympic-medal winner's career in MLB was uninspiring (1913-19)


Versatile AthleteJim Thorpe

• 1914 Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play a 10-inning, 3-3 tie in Cairo, Egypt in an exhibition MLB game; part of special 56-game world tour
• 1919 Brooklyn Robins trade former NL MVP Jake Daubert to Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Tommy Griffith; result of a salary grievance

Bradman's 299 Not Out
1932 Australian cricket's master batsman Don Bradman scores 299 not out in 10 wicket 4th Test win vs South Africa in Adelaide; runs out of partners going for 300


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1948 Finland goes 1-2 in the Nordic combined event at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Heikki Hasu takes gold ahead of teammate Martti Huhtala
• 1948 Johnny Palmer sets a 36-hole PGA Tour scoring record with rounds of 62-64 in the Tucson Open; finishes runner-up by 1 stroke to Skip Alexander who cards tournament record total 264

Curly Lambeau Resigns
1950 Green Bay Packers founder, player and coach Curly Lambeau resigns after 31 seasons and 6 NFL titles to his credit


NFL Head CoachCurly Lambeau

• 1954 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Mervyn Rose wins his first Grand Slam title; beats fellow Australian Rex Hartwig 6-2, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
• 1954 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Thelma Coyne Long beats Jenny Staley 6-3, 6-4 for the 2nd of her 2 Australian singles titles
• 1954 Dutch soccer club De Graafschap "The County" forms in Doetinchem, Netherlands
• 1955 Hap Day becomes the first man to serve as Toronto Maple Leafs' captain, coach and general manager when he is appointed to run the famous Canadian NHL club
• 1956 Hayes Alan Jenkins leads only US sweep of Olympic men's figure skating medals at the Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Games; Ronald Robertson wins silver with bronze to Jenkins' younger brother, David
• 1958 Manchester United beats Arsenal, 5-4 at Highbury in the team's last game on British soil, 5 days prior to the plane crash at Munich airport that killed 7 players
• 1958 Tommy Taylor scores 2 goals and Duncan Edwards 1, in Manchester United's 5-4 win vs Arsenal at Highbury; pair amongst 7 players killed 5 days later when team’s charter plane crashes at Munich airport
• 1959 Outfielder Zack Wheat, a Brooklyn Robins favourite of the 1910s and 1920s, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; Wheat hit .317 over 19-year career, and batted .300 or better 14 times

Goggin Wins
1959 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Willie Goggin, using a borrowed set of woods, wins by 1 stroke ahead of Leland Gibson, Paul Runyan and Denny Shute


GolferDenny Shute
Laver Beats Fraser
1960 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In a classic all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Neale Fraser 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6; Laver's first Grand Slam title


Tennis PlayerRod Laver

• 1960 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith wins first of 11 Australian singles titles; beats fellow Australian Jan Lehane 7-5, 6-2
• 1961 Australian cricket tail-enders Ken Mackay (62no) and Lindsay Kline (15no) hang on for 100 minutes to earn a famous draw on the final day vs West Indies in 4th Test in Adelaide
• 1962 MLB's National League releases its first 162-game schedule due to expansion (18 games between opponents)
• 1964 French sisters Christine Goitschel (gold) and Marielle Goitschel (silver) become first female siblings to win Olympic gold and silver in the same event when they dominate the slalom in Innsbruck

Emerson's Third Title
1965 Australian Championship Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson wins 3rd consecutive Australian title; beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 7-9, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1


Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson

Tennis Player and BroadcasterFred Stolle
Smith's 6th Straight Win
1965 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins 6th straight home singles title; beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 5-7, 6-4, 5-2; Bueno retired injured


Tennis ChampionMaria Bueno
Patterson vs. Chuvalo
1965 Former world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson beats Canadian George Chuvalo by unanimous decision in a 12-round non-title clash at New York’s Madison Square Garden; 'The Ring' names bout Fight of the Year.


Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson
American Basketball Association
1967 The 10-team American Basketball Association (ABA) with George Mikan as Commissioner is formed and lasts 9 years; its three-point shot remains a feature of the game


NBA CenterGeorge Mikan
Lombardi Steps Down
1968 Vince Lombardi steps down as NFL Green Bay Packers head coach in favor of longtime assistant Phil Bengtson; stays on as Packers' general manager for 1968


NFL CoachVince Lombardi
Petty's Ford Win
1969 In his first start in a Ford, legendary driver Richard Petty wins the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside, California; previous 92 NASCAR victories were in Plymouths


Auto RacerRichard Petty

• 1969 Tim Wood wins second of 3 straight US Men's Figure Skating titles whilst Janet Lynn takes first of her 5 consecutive Women's National Championships in Seattle
• 1970 Former MLB Commissioner Ford Frick as well as ex-players Earle Combs and Jesse Haines are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Sawchuk's Final Victory
1970 Rangers' goalie Terry Sawchuk records his 447th (and final) victory, and 103rd career shutout when New York beats the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-0; both are NHL records at the time


NHL LegendTerry Sawchuk

• 1972 1972 NFL Draft: Walt Patulski from University of Notre Dame first pick by Buffalo Bills
• 1973 Outfielder Monte Irvin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues; fourth inductee through the committee
• 1976 62nd Rose Bowl: #11 UCLA beats #1 Ohio State, 23-10
• 1979 English international forward Trevor Francis becomes Britain’s first £1 million soccer player when he transfers from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest

31st All-Star Game
1981 31st NBA All-Star Game, Coliseum at Richfield, OH: East beats West, 123-120; MVP: Nate Archibald, Boston Celtics, PG


NBA Point GuardNate Archibald
The Underarm Bowl
1981 Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell sensationally instructs younger brother Trevor to bowl underarm to Brian McKechnie with NZ needing 6 from last ball to tie 3rd World Series ODI in Melbourne; Australia wins by 6


CricketerGreg Chappell

• 1981 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 21-7; MVP: Eddie Murray, Detroit Lions, PK
• 1984 American lawyer and businessman David Stern becomes NBA Commissioner, succeeding Larry O'Brien; stays in position until 2014
• 1985 Patient innings from Dilip Vengsarkar (137) and Mohammad Azharuddin (122) set India up for 5th cricket Test draw vs England in Kanpur; Azharuddin, 3 centuries in 1st 3 Tests

Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC
1987 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 10-6; MVP: Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles, DE


NFL LegendReggie White

• 1991 Australian cricket fast bowler Craig McDermott sets up a 9 wicket, 5th Test win over England with a career best 8-97 in Perth

Potvin's #5 Retired
1992 Defenseman Denis Potvin's #5 becomes first number retired by NY Islanders; Potvin played entire 15 year NHL career in NY


NHL StarDenis Potvin
Bonds' Record Contract
1992 Slugging outfielder Barry Bonds signs highest single year contract in MLB history, $4.7 million with Pittsburgh Pirates

Gillooly Pleads Guilty
1994 Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his part in attack on American Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan; plea bargain, confesses to racketeering in exchange for testimony implicating ex-wife Tonya Harding

• 1994 South African cricket fast bowler Fanie de Villiers bravely survives 197 minutes for 30 on last day of 3rd Test against Australia in Adelaide; Proteas finally all out 129; Australia win by 191, draw series

Stockton Surpasses Johnson
1995 Utah Jazz guard John Stockton passes Magic Johnson's all-time NBA assists mark of 9,221, in a 129-98 win over the Denver Nuggets at the Delta Centre in Salt Lake City

• 1995 Zimbabwe batsmen Andy (156) & Grant Flower (201) set world record brotherly stand of 269 to propel Zimbabwe to first ever victory in Test cricket in 1st Test against Pakistan in Harare

Bourque's Scoring Record
1997 Future Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque scores a goal and an assist to become the Boston Bruins' all-time scoring leader, with 1,341 points in an 18-year NHL career

• 1998 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia wins his first and only Grand Slam event; beats Marcelo Rios of Chile 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
• 1998 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 29-24; MVP: Warren Moon, Seattle Seahawks, QB, HI

Federer's First Australian Title
2004 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins his first Australian title; beats Marat Safin of Russia 7-6, 6-4, 6-2

Super Bowl XXXVIII
2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII, Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX: New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers, 32-29; MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB

Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction
2004 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.

• 2005 Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury
• 2006 High school senior Epiphanny Prince scores US girls national prep basketball record 113 points in Murry Bergtraum HS's 137-32 win over Brandeis HS; surpasses Cheryl Miller's 105
• 2008 Canadian jockey Russell Baze rides his 10,000th career winner aboard Two Step Cat in 3rd race at Golden Gate Fields, Albany, CA; prevails in a 3-horse photo finish
• 2008 Minnesota starter Johan Santana signs a 6-year, $137.5 million deal with the New York Mets to become the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history; trade from Twins to Mets official the next day

Nadal's First Australian Title
2009 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Spanish ace Rafael Nadal wins his first Australian title; beats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2

• 2009 Super Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Arizona Cardinals, 27-23; MVP: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh, WR

Silver NBA Commissioner
2014 American businessman and lawyer Adam Silver becomes the 5th NBA Commissioner

Manning's MVP Record
2014 Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning becomes all-time record-holder for MVP trophies, winning his 5th at the NFL Honours in New York; also 2013 Offensive Player of the Year

• 2014 Ray Guy (Oakland/LA Raiders) becomes second pure kicker, and first pure punter to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Đoković Defeats Murray
2015 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Serbian ace Novak Đoković wins an Open era record 5th men's singles crown, beating Scotsman Andy Murray 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0

• 2015 France defeats Qatar, 25-22 to win the World Men's Handball Championship in Lusail, Qatar
• 2015 Super Bowl XLIX, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ: New England Patriots beat Seattle Seahawks, 28-24; MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB
• 2020 Australian Open Women's Tennis: 21-year-old American Sofia Kenin wins her first Grand Slam title with a 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 victory over Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain
• 2022 At age 44, Tom Brady, regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announces his retirement after a 22 year career and a record 7 Super Bowl titles with the NE Patriots and TB Buccaneers. Lasts 40 days.
• 2023 At age 45, Tom Brady, regarded as the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, announces his re-retirement after a 23 year career and a record 7 Super Bowl titles with the NE Patriots and TB Buccaneers

 

FEB 2

• 1876 Baseball's National League forms at the Grand Central Hotel, NYC with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia and St Louis
• 1892 Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby

1st Winter Olympics

1924 Norway’s Thorleif Haug takes the cross-country double at the Chamonix Winter Olympics when he wins the 18k event; Haug also 50k gold medalist


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

• 1926 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Adelaide: In all-Australian final John Hawkes beats James Willard 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
• 1926 Australasian Championships Women's Tennis, Adelaide: Daphne Akhurst Cozens retains title; beats Esna Boyd Robertson 6-1, 6-3
• 1943 Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest
• 1944 Baseball meets in NYC to discuss postwar action

Hogan Injured
1949 American golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident


GolferBen Hogan

• 1954 Rio Grande College basketball forward Bevo Francis scores NCAA record 113 points vs Hillsdale College

Albright Olympic Champion
1956 Despite a severe ankle injury Tenley Albright leads an American 1-2 in the women's figure skating at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; Carol Heiss takes the silver medal


Figure SkaterTenley Albright
Lombardi to the Packers
1959 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach NFL Green Bay Packers


NFL CoachVince Lombardi

• 1962 1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games)

Baseball Hall of Fame
1964 Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, & Miller Huggins


Major League Baseball PitcherTim Keefe

• 1964 Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating
• 1967 Formation of American Basketball Association is announced
• 1969 Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Maravich 1st to 30,000
1970 Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points


NBA GuardPete Maravich

• 1972 Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs & William Harridge selected for Baseball Hall of Fame

Hadlee's Test Debut
1973 Test debut of champion New Zealand cricket all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee; drawn 1st Test v Pakistan, Wellington


CricketerRichard Hadlee

• 1974 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641)

Hamill US Champion
1975 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill


Figure SkaterDorothy Hamill

• 1976 Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom & umpire Cal Hubbard elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL record for a defenseman
• 1980 Mexican boxer Salvador Sánchez dethrones Danny “Little Red” Lopez as WBC world featherweight champion with a 13th-round TKO in Phoenix, AZ; Lopez champion since November 1976, 8th defense

Boitano US Champion
1985 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano


Figure SkaterBrian Boitano

• 1986 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 28-24; MVP: Phil Simms, NY Giants, QB
• 1987 KC Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires

Boon's 184 Not Out
1988 David Boon's 6th Test Cricket century, 184* v England at Sydney


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon

• 1992 Australian Kieren Perkins swims 1,500m freestyle short course world record, 14:32.40 at AIS, Canberra, Australia
• 1992 David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 v India at Perth
• 1992 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 21-15; MVP: Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys, WR
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• 1995 Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket
• 1997 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 26-23 (OT); MVP: Mark Brunell, Jacksonville Jaguars, QB

Bowman Makes 1,000 Games
1997 Scotty Bowman becomes first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games


NHL CoachScotty Bowman

• 2002 52nd NHL All-Star Game, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA: World beats North America, 8-5; MVP: Éric Dazé, Chicago Blackhawks, RW
• 2003 53rd NHL All-Star Game, Office Depot Centre, Sunrise, FL: West beats East, 6-5; MVP: Danny Heatley, Atlanta Thrashers, LW
• 2003 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 45-23; MVP: Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins, RB
• 2012 NHL player Sam Gagner becomes the first player to scores eight points in one game for the Edmonton Oilers against the Chicago Blackhawks since 1989

Super Bowl XLVIII
2014 Super Bowl XLVIII, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos, 42-8; MVP: Malcolm Smith, Seattle, LB


NFL PlayerRichard Sherman
Đoković Beats Thiem
2020 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković of Serbia rallies to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

Tennis PlayerDominic Thiem
Super Bowl LIV
2020 Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL: Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco 49ers, 31-20; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC Chiefs, QB; Chiefs' 1st victory in 50 years


NFL QuarterbackPatrick Mahomes

 

FEB 3

• 1857 Early ice hockey game played between teams from Swavesey and Over on Mare Fen, England [1]
• 1876 Albert Spalding invests $800 to start sporting goods company, manufacturing first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football
• 1894 1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched at Bath, Maine

1st Winter Olympics

1924 Canada beats United States, 6-1 to retain the Olympic ice hockey gold medal (won at 1920 Summer Games) at the Chamonix Games; Canadian LW Harry Watson top scores with 46 points


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

• 1924 Switzerland claims the inaugural Olympic bobsleigh gold medal at the Chamonix Games, ahead of Great Britain and Belgium

Bradman Scores 212
1937 Don Bradman scores 212 (in 441 minutes!) in 5th cricket test v England


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1942 Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942
• 1947 Bradman bowled by Alec Bedser for a duck in 4th Test Cricket
• 1951 Dick Button wins US skating title for 6th time
• 1951 Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle
• 1956 Toni Sailer of Austria wins the downhill at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; becomes first athlete to sweep all 3 alpine skiing events in a single Olympics
• 1962 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm
• 1964 French sisters Marielle Goitschel (gold) and Christine Goitschel (silver) repeat (in reverse order) their top-2 finish in the slalom 2 days earlier, in the giant slalom at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics
• 1965 Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down

"Purple Haze"
1967 Jimi Hendrix adds vocals and overdubs for "Purple Haze" at Olympic Studios in London; basic track had been recorded by the band in January


Rock GuitaristJimi Hendrix

• 1972 XI Winter Olympic Games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia)
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• 1975 Billy Herman, Earl Averill, & Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1976 26th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 123-109; MVP: Dave Bing, Washington Bullets, PG

Carew to California
1979 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players


Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew
30th NBA All-Star Game
1980 30th NBA All-Star Game, Capital Centre, Landover, Md: East beats West, 144-136 (OT); MVP: George Gervin, San Antonio Spurs, SF


NBA GuardGeorge Gervin
Holmes vs. Holmes
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title


WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

• 1981 Australia beats NZ 3-1 to win cricket's World Series Cup
• 1987 Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Twins for Neal Heaton
• 1987 SD Yacht Club celebrates return of America's Cup
• 1989 Baseball's National League announces Yanks' broadcaster Bill White will its 1st African American President

Strawberry to Rehab
1990 Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for Alcohol rehabilitation


Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry
Shoemaker Retires
1990 Jockey Bill Shoemaker (58), retires after 40,350 horse race


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

• 1991 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-21; MVP: Jim Kelly, Buffalo Bills, QB
• 1993 Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments

Ciccarelli's 600th Goal
1998 Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals


NHL StarDino Ciccarelli

• 1998 NY Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman

Super Bowl XXXVI
2002 Super Bowl XXXVI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams, 20-17; MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB


NFL QuarterbackTom Brady
Super Bowl XLII
2008 Super Bowl XLII, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 17-14; MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB


NFL QuarterbackEli Manning

• 2013 Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Baltimore Ravens beat San Francisco 49ers, 34-31; MVP: Joe Flacco, Baltimore, QB
• 2019 Super Bowl LIII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA: New England Patriots beat Los Angeles Rams, 13-3; MVP: Julian Edelman, NE Patriots, WR; Patriots' 6th SB victory
• 2019 Wreckage from light aircraft carrying EPL team Cardiff City's record signing Emiliano Sala is discovered on seabed of the English Channel; cause of death, head and trunk injuries

 

FEB 4

• 1902 Stanley Cup, Winnipeg Auditorium, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 2-1 for a 2-1 challenge series victory
• 1903 Stanley Cup: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 4-1 for a 2-1 challenge series win

1st Winter Olympics

1924 Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway wins ski jumping gold at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; in 1936 he earns a silver medal in sailing at Berlin Summer Games


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

• 1924 Norway sweeps the medals in the Nordic combined event at the inaugural Chamonix Winter Olympics; Thorleif Haug wins his 3rd gold of the Games ahead of teammates Thoralf Strømstad & Johan Grøttumsbråten
• 1929 Archie Jackson scores 164 in Test Cricket debut v England at Adelaide
• 1931 National League adopts a deader baseball
• 1932 III Winter Olympic Games open in Lake Placid, New York
• 1948 After winning the men’s downhill, French alpine skier Henri Oreiller takes the combined gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; becomes most successful athlete at these Games with a slalom bronze

First African-American TV Executive
1952 Jackie Robinson becomes the 1st African American executive of a major US TV and radio station as Director of Community Activities at radio WNBC-NY and TV station WNBT


Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson

• 1956 Soviet Union beats Canada, 2-0 at Cortina d'Ampezzo to clinch their first ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal; US takes silver, Canada bronze
• 1958 MLB Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
• 1962 Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game

Eckert Replaces Kuhn as Commissioner
1968 Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball


MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn
Madden to Coach Raiders
1969 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders


NFL Coach and SportscasterJohn Madden

• 1971 Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks

Schenk Wins Gold
1972 Dutch speed skater Ard Schenk wins the 5,000m at the Sapporo Winter Olympics; also wins the 1,500m and 10,000m gold medals


Speed SkaterArd Schenk

• 1973 Islanders & Sabres had a penalty free game
• 1976 XII Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria

Bossy's Hat Trick
1978 NHL New York Islanders rookie Mike Bossy scores 1st career hat trick in 6-1 win over Washington Capitols at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York


Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

• 1979 29th NBA All-Star Game, Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mi: West beats East, 134-129; MVP: David Thompson, Denver Nuggets, SG

Hamilton US Champion
1983 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton


Figure SkaterScott Hamilton
38th NHL All-Star Game
1986 38th NHL All-Star Game, Hartford Civic Centre: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 4-3 (OT); MVP: Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers, G


NHL GoalieGrant Fuhr

• 1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
• 1987 San Diego Yacht Club's 'Stars & Stripes' captained by Dennis Conner beats Royal Perth Yacht Club of Australia's 'Kookaburra III' to capture the America's Cup at Freemantle, Western Australia
• 1987 Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup
• 1989 Australian cricketer Dean Jones scores 216 v WI at the Adelaide Oval
• 1990 Anders Holmertz swims world record 400 m freestyle (3:40.81)
• 1990 Lyudmila Narozhilenko runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.69)
• 1990 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 27-21; MVP: Jerry Gray, LA Rams, DB

Hadlee's 400th Test Wicket
1990 Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test Cricket wicket (Sanjay Manjrekar)


CricketerRichard Hadlee

• 1990 St Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship

Rose Barred
1991 Baseball's Hall of Fame board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose, due to his betting on games while a player and manager


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
Record 467 Stand
1991 NZ cricketers Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make a world record 467 run stand, against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve in Wellington


CricketerMartin Crowe

• 1995 Australian cricketer Dean Jones completes 324* for Victoria v South Australia
• 1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77)
• 1995 Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning

NFL Pro Bowl
1996 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 20-13; MVP: Jerry Rice, SF 49ers, WR, HI


NFL LegendJerry Rice
Lemieux Scores 600
1997 Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux
O.J. Simpson Liable
1997 O.J. Simpson found liable in the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson in a civil court action


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson

• 2001 51st NHL All-Star Game, Pepsi Centre, Denver, CO: North America beats World, 14-12; MVP: Bill Guerin, Boston Bruins, RW
• 2001 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 38-17; MVP: Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders, QB

Super Bowl XLI
2007 Super Bowl XLI, Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Miami, FL: Indianapolis Colts beat Chicago Bears, 29-17; MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB


NFL QuarterbackPeyton Manning

• 2013 Europol announces it will investigate over 680 football matches alleged to involve match fixing

Super Bowl LII
2018 Super Bowl LII, US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN: Philadelphia Eagles defeat New England Patriots, 41-33; MVP: Nick Foles, Philadelphia, QB


NFL QuarterbackNick Foles

• 2022 XXIV Olympic Winter Games open in Beijing, China
• 2023 NHL All Star Game, Sunrise, Florida: Atlantic beats Central, 7-5 in four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Matthew Tkachuk LW/RW Florida Panthers

 

FEB 5

• 1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium

1st Winter Olympics

1924 1st Winter Olympic Games close at Chamonix, France


Einar Landvik, Nordic skier from Norway, competes in the first-ever Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, 1924

Campbell's Blue Bird Record
1931 Malcolm Campbell sets world land speed record speed of 246.08 mph driving his famous Blue Bird car at Daytona Beach, Florida


Motor RacerMalcolm Campbell

• 1932 American speed skater Jack Shea wins the 1,500m at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; clinches sprint double after also taking out the 500m
• 1942 Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yanks for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore

LaMotta vs. Robinson
1943 Jake LaMotta defeats future multi-weight world boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson by unanimous points decision in Detroit in the 2nd of their 6 meetings; his only win of their rivalry; Robinson’s first loss in his first 40 pro bouts


World Middleweight Boxing ChampionJake LaMotta

Champion BoxerSugar Ray Robinson

• 1945 Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s)
• 1948 18-year-old Dick Button becomes first American men's figure skating Olympic gold medallist at the St. Moritz Winter Games; first to complete a double axel in competition; retains title in 1952
• 1948 Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st US woman Olympic ski slalom champion
• 1949 Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic
• 1956 Finland goes 1-2 in the ski jumping at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; Antti Hyvärinen takes gold ahead of teammate Aulis Kallakorpi
• 1956 NY Mayor Robert Wagner & Bkln Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build
• 1956 VII Winter Olympic Games close in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
• 1958 Test cricket debut of outstanding West Indian spin bowler Lance Gibbs, 2nd Test v Pakistan in Port-of-Spain
• 1959 Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide
• 1968 Skater Kees Verkerk wins olympic gold in the 1500m
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• 1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vice-president, general manager, and head coach of NFL Washington Redskins
• 1970 1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six
• 1970 Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa v Australia, Durban
• 1972 Bob Douglas is 1st African American elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
• 1972 German speed skater Erhard Keller wins his 2nd consecutive Olympic 500m gold medal at the Sapporo Winter Games after taking out the event in Grenoble (1968)
• 1974 Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win
• 1976 Last day of Test cricket for West Indian spin bowler Lance Gibbs & Australian opening batsman Ian Redpath, 6th Test in Melbourne

Sugar Ray Leonard's Debut
1977 Future 5-division world boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard makes his professional debut with a 6-round unanimous decision over Luis Vega at Baltimore’s Civic Center


BoxerSugar Ray Leonard

• 1978 28th NBA All-Star Game, Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga: East beats West, 133-125; MVP: Randy Smith, SD Clippers, G
• 1978 Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded
• 1980 32nd NHL All-Star Game, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 6-3; MVP: Reggie Leach, Philadelphia Flyers, RW
• 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points

Stern Kisses Marshall
1991 Howard Stern kisses NY Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Super Bowl


Radio Shock JockHoward Stern

• 1991 LA King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points
• 1992 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar
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• 1992 Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win v India
• 1995 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 41-13; MVP: Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts, RB, HI
• 1998 Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record

Kerrigan, Harding Interview
1998 Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding talk on FOX (Taped Dec 22nd)


Figure SkaterTonya Harding

Figure SkaterNancy Kerrigan

• 2006 Super Bowl XL, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 21-10; MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR

Pro Football Hall of Fame
2011 Ed Sabol, co-founder of NFL Films, elected for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


Filmmaker and Founder of NFL FilmsEd Sabol
Flavor Flav, Elton John Ad
2012 Flavor Flav and Elton John appear in a Pepsi Co. ad during Super Bowl XLVI


Rapper & TV starFlavor Flav

Singer and PianistElton John
Super Bowl XLVI
2012 Super Bowl XLVI, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN: New York Giants beat New England Patriots, 21-17; MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB


NFL QuarterbackEli Manning
Super Bowl LI
2017 Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX: New England Patriots defeat Atlanta Falcons, 34-28; MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB


NFL QuarterbackTom Brady

• 2022 NHL All Star Game, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada: Metropolitan All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: Claude Giroux LW Philadelphia Flyers
• 2022 Six days before his 50th birthday, 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater wins his 8th Pipeline title beating 22-year old Hawaiian Seth Moniz in the final
• 2023 NFL Pro Bowl Games, Las Vegas, Nevada: NFC beats AFC, 35-33 in new format; skills competitions & 3 x non-contact 7-on-7 flag football games rather than actual tackle football game

 

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• 1926 NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates
• 1926 St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from NY Yankees
• 1932 1st Olympic dog sled race at Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport)

• 1936 IV Winter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• 1947 Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket

Bradman's Last Test in Australia

1948 Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1948 Nils Karlsson wins the 50k cross country gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Swedish skiers win all 3 cross-country events at the Games
• 1948 World & European champion Barbara Ann Scott becomes the first Canadian to win a women's figure skating Olympic gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games
• 1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie
• 1958 21 dead in air crash at Munich-Riem Airport; 8 players and 3 staff are from the Manchester United football team

Williams Highest Paid
1958 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams becomes highest paid player in MLB when he re-signs with Boston Red Sox for $135,000


Baseball PlayerTed Williams
Ali vs. Terrell
1967 Muhammad Ali pummels Ernie Terrell for 15 rounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown at Houston Astrodome; regains Terrell’s WBA belt as well


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1968 X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France
• 1970 Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
• 1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland

Shepard's Golf on the Moon
1971 American astronaut Alan Shepard is 1st to hit a golf ball on the moon [1]


AstronautAlan Shepard

Schenk 1,500m Gold
1972 Dutch speed skater Ard Schenk follows his win in the 5,000m with victory in the 1,500m, on his way to 3 gold medals at the Sapporo Winter Olympics; also wins 10,000m


Speed SkaterArd Schenk

• 1973 Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm
• 1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
• 1977 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders, 4-0
• 1983 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 20-19; MVPs: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, QB; John Jefferson, Green Bay Packers, WR

Hull Equals Father's 50 Goals
1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby Hull) to also score 50 goals


NHL LegendBrett Hull

NHL LegendBobby Hull

• 1990 Groundbreaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium

44th NHL All-Star Game
1993 44th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: Wales beats Campbell, 16-6; MVP: Mike Gartner, NY Rangers, RW


NHL StarMike Gartner
Bowe vs. Dokes
1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in 1 for heavyweight boxing title


BoxerRiddick Bowe

• 1994 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 17-3; MVP: Andre Rison, Atlanta Falcons, WR
• 1995 Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket

Strawberry Suspended
1995 MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days for positive cocaine test


Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry

• 1998 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to NY Yankees for $3M & 4 minor leaguers

50th NHL All-Star Game
2000 50th NHL All-Star Game, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON: World beats North America, 9-4; MVP: Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, RW


Ice Hockey GreatPavel Bure
NFL Pro Bowl
2000 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 51-31; MVP: Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings, WR, HI


NFL Wide ReceiverRandy Moss

• 2005 Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL: New England Patriots beat Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21; MVP: Deion Branch, New England, WR

Super Bowl XLV
2011 Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25; MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB


NFL QuarterbackAaron Rodgers
Laureus World Sports Awards
2012 Laureus World Sports Awards, Central Hall Westminster, London, England: Sportsman: Novak Đoković; Sportswoman: Vivian Cheruiyot; Team: FC Barcelona


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

• 2018 Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo equals world record number of victories for a jockey - 12,844 in Rio de Janeiro
• 2022 NFL Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada: AFC beats NFC, 41-35; MVPs: Justin Herbert, QB LA Chargers; Maxx Crosby, DE LV Raiders

 

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Sullivan vs. Ryan

1882 Last bare knuckle champion John L. Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJohn L. Sullivan

• 1884 Canadian Rugby Football Union forms
• 1893 Vanderbilt University claims it participated in the first organised intercollegiate basketball game at the Nashville YMCA Gymnasium; Vanderbilt beats YMCA, 9-3
• 1903 VVV '03 soccer club is established in the Dutch southeastern city of Venlo

Phillies Sell Waddell
1908 Philadelphia Athletics' manager and owner Connie Mack sells future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000


Baseball LegendConnie Mack
The Tramp
1914 Charlie Chaplin debuts silent film character The Tramp in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"


Comedian, Actor and FilmmakerCharlie Chaplin

• 1942 1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8")
• 1948 After winning Lake Placid (1932) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936) Olympic ski jumping gold medals, Birger Ruud comes out of retirement to win silver in St. Moritz in a Norwegian medal sweep

1st 100,000 Yankees Player
1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000 a year baseball player for the New York Yankees


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

• 1958 Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc
• 1969 Diane Crump becomes 1st woman jockey at a major US racetrack (Hialeah)
• 1970 US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

Schenk's 3rd Gold
1972 Dutch Olympic 1,500m and 5,000m speed skating champion Ard Schenk wins his 3rd gold medal at the Sapporo Winter Games when he takes out the 10,000m


Speed SkaterArd Schenk

• 1973 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0

Sittler's 10 Points
1976 Toronto center Darryl Sittler sets NHL record with 10 points in a Maple Leafs' 11-4 win over Boston at Maple Leaf Gardens; 6 goals, 4 assists


NHL LegendDarryl Sittler

• 1985 NY Devil Don Lever becomes 57th NHLer to score 300 goals
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• 1987 Dennis Conner & Stars & Stripes bring the America's Cup back to US

Boitano US Champion
1987 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano


Figure SkaterBrian Boitano
38th NBA All-Star Game
1988 38th NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: East beats West, 138-133; MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, F


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 1988 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 15-6; MVP: Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills, DE

40th NHL All-Star Game
1989 40th NHL All-Star Game, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 9-5; MVP: Wayne Gretzky, LA Kings, C


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Borg's Suicide Attempt
1989 Tennis superstar Björn Borg apparently attempts suicide in Milan


Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg
NBA Hall of Fame
1991 Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin & Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame


NBA Center and Head CoachDave Cowens
Tyson Testifies
1992 Mike Tyson testifies in his rape trial


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

• 1993 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-20; MVP: Steve Tasker, Buffalo Bills, WR

Gooch and Gatting's Last Day
1995 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch & Mike Gatting


CricketerGraham Gooch

• 1998 NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7
• 1998 XVIII Winter Olympic Games open in Nagano, Japan
• 1999 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-10; Keyshawn Johnson, NY Jets, QB; Ty Law, New England Patriots, CB
• 2005 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds

Super Bowl XLIV
2010 Super Bowl XLIV, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Miami, FL; New Orleans Saints beat Indianapolis Colts, 31-17; MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans, QB


NFL QuarterbackDrew Brees
Laureus World Sports Awards
2011 Laureus World Sports Awards, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Sportsman: Rafael Nadal; Sportswoman: Lindsey Vonn; Team: Spanish Men's National Football team


Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal

Alpine SkierLindsey Vonn

• 2014 XXII Winter Olympic Games open in Sochi, Russia
• 2016 Super Bowl L, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA: Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers, 24–10; MVP: Von Miller, Denver, LB
• 2021 Sarah Thomas becomes the first woman to referee a Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, Florida

Super Bowl LV
2021 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9; MVP: Tom Brady, TB Bucs, QB; Brady's record 7th SB win


NFL QuarterbackTom Brady
1st Canadian Headlines Super Bowl
2021 The Weeknd becomes the first Canadian solo artist to headline the Super Bowl half time show (Super Bowl LV)


Singer-SongwriterThe Weeknd
LeBron Breaks Kareem's Record
2023 LeBron James scores 38 points to become NBA's all-time leading scorer as the Lakers go down 133-130 to Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles; surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 career points [1]

 

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• 1908 Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert, Netherlands
• 1932 American speed skater Irving Jaffee wins the 10,000m at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics; clinches distance double after also taking out the 5,000m
• 1936 1st ski jumping tournament at Red Wing, Minnesota

• 1936 1st successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs Rangers
• 1936 First-ever NFL Draft: Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago is first pick by Philadelphia Eagles
• 1936 German alpine skier Christi Cranz wins the inaugural Olympic women’s combined gold medal at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ahead of teammate Käthe Grasegger

Brown to Coach Cleveland

1945 Paul Brown agrees to coach the new American football expansion team in Cleveland, which would later be named the Cleveland Browns after their coach


American Football CoachPaul Brown

• 1948 Canada beats Switzerland 3-0, to regain the Olympic ice hockey title at the St. Moritz Winter Games; forward Walter Halder top scores with 29 points in Canada’s 5th Olympic title
• 1948 V Winter Olympic Games close at St Moritz, Switzerland

Russell's 50 Rebounds
1960 Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51)


Basketball PlayerBill Russell

• 1963 AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
• 1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games)

Baseball Hall of Fame
1972 Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame


Negro League Baseball LegendJosh Gibson

• 1975 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders

Jazz End Losing Streak
1975 Pete Maravich scores 47 points as the New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game NBA road losing streak with a 106-102 win over the Hawks in Atlanta


NBA GuardPete Maravich
Hamilton US Champion
1981 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton


Figure SkaterScott Hamilton

• 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers trade 2B Davey Lopes to Oakland A's, breaking up MLB's longest-playing infield (Garvey-Lopes-Russell-Cey) after 8 1/2 seasons

35th NHL All-Star Game
1983 35th NHL All-Star Game, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 9-3; MVP: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers, C


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Mantel to Sever Casino Ties
1983 Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1983 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in one period
• 1984 A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation
• 1984 XIV Winter Olympic Games open in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
• 1985 1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica v Barbados
• 1985 Bruce Morris, Marshall Univ, makes a 92' 5½" basketball shot
• 1985 Michael Gross swims world record 800m freestyle (7:38.75)
• 1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition

Boitano US Champion
1986 US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano


Figure SkaterBrian Boitano

• 1987 37th NBA All-Star Game, Kingdome, Seattle, WA: West beats East, 154-149 (OT); MVP: Tom Chambers, Seattle SuperSonics, C
• 1989 American jockey Chris Antley begins record 64-day consecutive winning streak; ends 1 May and includes 147 winners from 486 mounts

Clemens Signs Contract
1991 Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

• 1992 XVI Winter Olympic Games opens in Albertville, France

Nicholson Attacks Car
1994 Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car


ActorJack Nicholson
Dev Test Wicket Record
1994 Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432


CricketerKapil Dev
Cleveland To Lose Browns Name
1996 NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Baltimore but he had to leave the Browns' name behind


BusinessmanArt Modell
48th NBA All-Star Game
1998 48th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 135-114; MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, F


Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

• 1998 Finland beats Sweden, 6-0 at the Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan in the first female ice hockey game played in Olympic history
• 1998 NHL stops season stops to accommodate the Nagano Winter Olympics; returns February 24
• 2002 XIX Winter Olympic Games open in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

54th NHL All-Star Game
2004 54th NHL All-Star Game, Xcel Energy Centre, Saint Paul, Minnesota: East beats West, 6-4; MVP: Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche, C


NHL LegendJoe Sakic

• 2004 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii: NFC beats AFC, 55-52; MVP: Mark Bulger, St. Louis Rams, QB, HI
• 2009 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 30-21; MVP: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals, WR
• 2014 Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe claim gold and silver medals in the moguls freestyle skiing event at the Sochi Winter Olympics; first Canadian sisters to stand together on the podium
• 2014 Netherlands sweeps the medals in the men's 5,000m speed skating at the Sochi Winter Olympics; Sven Kramer retains title (Vancouver (2010) ahead of teammates Jan Blokhuijsen and Jorrit Bergsma
• 2014 Ole Einar Bjørndalen equals the Winter Olympics medal record with 12
• 2014 Slopestyle snowboarding event makes Olympic debut at Sochi Winter Games; American Sage Kotsenburg is inaugural men's gold medallist
• 2018 Noriaki Kasai of Japan becomes first athlete in history to participate in 8 Winter Olympics in the ski jumping qualification prior to the Pyeongchang Games
• 2019 Fire at Ninho de Urubu football training center for Flamengo football club, Rio de Janeiro, kills 10
• 2022 Austrian alpine skier Matthias Mayer narrowly retains his Olympic Super-G title from American Ryan Cochran-Siegle at the Beijing Winter Games; Mayer's 3rd Olympic gold medal