TODAY'S EVENTS IN SPORTS HISTORY 2025

JANUARY 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 the first 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

• 2024 Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions secure a divisional playoff win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• 2024 Tara VanDerveer (70) becomes winningest college basketball coach with 1.203rd victory as Stanford University defeats visiting Oregon State Beavers, 65-56 [1]

 

JANUARY 22

• 1857 National Association of Base Ball Players is 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 defeats Sugar Ray Robinson for the 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 licenses 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 NFL 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 college basketball record with 70 points in 116-21 victory over Pratt Institute at Purchase, New York

Sports History
1984 Apple's seminal ad for the new Macintosh computer, directed by Ridley Scott, loosely based on George Orwell's "1984", plays during the Super Bowl [1]


Film DirectorRidley Scott

WriterGeorge Orwell
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

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

BoxerLarry Holmes
Lara 1st Class Debut
1988 First-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad & Tobago vs. Leeward Islands


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


CricketerHansie Cronje
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

Henderson Rejoins Oakland Again
1998 MLB outfielder Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for his 4th and final stint with the team


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1998 NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild
• 1998 World League of American Football renamed as NFL Europe
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• 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]

Joel Embiid Sets Record
2024 Joel Embiid sets NBA 76ers franchise record with 70 points in a single game during 133-123 win over visiting San Antonio Spurs, in Philadelphia; previous record of 68 set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1967


Basketball PlayerJoel Embiid

NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain

 

JANUARY 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

Longest Innings in Test History
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
Baseball Hall of Fame
1975 Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame


Baseball Hall of Fame Left FielderRalph Kiner

• 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

Lendl Wins Back-to Back Titles
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

• 1983 Portland Trail Blazers score all 17 points in overtime to beat the Houston Rockets 113-96

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

Hogan's 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, India


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
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• 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 Ousted as 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 seventh and youngest player (33 years, 24 days) to reach the 30,000 NBA point milestone during a 114-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs


Basketball PlayerLeBron James

• 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

Leonard Sets Record
2024 Kawhi Leonard records his second career triple-double in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers


Basketball ForwardKawhi Leonard

 

JANUARY 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
• 1930 John Mills scores New Zealand's 1st Test century in cricket, sharing a record 276 run opening stand with Stewie Dempster

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 to date (43 points), 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
Apple Macintosh Personal Computer
1984 Apple Computer Inc. unveils its revolutionary Macintosh personal computer in a Super Bowl TV ad directed by Ridley Scott


Apple's revolutionary personal computer, the Macintosh
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 and 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 is found guilty of molesting over 150 girls and is sentenced to 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

Sports History
2019 Thierry Henry is dismissed as head coach of Monaco


Footballer and ManagerThierry Henry

• 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

 

JANUARY 25

• Events
• Birthdays
• Deaths

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
Australian Men's Tennis Open
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


Tennis Player and CoachHarry Hopman

• 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

• 1964 Nike athletics company founded in Oregon as Blue Ribbon Sports by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman [1]

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 and $125,000 to Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award)


Baseball PitcherGaylord Perry

• 1980 Dutch government demands boycott of Olympics
• 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, vs 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 and 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 Meets Pope
1989 NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II


New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner

264th PopeJohn Paul II

• 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
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
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• 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
• 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 British "Spice Girls" singer Victoria Adams (Posh) and British 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]

 

JANUARY 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
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
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

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


Tennis PlayerMaria Sharapova

Tennis PlayerAna Ivanović
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


Tennis PlayerLi Na

Tennis PlayerVictoria Azarenka
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


Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal
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


NFL QuarterbackNick Foles

• 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


Tennis PlayerNaomi Osaka

Tennis PlayerPetra Kvitová
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


NBA GuardKobe Bryant
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)


NFL QuarterbackLamar Jackson

 

JANUARY 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


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

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


Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson

• 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


Tennis Player and BroadcasterFred Perry

• 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


Tennis PlayerAdrian Quist

• 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


Baseball Hall of Fame ManagerCasey Stengel
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


Boxing ChampionArchie 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

Australian Open Women's Tennis
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


Tennis LegendMargaret Smith Court

• 1963 Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1964 Australian cricketers Eddie Barlow and Graeme Pollock combine for a 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, kicker Paige Cothren

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

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

1991 Super Bowl XXV, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19; MVP: Ottis Anderson, NY Giants, RB
Mike Tyson Trial
1992 Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)

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

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

2002 AFC Championship, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-17
Australian Men's Tennis Open
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
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
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
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

Sports History
2018 Rashid Khan is bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL
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

• 2024 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka defeats China's Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2 to retain the title; wins her second major title without dropping a set