Today's events in sports history

NOV 10

Sports History

1857 First American Chess Congress is won by Paul Morphy; beats Louis Paulson, 6-2 for a tournament record of 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss


Chess PlayerPaul Morphy

Sports History
1934 First NHL penalty shot is awarded to Montreal Canadiens forward Armand Mondou; stopped by Toronto goaltender George Hainsworth in Maple Leafs' 2-1 win


NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth

• 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadelphia Eagles play one of only 4 penalty free games in NFL history; Steelers win 7-3 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
• 1945 College football's #1 Army beats #2 Notre Dame 48-0
• 1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau
• 1957 Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh 24-0
• 1957 NFL record crowd (102,368), '49ers vs Rams in LA

NHL Record
1963 Detroit right wing Gordie Howe surpasses Maurice Richard as leading NHL all-time goal scorer with 545th career goal in a 3-0 Red Wings victory over Montreal Canadiens in Detroit


Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe

• 1964 Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium
• 1971 Joe Torre wins NL MVP, Vida Blue wins AL MVP
• 1974 Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 11-0

Sports History
1975 Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career


Baseball PlayerHarmon Killebrew

• 1977 Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)

Boxing Title Fight
1978 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title


WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

• 1978 NY Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin
• 1981 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances

Boxing Title Fight
1983 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler retains world middleweight boxing title with a 15-round unanimous points decision over Roberto Durán at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; first time Hagler taken the distance as champion


BoxerRoberto Durán

• 1984 Australia all out for 76 v West Indies at cricket WACA, Holding 6-21
• 1984 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park; winners: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again
• 1987 Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award
• 1988 MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7)

Sports History
1988 Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award


Baseball PitcherOrel Hershiser

• 1991 Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception

Sports History
1991 Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert with 157 pro tennis tournament wins


Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

Tennis LegendChris Evert

• 1991 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India
• 1996 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins

Sports History
2003 Kim Clijsters of Belgium becomes first female tennis player to earn $US4 million in a season when she overwhelms Amélie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-0 for the WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles


Tennis PlayerKim Clijsters

Tennis PlayerAmélie Mauresmo

• 2012 22nd College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 21-6 in Chestnut Hill
• 2013 Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20
• 2019 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Perth: French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia beat Ash Barty and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-3 to clinch a 3-2 victory
• 2020 IPL Cricket Final, Dubai International Stadium: Defending champion Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets; Trent Boult 3/30 (4), Rohit Sharma 68 (51)

 

NOV 11

• 1889 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Willie Park Jr wins his second Open title; beats Andrew Kirkaldy by 5 in 36-hole playoff

Appointment of Interest

1926 Future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins is released as Chicago White Sox player/manager; replaced by another future HOF'er catcher Ray Schalk


Baseball LegendEddie Collins

Sports History
1943 New York Yankees pitcher Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial wins NL MVP


MLB LegendStan Musial

• 1944 New York Rangers beat Detroit Red Wings, 5-2 to end NHL record 25 game winless streak (0-21-4)
• 1946 New York Knicks play their first Basketball Association of American (BAA) home game at Madison Square Garden; lose, 78-68 to Chicago Stags in overtime
• 1959 Seals Stadium, a minor league baseball park and temporary home of MLB Giants) in San Francisco, California demolished
• 1960 Record New York Knicks' crowd for the third Madison Square Garden venue on 49th Street, NYC; 18,499 see Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals, 112-108
• 1972 Rugby League World Cup, Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France: Australia and Great Britain draw 10-10; Great Britain awarded the Trophy

Sports History
1980 NY Islanders' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Mike Bossy scores 4 goals in a 6-6 tie against visiting Minnesota North Stars


Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

• 1981 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 3 performances

Sports History
1981 LA Dodgers starter Fernando Valenzuela becomes first MLB rookie to win a Cy Young Award; Milwaukee Brewers' Rollie Fingers takes AL Award


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela
Sports History
1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Baltimore Orioles manager


MLB ManagerEarl Weaver

• 1983 Australian cricket wicketkeeper/batsman Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test debut vs Pakistan at WACA, Perth

Sports History
1987 Boston Red Sox starter Roger Clemens wins back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards; Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Bedrosian takes NL Award


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

• 1987 Football striker Mark Hughes plays for Wales and Bayern Munich in 2 countries on same day; appears for Wales in 2-0 European Championship loss to Czechoslovakia in Prague, then jets to Munich for 3-2 Cup win over Borussia
• 1990 California Angel Chuck Finley & Seattle Mariner Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between US & Japanese all-star teams
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• 1996 Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award; Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays claims AL Award
• 1997 Canadian based players win Cy Young Awards for best MLB pitcher; Toronto Blue Jays' Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Award; Pedro Martinez of Montreal Expos takes NL Award
• 1997 NHL’s new Columbus franchise (scheduled to begin play in 2000) announce team’s name would be “Blue Jackets” after soldiers in the Union army during the American Civil War
• 1997 WNBA announces franchises in Detroit (Shock) and Washington D.C. (Mystics) would join the League as expansion teams for the 1998 season
• 2000 12th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College, 28-16 in South Bend
• 2000 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria

Federation Cup
2001 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Madrid, Spain: Kim Clijsters beats Elena Dementieva 6-0, 6-4 to clinch Belgium's first title with unassailable 2-0 lead (ends, 2-1)


Tennis PlayerKim Clijsters
Sports History
2002 Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters beats American Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 to win the season-ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles


Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

Tennis PlayerKim Clijsters
Sports History
2007 Justine Henin of Belgium beats Russian Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win $1m winners cheque and her 2nd straight season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Madrid, Spain


Tennis PlayerMaria Sharapova
Sports History
2013 Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal

• 2014 Samsung Lions beat Nexen Heroes, 11-1 in Game 6 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul to win the Korean Series
• 2018 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: in a final denuded of both countries' top players Kateřina Siniaková beats American Sofia Kenin 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 to clinch a 3-0 win for the home side
• 2020 Shane Bieber of the Cleveland Indians (AL) and Cincinnati Reds starter Trevor Bauer (NL) take Cy Young Award for best pitchers in MLB

 

NOV 12

• 1885 Montreal & Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game
• 1892 Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500 to become first professional football player in the Allegheny Athletic Association's 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Athletic Club

• 1904 9th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham

Election of Interest

1920 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner by team owners


1st MLB CommissionerKenesaw Mountain Landis

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

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


Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

JockeyEarl Sande

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

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


Baseball PlayerHarmon Killebrew

• 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103

Sports History
1972 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins


Auto RacerRichard Petty

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

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


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver

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

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


Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

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

Sports History
1985 Richard Hadlee takes 15-123 for cricket match New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane


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


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

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

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


Baseball PitcherTom Glavine

• 1992 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
• 1995 25th NYC Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:28:06
• 1995 26th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00
• 1995 45th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins

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


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


CricketerMartin Crowe

• 1995 Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL all-time passing yardage mark of 47,003
• 1998 NY Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak
• 2006 Belgian tennis star Justine Hénin-Hardenne wins WTA Tour Championship title decider in Madrid, Spain; beats defending champion Amélie Mauresmo 6-4, 6-3

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


NHL LegendJoe Sakic

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


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2017 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Minsk, Belarus: American pair Shelby Rogers & Coco Vandeweghe beats Aryna Sabalenka & Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 to wrap up 3-2 win and record extending 18th title for the US
• 2019 Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike Fiers reveals team secretly “stole signs” via camera from visiting teams 2015-17; comms between opposing pitchers & catchers intercepted and relayed to Astros batters

 

NOV 13

• 1875 Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms
• 1900 Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League

• 1906 C. W. Gregory out for 383 as NSW make 763 v Queensland, in record cricket innings by an Australian
• 1907 French cyclist Paul Cornu flies 1st helicopter (twin rotor)

Sports History

1946 Bradman scores 106 for an Australian XI v the MCC


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


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

Baseball Player and ManagerBilly Martin

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

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


NBA ForwardElvin Hayes
Sports History
1968 Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP


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


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


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


MLB First BasemanKeith Hernandez

Baseball Left fielder / First basemanWillie Stargell

• 1982 WBA lightweight champion Ray Mancini beats South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim by TKO in 14th round in Las Vegas; Kim collapses, falls into a coma and dies 4 days later; as a result, WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA & WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989

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


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden

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


Formula 1 DriverAyrton Senna

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


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


BoxerRiddick Bowe

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


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


Formula 1 DriverMichael Schumacher

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

Sports History
1997 Ken Griffey Jr. unanimously wins AL MVP


Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderKen Griffey Jr.
Sports History
2005 French tennis star Amélie Mauresmo beats countrywoman Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 for the season ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles


Tennis PlayerMary Pierce

Tennis PlayerAmélie Mauresmo

• 2014 Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout wins the MVP awards in MLB for 2014
• 2014 Indian cricket batsman Rohit Sharma sets new world ODI record of 264 runs off 173 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata
• 2016 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Strasbourg, France: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková & Barbora Strýcová beats Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 7-5 to wrap up 3-2 win and 3rd straight title
• 2017 First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York
• 2017 Italy fails to qualify for 2018 Football World Cup (first time since 1958), after play-off defeat against Sweden
• 2020 Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scores all the Pumas points as Argentina claim their 1st ever win over New Zealand's All Blacks, winning 25-15 in a Rugby Championship game in Sydney

 

NOV 14

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

Sports History

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


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

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

Sports History
1957 Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP


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


Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe
Boxing Title Fight
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

• 1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins

Sports History
1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner


Baseball PlayerJim Palmer

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

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


BoxerWilfred Benítez

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

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


NBA Small ForwardJames Worthy

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

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


Long Distance RunnerUta Pippig

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

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


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


NFL Head CoachDon Shula

• 1996 Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP

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


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

Auto RacerFernando Alonso

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

 

NOV 15

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

Boxing Title Fight

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


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJames J. Jeffries

• 1913 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Perth: Australian Ernie Parker beats NZ namesake Harry Parker 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2

Sports History
1946 Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP


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


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1947 Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal
• 1951 1st-class cricket debut of future great Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad; scores 26 in drawn tour match, Pakistan XI v MCC, Lahore
• 1951 NY Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year
• 1959 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Wash 31-17

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


NBA ForwardElgin Baylor
Sports History
1961 Roger Maris is voted AL MVP


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


MLB PlayerDon Drysdale

• 1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV

Sports History
1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas


LPGA GolferMickey Wright

• 1965 Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)

Sports History
1967 Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP


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


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


American Football CoachPaul Brown

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

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


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Sports History
1983 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy


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


Auto RacerNigel Mansell

Auto RacerNelson Piquet

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

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


CricketerSachin Tendulkar

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

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


Tennis PlayerMaria Sharapova

Tennis PlayerSerena Williams

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

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


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


Basketball PlayerLeBron James

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

Sports History
2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clinches 4th straight and record equalling 7th F1 World Drivers C'ship by winning Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton

 

NOV 16

• 1907 12th Iron Bowl: Auburn and Alabama tie 6-6 in Birmingham
• 1909 Dutch football club FC Eindhoven is founded in southern part of the city; Eredivisie 1954; KNVB Cup 1937

• 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-league football record
• 1926 New York Rangers ice hockey club first game; beat Montreal Maroons, 1-0 at Madison Square Garden, NYC

NBA Record

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


Basketball PlayerBill Russell

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

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


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


Baseball PlayerRoberto Clemente

• 1969 US President Nixon becomes first president to attend a season NFL game while in office: the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28
• 1974 Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record)

Sports History
1976 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60


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


Baseball Hall of Fame InfielderRod Carew

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

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


CricketerKapil Dev

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

Sports History
1984 Imran Khan makes his 1st appearance for NSW Cricket


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


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Sports History
1988 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

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


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

Model and ActressRobin Givens

• 1997 47th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins

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


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

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

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


Football StarLionel Messi

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

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


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

• 2008 60th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins

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


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


CricketerSachin Tendulkar

• 2014 Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by 1 point from Ryan Newman
• 2014 Novak Đoković claims 3 straight ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles after Roger Federer is forced to withdraw from the final in London through injury
• 2021 Guanyu Zhou confirmed as China's first F1 driver, racing for Alfa Romeo in 2022 [1]
• 2021 Men's roller derby team settles dispute with MLB baseball team, allowing both to use Cleveland Guardians name

 

NOV 17

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

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


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJohn L. Sullivan

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

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


NFL LegendJim Brown
Sports History
1959 SF Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year


Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey

• 1960 New MLB Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada
• 1965 William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball
• 1974 Bonnie Bryant becomes the only left-handed player in history to win an LPGA Tour event; scores a 3-stroke victory in the Bill Branch Golf Classic in Fort Myers, Florida
• 1979 Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball on a flight to Austin, TX
• 1981 NBA NY Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws
• 1983 Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game
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• 1984 Golden State Warrior Purvis Short scores career high 59 points though team loses to NJ Nets 124-110
• 1984 Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers

Sports History
1985 35th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins


Racing Car DriverDarrell Waltrip

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

Sports History
1991 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt

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

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


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

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

Hall of Fame
1997 Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame


NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux

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

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


Tennis PlayerJuan Carlos Ferrero

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

Sports History
2013 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

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

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


Tennis PlayerDominic Thiem

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

 

NOV 18

• 1905 10th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 30-0 in Birmingham

Sports History

1949 NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP


Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson

• 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
• 1960 Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels

Sports History
1964 Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson wins American League MVP


Baseball Hall of Fame Third BasemanBrooks Robinson
Sports History
1966 Sandy Koufax announces his retirement due to arthritic left elbow


Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax
Boxing Title Fight
1970 Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJoe Frazier
Sports History
1970 Johnny Bench wins NL MVP


MLB CatcherJohnny Bench

• 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games
• 1976 Yanks sign free agent Don Gullett

Sports History
1979 29th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins


Auto RacerRichard Petty
Sports History
1980 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP


MLB Third BasemanGeorge Brett
Sports History
1981 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1982 South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim dies from injuries sustained during a 14-round beating by Ray Mancini in Las Vegas; WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA and WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989
• 1984 34th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins
• 1984 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17; Winnipeg scores final 44 points of the game
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• 1984 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders
• 1984 NJ Devils shutout NY Rangers 6-0

Sports History
1985 Dwight Gooden (NL) & Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
Sports History
1986 Roger Clemens wins AL MVP


MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens
Sports History
1987 Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st player from a last-place club to win an MVP


MLB StarAndre Dawson
Solheim Cup
1990 1st Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Lake Nona G & CC: US beats Europe 11½-4½ in inaugural event; Kathy Whitworth US captain; Mickey Walker Europe skipper


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
Sports History
1990 40th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
Sports History
1990 Andre Agassi claims his first and only season-ending ATP Tour World Championship tennis title with a 5–7, 7–6, 7–5, 6–2 win over defending champion Stefan Edberg in Frankfurt, Germany


Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg

• 1990 NFL NY Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0

Sports History
1990 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win her first of 3 straight WTA Tour Championships in NYC; first 5-set women's final since 1901


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

Tennis PlayerGabriela Sabatini

• 1991 Auburn men's basketball team placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and not eligible for post-season play 1991-92
• 1995 60th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 31-27 in Auburn
• 1997 Arizona Diamondbacks & Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft
• 1997 Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games
• 2000 65th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 9-0 in Tuscaloosa
• 2001 Home crowd favourite Leyton Hewitt wins his first of 2 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Frenchman Sébastien Grosjean in Sydney, Australia
• 2006 71st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-15 in Tuscaloosa
• 2007 59th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins

Sports History
2007 Roger Federer scores back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 in the final in Shanghai, China


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2012 101st Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Spain in Prague (3-2)
• 2012 Brad Keselowski driving for Penske Racing finishes 5th in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway to clinch the Nascar Sprint Cup

Sports History
2012 Lewis Hamilton wins the 2012 US Formula One Grand Prix


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
Sports History
2018 21 year old German Alexander Zverev breaks through for a maiden season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-4, 6-3 upset win in London over 5-time champion Novak Đoković


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

 

NOV 19

• 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics
• 1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game

• 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship

Sports History
1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday


MLB CatcherRoy Campanella

• 1953 US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business
• 1961 Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of NY Titans at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston
• 1968 New York Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of the Year

Sports History
1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP


MLB Hall of Fame Infielder and BroadcasterJoe Morgan

• 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders
• 1978 "The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants

Sports History
1978 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins


Auto RacerCale Yarborough
Contract of Interest
1979 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract


MLB Pitching LegendNolan Ryan
Sports History
1983 Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Sports History
1983 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game


NHL StarJari Kurri
Sports History
1984 NY Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
Sports History
1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1989 39th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Rusty Wallace wins

Sports History
1989 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf regains the WTA Tour Championship in NYC; beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf

Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

• 1989 US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950

Sports History
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds wins NL MVP


MLB LegendBarry Bonds
Sports History
1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP


MLB LegendCal Ripken Jr

• 1994 59th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
• 1995 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Baltimore Stallions become only American-based team ever to win Grey Cup; defeat Calgary Stampeders, 37-20
• 1995 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf outlasts No. 2 Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Sports History
1995 Home crowd favorite Boris Becker wins his 3rd and final ATP Tour World Championship tennis title with a 7–6, 6–0, 7–6 win over American Michael Chang in Frankfurt, Germany


Tennis LegendBoris Becker

Tennis Player and French Open ChampionMichael Chang

• 1996 Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox

Sports History
2000 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Monica Seles, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4


Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

• 2005 70th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-18 in Auburn
• 2006 CFL Grey Cup, Canad Inns Stadium, Winnipeg: BC Lions win 5th Championship; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 25-14

Sports History
2006 Roger Federer captures his 3rd Tennis Masters Cup title with a comfortable 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 win over American James Blake in the final in Shanghai, China


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

Tennis PlayerJames Blake

• 2011 21st College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 16-14 in South Bend
• 2017 Bulgarian tennis star Gregor Dimitrov breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals title with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in London over David Goffin of Belgium

Sports History
2017 Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch


Auto RacerKyle Busch
Sports History
2018 Rams beat Kansas City Chiefs, 54-51 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; 3rd-highest scoring game in NFL history; first time 2 teams score 50 points in same game; Patrick Mahomes' 6 TD passes for KC most in "Monday Night Football" history


NFL QuarterbackPatrick Mahomes

• 2019 EPL club Tottenham sacks high profile manager Mauricio Pochettino after disappointing start to season; replacement is higher profile ex-Chelsea and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho

NBA Record
2019 LeBron James hits 25 points, 11 rebounds & 10 assists as LA Lakers' beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-107 to become first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises


Basketball PlayerLeBron James

• 2021 MLB Cleveland Indians name change to Guardians becomes official

 

Nov 20

• 1866 French inventor Pierre Lallement patents rotary crank bicycle

Sports History
1902 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race


Cyclist and Founder of the Tour-de-FranceHenri Desgrange

• 1915 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tigers win 2nd title; beat Toronto Rowing Association, 13-7

Sports History
1928 Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0


NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth
Sports History
1934 17 year old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up just 1 hit, a Lou Gehrig HR, as US All Stars beat Japan, 1-0


Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

• 1934 Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Busher Jackson becomes first NHL player to score 4 goals in a period in 5-2 win over St. Louis Eagles at St. Louis Arena
• 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
• 1952 Chicago Cubs slugging left fielder Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
• 1955 Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ
• 1955 Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 v NZ
• 1960 Australian driver Jack Brabham finishes 4th in season-ending US Grand Prix at Riverside Raceway to retain his F1 World Drivers Championship by 9 points from Bruce McLaren of New Zealand

Sports History
1962 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 3rd time


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1966 Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times

Sports History
1967 Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
Sports History
1969 Brazilian soccer icon Pele scores his 1,000th goal


Brazilian Football LegendPele

• 1969 Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut v Australia Kanpur

Sports History
1969 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP


Baseball Hall of Fame 1st BasemanWillie McCovey

Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver
Sports History
1971 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins


Auto RacerRichard Petty
Sports History
1977 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins


Auto RacerCale Yarborough

• 1977 Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions

NFL Record
1977 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards


NFL Running BackWalter Payton
Sports History
1981 Russian Anatoly Karpov retains world chess championship


Chess GrandmasterAnatoly Karpov

• 1983 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins
• 1983 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
• 1983 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing

Sports History
1984 Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year


Baseball PitcherDwight Gooden
Sports History
1985 NY Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP


Baseball 1st basemanDon Mattingly
Sports History
1988 38th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Elliott wins


Auto RacerBill Elliott
Sports History
1988 Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini beats Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win her first WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis PlayerGabriela Sabatini

• 1988 Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the 'Emerald isle Classic' at Dublin's Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe
• 1989 Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP

Sports History
1990 Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1990 Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year
• 1991 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP

Sports History
1992 Home crowd favorite Boris Becker claims his 2nd ATP Tour World Championship tennis title beating American Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 in the final in Frankfurt, Germany


Tennis LegendBoris Becker

• 1993 58th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-14 in Auburn
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• 1993 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series)

Sports History
1994 American tennis star Pete Sampras beats Boris Becker 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win his second ATP Tour World Championship title in Frankfurt, Germany


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

Tennis LegendBoris Becker

• 1994 Unseeded Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini claims WTA Tour Championship with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over American Lindsay Davenport at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Sports History
1997 Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose defenseman Marty McSorley


NHL StarEric Lindros

• 1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to KC Royals
• 1997 Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
• 1997 NY Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak
• 1999 11th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 31-29 in South Bend
• 1999 64th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Auburn
• 2000 52nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Labonte wins
• 2004 69th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-13 in Tuscaloosa
• 2005 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins

Sports History
2005 David Nalbandian of Argentina outlasts defending champion Roger Federer 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6 in Shanghai, China to win his only career season-ending Tennis Masters Cup title


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2006 58th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins
• 2011 Presidents Cup Golf, Royal Melbourne GC: Jim Furyk wins all 5 of his matches as US beats International team, 19-15
• 2016 Jimmie Johnson driving for Hendrick Motorsports, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim record equalling 7th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt, 7 titles

Sports History
2016 Scotsman Andy Murray breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 win in London over 5-time defending champion Novak Đoković


Tennis ChampionAndy Murray

Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković
Sports History
2018 South African golfer Gary Player receives PGA recognition for his 3 Senior British Open wins (1988, 90, 97) from before event recognised as a major title (2003); takes him to 9 Senior majors


GolferGary Player

 

NOV 21

• 1902 Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics & Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League
• 1905 1st match ever played in the Australian National Tennis Championships

Sports History
1925 Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears


NFL LegendRed Grange
Sports History
1934 NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League)


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
Sports History
1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to win National Wrestlingg Association world heavyweight title


Professional WrestlerLou Thesz
Sports History
1949 Bill Veeck sells Cleveland Indians for $22 million, to fund his divorce settlement


MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck

• 1952 Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year
• 1956 Don Newcombe wins NL MVP & 1st-ever Cy Young Award

Sports History
1960 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down


Baseball Hall of Fame ManagerCasey Stengel

• 1968 Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt
• 1970 NY Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden
• 1971 NY Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
• 1972 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL

Sports History
1973 Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) wins MLB's NL MVP


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
Sports History
1976 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins


Auto RacerCale Yarborough
Sports History
1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year


MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

• 1978 Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award
• 1980 Gene Michael named 25th New York Yankees manager, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns

Sports History
1982 32nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins


Racing Car DriverDarrell Waltrip

• 1987 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park; winners: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle
• 1992 Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 sec)
• 1992 Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 sec)
• 1992 Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 sec)

Sports History
1993 German tennis star Michael Stich scores a 7–6, 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 win over American Pete Sampras to win his first and only ATP Tour World Championship title in Frankfurt, Germany


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
Sports History
1993 Top seeded German tennis player Steffi Graf wins WTA Tour Championship; beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf

Tennis PlayerArantxa Sánchez Vicario
Sports History
1994 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland v NSW, SCG)


Cricket All-RounderAndrew Symonds

• 1998 63rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-17 in Birmingham
• 1999 51st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Jarrett wins

Sports History
1999 Repeat of previous year's final, but different result; American tennis star Lindsay Davenport beats Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2 for the WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis

• 2004 56th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Kurt Busch wins
• 2004 CFL Grey Cup, Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts defeat BC Lions, 27-19; first Grey Cup game played on next-generation FieldTurf surface

Sports History
2004 Roger Federer of Switzerland wins back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–2 victory over Australian Leyton Hewitt in the final in Houston, Texas


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2012 Chelsea Manager Roberto Di Matteo is sacked and replaced by Rafael Benítez
• 2021 Alexander Zverev of Germany captures his second ATP Finals men's tennis title defeating world #2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 in Turin

 

NOV 22

• 1908 1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-0
• 1910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs

PGA Championship

1936 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Denny Shute wins first of his consecutive PGA titles, defeating Jimmy Thomson, 3 & 2


GolferDenny Shute

• 1945 Cleveland Rams end Jim Benton gains 303 yards in 28-21 win over Detroit Lions; NFL single game rushing record - stands for 40+ years
• 1950 7,021 see Fort Wayne Pistons edge Minneapolis Lakers, 19-18 at Minneapolis Auditorium; lowest ever NBA score of 37 combined points

Sports History
1956 Boston shooting guard Bill Sharman hits 10 free throws in Celtics 101-78 over Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia Civic Center; begins NBA FT streak of 55 games


NBA GuardBill Sharman

• 1956 XVI Summer Olympic Games open in Melbourne, Australia; first to be staged in Southern Hemisphere and Oceania, as well as first to be held outside Europe and North America

Sports History
1957 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 2nd time


Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

• 1959 American Football League (AFL) conducts its first draft in Minneapolis with the 8 clubs selecting their playing rosters for the inaugural 1960 season

Sports History
1961 Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds outfielder, selected as NL MVP


Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
NBA Record
1961 St. Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws


NBA ForwardBob Pettit
Boxing Title Fight
1965 In his second title defence, Muhammad Ali scores 12th-round KO of Floyd Patterson at Las Vegas Convention Center to retain his world heavyweight boxing championship


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson

• 1966 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)
• 1970 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Isaac wins
• 1972 In Pittsburgh, Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07) in 10-4 win over St. Louis Blues
• 1972 Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Islanders and start them on 15 game winless streak
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• 1974 Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore

Sports History
1981 31st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins


Racing Car DriverDarrell Waltrip

• 1981 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Edmonton Eskimos 4th consecutive Championship; beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23; final Grey Cup game for Rough Riders, fold in 1996

Boxing Title Fight
1986 20 year old Mike Tyson becomes youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history when he stops titleholder Trevor Berbick in round 2 at Las Vegas Hilton to earn the WBC title


Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

BoxerTrevor Berbick
Sports History
1986 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes the 13th NHLer to score 500 goals


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
Sports History
1987 37th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins


Auto RacerDale Earnhardt

• 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) ends his NBA free throw streak of 51 games

Contract of Interest
1989 MLB center fielder Kirby Puckett signs record $3,000,000 per year contract with Minnesota Twins


MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett
Sports History
1991 NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension


Hall of Fame NBA CentrePatrick Ewing

• 1992 Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec)

Sports History
1992 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova for the second consecutive year to win WTA Tour Championship 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 in NYC; her 3rd straight end of season title


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
Sports History
1996 O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson

• 1997 62nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 18-17 in Auburn
• 1998 48th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins
• 1998 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Calgary Stampeders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26-24; future NFL 4-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia MVP

Sports History
1998 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis beats American Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the WTA Tour Championship final at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis
Sports History
2003 5th Rugby World Cup Final, Stadium Australia, Sydney: Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson lands winning drop goal in extra time as England beats Australia, 20-17


Rugby PlayerJonny Wilkinson

• 2003 68th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-23 in Auburn
• 2008 13th Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand beats Australia 34-20

Sports History
2008 Patrick Roy's #33 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens


NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy
Sports History
2013 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship


Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen
Sports History
2014 Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona sets a new goal scoring record in La Liga of 253 goals


Football StarLionel Messi
Sports History
2015 Kyle Busch driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series


NFL Head Coach and NASCAR Team OwnerJoe Gibbs

Auto RacerKyle Busch
Sports History
2015 Serbian tennis star Novak Đoković makes it 4 straight season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles beating Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 in the final in London, England


Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković

Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

• 2016 'Vegas Golden Knights' is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion team's name

Sports History
2020 24 year old Russian Daniil Medvedev wins ATP World Tour Finals tennis title beating Dominic Thiem of Austria 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 in London


Tennis PlayerDominic Thiem

 

NOV 23

• 1892 Pierre de Coubertin launches plan for modern Olympic Games at the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques AGM
• 1895 4th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 48-0 in Tuscaloosa

1st US Olympic Games

1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in St Louis


Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis

• 1943 Philadelphia Phillies owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team

Sports History
1947 Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)


American Football Player and CoachSammy Baugh

• 1956 Vladimir Kuts of the Soviet Union runs Olympic record 28:45.6 to win the 10,000m at the Melbourne Olympics; later also wins 5,000m gold
• 1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year
• 1962 LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named National League MVP
• 1965 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)
• 1966 Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year
• 1968 Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
• 1971 Danny Murtaugh, manager of MLB world champions Pittsburgh Pirates, announces his retirement
• 1974 Alexis Argüello of Nicaragua knocks out Mexican defending champion Rubén Olivares in the 13th round at the Forum in Inglewood, California, to claim the WBA world featherweight boxing title
• 1975 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal
• 1975 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Field, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Montreal Alouettes, 9-8; just the 3rd Grey Cup in which no TDs scored; game-time temperature -15 degrees Celsius, with a 25-kph wind
• 1980 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos 3rd straight title; outclass Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10

Sports History
1984 Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45


NFL QuarterbackDoug Flutie
Sports History
1984 Limited-over international cricket debut for Wasim Akram for Pakistan, v New Zealand


CricketerWasim Akram
Sports History
1984 Test Cricket debuts of Australians David Boon aged 23 & Bob Holland aged 38 (v WI)


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
Sports History
1986 Second WTA Tour Championship of the year; change of tennis schedule; Martina Navratilova wins 5th straight and 8th overall title with 7–6, 6–3, 6–2 win over Steffi Graf in NYC


Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
Sports History
1987 German tennis star Steffi Graf claims her first WTA Tour Championship with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 win over Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf

Tennis PlayerGabriela Sabatini
Sports History
1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

• 1988 Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract

Sports History
1989 The "Bounty Bowl": Philadelphia Eagles defeat Dallas Cowboys 27-0 at Thanksgiving in an ill-tempered game, after which Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson accuses Eagles coach Buddy Ryan of placing bounties on players


NFL Head CoachJimmy Johnson

• 1990 Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak v WI), scores 0 & 0
• 1991 Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career

Boxing Title Fight
1991 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title


BoxerEvander Holyfield

• 1991 Martín López-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
• 1991 Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
• 1996 61st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-23 in Birmingham

Sports History
1997 Czech tennis No. 1 Jana Novotná wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Mary Pierce of France 7–6, 6–2, 6–3


Tennis Player & Wimbledon ChampionJana Novotna

Tennis PlayerMary Pierce

• 2001 53rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins
• 2002 67th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-7 in Tuscaloosa

Federation Cup
2003 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Moscow, Russia: Amélie Mauresmo beats American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-1 to give France an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 4-1) and their second title


Tennis PlayerAmélie Mauresmo
President's Cup
2003 Presidents Cup Golf, Fancourt Hotel and CC: US and International team tie, 17-17; after 3 tied playoff holes between Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, captains and players decide Cup to be shared


GolferTiger Woods

GolferErnie Els

• 2008 97th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Mar del Plata (3-1)
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• 2008 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Calgary Stampeders beat Montreal Alouettes, 22-14; 66,308 2nd-highest attended Grey Cup game in history

Sports History
2013 Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios to win the WBO welterweight title


BoxerManny Pacquiao

• 2014 103rd Davis Cup: Switzerland beats France in Lille (3-1), winning the Davis Cup for the first time
• 2014 A suicide bomber kills 40 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan

Sports History
2014 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit to clinch his second F1 World Drivers Championship, 67 points ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
Sports History
2014 Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand


Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen
Sports History
2015 Lydia Ko (18) of New Zealand wins women's LPGA Player of the Year and retains the Race to the CME Globe title worth $1 million


GolferLydia Ko

• 2017 Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy

Sports History
2018 Phil Mickelson claims $9m winner-takes-all prize in dramatic matchplay golf duel with Tiger Woods, finishing under floodlights in Las Vegas; match goes to 22nd hole before Mickelson sinks 4-foot putt for rich victory


GolferPhil Mickelson

GolferTiger Woods

 

NOV 24

• 1897 Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston
• 1934 CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders

• 1938 National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball
• 1949 Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs
• 1951 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders
• 1953 Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976
• 1956 Americans go 1-2 in the men's 100m final at the Melbourne Olympics; Bobby Morrow and Thane Baker both record hand-timed 10.50s but automatic timing gives gold medal to Morrow
• 1956 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos make it 3rd consecutive Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes for 3rd straight year, 50-27
• 1956 Glenn Davis leads an American trifecta in the men's 400m hurdles at the Melbourne Olympics; hurdles Olympic record equalling 50.1s to beat teammates Eddie Southern and Joshua Culbreath

Sports History

1957 Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing


NFL LegendJim Brown
NBA Record
1960 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain pulls down NBA record 55 rebounds in Warriors 132-129 defeat to Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Civic Center


NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain

• 1964 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB)
• 1964 Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP
• 1970 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)
• 1971 Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year

Sports History
1974 24th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins


Auto RacerRichard Petty

• 1974 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Montreal Alouettes defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7 on a slick, wet field
• 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak

Sports History
1976 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award


MLB Hall of Fame Infielder and BroadcasterJoe Morgan

• 1977 Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns in a 55-14 win over Cardinals in St. Louis
• 1979 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders

Sports History
1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year


MLB LegendCal Ripken Jr

• 1983 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson for the West Indies vs India in Bombay
• 1985 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: BC Lions defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24; final CFL game played with 25-yard long endzone
• 1986 Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana

Sports History
1989 Sachin Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty aged 16 years 214 days, a record


CricketerSachin Tendulkar

• 1991 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21

Grey Cup
1991 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy


Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

Actor and ComedianJohn Candy
Sports History
1991 Monica Seles sets female tennis record, winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year


Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles

• 1991 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 to win her 2nd straight WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Sports History
1996 American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a classic 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 victory over defending champion Boris Becker in Hanover, Germany


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

Tennis LegendBoris Becker
Grey Cup
1996 CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: MVP Doug Flutie leads Toronto Argonauts to 13th title; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 43-37


NFL QuarterbackDoug Flutie
Sports History
1996 German tennis star Steffi Graf retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 win over Martina Hingis at Madison Square Garden, NYC


Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf

Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis

• 1996 Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup
• 1996 Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan v NZ Lahore
• 2002 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes beat Edmonton Eskimos, 25-16; Don Matthews' 5th Grey Cup title as a head coach
• 2007 72nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-10 in Auburn
• 2012 77th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 49-0 in Tuscaloosa
• 2012 The continued NHL lockout results in all games to December 14 being cancelled
• 2013 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 4th title; defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45-23; Roughriders running back Kory Sheets MVP, sets Grey Cup record rushing for 197 yards with 2 TDs

Sports History
2013 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix; his record 9th straight GP victory; record equalling 13th consecutive GP win; 4th straight World Drivers Championship


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

• 2018 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Antigua: Ashleigh Gardner with 33 from 26 balls and 3 for 22 leads Australia (106/2) to 4th T20 WC; beat England (105)

Davis Cup
2019 Davis Cup Tennis, Madrid: Rafael Nadal beats Denis Shapovalov of Russia 6-3, 7-6 to give Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead and a 6th Cup title; first competition under new week-long format at one venue


Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal

• 2019 New Zealand cricket batsman BJ Watling scores a marathon 205 off 473 balls to lead the home side to an innings and 65 run 1st Test victory over England at Mount Maunganui

 

NOV 25

• 1908 Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yds

Sports History
1911 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Melbourne: 1907 Wimbledon champion Norman Brookes of Australia beats countryman Horace Rice 6-1, 6-2, 6-3


Tennis PlayerNorman Brookes

• 1911 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: UT Blues win 3rd straight title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 14-7

Sports History
1930 Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP & Joe Cronin as AL MVP


Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin

Baseball PlayerBill Terry
Sports History
1940 Football team University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98


American Football Player and BroadcasterTom Harmon

• 1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player manager
• 1944 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6

Sports History
1949 Ted Williams wins AL MVP


Baseball PlayerTed Williams

• 1950 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts claim 9th title; shutout Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 13-0
• 1951 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Herb Thomas wins
• 1951 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
• 1951 Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium
• 1952 Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (1-11), beating the Chicago Bears, 27-23 at the Cotton Bowl
• 1953 Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3

Sports History
1961 NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points


NBA Point GuardBob Cousy

• 1966 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
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• 1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
• 1970 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
• 1971 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (QB)
• 1973 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders 8th Championship; defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18

Sports History
1976 O.J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
Boxing Title Fight
1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight


BoxerThomas Hearns

• 1979 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Edmonton Eskimos retain Championship; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 17-9; Eskimos shut out of MVP and MV Canadian awards

Sports History
1979 Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history


NFL Coach and SportscasterJohn Madden

CBS, Fox, and ESPN SportscasterPat Summerall
Sports History
1980 Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 v WI Lahore


Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan
Boxing Title Fight
1980 Sugar Ray Leonard regains WBC welterweight boxing crown when Roberto Durán quits in the 8th round of infamous “no mas” fight at the Superdome, New Orleans


BoxerSugar Ray Leonard

BoxerRoberto Durán

• 1981 Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP

Boxing Title Fight
1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title


WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

• 1985 Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillén is named AL Rookie of Year

Sports History
1986 A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year


MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
Sports History
1987 Pakistan cricket leg-spin bowler Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England in 1st Test at Lahore; best figures by a Pakistani, and by any bowler against England


Cricket Spin BowlerAbdul Qadir

• 1988 53rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 15-10 in Birmingham
• 1988 US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed

Sports History
1989 David Boon scores 200 v NZ at cricket WACA


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon

• 1990 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers' 10th Championship: beat Edmonton Eskimos, 50-11; Winnipeg's 28 points in 3rd quarter is Grey Cup record
• 1990 India bowl the Sri Lankan cricket team out for 82; Venkatapathy Raju (I) takes 6-12 off 17.5 overs
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• 2000 12th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 40-12
• 2000 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Las Vegas, Nevada: Lindsay Davenport beats Conchita Martínez of Spain 6-1, 6-2 to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 5-0) and record extending 17th title
• 2001 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Calgary Stampeders claim their 5th Championship in team history; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 27-19
• 2007 CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 3rd title; defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 23-19
• 2012 100th CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 35-22; Argos owner David Braley first team boss to win back-to-back Grey Cups with 2 different teams (also 2011 champion BC Lions

Sports History
2012 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel finishes 4th in season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to claim his 3rd consecutive F1 World Drivers Championship by 3 points from Fernando Alonso


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

Auto RacerFernando Alonso
Sports History
2014 Lionel Messi becomes the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer


Football StarLionel Messi
Sports History
2018 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to claim his 5th Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 88 points from Sebastian Vettel; Mercedes' 5th straight Constructors title


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton

Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

• 2018 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta: Calgary Stampeders beat Ottawa RedBlacks, 27-16; in Calgary's 8th Cup win Terry Williams scores a record 97-yard punt-return touchdown
• 2018 Davis Cup Tennis, Lille: Marin Čilić beats Frenchman Lucas Pouille 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to wrap up the final for Croatia, 3-1
• 2018 LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in 45-10 win v Arizona Cardinals; Mark Brunell & David Carr previously share record (22); also sets NFL record for best single-game completion % (96.6)
• 2019 Baltimore's 2nd-year quarterback Lamar Jackson becomes first QB in NFL history to throw for 3,000 passing yards and rush for 1,500 yards in his first 2 NFL seasons as the Ravens beat LA Rams, 45-6

 

NOV 26

• 1905 1st Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Melbourne: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• 1910 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: University of Toronto Blues retain title; beat Hamilton Tigers, 16-7

• 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
• 1927 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Hamilton Tigers, 9-6 for their first of 2 Championships

Sports History

1941 Amateur American tennis stars Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs turn professional after being suspended by the US Lawn Tennis Association for undisclosed financial gain


Tennis Player and Three-Time Major ChampionBobby Riggs

• 1949 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 for their first Championship

Sports History
1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba


England Cricket BatsmanColin Cowdrey

• 1955 20th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 26-0 in Birmingham
• 1955 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos retain Championship with 34-19 win over Montreal Alouettes
• 1956 American weightlifter Charles Vinci wins bantamweight gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with world-record 3-lift (snatch, clean & jerk, overhead press) total of 342.5 kilograms
• 1956 Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert wins the coveted 100m gold medal in 11.5 at the Melbourne Olympics; takes sprint double winning 200m final four days later
• 1956 Egil Danielsen of Norway sets a new world record throw of 85.71m to win the men's javelin gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics
• 1956 USSR coxless pairs scull rower Viktor Ivanov wins Olympic silver medal; in his excitement he drops his medal, it sinks in Lake Wendouree (Victoria, Australia) and is later recovered by a local teenager
• 1960 25th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 3-0 in Birmingham
• 1960 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 for their 5th Championship
• 1960 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
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• 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
• 1963 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)

Sports History
1963 Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year


MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose

• 1964 29th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
• 1965 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year
• 1966 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa, 29-14

Heisman Trophy
1968 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O.J. Simpson, Southern Cal (RB)


NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson

• 1969 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
• 1972 NFL NY Giant placekicker Péte Gogolák scores team record 8 PAT (points after touchdown) in 62-10 win over Philadelphia Eagles at Yankee Stadium, NYC
• 1974 Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut v India
• 1975 Boston Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie ever to be named American League MVP
• 1977 42nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 48-21 in Birmingham
• 1978 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
• 1979 Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years

Sports History
1980 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP


MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

• 1982 Clyde King named New York Yankee manager

Sports History
1984 After 518 goals & 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires abruptly


NHL LegendGuy Lafleur

• 1984 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million

Sports History
1984 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain


CricketerKim Hughes

• 1989 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40 on Dave Ridgway's field goal winner was known as 'The Kick'
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• 1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
• 1992 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham
• 1995 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2)

NFL Record
1995 Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass


Hall of Fame NFL QuarterbackDan Marino
Federation Cup
1995 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Valencia, Spain: Conchita Martínez beats American Mary Joe Fernández 6-3, 6-4 to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-2) and their 4th title


Tennis PlayerConchita Martínez

• 1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
• 1997 Wash Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5

NHL Record
1999 Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal


NHL LegendSteve Yzerman

• 2000 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: BC Lions defeat Montreal Alouettes, 28-26; Lions, first team ever to finish with regular season record below .500 and win Grey Cup
• 2006 The last international rugby match before demolition of Dublin's famous Lansdowne Road Stadium is Ireland's 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders
• 2010 75th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-27 in Tuscaloosa
• 2011 76th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 42-14 in Auburn

Sports History
2017 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 46 points from Sebastian Vettel


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton

Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

• 2017 CFL Grey Cup, TD Place Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts win 17th Championship with 27-24 victory over Calgary Stampede
• 2018 Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore is handed her record equalling 7th world title as American contender Lakey Peterson is a shock 2nd round elimination at the season-ending Maui Pro in Hawaii

 

NOV 27

• 1870 The New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game"

Heisman Trophy

1940 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB)


American Football Player and BroadcasterTom Harmon

Sports History
1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP, for the 2nd time


Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

• 1943 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winnipeg RCAF Bombers, 23-14
• 1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2
• 1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
• 1948 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7
• 1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
• 1953 Indians 3rd baseman Al Rosen is unanimously named AL's MVP
• 1954 19th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-0 in Birmingham
• 1954 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos win first of 3 straight Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 26-25
• 1956 1957 NFL Draft: Paul Hornung from University of Notre Dame first pick by Green Bay Packers

Olympic Gold
1956 Al Oerter wins first of 4 consecutive men's discus gold medals when he throws Olympic record 56.36m to lead an American medal sweep at the Melbourne Games; Fortune Gordien silver, Desmond Koch bronze


Discus ThrowerAl Oerter

• 1956 Bobby Morrow takes out the Melbourne Olympics sprint double when he wins the 200m gold medal in equal world record 20.75s; beats American teammates Andy Stanfield and Thane Baker
• 1956 Elżbieta Krzesińska of Poland equals world record with leap of 6.53m to win the women's long jump gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics

Sports History
1960 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points


Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe

• 1960 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38
• 1961 Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
• 1965 1966 NFL Draft: Tommy Nobis from University of Texas first pick by Atlanta Falcons
• 1965 30th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 30-3 in Birmingham
• 1965 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16; strong winds meant all scoring occurred by the team going with the wind
• 1966 In highest-scoring NFL game, Washington Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41

Golf Tournament
1966 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Kathy Whitworth wins back-to-back titles by 2 shots from Judy Kimball and Mary Mills


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

LPGA GolferMary Mills

• 1970 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh v England, Brisbane
• 1971 36th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-7 in Birmingham
• 1972 Yanks trade Ellis, Torres & Spikes to Indians for Nettles & Moses
• 1974 MLB St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year
• 1976 41st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 38-7 in Birmingham
• 1977 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Montreal Alouettes beat Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6; record Grey Cup crowd 68,318; game referred to as the 'Ice Bowl'; Dan Sweet record 23 points
• 1979 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia v WI at SCG
• 1982 47th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 23-22 in Birmingham, Auburn's first win in the series in 10 years

Davis Cup
1982 Davis Cup, Grenoble, France: US takes unassailable, 3-0 lead over France as John McEnroe & Peter Flemming take the doubles 6-3, 6-4, 9-7 over Henri Leconte & Yannick Noah; tie ends 4-1


Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe

Tennis PlayerHenri Leconte

• 1982 Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 v England)
• 1983 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17; Argos' first Grey Cup victory in 31 years
• 1985 Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year
• 1987 52nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-0 in Birmingham
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• 1988 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Winnipeg Blue Bombers edge BC Lions, 22-21; first Grey Cup game won by a team with only a .500 season

Sports History
1993 David Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart)


Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon

• 1993 India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
• 1994 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: BC Lions beat Baltimore FC, 26-23; first-ever championship in pro football history featuring a US v Canada matchup; Lions win on last second Lui Passaglia field-goal
• 1997 Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher
• 2004 Marco Antonio Barrera beats Erik Morales by majority decision to win WBC super featherweight boxing title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas; final fight of legendary trilogy; The Ring's 'Fight of the Year'
• 2004 New Zealand's All Blacks thump Six Nations Rugby Union Champions France 45-6 in Paris
• 2005 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes, 38-35; first time in 44 years Grey Cup goes into overtime
• 2006 Ballon d'Or: Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Madrid) is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Arsenal forward Thierry Henry
• 2009 74th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 26-21 in Auburn
• 2011 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: BC Lions beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 34-23 for their 6th Championship

Sports History
2011 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel finishes 2nd in season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to retain his F1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 122 points from Jenson Button


Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel
Sports History
2011 Roger Federer claims a record 6th ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final in London, England


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer
Sports History
2013 Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the 11th time


GolferTiger Woods

• 2014 Cricketer Phillip Hughes dies two days after being struck on the head by a bouncer
• 2014 Stephanie Gilmore wins her 6th women's world surfing title
• 2016 CFL Grey Cup, BMO Field, Toronto: Ottawa Redblacks upset the heavily favoured Calgary Stampeders, 39–33 in overtime to win a championship in just their 3rd season of existence

Sports History
2016 German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg clinches his only F1 World Driver's Championship with victory in season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; wins title by 5 points from teammate Lewis Hamilton


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton

 

NOV 28

1st Car Race in America

1895 America's 1st auto race organised by the "Chicago Times-Herald" - Chicago to Evanston and back; 6 cars, 55 miles, Frank Duryea wins averaging 7 MPH


The winning vehicle, a Duryea Motor Wagon Company vehicle driven by Frank Duryea

Boxing Title Fight
1906 Canadian Tommy Burns retains his world heavyweight boxing title after being pushed to a 20-round draw by 'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien in Los Angeles, California


Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionTommy Burns

Boxer'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien

• 1914 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Melbourne: All-Australian final; Arthur O'Hara Wood beats Gerald Patterson 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1

Sports History
1925 NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses & dies 4 months later of TB


NHL GoalieGeorges Vezina

• 1929 Chicago fullback Ernie Nevers sets NFL record for most points scored in a single game with all 40 in the Cardinals' 40–6 rout of Chicago Bears; Nevers has NFL record 6 touchdowns and 4 extra points

Sports History
1931 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 226 in his first Test appearance v South Africa in 1st Test in Brisbane


Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

• 1938 4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (QB)
• 1944 Detroit Tigers pitcher Hal Newhouser is named AL MVP
• 1945 Australian Services draw second Victory Test Cricket v India at Calcutta
• 1950 Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager
• 1953 18th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 10-7 in Birmingham
• 1953 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 12-6
• 1955 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of Colorado A&M first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers
• 1956 Lee Calhoun leads an American trifecta in the men's 110m hurdles at the Melbourne Olympics; hurdles Olympic record 13.5s to beat teammates Jack Davis and Joel Shankle
• 1956 Leonid Spirin leads a Soviet Union 1-2-3 to win the men's 20 kilometre walk gold medal in 1:31:27.4 at the Melbourne Olympics; beats teammates Antanas Mikėnas and Bruno Junk
• 1956 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty of Australia retains her 80m hurdles Olympic title in OR 10.7s beating German Gisela Birkemeyer by just 0.2s at the Melbourne Games
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• 1956 Soviet runner Vladimir Kuts wraps up the Olympic middle distance double by winning the 5,000m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; runs Olympic records in both 5k and 10,000m events

Sports History
1957 Milwaukee Braves' future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn wins Cy Young Award


Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherWarren Spahn

• 1958 George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
• 1958 Test Cricket debut for Wes Hall, v India at Bombay
• 1959 24th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 10-0 in Birmingham, breaking a streak of five consecutive victories by Auburn in the series
• 1959 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats (21-7) for a second straight year
• 1964 1965 NFL Draft: Tucker Frederickson from Auburn University first pick by New York Giants
• 1964 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: BC Lions defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24; BC's Bill Munsey scores 2 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one on offence and another on defence

Golf Tournament
1965 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 10 shots from Peggy Wilson for her first major title


LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

• 1967 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (QB)
• 1969 Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year
• 1970 35th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 33-28 in Birmingham
• 1970 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 23-10; game marred by woeful field conditions
• 1971 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Calgary Stampeders beat Toronto Argonauts, 14-11 on a slick, rain-covered field

Sports History
1972 LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels


Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
Sports History
1974 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years


New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner

MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn
Sports History
1975 Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins


Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr

Ice Hockey Coach and CommentatorDon Cherry

• 1975 Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI v Australia Brisbane
• 1976 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 23-20 in a thriller; 53,467 Grey Cup record attendance
• 1978 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB)

Sports History
1978 Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years


MLB Player and ManagerSparky Anderson

• 1979 LA Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year
• 1981 46th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Birmingham
• 1981 Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Almos Alonzo Stagg, becomes college football's winningest coach
• 1982 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos' record 5th straight Championship; defeat Toronto Argonauts, 32-16

Sports History
1982 Germany's Sylvia Hanika stages remarkable comeback to upset tennis icon Martina Navratilova 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 and win her only WTA Tour Championship in NYC


Tennis PlayerSylvia Hanika

Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
Contract of Interest
1989 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract


MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

• 1993 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 33-23; Sean Fleming lands record equalling 6 field goals
• 1999 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Calgary Stampeders, 32-21; reverse previous year's result

Sports History
1999 In an all-American final, Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 to win his 5th and final ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany


Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

• 2004 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Moscow, Russia: Anastasia Myskina & Vera Zvonareva beat French pair Marion Bartoli & Émilie Loit 7-6, 7-5 to clinch Russia's first title, 3-2

Ballon d'Or
2005 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho is named best football player in Europe ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard


Football PlayerRonaldinho

• 2010 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes retain Championship with 21-18 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders; Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo's 3rd title

Sports History
2010 In a classic matchup, Roger Federer wins his 5th season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 victory over Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final in London, England


Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal
Boxing Title Fight
2015 British boxer Tyson Fury beats Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to win WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, The Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles in Düsseldorf, Germany; ends Klitschko's 9 year reign as champion


BoxerWladimir Klitschko

• 2015 Jamie Vardy scores for Leicester City in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at the King Power Stadium; EPL record 11th consecutive game in which Vardy scores

 

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• 1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery

Sports History

1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Sydney, Australia: Norman Brookes & Anthony Wilding beat Americans Melville Long & Maurice McLoughlin 12-10, 9-7, 6-3; Australasia unassailable 3-0 lead; win 5-0


Tennis PlayerNorman Brookes

Tennis PlayerAnthony Wilding

• 1913 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Parkdale, 44-2; second-largest margin of victory in a Grey Cup final
• 1924 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Queen's University wins 3rd straight Championship; defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3
• 1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens

Sports History
1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager


Baseball PlayerTris Speaker

• 1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally
• 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands and Germany
• 1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8)
• 1941 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16 for their 3rd Championship
• 1947 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win 3rd straight and 8th title; beat Calgary Stampeders, 10-9
• 1952 17th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-0 in Birmingham
• 1952 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts prove to be the dominant club in Canada with their record 10th Championship; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11
• 1956 Chris Brasher becomes first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field since 1936; claims 3,000m steeplechase in 8:41.2 at the Melbourne Games; initially disqualified but reversed on appeal
• 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers & Giants
• 1958 23rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 14-8 in Birmingham
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• 1958 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28 for a 4th Championship
• 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB)
• 1962 Major League Baseball decides to revert to 1 All-Star game per year, after 4 seasons in which 2 All-Star games were played
• 1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
• 1969 34th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 49-26 in Birmingham

Sports History
1970 England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket's leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond's world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs


England Cricket BatsmanColin Cowdrey

• 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World
• 1974 39th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham
• 1975 40th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-0 in Birmingham

Contract of Interest
1976 NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract


MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson

• 1980 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
• 1981 Greg Chappell scores 201 v Pakistan at The Gabba (Brisbane)
• 1984 Javed Miandad completes twin Test Cricket tons, v NZ, Hyderabad
• 1986 51st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-17 in Birmingham
• 1987 75th CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos 10th Championship; defeat Toronto Argonauts, 38-36 on Jerry Kauric's last second field-goal

NFL Record
1987 Joe Montana of SF 49ers completes NFL record of 22 consecutive passes


NFL QuarterbackJoe Montana

• 1987 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season
• 1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal.
• 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba

Grey Cup
1992 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 24-10: MVP QB Doug Flutie, 33 of 49 for 480 yards, 2 TDs


NFL QuarterbackDoug Flutie

• 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Wash Wizards
• 1998 In a classic all-Spanish final, Àlex Corretja puts on a stunning comeback to beat Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 and win his only ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany
• 2008 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years
• 2009 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Montreal Alouettes come from behind to beat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 28–27 on a 33-yard Damon Duval field goal as time runs out
• 2009 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia wins his only ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Argentine star Juan Martín del Potro in the final in London, England
• 2014 79th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 55-44 in Tuscaloosa
• 2015 104th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats Belgium in Ghent 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, 1st win since 1936

Sports History
2015 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to win his 3rd overall, and 2nd consecutive World Drivers Championship by 59 points from teammate Nico Rosberg


Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton

• 2015 CFL Grey Cup, Investors Group Field, Winnipeg: Edmonton Eskimos beat Ottawa Redblacks, 26-20 for their 14th Championship
• 2016 Former NFL player Darren Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes

Ballon d'Or
2021 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Argentina and PSG forward Lionel Messi wins his record 7th award from Robert Lewandowski; FC Barcelona attacking midfielder Alexia Putellas is Women's World Player of the Year


Football StarLionel Messi