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  1. Nov 21, 2023 #721
    g8orbill

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    • 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
    [​IMG]Red Grange Signs

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

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    NFL LegendRed Grange

    [​IMG]Joe DeMaggio
    1934 NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League)

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio
    [​IMG]Longson Defeats Thesz
    1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title

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    Professional WrestlerLou Thesz
    [​IMG]Veeck Sells Cleveland Indians
    1949 Bill Veeck sells MLB Cleveland Indians for $22 million, to fund his divorce settlement

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    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
    [​IMG]Scheffing Signs to Tigers
    1960 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down

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    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
    [​IMG]Rose NL MVP
    1973 Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) wins MLB's NL MVP

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    MLB Player and ManagerPete Rose
    [​IMG]Yarborough Wins Sprint Cup
    1976 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins

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    Auto RacerCale Yarborough
    [​IMG]Murray AL Rookie
    1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year

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    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
    [​IMG]Waltrip Wins Sprint Cup
    1982 32nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins

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    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)
    [​IMG]Stich Wins ATP
    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

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    Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
    [​IMG]Graf Defeats Vicario
    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

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    Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
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    Tennis PlayerArantxa Sánchez Vicario
    [​IMG]Andrew Symonds
    1994 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland v NSW, SCG)

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    Cricket All-RounderAndrew Symonds
    • 1998 63rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-17 in Birmingham
    • 1999 51st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Jarrett wins
    [​IMG]Davenport Wins WTA
    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

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis
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    Tennis PlayerLindsay Davenport
    • 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
    [​IMG]Federer's Back-To-Back
    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

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    Tennis ChampionRoger Federer
    • 2012 Chelsea Manager Roberto Di Matteo is sacked and replaced by Rafael Benítez
    [​IMG]Zverev's Second ATP
    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

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    Tennis PlayerAlexander Zverev
    [​IMG]First Qatar Grand Prix
    2021 British driver Lewis Hamilton wins 1st Qatar Grand Prix Formula One motor race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
     
  2. Nov 22, 2023 #722
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    • 1908 1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-0
    • 1910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs
    [​IMG]Denny Shute's 1st PGA

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

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    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
    [​IMG]Celtic vs. Warriors
    1956 Boston shooting guard Bill Sharman hits 10 free throws in Celtics 101-78 over Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia Civic Center

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    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
    [​IMG]Mantle AL MVP
    1957 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 2nd time

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    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
    [​IMG]Robinson NL MVP
    1961 Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds outfielder, selected as NL MVP

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
    [​IMG]Pettit's Free Throw Record
    1961 St. Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws

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    NBA ForwardBob Pettit
    [​IMG]Ali vs. Patterson
    1965 In his second title defense, Muhammad Ali scores 12th-round KO of Floyd Patterson at Las Vegas Convention Center to retain his world heavyweight boxing championship

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
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    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

    • 1974 Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore
    [​IMG]Waltrip Wins NASCAR
    1981 31st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins

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    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
    [​IMG]Tyson Youngest Heavyweight
    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

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
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    BoxerTrevor Berbick
    [​IMG]Gretzky's Makes 500
    1986 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes the 13th NHLer to score 500 goals

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    [​IMG]Earnhardt's NASCAR Win
    1987 37th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins

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    Auto RacerDale Earnhardt
    • 1987 Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) ends his NBA free throw streak of 51 games
    • 1987 NFL New England Patriots shutout Indianapolis Colts 24-0 at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts
    [​IMG]Puckett's $3M Contract
    1989 MLB center fielder Kirby Puckett signs record $3,000,000 per year contract with Minnesota Twins

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    MLB Center FielderKirby Puckett
    [​IMG]Ewing's $18.8 Million
    1991 NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension

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    Hall of Fame NBA CentrePatrick Ewing
    • 1992 Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec)
    [​IMG]Seles Wins WTA
    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

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    Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major ChampionMonica Seles
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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    [​IMG]O. J. Simpson Takes the Stand
    1996 O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"

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    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
    [​IMG]Hingis Wins WTA
    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

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Hingis
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    Tennis PlayerLindsay Davenport
    [​IMG]England World Champions
    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Roy's Jersey Retired
    2008 Patrick Roy's #33 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens

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    NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy
    [​IMG]Carlsen World Chess Champion
    2013 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship

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    Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen
    [​IMG]Messi's Goal Record
    2014 Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona sets a new goal scoring record in La Liga of 253 goals

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    Football StarLionel Messi
    [​IMG]Busch's First NASCAR Win
    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

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    NFL Head Coach and NASCAR Team OwnerJoe Gibbs
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    Auto RacerKyle Busch
    [​IMG]Đoković Wins ATP, Defeats Federer
    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

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    Tennis ChampionNovak Đoković
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    Tennis ChampionRoger Federer
    • 2016 'Vegas Golden Knights' is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion team's name
    [​IMG]Medvedev Wins ATP
    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

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    Tennis PlayerDominic Thiem
     
  3. Nov 23, 2023 #723
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    • 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
    [​IMG]1st US Olympic Games
    1904 III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in St Louis

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    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
    [​IMG]Baugh's Six Touchdowns
    1947 Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)

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    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
    • 1976 Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.

    • 1980 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos 3rd straight title; outclass Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10
    [​IMG]The Hail Mary Pass
    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

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    NFL QuarterbackDoug Flutie
    [​IMG]Wasim Akram Debut
    1984 Limited-over international cricket debut for Wasim Akram for Pakistan, v New Zealand

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    CricketerWasim Akram
    [​IMG]Boon and Holland Debut
    1984 Test Cricket debuts of Australians David Boon aged 23 & Bob Holland aged 38 (v WI)

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    [​IMG]Navratilova's Eighth Title
    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

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
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    Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
    [​IMG]Graf's First WTA
    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

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    Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
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    Tennis PlayerGabriela Sabatini
    [​IMG]Gretzky Gets 600
    1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    • 1988 Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract
    [​IMG]The Bounty Bowl
    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Holyfield vs. Cooper
    1991 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

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    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
    [​IMG]Novotná Wins WTA
    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

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    Tennis Player & Wimbledon ChampionJana Novotna
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    Tennis PlayerMary Pierce
    • 2001 53rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins
    • 2002 67th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-7 in Tuscaloosa
    [​IMG]France Secures Second Title
    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

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    Tennis PlayerAmélie Mauresmo
    [​IMG]Shared Cup Decision
    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

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    GolferTiger Woods
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    GolferErnie Els
    • 2008 97th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Mar del Plata (3-1)
    • 2008 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Calgary Stampeders beat Montreal Alouettes, 22-14; 66,308 2nd-highest attended Grey Cup game in history
    [​IMG]Pacquiao vs. Rios
    2013 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Macau, China

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    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
    [​IMG]Lewis Hamilton's 2nd Title
    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

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
    [​IMG]Carlsen Chess Champion
    2014 Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand

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    Chess GrandmasterMagnus Carlsen
    [​IMG]Lydia Ko LPGA Player
    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

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    GolferLydia Ko
    • 2017 Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy
    [​IMG]Michelson vs. Woods
    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

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    GolferPhil Mickelson
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    GolferTiger Woods
     
  4. Nov 24, 2023 #724
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    • 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
    [​IMG]Dodgers Sign Alston

    1953 Los Angeles Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; signs 23 one year agreements until 1976

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    Baseball ManagerWalter Alston
    • 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
    [​IMG]Brown's Rush Record
    1957 Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing

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    NFL Legend and Civil Rights ActivistJim Brown
    [​IMG]Chamberlain's Record Rebounds
    1960 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain pulls down NBA record 55 rebounds in Warriors 132-129 defeat to Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Civic Center

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    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
    [​IMG]Petty Wins NASCAR
    1974 24th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins

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    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
    [​IMG]Morgan's Second NL MVP
    1976 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award

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    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
    [​IMG]Ripken AL Rookie
    1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year

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    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
    [​IMG]Sachin Tendulkar
    1989 Sachin Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty aged 16 years 214 days, a record

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    CricketerSachin Tendulkar
    • 1991 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
    [​IMG]Toronto Argonauts Win
    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

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
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    Actor and ComedianJohn Candy
    [​IMG]Seles' Prize Money Record
    1991 Monica Seles sets female tennis record, winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year

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    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
    [​IMG]Sampras's Third ATP
    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

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    Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
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    Tennis LegendBoris Becker

    [​IMG]Toronto Argonauts' 13th
    1996 CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: MVP Doug Flutie leads Toronto Argonauts to 13th title; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 43-37

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    NFL QuarterbackDoug Flutie
    [​IMG]Graf Retains WTA
    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

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    Tennis PlayerSteffi Graf
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    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
    [​IMG]Sebastian Vettel
    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

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    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)
    [​IMG]Spanish Victory
    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

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    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
     
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    • 1908 Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yds
    [​IMG]Norman Brookes

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

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    Tennis PlayerNorman Brookes

    • 1911 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: UT Blues win 3rd straight title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 14-7
    [​IMG]Terry and Cronin MVPs
    1930 Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP & Joe Cronin as AL MVP

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    Baseball Player and ManagerJoe Cronin
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    Baseball PlayerBill Terry
    [​IMG]Tom Harmon's
    1940 Football team University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon's #98

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    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
    [​IMG]Williams AL MVP
    1949 Ted Williams wins AL MVP

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    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
    [​IMG]Bob Cousy
    1961 NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points

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    NBA Point GuardBob Cousy
    • 1966 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year

    • 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
    [​IMG]O. J. Simpson
    1976 O.J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit

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    NFL Running Back and Convicted CriminalO.J. Simpson
    [​IMG]Hearns vs. Hill
    1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight

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    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
    [​IMG]Summerall, Madden's First Broadcast
    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

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    NFL Coach and SportscasterJohn Madden
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    CBS, Fox, and ESPN SportscasterPat Summerall
    [​IMG]Khan's First Century
    1980 Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 v WI Lahore

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    Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan
    [​IMG]Leonard vs. Durán
    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

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    BoxerSugar Ray Leonard
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    BoxerRoberto Durán
    • 1981 Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP
    [​IMG]Holmes vs. Frazier
    1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

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    WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes
    • 1985 Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillén is named AL Rookie of Year
    [​IMG]Canseco AL Rookie
    1986 A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year

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    MLB PlayerJosé Canseco
    [​IMG]Abdul Qadir
    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

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    CricketerAbdul Qadir

    • 1988 53rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 15-10 in Birmingham
    • 1988 US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed
    [​IMG]David Boon
    1989 David Boon scores 200 v NZ at cricket WACA

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    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
    • 2000 12th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 40-12
    [​IMG]US Victory
    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

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    Tennis PlayerLindsay Davenport
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    Tennis PlayerConchita Martínez
    • 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
    [​IMG]Vettel's Third Win
    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

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    Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel
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    Auto RacerFernando Alonso
    [​IMG]Lionel Messi
    2014 Lionel Messi becomes the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer

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    Football StarLionel Messi
    [​IMG]Hamilton's Fifth Victory
    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

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
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    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)
    [​IMG]Lamar Jackson
    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

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    NFL QuarterbackLamar Jackson
     
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    • 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
    [​IMG]Riggs and Kovacs Professional

    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Colin Cowdrey
    1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba

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    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

    • 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
    • 1963 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
    [​IMG]Pete Rose
    1963 Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year

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

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    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
    [​IMG]Fred Lynn
    1975 Boston Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie ever to be named American League MVP

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    Baseball OutfielderFred Lynn
    • 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
    [​IMG]Mike Schmidt
    1980 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP

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    MLB Third BasemanMike Schmidt

    • 1982 Clyde King named New York Yankee manager
    [​IMG]Guy LaFleur
    1984 After 518 goals & 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires abruptly

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    NHL LegendGuy Lafleur
    • 1984 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million
    [​IMG]Kim Hughes
    1984 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain

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    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'
    • 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)
    [​IMG]Dan Marino
    1995 Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass

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    Hall of Fame NFL QuarterbackDan Marino
    [​IMG]Spain's Fourth Victory
    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

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    Tennis PlayerConchita Martínez
    • 1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
    • 1997 Wash Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5
    [​IMG]Steve Yzerman
    1999 Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal

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    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
    [​IMG]Lewis Hamilton
    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

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
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    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
     
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    • 1870 The New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game"
    [​IMG]Tom Harmon

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

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    American Football Player and BroadcasterTom Harmon

    [​IMG]Joe DiMaggio
    1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP, for the 2nd time

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    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
    • 1952 Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (1-11), beating the Chicago Bears, 27-23 at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio [1]
    • 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
    [​IMG]Al Oerter Wins 4th 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

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    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
    [​IMG]Howe 1st to Score 1,000 Points
    1960 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points

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    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: University of Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis #1 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
    [​IMG]Whitworth Wins Titleholders Championship
    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

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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
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    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
    [​IMG]US Wins 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

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    Tennis PlayerJohn McEnroe
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    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
    • 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
    [​IMG]David Boon's 18th Century
    1993 David Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart)

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    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
    [​IMG]Vettel Wins F1 Championship
    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

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    Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel
    [​IMG]Federer Wins ATP Finals
    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

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    Tennis ChampionRoger Federer
    [​IMG]Woods Player of the Year
    2013 Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the 11th time

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    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
    [​IMG]Rosberg Wins F1 Championship
    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

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
     
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    [​IMG]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

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

    [​IMG]Burns vs. O'Brien
    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

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionTommy Burns
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    Boxer'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
    [​IMG]Arthur O'Hara
    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

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    Tennis PlayerGerald Patterson
    [​IMG]Georges Vezina
    1925 NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses and dies 4 months later of TB

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    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
    [​IMG]Bradman Scores 226
    1931 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 226 in his first Test appearance v South Africa in 1st Test in Brisbane

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    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

    • 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
    [​IMG]Warren Spahn
    1957 Milwaukee Braves' future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn wins Cy Young Award

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

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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth
    • 1967 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (QB)
    • 1969 Infielder 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
    [​IMG]Frank Robinson
    1972 LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson

    [​IMG]George Steinbrenner Suspended
    1974 Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for two years because of his Federal conviction for illegal contributions to political campaigns [1]

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    New York Yankees OwnerGeorge Steinbrenner
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    MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn
    [​IMG]Bobby Orr
    1975 Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins

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    Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr
    • 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)
    [​IMG]Sparky Anderson
    1978 Cincinnati Reds fire their manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years

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    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
    [​IMG]Sylvia Hanika
    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

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    Tennis PlayerSylvia Hanika
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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova
    [​IMG]Rickey Henderson
    1989 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 contract per year with baseball's Oakland Athletics

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    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
    [​IMG]Sampras' Fifth ATP
    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

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    Tennis PlayerPete Sampras
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    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
    [​IMG]Ronaldinho
    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Federer's Fifth ATP
    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

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    Tennis ChampionRoger Federer
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    Tennis ChampionRafael Nadal
    [​IMG]Fury vs. Klitschko
    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

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    BoxerWladimir Klitschko
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    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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    FootballerJamie Vardy
    • 2022 Qatar Football World Cup Chief Hassan Al-Thawadi confirms 400-5000 immigrant workers died during the building of world cup venues [1]
     
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    • 1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery
    [​IMG]Australian Victory

    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

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    Tennis PlayerNorman Brookes
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    Tennis PlayerMaurice McLoughlin
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    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
    [​IMG]Tris Speaker
    1926 Tris Speaker resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians while facing game-fixing allegations

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    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

    • 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
    [​IMG]Test Cricket's Leading Run Scorer
    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Reggie Jackson
    1976 NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract

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    MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson
    • 1980 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
    [​IMG]Greg Chappell
    1981 Australian cricketer Greg Chappell scores 201 v Pakistan at The Gabba (Brisbane)

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    CricketerGreg Chappell
    • 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
    [​IMG]Joe Montana
    1987 Joe Montana of SF 49ers completes NFL record of 22 consecutive passes

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    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.
    • 1990 MLB Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman
    • 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
    [​IMG]Calgary Stampeders Victory
    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Lewis Hamilton
    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

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    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
    [​IMG]Lionel Messi's 7th
    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

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    Football StarLionel Messi
     
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    • 1872 First international soccer game, Scotland draws with England (0-0) in Glasgow
    • 1893 2nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 40-16 in Montgomery
    [​IMG]Australasia Wins

    1908 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Melbourne, Australia: Anthony Wilding representing Australasia beats American Fred Alexander 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to give defending champions a 3-2 victory

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    Tennis PlayerAnthony Wilding

    • 1912 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Alerts win their only title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 11-4
    • 1912 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Melbourne, Australia: James Cecil Parke beats Rodney Heaths 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to give British Isles 3-2 victory over defending champions Australasia
    • 1924 National Football League Championship: Cleveland Bulldogs (7-1-1) [formerly Canton] win first past the post title
    [​IMG]Bradman Debut
    1928 Australian cricket legend Don Bradman makes an inauspicious Test debut; scores 18 & 1 vs England in 1st Test in Brisbane; dropped to 12th man for 2nd Test

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1929 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers take their 4th title; beat Regina Roughriders, 14-3
    • 1937 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB)
    • 1940 CFL Grey Cup (Game 1), Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa beats Toronto Balmy Beach, 8-2
    [​IMG]Bill Terry
    1942 Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of NY Giants minor league system

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    Baseball PlayerBill Terry
    • 1946 Bradman scores 187 on first day of the Ashes 1st Test Australia v England at the Gabba, Brisbane
    • 1946 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts claim 7th Championship and retain title with 28-6 win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    • 1948 Baseball's Negro National League disbands
    [​IMG]Jackie Robinson's Accusation
    1952 Jackie Robinson accuses the NY Yankees of racial bias on national television

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    Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson
    • 1954 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)
    [​IMG]Patterson vs. Moore
    1956 At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 5 days Floyd Patterson becomes youngest world heavyweight boxing champion; KOs Archie Moore in 5th round in Chicago; first Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title

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    Boxing ChampionFloyd Patterson
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    Boxing ChampionArchie Moore
    • 1956 Australian Betty Cuthbert takes Olympic sprint double when she runs OR equalling 23.4s to win the 200m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; beats Christa Stubnick in repeat of 100m final 4 days earlier
    [​IMG]Gert Fredriksson
    1956 Gert Fredriksson of Sweden wins his 2nd straight K-1 10,000m canoeing gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; last time event held in the Summer Olympics; also wins 3rd consecutive K-1 1,000m gold

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    CanoeistGert Fredriksson
    • 1956 Jon Henricks swims world record 55.4 to win the men's 100m at the Melbourne Olympics; rare Australian 1-2-3 with John Devitt and Gary Chapman taking the minor medals
    • 1956 Milt Campbell sets Olympic record total of 7,937 points to upset fellow American and world record holder Rafer Johnson, and win the decathlon gold medal at the Melbourne Games
    • 1957 22nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 40-0 in Birmingham
    • 1957 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tiger-Cats take out their 2nd title; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 32-7
    [​IMG]Billy Cannon
    1959 1960 NFL Draft: Billy Cannon from LSU first pick by Los Angeles Rams

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    NFL Running BackBilly Cannon
    • 1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL
    • 1961 Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year
    • 1963 28th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-8 in Birmingham, Auburn's first points in the series in five years
    • 1963 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat BC Lions, 21-10; features controversial sequence involving American players Angelo Mosca and Willie Fleming
    • 1968 33rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-16 in Birmingham
    • 1968 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21; MVP Vic Washington's 79-yard TD run remains a Grey Cup record
    • 1969 CFL Grey Cup, Autostade, Montreal: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 29-11; first Grey Cup game played in its entirety on a Sunday
    [​IMG]Brian's Song
    1971 Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV movie "Brian's Song", about the friendship of Chicago Bears football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers (based on Sayers' autobiography) premieres on ABC, starring James Caan and Billie Dee Williams

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    NFL Running BackGale Sayers
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    ActorJames Caan
    • 1974 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)
    • 1976 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)
    [​IMG]Righetti AL Rookie
    1981 NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award

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    MLB Pitcher and CoachDave Righetti
    • 1983 Denver Nuggets coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record
    • 1985 50th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 25-23 in Birmingham
    [​IMG]Ivan Lendl
    1986 American-based Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl is first player to make over $10 million in career earnings

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    Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major ChampionIvan Lendl
    • 1986 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15; Al Bruno's 2nd Grey Cup win, 1st as head coach, also as a player with 1952 Toronto Argonauts
    [​IMG]Mike Tyson Sued
    1988 NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
    • 1991 56th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 13-6 in Birmingham
    • 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
    [​IMG]David Boon
    1992 David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 v WI at Brisbane

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    • 1993 NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars
    • 1996 South African cricket opening batsman Gary Kirsten follows his 1st innings 102 with 133 in the Proteas' 329 run 2nd Test win v India in Kolkata
    • 1997 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)

    • 2003 92nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Melbourne (3-1)
    [​IMG]Joe Thornton
    2005 The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks

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    NHL StarJoe Thornton
    • 2013 14th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 34-2
    • 2013 78th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 34-28 in Auburn
    • 2014 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Calgary Stampeders beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 20-16 for their 7th Championship
    [​IMG]Kobe Bryant Retires
    2015 NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season

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    NBA GuardKobe Bryant
    • 2019 83rd Iron Bowl: #16 Auburn beats #5 Alabama, 48-45
    • 2019 Australian cricket batsman David Warner smashes 335 not out in the 2nd Test against Pakistan; second-highest Test score by an Australian (Matt Hayden 380); highest Test score at Adelaide Oval
    • 2019 On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126)
     
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    g8orbill

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    • 1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes
    • 1912 Boston Braves MLB franchise owner James Gaffney buys the Allston Golf Club on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston with a plan to construct a ball park there; ground breaking for Braves Field starts on March 20, 1915
    • 1923 Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Queen's University retains title with 54-0 win over Regina Rugby Club; biggest Grey Cup victory margin ever

    • 1924 Boston Bruins beat fellow expansion team Montreal Maroons, 2-1 at Boston Arena; first NHL game to be played in the United States
    • 1928 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers win 3rd Cup with 30-0 shutout of Regina Roughriders
    • 1928 National League President John Heydler first to propose a baseball rule change calling for a 10th man, or 'designated hitter', to bat in place of the pitcher; ironically, the NL vote in favour of proposal, but the American League turn it down
    • 1930 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty
    [​IMG]Toronto Maple Leafs

    1934 Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Eagles, 4-3 to set an NHL record for the most wins to start the season with 8; Leafs do it again 59 years later; won 10 in a row to start 1993-94 season

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    NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth
    • 1936 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E)
    • 1940 Four sets of brothers play in one NHL game when Chicago Blackhawks beat NY Rangers, 4-1; Lynn & Muzz Patrick and Neil & Mac Colville (Rangers); Max & Doug Bentley and Bob & Bill Carse (Chicago)
    • 1942 With WWII travel restrictions in mind, MLB owners decide to restrict travel to a 3-trip schedule rather than customary 4; Spring training in 1943 limited to locations north of Potomac or Ohio rivers and east of the Mississippi
    • 1945 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win their 6th title with a 35-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
    [​IMG]First Australia - India Test
    1947 In first cricket Test match between the 2 nations, India is dismissed for 58 by Australia in Brisbane; fast bowler Ernie Toshack takes 5 for 2 off 2.3 overs; Don Bradman scores 185 as Australia wins by an innings & 226 runs

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
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    Cricket Fast BowlerErnie Toshack
    • 1949 MLB announces attendance for the season is 20.2 million, down from 20.9 in 1948; New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians each finish with over 2.2 million, but the St. Louis Browns fall to 270,000
    • 1951 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB)
    [​IMG]Ray Lindwall
    1951 Legendary Australian cricket fast bowler Ray Lindwall takes his 100th Test wicket when he bowls West Indian spinner Sonny Ramadhin in the 2nd Test in Sydney; Australia wins by 7 wickets

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    West Indian CricketerSonny Ramadhin

    • 1953 Red Sox trade for slugger Jackie Jensen, sending pitcher Mickey McDermott and outfielder Tom Umphlett to Washington; Jensen averages 25 HRs a year for his 7 seasons in Boston; AL RBI leader x 3, and AL MVP in 1958
    • 1954 NY Yankees and Baltimore Orioles complete largest trade in MLB history as 17 players, including Don Larsen, Gene Woodling, Bob Turley change teams; first phase of transaction began November 18 and concludes today after the MLB draft
    • 1956 21st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 34-7 in Birmingham
    • 1956 Algerian-born French long-distance runner Alain Mimoun wins the men's marathon in 2:25:00.0 at the Melbourne Olympics; first time runners follow painted line
    • 1956 American Mildred McDaniel jumps world record 1.76m to win the women's high jump gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Briton Thelma Hopkins and Russian Mariya Pisareva dead-heat for silver (1.67m)
    • 1956 Australian women's 4 x 100m relay team of Norma Croker, Betty Cuthbert, Fleur Mellor & Shirley Strickland de la Hunty run world record 44.65 to win the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Cuthbert's 3rd gold of the Games
    [​IMG]Robinson, Aparicio Rookies
    1956 Frank Robinson (NL) & Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson
    [​IMG]Gert Fredriksson's 3rd
    1956 Gert Fredriksson of Sweden wins his 3rd consecutive K-1 1,000m canoeing gold medal by 2.5s from Igor Pissarov of the Soviet Union at the Melbourne Olympics; also wins K-1 10,000m gold

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    CanoeistGert Fredriksson
    • 1956 Hungarian boxer László Papp wins his 3rd straight Olympic gold medal when he beats future Hall of Famer José Torres representing the US on points in the light-middleweight final at the Melbourne Olympics
    • 1956 In front of 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a US Army baseball team beats an Australian all-star team, 11–5 in an Olympic exhibition game; Sergeant Vance Sutton belts a grand slam for Army
    [​IMG]US Defeats Soviet Union
    1956 Led by future Basketball Hall of Famers Bill Russell and K.C. Jones, the US wins it's 4th consecutive Olympic gold medal with an 89-55 victory over the Soviet Union at the Melbourne Games

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    Basketball PlayerBill Russell
    [​IMG]Dawn Fraser
    1956 Legendary Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser sets world record 1:02.0 to win the women's 100m freestyle at the Melbourne Olympics; first of Fraser's 3 consecutive gold medals in the event

    • 1956 Romanian canoeist Leon Rotman wins the men's C-1,000m gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; claims the singles double after also winning the C-1 10,000m gold
    • 1956 US men's 4 x 100m relay team of Thane Baker, Leamon King, Bobby Morrow & Ira Murchison sets world record 39.60s to win the gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; Morrow's 3rd gold medal of the Games
    [​IMG]Billy Cannon
    1959 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB)

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    NFL Running BackBilly Cannon

    • 1962 27th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 38-0 in Birmingham, their fourth straight shutout in the series
    • 1962 Classifications in minor league baseball are overhauled; Eastern and South Atlantic leagues are promoted from Class-A to Class-AA; classes B, C and D are abolished with those leagues being promoted to Class-A
    • 1963 Wendell Scott wins the Grand National Series Jacksonville 200 at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the first black driver to win a race at NASCAR's premier level
    • 1964 After just 3 seasons in MLB the Houston Colt .45s change name of the team to Astros; owners say move signals a step into the future for the franchise and the city of Houston
    • 1966 Ecuadorian national baseball team defends its title with a 4-3 win over Brazil in the South American Championship; last win for next 50 years; Eloy Guerrero drives in Ramón Sotomayor with the winning run
    • 1967 Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc. is awarded one of the 2 American League baseball expansion franchises; new team named the Seattle Pilots
    [​IMG]Wilt Chamberlain
    1967 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in 76ers' 133-109 win over Seattle SuperSonics; sets NBA record for 22 free throw misses

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
    [​IMG]Ernie Banks Released
    1971 Chicago Cubs release longtime star and future Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, ending his 19-year MLB career; announce Banks will serve as a coach on manager Leo Durocher's staff; Banks finishes with 512 home runs and 1,636 RBI

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    MLB shortstopErnie Banks
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    Baseball Player and ManagerLeo Durocher
    • 1973 38th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 35-0 in Birmingham
    [​IMG]Australia Victory
    1973 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Cleveland, Ohio: Rod Laver and John Newcombe beat American pair Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead, (ends 5-0); 23rd Cup title for Australia

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    1973 Jack Nicklaus finishes at 13-under-par 275 to win the Walt Disney World Open by 1 stroke from Mason Rudolph; becomes the first player to reach $2 million in PGA Tour career earnings

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    GolferJack Nicklaus
    • 1974 American Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon 2:43:54.5 in Culver City, California
    • 1974 South Africa is awarded the Davis Cup tennis title after India refuses to travel to South Africa for the final in protest of the South African government's apartheid policies
    [​IMG]Rodney Hogg
    1978 Australian cricket fast bowler Rodney Hogg debuts in 1st Test v England in Brisbane; after Australia all out 116, Hogg makes instant impact by dismissing both high profile England openers Graham Gooch (2) and Geoff Boycott (13)

    • 1979 44th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 25-18 in Birmingham
    [​IMG]Australia vs. West Indies
    1979 Australia's World Series Cricket men return to the fold in the drawn 1st Test v West Indies in Brisbane; ex-WSC players Bruce Laird (92), Greg Chappell (74) & David Hookes (33no) provide the scoring on Day 1 in home side's 229/5

    • 1980 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB)
    [​IMG]Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    1981 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passes Oscar Robertson (26,710) to become the NBA’s second all-time leading scorer behind Wilt Chamberlain; scores 14 points in 117-86 Lakers' win over Utah Jazz in Los Angeles

    • 1984 49th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-15 in Birmingham
    [​IMG]Doug Flutie
    1984 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB)

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    NFL QuarterbackDoug Flutie
    • 1984 American boxer Greg Page KOs home town favourite Gerrie Coetzee in 8th round to win WBA heavyweight title in Sun City, South Africa
    [​IMG]Chris Evert's 1,000th
    1984 American tennis icon Chris Evert wins her 1,000th career professional match; beats Pascale Paradis of France 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 in the round of 16 at the Australian Open; Evert goes on to win the event

    • 1988 NBC bids a record $401 million to capture television broadcasting rights for the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games
    [​IMG]Nadia Comăneci
    1989 Romanian 5-time Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Nadia Comăneci arrives in NYC requesting political asylum to the United States; granted

    • 1990 55th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 16-7 in Birmingham
    • 1990 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB)
    [​IMG]US Victory
    1990 Davis Cup Tennis, St. Petersburg, Florida: Rick Leach and Jim Pugh beat Australian pair Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 to clinch an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-2) for the US

    [​IMG]Patrick Ewing
    1990 New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing scores career high 22 field goals in his 50 point haul in 113-96 win v Charlotte at Madison Square Garden

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    Hall of Fame NBA CentrePatrick Ewing
    [​IMG]French Victory
    1991 Davis Cup Tennis, Lyon: Frenchman Guy Forget upsets Pete Sampras 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch a 3-1 final win over the US

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    1991 Miami quarterback Dan Marino sets an NFL record when he reaches 3,000 yards passing for the 8th time in his career during Dolphin's 33-14 win over Tampa Bay at Joe Robbie Stadium

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    Hall of Fame NFL QuarterbackDan Marino

    [​IMG]Payne Stewart
    1991 Reigning US Open champion Payne Stewart wins only 1 hole, but claims the Skins Game at La Quinta and sets record in the process; 3-foot birdie putt at 14th hole earns 8 skins worth $260,000; record for most money won on 1 hole

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    GolferPayne Stewart
    • 1993 St Louis Blues' Bob Berry coaches his 800th career NHL game, a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto; also coached LA Kings, Montreal Canadiens & Pittsburgh Penguins
    • 1996 Davis Cup Tennis, Malmo, Sweden: Arnaud Boetsch beats Sweden's Nicklas Kulti in closest deciding match in Cup history 7-6, 2-6, 4-6, 7-6, 10-8 to give France 3-2 victory
    [​IMG]David Campese
    1996 Flamboyant Australian rugby union winger David Campese ends his 15-year, 101 Test career at Cardiff Arms Park in Wales; Wallabies beat Wales, 28-19; Campese scores record 64 career tries

    • 1996 South African cricket all-rounder Lance Klusener takes 8-64 on debut in Proteas' 329 run 2nd Test win v India in Kolkata
    [​IMG]Wayne Gretzky
    1996 Wayne Gretzky becomes first and only player in NHL history to reach 3,000-point plateau (including playoffs); records an assist in NY Rangers' 6-2 win over Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    • 1997 Golden State Warriors NBA guard Latrell Sprewell assaults head coach P.J. Carlesimo; suspended for 10 games
    • 1997 In their 81st season, Montreal Canadiens become first team in history to play 5,000 NHL games; host the Penguins but lose, 1-0; franchise record 2,625-1,603-772 with .620 winning percentage
    • 2001 Nicaraguan baseball team wins the Central American Games; Ramon Padilla ends 15 year stint with the national team with 2 homers in the 9-0 finale against Guatemala
    • 2002 Davis Cup Tennis, Paris: Mikhail Youzhny beats Paul-Henri Mathieu 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 to give Russia 3-2 win over France; only time in event history that a 2-set deficit turned around in a live 5th rubber of a Final
    • 2006 Canadian jockey Russell Baze becomes North American horse racing's all-time win leader when Butterfly Belle wins 4th race at Bay Meadows, San Mateo, California; 9,531 victories passes record of Laffit Pincay Jr
    • 2007 12th Big 12 Championship Game: #9 Oklahoma beats #1 Missouri, 38-17
    • 2007 16th SEC Championship Game: #5 LSU beats #14 Tennessee, 21-14
    • 2007 3rd ACC Championship Game: #6 Virginia Tech beats #12 Boston College, 30-16
    • 2007 Davis Cup Tennis, Portland, Oregan: Bob and Mike Bryan team to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-1) over Russia; beat Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev 7-6, 6-4, 6-2; 32nd US title
    [​IMG]Earl Lloyd Honored
    2007 T. C. Williams High School’s newly constructed basketball court is named after Earl Lloyd

    [​IMG]Lionel Messi
    2009 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is named best football player in the world; wins award by a then record margin, 240 points ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid with Barcelona midfielder Xavi 3rd

    • 2012 21st SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama beats #3 Georgia, 32-28
    • 2012 8th ACC Championship Game: #13 Florida State beats Georgia Tech, 21-15
    [​IMG]Beckham's Triumphant Farwell
    2012 Ex-England soccer captain David Beckham leaves LA Galaxy triumphantly with a second MLS Cup winner's medal after a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo in Carson, CA; final game of a 6-year stint in US

    • 2012 FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark
    • 2012 Ukrainian Anna Ushenina beats Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria, 3½-2½ in 2 rapid tie breaks to win the World Women's Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
    • 2014 Utility Claudio Liverziani becomes first 3-time MVP in the Italian Baseball League; 291/.444/.472 season, with 30 HRs and 20 RBI in 38 games for Fortitudo Bologna
    • 2015 After finishing the season with the largest payroll in MLB history at $298.3 million, the Los Angeles Dodgers are assigned the largest luxury tax bill ever, $43.7 million
    • 2015 In the largest deal ever for a MLB pitcher, Boston Red Sox land one of the biggest catches of the off-season, signing free agent David Price for 7 years and $217 million
    • 2018 British boxer Tyson Fury dominates much of the fight but survives 2 knockdowns to force a split decision draw with defending WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
    [​IMG]Lewis Hamilton
    2019 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins season-ending Abu Dhabi GP to claim his 6th F1 World Drivers C'ship by 87 points from teammate Valtteri Bottas; Mercedes' 6th straight Constructors title
     
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    • 1887 International Baseball League disbands; teams in Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo form the International Association; those in Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton become the Central League
    • 1902 Dutch soccer club Be Quick - later Go Ahead, forms in Deventer; suffix 'Eagles' added in 1971
    • 1907 Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union (English Professional Football Players' Association) is formed by Charlie Roberts and Billy Meredith in Manchester, England

    [​IMG]Burns vs. Moir

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela

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

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

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

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

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

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    NHL Goalie and CoachPatrick Roy

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

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

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

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

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    NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Tennis LegendBoris Becker
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    Tennis PlayerStefan Edberg

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

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

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    Tennis LegendAndre Agassi
    • 2005 10th Big 12 Championship Game: #2 Texas beats Colorado, 70-3
    • 2005 14th SEC Championship Game: #13 Georgia beats #3 LSU, 34-14
    • 2005 1st ACC Championship Game: #22 Florida State beats #5 Virginia Tech, 27-22
    • 2006 Davis Cup Tennis, Moscow: Marat Safin beats José Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 to clinch Russia's 3-2 victory
    • 2011 20th SEC Championship Game: #1 LSU beats #16 Georgia, 42-10
    • 2011 7th ACC Championship Game: #21 Clemson beats #5 Virginia Tech, 38-10
    • 2014 Australian Rugby star David Pocock is arrested after protesting against a coal mine under construction in an Australian national forest
    [​IMG]Modrić and Hegerberg Win
    2018 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modrić wins; first time since 2007 that either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't win award; Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg is inaugural women's winner

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    FootballerLuka Modrić
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    Football StarCristiano Ronaldo
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    Football StarLionel Messi
     
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    • 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup, Rosedale Field, Toronto: University of Toronto Blues beat Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6; Blues undefeated
    • 1909 Oldest still-operating NHL franchise is officially established as J. Ambrose O’Brien and Jack Laviolette create the “Club de Hockey Canadien,” known today as the Montreal Canadiens
    [​IMG]Johnson and the Federal League
    1914 Walter Johnson accepts an advance from the Chicago Whales of the Federal League; Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court

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    MLB PitcherWalter Johnson

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

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

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

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    American Football PlayerErnie Davis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    FootballerKaká
    • 2009 Montreal Canadiens retire Hall of Fame center Elmer Lach's jersey (No. 16), as part of team's centennial celebration
    • 2010 15th Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Oklahoma beats #13 Nebraska, 23-20
    • 2010 19th SEC Championship Game: #2 Auburn beats #18 South Carolina, 56-17
    • 2010 6th ACC Championship Game: #12 Virginia Tech beats #20 Florida State, 44-33
    • 2011 100th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Seville (3-1)
    • 2017 New York Giants fire head coach Ben McAdoo and manager Jerry Reese after a 2–10 start
    • 2018 Ownership group Seattle Hockey Partners led by billionaire businessman Davis Bonderman is unanimously granted an NHL license by the Board of Governors; to start play 2020-21 season at KeyArena
    • 2020 New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson smashes 251 to set up the home side's innings & 134 run win over the West Indies in the 1st Test in Hamilton
    • 2021 New Zealand cricket spin bowler Ajaz Patel (10-119) joins Jim Laker and Anil Kumble as the only three men to take all ten wickets in a Test innings, on Day 2 of the 2nd Test against India in Mumbai
     
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    • 1868 1st American bicycle college opens (NY)
    • 1914 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win first Championship; beat U of Toronto Blues, 14-2
    • 1924 Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5

    • 1925 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Ottawa Senators win first title; beat Winnipeg Tammany Tigers, 24-1
    • 1931 CFL Grey Cup, Molson Stadium, Montreal: Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers shutout Regina Roughriders, 22-0 for their first title
    • 1936 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Sarnia Imperials defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 for their 2nd Championship
    • 1942 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto RCAF Hurricanes beat Winnipeg RCAF Bombers, 8-5
    • 1943 NFL Philadelphia Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger dissolves
    [​IMG]Louis vs. Walcott
    1947 Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis
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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJersey Joe Walcott
    • 1948 NY Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions
    [​IMG]Charles vs. Walcott
    1949 Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionEzzard Charles
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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJersey Joe Walcott
    • 1950 Ezzard Charles KOs Nick Barone in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
    • 1956 17 year old British swimmer Judy Grinham and American Carin Cone both swim world record 1:12.9 in the women's 100m backstroke at the Melbourne Olympics; Grinham is awarded gold medal
    • 1956 Danish yachtsman Paul Elvstrøm wins the Finn class gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; his 2nd straight Finn gold and 3rd consecutive Olympic gold in sailing
    [​IMG]Larisa Latynina's Golds
    1956 Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina wins the women's vault and ties for gold in the floor exercise section at the Melbourne Olympics; later takes gold total to 4 with teams and individual all-round titles

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    GymnastLarisa Latynina
    • 1958 Phils drop plans for NY sportcast as Yanks threat to do same in Philadelphia

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

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

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

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    CricketerKim Hughes
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    CricketerGreg Chappell
    • 1981 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern Cal (RB)
    • 1982 Ingrid Berghmans (Neth) retains judo's world championship
    • 1982 Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
    • 1982 NFL Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions

    • 1982 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Don January wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke over Julius Boros
    • 1983 LA Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use
    • 1984 New York Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Atlanta Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
    [​IMG]Rickey Henderson to the Yankees
    1984 Oakland Athletics trade Rickey Henderson to the NY Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    MLB LegendBarry Bonds

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

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

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

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    Golfer and Two-Time PGA ChampionLeo Diegel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase
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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    1955 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award

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

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

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain
    [​IMG]Yankees' Terrible Trade
    1966 A terrible New York Yankee trade, Roger Maris for St' Louis Card's Charlie Smith

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

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    Tennis ChampionIlie Năstase

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

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

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

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

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    Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry
    • 2001 10th SEC Championship Game: #21 LSU beats #2 Tennessee, 31-20
    • 2007 73rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Tebow, Florida (QB)
    • 2011 The NBA and players union reach financial agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games
    • 2018 84th Heisman Trophy Award: Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (QB)
    • 2022 American basketball star Brittany Griner is released by Russian authorities in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; Griner detained on drug smuggling charges since February 2022
     
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    • 1892 English football club Newcastle United founded
    [​IMG]Johnson vs. Johnson

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

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    • 1992 NHL NJ Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season
    • 1992 Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)
    • 1995 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB)
    • 2000 Tottenham defender Ledley King scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 9.82 seconds in 3-3 draw at Bradford City
    • 2006 72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
    [​IMG]Márquez vs. Pacquiao
    2012 Juan Manuel Márquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in round six for the WBO light welterweight title

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

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    NFL Head CoachMike Ditka
    • 2013 MLB pitcher Roy Halladay announces his retirement due to persistent back injury
    • 2017 83rd Heisman Trophy Award: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (QB)
    [​IMG]Rodgers Breaks Brady Record
    2018 Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers breaks Tom Brady's NFL record with his 359th straight pass without an interception during Packers 34-20 win over Atlanta Falcons; finishes game with streak intact at 368

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

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    NFL QuarterbackTom Brady
    • 2019 World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from all major sporting events including 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 football World Cup in Qatar for manipulating laboratory data
    • 2021 Chicago Black Hawks Marc-Andre Fleury becomes 3rd NHL goaltender to reach 500 career wins in 2-0 shut-out over the Canadiens at Montreal
     
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    • 1810 English bare-knuckle boxer Tom Cribb beats African-American Tom Molineaux in 33rd of 40 round bout at Copthall Common, England; first interracial boxing match
    • 1831 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century
    • 1918 John Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League for the 2nd time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    • 1992 NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key
    • 1994 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB)
    • 1995 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81
    • 1995 Australian cricket opening batsman Michael Slater scores career high 219 (15 x 4, 5 x 6) in innings and 36 run, 1st Test win v Sri Lanka in Perth
    • 1995 Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Aust v Sri Lanka, WACA)
    • 2000 89th Davis Cup: Spain beats Australia in Barcelona (3-1)
    • 2001 67th Heisman Trophy Award: Eric Crouch, Nebraska (QB)
    • 2005 71st Heisman Trophy Award: Reggie Bush, USC (RB); Bush later forfeits trophy
    [​IMG]Borg BBC Award
    2006 British Broadcasting Corporation gives Swedish tennis icon Björn Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award; presented by Boris Becker

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

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

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    NFL QuarterbackLamar Jackson
    • 2022 88th Heisman Trophy Award: Caleb Williams, USC (QB)
     
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