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  1. Dec 11, 2023 #741
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    • 1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean; schooners Fleetwing, Vesta and the Henrietta, with NY playboy Gordon Bennett on board, leave Sandy Hook for the Scilly Isles (the Henrietta wins)
    • 1926 Leo O'Connor is unbeaten on 143 as Queensland wins their first Sheffield Shield match by 5 wickets vs NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground
    • 1934 1st Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers

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

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

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

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

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

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    Baseball PlayerRoger Maris
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    Baseball Player and ManagerHank Bauer
    • 1966 Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards

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

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

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

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

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    NHL LegendJoe Sakic
    • 2004 70th Heisman Trophy Award: Matt Leinart, USC (QB)
    [​IMG]Tiger Woods Quits Golf
    2009 Tiger Woods announces an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.

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    GolferTiger Woods
    • 2021 87th Heisman Trophy Award: Bryce Young, Alabama (QB)
     
  2. Dec 12, 2023 #742
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    • 1898 1st first-class cricket game between Australian states NSW and Tasmania
    • 1899 George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee
    • 1908 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: American Fred Alexander beats Alfred Dunlop of Australia 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3

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

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

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

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

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

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    Tennis PlayerArthur Ashe

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

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

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

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

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

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson
    • 1991 NJ Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81
    • 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test
    • 1992 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB)
    • 1992 NY Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals
    • 1995 NBA referees return to work after striking
    • 1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract
    [​IMG]Ronaldo's 2nd Win
    2002 Ballon d'Or: Inter/Real Madrid forward Ronaldo is named best football player in Europe for a second time ahead of Real Madrid left back Roberto Carlos and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn

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

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

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    Formula 1 DriverLewis Hamilton
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    F1 Racing Car DriverMax Verstappen
     
  3. Dec 13, 2023 #743
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    • 1901 Test debut of English cricketer Sydney Barnes vs Australia at the SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings
    • 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him
    • 1931 National Football League Championship: Green Bay Packers (12-2-0) win 3rd straight first past the post title

    [​IMG]Packers Defeat Redskins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    NHL StarAlex Ovechkin
     
  4. Dec 14, 2023 #744
    g8orbill

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

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

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

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

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

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    Baseball PitcherSandy Koufax

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    NFL QuarterbackJoe Burrow
    • 2020 US Open Women's Golf, Champions GC, Houston: Kim A-lim wins her first major title by 1 stroke from fellow South Korean Ko Jin-young and American Amy Olson
    • 2021 Steph Curry makes his 2,974th three-point shot to pass Ray Allen as the NBA's greatest career 3-point shooter during Golden State Warriors' 105-96 win over NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden
     
  5. Dec 15, 2023 #745
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    • 1894 Day 2 of first cricket test between Australia and England, Australia 586 runs (Gregory 201) England 3-130
    • 1909 Thomas J. Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League
    • 1925 1st hockey game at Madison Square Garden, NYC: Montreal Canadiens 3, NY Americans 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Dempsey

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

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

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

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

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

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    FootballerRaymond Kopa

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

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

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

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

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

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    MLB Catcher and ManagerYogi Berra
    • 1989 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)
    • 1991 MLB expansion club Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez
    • 2012 Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
    • 2013 79th Heisman Trophy Award: Jameis Winston, Florida State (QB)
    [​IMG]Brees' Touchdown Pass Record
    2019 Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning's NFL record (539) for career touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints rout Indianapolis Colts, 34-7; Brees 29 of 30 for 307 yards & 4 TDs for record 96.7% pass completion

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

    [​IMG]Bradman's 1st Class Debut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman

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

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

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

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    American Football Player and CoachSammy Baugh
    • 1961 For 2nd consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year
    • 1962 Ballon d'Or: Dukler Prague midfielder Josef Masopust wins award for best European football player; beats Benfica striker Eusébio and FC Köln defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
    • 1973 Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres
    • 1977 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
    • 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak
    • 1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
    • 1988 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats England by 8 wickets
    • 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record
    [​IMG]Strawberry Pleads Not Guilty
    1994 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges

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

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    Football StarLionel Messi
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    FootballerKylian Mbappé
     
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    • 1891 Canadian Rugby Union forms
    • 1904 Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905
    [​IMG]Johnson vs. Johnson
    1913 Jack Johnson fights fellow African-American Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 rounds for the vacant world heavyweight boxing title in Paris, 1st time two black fighters compete for the title

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

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


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    [​IMG]"Raging Bull"
    1980 "Raging Bull", directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta and Cathy Moriarty as his wife, is released in the United States

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

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

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

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

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

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    Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
    • 2009 Former Welsh and Lions captain Gareth Thomas is the first international rugby player to reveal he is gay
    • 2010 "Miracle at the New Meadowlands", Philadelphia Eagles trail New York Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play, before scoring 4 touchdowns in final 7 minutes, including dramatic walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson
    • 2018 Houston Rockets set NBA single-game record with 26 three-pointers in 136-118 victory over Washington Wizards; 8 players hit from deep as Rockets shoot 26-of-55 (47.3%); James Harden leads charge, shooting 6-of-11 on 3s
     
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    • 1894 England beat Australia by 10 runs in the 1st six-day Test Cricket, Australia needed 177 to win, all out at 166 on 6th day
    [​IMG]O'Brien vs. Fitzsimmons
    1905 'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien wins the World Light Heavyweight boxing title after defending champion Bob Fitzsimmons of England retires in round 13 of 20 in San Francisco

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    1891 First game of basketball, based on rules created by James Naismith, played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts

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

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

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

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

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    Tennis PlayerBjörn Borg
    • 1979 Garry Unger’s NHL record for consecutive games ends at 914, as his Atlanta Flames lose 5-1 to the St Louis Blues and he is benched by coach Al MacNeil; record eventually broken by Doug Jarvis (964)
    • 1980 Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions
    • 1981 Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 OTs (NCAA record)
    • 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule
    • 1984 Brigham Young University (BYU) beats Michigan, 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego to remain undefeated and secure their first ever NCAA Division I-A football title
    • 1995 SF Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000
    • 1997 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season
    • 1997 Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game
    [​IMG]Rivardo Wins
    1999 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Rivaldo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Manchester United midfielder David Beckham and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko

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

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    NHL LegendJoe Sakic
    • 2012 The NHL announces a further cancellation of games until January 14 bringing the total number of cancelled games to 625
    • 2018 Tennis Australia announces a 10-point tie break to be implemented in Australian Open when deciding set reaches 6-6; takes place of 2-game advantage final sets
     
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    • 1877 "American Bicycling Journal" begins publishing (Boston, Mass)
    [​IMG]Sullivan vs. Kilrain

    1888 Heavyweight boxing champ John L. Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJohn L. Sullivan
    • 1894 United States Golf Association forms in New York
    • 1915 Organized baseball and Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati; Federal Baseball League dissolves
    • 1917 In the NHL's first official week of play, 3 players score hat tricks in the same game, for the same team; Corb Denneny, Reg Noble, & Harry Meeking each score 3 for the Toronto Arenas in an 11-4 win over the Ottawa Senators
    [​IMG]Highest Australian Partnership
    1923 Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make record 456 opening stand for Victoria against Queensland - highest first wicket partnership by an Australian pair

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    CricketerBill Ponsford
    • 1924 Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2
    • 1941 1942 NFL Draft: Bill Dudley from University of Virginia first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers
    • 1943 Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core
    • 1946 Cleveland Browns beat NY Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game
    • 1951 Australia cricket all out 82 v West Indies at Adelaide
    • 1953 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in Intl League, turns name over to newly relocated St Louis Browns
    • 1959 Baseball's new Continental League awards its 7thfranchise to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
    • 1959 NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask
    • 1962 1,000,000th NBA point scored
    [​IMG]Award to Denis Law
    1964 Ballon d'Or: Manchester United striker Denis Law wins award for best European football player; beats Inter midfielder Luis Suárez and Real Madrid winger Amancio Amaro; first Scotsman to win the award

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    Football StarLuis Suárez Miramontes


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    • 1969 Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots
    [​IMG]Esposito Scores 500
    1974 Phil Esposito, Boston, became 6th NHLer to score 500 goals

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    NHL StarPhil Esposito
    [​IMG]Cardinals Release Bonds
    1980 MLB St. Louis Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds

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    MLB Outfielder and CoachBobby Bonds
    • 1983 Indiana Pacers win, 133-132 in Denver to end a 28 NBA game losing streak on the road
    • 1983 NHL NY Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Washington Capitols
    • 1984 Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, v WI at the MCG
    • 1985 74th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Germany in Munich (3-2)
    • 1986 India score 7-676 v Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Cricket
    [​IMG]Coffey 2nd to Score 1000
    1990 Paul Coffey becomes the second NHL defenceman to record 1000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games

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    NHL StarPaul Coffey
    • 1992 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Dutch striker Marco van Basten wins his 3rd title as best football player in Europe ahead of Barcelona forward Hristo Stoichkov and Ajax forward Dennis Bergkamp
    • 1995 David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with NY Yankees
    [​IMG]Brett Hutt Equals Father's Record
    1996 St Louis Blues’ right wing Brett Hull scores his 26th NHL career hat trick to reach 500 career goals in a 7-4 win over the LA Kings; with father Bobby Hull, first father/son combo to each record 500 goals

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    NHL LegendBrett Hull
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    NHL LegendBobby Hull
    • 1996 Steelers' Kordell Stewart runs quarterback record 80 yds for TD
    • 1996 Zimbabwe & England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with England needing 1 run to win
    [​IMG]Kerrigan and Harding Record Show
    1997 Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding pre-record a show to air on FOX on Feb 5

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    Figure SkaterTonya Harding
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    Figure SkaterNancy Kerrigan
    [​IMG]1st Coach to 200 Wins
    1997 Scotty Bowman's Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins, 4-2 giving him 200 wins with Detroit, and making him the first NHL coach to record 200 wins with 3 different teams; also Montreal and Buffalo

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    NHL CoachScotty Bowman
    [​IMG]Award to Zidane
    1998 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Zinedine Zidane is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid striker Davor Šuker and Inter forward Ronaldo

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    Football StarRonaldo
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    Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
    • 2003 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' Czech midfielder Pavel Nedvěd is named best football player in Europe ahead of Arsenal forward Thierry Henry and Milan defender Paolo Maldini
    [​IMG]NY Knicks Hire Isiah Thomas
    2003 The New York Knicks hire Isiah Thomas as President of Basketball Operations

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    NBA Point Guard and CoachIsiah Thomas
    • 2012 Tomasz Adamek outpoints Steve Cunningham in a split decision in the IBF heavyweight title eliminator at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    • 2019 New Orleans wide receiver Michael Thomas sets NFL record for most catches in a season with his 144th as Saints beat Tennessee 38-28; breaks 17-year old record held by Marvin Harrison (143)
    [​IMG]Messi Overtakes Pele Record
    2020 Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi scores his 644th goal for FC Barcelona during 3-0 win over Real Valladolid to break Pele's record for most goals for one club; Pele, 643 goals for Santos 1956-74

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    Football StarLionel Messi
     
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    • 1866 First yacht race across the Atlantic won by the schooner Henrietta owned by Gordon Bennett of New York, first to reach Bishop Rock in the Scilly Isles after racing from NY
    • 1923 Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000
    [​IMG]Morenz Goal Record

    1933 Montreal Canadiens center Howie Morenz scores in 3-0 win v Detroit Red Wings; his NHL record 249th career goal

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    NHL StarHowie Morenz

    • 1951 National Football League Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns, 24-17; first coast-to-coast televised NFL title game
    • 1953 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year
    • 1957 Test cricket debut for all-time great Australian wicketkeeper Wally Grout and future captain and coach Bobby Simpson, 1st Test v South Africa in Johannesburg
    [​IMG]Award to Gianni Rivera
    1969 Ballon d'Or: Milan midfielder Gianni Rivera wins award for best European football player ahead of Cagliari forward Luigi Riva and Bayern Munich striker Gerd Müller

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    Footballer and StrikerGerd Müller
    • 1972 "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 [1]
    • 1972 2nd Fiesta Bowl: #15 Arizona State beats Missouri, 49-35
    • 1972 New York Islanders end 15 games winless streak
    [​IMG]Trootier Sets Scoring Record
    1978 NY Islanders center Bryan Trottier sets NHL record scoring 6 points - 4 goals & 2 assists - in 2nd period of 9-4 win over rival NY Rangers; adds goal & assist for game total 8 points; Islanders undefeated home streak stands at 16 games

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    NHL StarBryan Trottier
    • 1979 NY Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks
    • 1981 Geoffrey Boycott becomes leading run-scorer in Test Cricket with 8033
    [​IMG]Richards Bats 208
    1984 West Indies batsman Viv Richards scores 208 vs Ausatralia in test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

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    Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards
    • 1987 Buffalo goaltender Tom Barrasso leads the Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings to record his 100th NHL victory; makes him the youngest player to reach milestone at just 22 years, 9 months
    • 1994 Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players
    [​IMG]Ronaldo Best European Footballer
    1997 Ballon d'Or: Barcelona/Inter's Brazilian striker Ronaldo wins his first of 2 best football player in Europe awards ahead of Real Madrid forward Predrag Mijatović and Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane

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    Football StarRonaldo
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    Football Player and ManagerZinedine Zidane
    [​IMG]Jackson Quickest to 500 Wins
    1997 Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins (682 games)

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    NBA CoachPhil Jackson
    [​IMG]Kurri Scores 800
    1997 Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals

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    NHL StarJari Kurri
    • 2000 Cricket Women's World Cup: New Zealand defeats Australia by 4 runs
    [​IMG]Ovechkin Most Career Goals
    2022 Washington Capitals center Alex Ovechkin scores two goals to move past Gordie Howe on most NHL career goals list in 4-1 win over visiting Winnipeg Jets

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    NHL StarAlex Ovechkin
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    Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe
     
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    • 1889 Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake
    • 1921 Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13 game streak (1979) is considered modern-day record
    • 1927 Test Cricket debut of Walter Hammond, who scored 51 & took 5-36 v S Af

    • 1950 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams, 30-28; Cleveland has 5 interceptions, Rams 1
    [​IMG]Oilers Beat Chargers
    1961 AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium, San Diego: Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3; Billy Cannon scores game's only TD

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    NFL Running BackBilly Cannon
    • 1968 Ballon d'Or: Manchester United's winger George Best wins award for best European football player ahead of teammate Bobby Charlton and Red Star Belgrade winger Dragan Džajić; first Northern Irish national to win the award
    [​IMG]Flood Urges Free Agency
    1969 Curt Flood writes to baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn refusing to accept the Cardinals’ right to deal him and in favor of free agency [1]

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    MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn
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    Baseball PlayerCurt Flood
    [​IMG]Brock Sportsman of the Year
    1974 MLB St Louis Cardinals Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year

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    Baseball Hall of Fame OutfielderLou Brock
    • 1982 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic
    [​IMG]Platini Wins Award
    1985 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini is named Europe's best football player for the 3rd consecutive time; beats Verona striker Preben Elkjær and Barcelona midfielder Bernd Schuster

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    FootballerMichel Platini
    [​IMG]Raines to White Sox
    1990 Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon & Barry Jones

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    MLB OutfielderTim Raines
    • 1991 Ballon d'Or: Marseille forward Jean-Pierre Papin is named Europe's best football player; first from the French League to win the trophy
    • 1995 Ballon d'Or: PSG/Milan's Liberian striker George Weah is named Europe's best football player; first edition where players born outside Europe permitted to receive votes
    [​IMG]Award to Matthias Sammer
    1996 Ballon d'Or: Borussia Dortmund's German sweeper Matthias Sammer is named best football player in Europe ahead of PSV/Barcelona striker Ronaldo and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer

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    Football StarRonaldo
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    Football StarAlan Shearer
     
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    • 1862 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina
    • 1888 First indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia; 2,000 watch the Uptowners beat the Downtowners, 6-1
    • 1930 Mt, Van Hoevenberg bobsled run at Lake Placid, NY opens; first American bobsled run open to public

    [​IMG]Bradman's Christmas Duck
    1940 Cricket master batsman Don Bradman is dismissed for a Xmas Day first ball duck (0) for South Australia v Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match at the Adelaide Oval

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1951 West Indies wrap up 6 wicket defeat of Australia on first Christmas Day of Test cricket, the 3rd day of 3rd Test at the Adelaide Oval
    [​IMG]Howe's Christmas Hat Trick
    1956 Detroit's future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Gordie Howe picks up a Xmas hat-trick & 3 assists in Red Wings' 8-1 win over NY Rangers; most points he scores in a single game in entire 26-year NHL career

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    Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe
    • 1971 Longest game in NFL history as Miami Dolphins beat KC Chiefs, 27-24 in 2OT in AFL playoff game; duration: 82 minutes and 40 seconds
    [​IMG]Johan Cruyff's Second Award
    1973 Ballon d'Or: Ajax forward Johan Cruyff wins his second award for best European football player ahead of Juventus goalkeeper Dino Zoff and Bayern Munich striker Gerd Müller

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    Soccer Player and CoachJohan Cruyff
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    Footballer and StrikerGerd Müller
    • 1976 6th Fiesta Bowl: #8 Oklahoma beats Wyoming, 41-7
    • 1977 7th Fiesta Bowl: #8 Penn State beats #15 Arizona State, 42-30
    • 1978 8th Fiesta Bowl: #8 Arkansas ties #15 UCLA, 10-10
    • 1979 9th Fiesta Bowl: #10 Pittsburgh beats Arizona, 16-10
    • 1979 Ballon d'Or: Hamburg's English forward Kevin Keegan wins his 2nd consecutive trophy as best football player in Europe; beats Bayern Munich forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Ajax sweeper Ruud Krol
    [​IMG]Nazar, Khan Put Pakistan on Top
    1982 Mudassar Nazar scores 119 in Pakistan's 2nd innings of 452 before Imran Khan takes 6 wickets in 2nd Test against India in Karachi; Pakistan will win by an innings and 86 runs

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    Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan
    [​IMG]Michel Platini's Second in a Row
    1984 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini is named Europe's best football player for the 2nd consecutive time; beats Bordeaux midfielder Jean Tigana and Verona striker Preben Elkjær

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    FootballerMichel Platini
    • 1984 Knicks basketball forward Bernard King scores 60 points, but New York loses, 120-114 to the New Jersey Nets on Xmas Day at Madison Square Garden
    • 1990 Ballon d'Or: Inter's German sweeper Lothar Matthäus is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus striker Salvatore Schillaci and Inter defender Andreas Brehme
    [​IMG]Emmitt Smiths 25th Touchdown
    1995 Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith scores NFL record 25th touchdown of the season in 37-13 win against Arizona Cardinals at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe AZ

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    American Football PlayerEmmitt Smith
    [​IMG]Sixth Coach to Win 1,000
    2008 Phil Jackson becomes the sixth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games as his LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 92-83 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles

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    NBA CoachPhil Jackson
    • 2020 New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara equals Ernie Nevers 1929 NFL record of 6 touchdowns in a game in the Saints' 52-33 win over the Minnesota Vikings at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
     
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    • 1860 First ever inter-club football match between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield F.C. at Sandygate Road ground in Sheffield, England
    [​IMG]Jackson vs. Burns

    1908 African-American boxer Jack Johnson stops Canadian defending champion Tommy Burns in the 14th round in Sydney, Australia, to become the first black man to win world heavyweight title; Burns is favorite in 12th title defense but Johnson dominates before police stop the bout

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson
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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionTommy Burns

    • 1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
    • 1918 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)
    [​IMG]Babe Ruth to NY
    1919 Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York

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    Baseball LegendBabe Ruth
    • 1925 1st East-West Shrine Bowl game of college football 'all-stars' played before 25,000 fans at Ewing Park, San Francisco. Proceeds continue to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
    • 1925 NY Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates set an NHL record by recording a combined 141 shots on goal in Americans' 3-1 win; Roy Worters makes incredible 70 saves for Pittsburgh and Jake Forbes has 67 for NY
    [​IMG]Weissmuller Retires
    1928 Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming

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    Swimmer and ActorJohnny Weissmuller
    • 1934 Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms
    • 1938 Tom Goddard takes a cricket hat-trick for England v South Africa
    • 1940 1st-class cricket debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148
    • 1943 National Football League Championship, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat Washington Redskins, 41-21; Bears 6th title
    • 1950 Gillette & Mutual buy All Star & World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs)
    • 1954 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Municipal Stadium: Cleveland Browns thrash Detroit Lions, 56-10; Browns' placekicker Lou Groza makes 8 extra points, a new title game record
    • 1955 National Football League Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams, 38-14; Browns defend title and win their 3rd NFL Championship of the 1950s in a second straight rout
    [​IMG]Eagles Defeat Packers
    1960 National Football League Championship, Franklin Field, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay Packers, 17-13; lone playoff defeat for Packers coach Vince Lombardi before Packers establish dynasty

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    NFL CoachVince Lombardi
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    NFL Player and SportscasterTom Brookshier

    • 1964 AFL Championship, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7; defending champions can't overcome 1st quarter injury to star RB Keith Lincoln
    • 1965 AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium San Diego: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0; repeat previous year's win over SD
    • 1967 Ballon d'Or: Ferencváros forward Flórián Albert wins award for best European football player ahead of Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton and Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone
    • 1968 Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors & 2 game misconducts in a game against NY Rangers in NY's Madison Square Garden
    [​IMG]Ali vs. Blin
    1971 Muhammad Ali finishes off German Jürgen Blin with a thundering right cross for a 7th-round knockout in a non-title heavyweight boxing contest in Zurich, Switzerland

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali
    [​IMG]Franz Beckenbauer Gets Award
    1972 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer wins award for best European football player ahead of tied fellow German duo of Gerd Müller and Günter Netzer

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    Footballer and StrikerGerd Müller
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    FootballerFranz Beckenbauer
    • 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL sellout
    • 1975 5th Fiesta Bowl: #7 Arizona State beats #6 Nebraska, 17-14
    • 1975 Crowd of 85,661 attend the 1st day of the Australia vs West Indies MCG cricket test
    [​IMG]Raiders Beat Steelers
    1976 AFC Championship, Oakland Coliseum: Oakland Raiders beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-7

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    NFL Coach and SportscasterJohn Madden
    • 1976 NFC Championship, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington: Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams, 24-13
    • 1980 10th Fiesta Bowl: #10 Penn State beats #11 Ohio State, 31-19
    • 1981 One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Australia v West Indies
    • 1983 Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan at the MCG
    • 1985 Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, v India at the MCG

    • 1986 Hartford center Doug Jarvis sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games as the Whalers tie 1-1 after OT against his old club Montreal Canadiens
    [​IMG]Messier Suspended
    1986 Mark Messier is suspended for 10 games for instigating a fight with Jamie Macoun and breaking his cheekbone

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    NHL LegendMark Messier
    • 1989 Ballon d'Or: Milan's second straight 1-2-3; Dutch striker Marco van Basten wins his 2nd best football player in Europe title ahead of Franco Baresi and Frank Rijkaard
    [​IMG]Taylor and Jayasuriya Debut
    1989 ODI cricket debut for Australia's Mark Taylor and Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya at the MCG

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    CricketerSanath Jayasuriya
    [​IMG]Kasparov Defeats Karpov
    1990 Garry Kasparov defeats fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov to retain the world chess championship

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    Chess Grandmaster and Political ActivistGarry Kasparov
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    Chess GrandmasterAnatoly Karpov
    • 1990 Reggie Williams becomes 1st GM of WLAF's NY-NJ Knights
    • 1990 Senior Professional Baseball Association folds
    [​IMG]Pittsburgh Routs Toronto
    1991 Future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Joe Mullen scores 4 goals for the second straight NHL game as the Pittsburgh Penguins rout Toronto, 12-1; Mario Lemieux adds 2 goals & 5 assists and Kevin Stevens has 2 goals & 4 assists

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    NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux
    [​IMG]Chuck Noll Retires
    1991 Future Pro Football HOF coach Chuck Noll retires as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers (1969–1991)

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    NFL Head CoachChuck Noll
    • 1991 NY Islander Derek King ties NJ Devils 5-5 with ½ second left
    • 1992 New York Jets announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
    • 1992 The NHL's San Jose Sharks end a 13-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the LA Kings, albeit allowing 59 shots, the most in team history; Jeff Hacket makes 57 saves
    • 1995 Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player at 18 yrs 340 days
    • 2006 At 40 years, 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scores for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth at Upton Park, London; becomes oldest goalscorer in EPL history
    [​IMG]Warne 1st to 700 Test Wickets
    2006 Spin bowling great Shane Warne becomes first bowler in Test cricket history to take 700 wickets; bowls England opener Andrew Strauss for 50 during Australia's 4th Test win in Melbourne

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    Cricketer and BroadcasterShane Warne
     
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    • 1892 Biddle University beats Livingstone College 5-0 in 1st black college football game, in Salisbury, North Carolina
    • 1897 Stanley Cup, Victoria Rink, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Victorias beat Ottawa Capitals, 15-2
    • 1905 Australian cricketer Monty Noble scores 281 (in 369 mins with 21 fours) NSW v Victoria

    • 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season
    • 1937 German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
    • 1942 5th NFL All Star Game, Shribe Park, Philadelphia: NFL All-Stars beat Washington Redskins, 17-14
    • 1953 National Football League Championship, Briggs Stadium, Detroit: Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns, 17-16 to retain title
    • 1956 45th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Adelaide (5-0)
    [​IMG]Sharman's Streak Ends

    1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games

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    NBA GuardBill Sharman
    • 1959 National Football League Championship, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants, 31-16; Colts score 24 straight points in 4th quarter
    • 1960 1961 NFL Draft: Tommy Mason from University of Tulane first pick by Minnesota Vikings
    • 1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)
    • 1964 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns shutout Baltimore Colts, 27-0; last championship win by a major-league pro sports team from Cleveland until 2016 NBA Cavaliers
    • 1966 Ballon d'Or: Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton wins award for best European football player; claims award by a single point ahead of Benfica striker Eusébio
    • 1971 1st Fiesta Bowl: #8 Arizona State beats Florida State, 45-38
    • 1972 LA Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak

    • 1973 MLB Los Angeles Dodgers announce their home night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8
    • 1974 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
    [​IMG]Simonsen Ballon d'Or
    1977 Ballon d'Or: Borussia Mönchengladbach's Danish forward Allan Simonsen is named Europe's best football player ahead of Hamburg forward Kevin Keegan and Nancy midfielder Michel Platini

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    FootballerMichel Platini
    • 1978 Ballon d'Or: Hamburg's English forward Kevin Keegan wins his 1st of 2 consecutive trophies as best football player in Europe; beats Barcelona striker Hans Krankl and Anderlecht winger Rob Rensenbrink
    • 1979 Los Angeles left wing Charlie Simmer scores in a Kings' 3-0 shutout of the Quebec Nordiques to extend his modern day NHL goal-scoring streak to 13 straight games (ends next game)
    • 1979 Red Army beats NY Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden
    • 1980 Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78
    [​IMG]Lille Leading Wicket-taker
    1981 Australian Dennis Lillee becomes the leading wicket-taker in test cricket with 310 wickets

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    Cricketer and Fast BowlerDennis Lillee
    [​IMG]Gretzky Fastest to 100
    1981 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 point in a season (his 38th game), with 4 goals and an assist in 10-3 win over visiting Los Angeles Kings

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    [​IMG]Khan's 8-60 Ensures Victory
    1982 Pakistani bowler Imran Khan's 8-60 to brings about innings victory v India at Karachi

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    Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan
    • 1983 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini claims first of 3 trophies for Europe's best football player ahead of Liverpool midfielder Kenny Dalgleish and Vejle BK striker Allan Simonsen
    • 1984 Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
    • 1987 Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass
    • 1988 Ballon d'Or: Milan 1-2-3; Dutch striker Marco van Basten wins his 1st of 3 best football player in Europe awards ahead of Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard
    • 1989 Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games
    • 1990 Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames, 4-1 to record their 500th all-time NHL victory; set in just 915 games for a record of 500-295-120, good for a winning % of .612; best in history upon reaching milestone
    • 1991 Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32)
    [​IMG]Boons' 21st Test Century
    1995 Australian cricketer David Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 v SL, MCG)

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    • 1996 Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21
    [​IMG]Sakis' 1,000th Point
    1999 Joe Sakic records his 1,000th career point, an assist against the St. Louis Blues

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    NHL LegendJoe Sakic
    [​IMG]Lemieux's Return
    2000 Pittsburgh Penguins center and part-owner Mario Lemieux scores a goal and 2 assists in his return to the NHL after more than 3 years out with injury problems and lingering cancer issues; Penguins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 5-0

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    NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux
    [​IMG]Manchester City's Record Streak
    2017 Raheem Sterling scores to give Manchester City 1-0 win over Newcastle United at St. James' Park; EPL record 18th consecutive win; streak ends with 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace 31/12

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    FootballerRaheem Sterling
    [​IMG]Dončić 1st 60-20 Triple Double
    2022 Luka Dončić becomes the first player to register a 60-21-10 triple-double in NBA history as the Dallas Mavericks beat the NY Knicks, 126-121; first 60-point game in Mavs franchise history

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    Basketball PlayerLuka Dončić
     
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    • 1887 John Layton Jarvis becomes first British race horse trainer to be knighted for services to racing
    • 1905 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910)
    [​IMG]Vezina 1st Assist

    1918 Montreal's Georges Vezina becomes the first NHL goalie to record an assist during the Canadiens’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas

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    NHL GoalieGeorges Vezina

    • 1934 First ever Women's cricket international begins England vs Australia in Australia
    • 1938 Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut v South Africa
    • 1940 Cricketer Arthur Morris scores 111 in 2nd innings of 1st game after 148
    • 1944 Former Wash 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross
    [​IMG]Richard 8 Point Game First
    1944 Montreal right wing Maurice 'Rocket' Richard becomes first player in NHL history to score 8 points in one game with 5 goals and 3 assists in the Canadiens' 9-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings

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    Ice Hockey PlayerMaurice Richard
    [​IMG]US Defeats Australia
    1946 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Melbourne, Australia: Jack Kramer & Ted Schroeder give US unassailable 3-0 lead; beat Australians John Bromwich & Adrian Quist 6-2, 7-5, 6-4; ends 5-0

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    Tennis PlayerJohn Bromwich
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    Tennis PlayerJack Kramer
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    Tennis PlayerAdrian Quist
    • 1947 Chic Cards beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game
    • 1947 National Football League Championship, Comiskey Park, Chicago: Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia Eagles, 28-21; Cardinals' only title victory
    [​IMG]Australia Defeats US
    1951 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, White City, Sydney: Frank Sedgman outclasses Vic Seixas 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the deciding rubber as Australia beats US, 3-2 in Sydney to retain Cup

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    Tennis PlayerFrank Sedgman
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    Tennis PlayerVic Seixas
    • 1952 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Municipal Stadium: Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns, 17-7
    • 1954 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2)
    • 1955 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0)
    • 1957 46th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2)

    • 1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
    • 1958 "The Greatest Game Ever Played": Baltimore Colts win the 26th NFL championship against the New York Giants 23-17 at Yankee Stadium, in the first ever sudden-death overtime game in NFL history. 17 future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were involved in the game.
    • 1960 49th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Sydney (4-1)
    • 1961 50th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Melbourne (5-0)
    • 1962 51st Davis Cup: Australia beats Mexico in Brisbane (5-0)
    [​IMG]US Thrilling Victory
    1963 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Adelaide: American Chuck McKinley beats Australia's John Newcombe 10-12, 6-2, 9-7, 6-2 in the deciding rubber to give US a thrilling 3-2 victory

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    Tennis Player and Wimbledon ChampionChuck McKinley
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    Tennis PlayerJohn Newcombe
    [​IMG]Clark 1st Scot to Win
    1963 Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins his record 7th Grand Prix of the F1 season, the South African event at Prince George Circuit; first Scotsman to win the World Drivers Championship

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    Auto RacerJim Clark
    • 1965 Ballon d'Or: Benfica striker Eusébio wins award for best European football player; first Portuguese national to win, and still only Benfica player
    [​IMG]Australia Win Over Spain
    1965 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Sydney: John Newcombe & Tony Roche beat José Luis Arilla & Manuel Santana of Spain 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to give Australia unassailable 3-0 lead; ends 4-1

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    Tennis PlayerJohn Newcombe
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    Tennis Player and CoachTony Roche
    [​IMG]Australia Defeats India
    1966 55th Davis Cup, Melbourne: Australian Roy Emerson beats Ramanathan Krishnan of India 6-0, 6-2, 10-8 for an unassailable 3-1 lead; ends 4-1

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    Tennis PlayerRoy Emerson
    • 1967 56th Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Brisbane (4-1)
    • 1968 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1)
    [​IMG]1st Dutch Player Wins Award
    1971 Ballon d'Or: Ajax forward Johan Cruyff wins award for best European football player ahead of Inter forward Sandro Mazzola and Manchester United winger George Best; first Dutch national and Ajax player to win award

    [​IMG]
    Soccer Player and CoachJohan Cruyff
    • 1974 4th Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma State beats #17 BYU, 16-6
    • 1975 "The Hail Mary", with 32 seconds left in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach throws a legendary 50-yard winning touchdown pass to Drew Pearson to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, and the "Hail Mary" play is born

    • 1975 Gary Cosier scores 109 v West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut
    • 1975 In the aftermath of the Cold War, the New York Rangers become first team in NHL history to face a touring Soviet hockey squad; Soviet Army beats the Rangers, 7-3 at Madison Square Garden
    • 1975 Red Army beats NY Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden
    [​IMG]Beckenbauer 2nd Title
    1976 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer wins title of Europe's best football player for a 2nd time; beats Anderlecht winger Rob Rensenbrink and Dukla Prague goalkeeper Ivo Viktor

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    FootballerFranz Beckenbauer
    [​IMG]Islander's 30th Hat Trick
    1978 30th hat trick in NHL New York Islander franchise history, scored by Mike Bossy

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    Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy
    • 1982 Ballon d'Or: Juventus striker Paolo Rossi is named best European football player; beats Bordeaux midfielder Alain Giresse and Juventus' Polish midfielder Zbigniew Boniek
    • 1983 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2)
    • 1986 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2), helped by Pat Davis ranked 412th in the world
    • 1990 Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17
    • 1991 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, NYC
    • 1991 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25
    • 1993 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' Italian striker Roberto Baggio is named Europe's best football player ahead of Inter forward Dennis Bergkamp and Manchester United striker Eric Cantona
    • 1993 John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time NJ Devils scorer (521 pts)
    [​IMG]Boon Makes It 20
    1994 David Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG)

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    Cricket BatsmanDavid Boon
    • 1996 India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in cricket 1st innings
    • 2008 Detroit Lions crash to a 31-21 loss to Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field; first team in NFL history to go winless in a 16-game season
    • 2013 Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship
    • 2018 UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil moves up in weight and KOs dominant featherweight Cris "Cyborg" Justino just 51 seconds into the opening round at the Forum, Inglewood, CA; first female to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes
    • 2019 49th Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal), #3 Clemson beats #2 Ohio State, 29-23
    • 2019 52nd Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semi final): #1 LSU beats #4 Oklahoma, 63-28
    • 2021 Test cricket debutant Scott Boland takes 6 for 7 as Australia retain the Ashes (3-0) with an innings & 14 run win against England in the 3rd Test in Melbourne
     
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    • 1906 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (NS), 7-2 for 17-5 aggregate challenge series victory
    [​IMG]Yankees Refuse Babe Ruth Release

    1933 New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert refuses to release future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds

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    Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

    • 1934 First collegiate basketball doubleheader is played at Madison Square Garden, NYC; New York University beats Notre Dame, 25-18; Westminster edges St. John's, 37-33
    [​IMG]Thesz vs. Marshall
    1937 Lou Thesz beats Everett Marshall in St Louis, to win NWA World heavyweight title - youngest ever

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    Professional WrestlerLou Thesz
    • 1940 3rd NFL All Star Game: Chicago Bears beats NFL All-Stars, 28-14
    [​IMG]Maurice Richards Fastest to 100
    1945 Montreal right wing Maurice Richard scores twice in Canadiens' 5-4 loss to Chicago Black Hawks to record his 100th NHL career goal; reaches mark in 145 games, then fastest in history; since broken by Mike Bossy, 100 goals in 129 games

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    Ice Hockey PlayerMaurice Richard
    • 1955 NHL officials wear new vertically striped black-and-white sweaters for the first time in Montreal Canadiens' 5-2 win over Toronto Maple Leafs
    • 1957 National Football League Championship, Briggs Stadium, Detroit: Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns, 50-14; Lions score 2 touchdowns in each quarter
    • 1962 Australian cricket batting champion Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW v Queensland in Sydney at just 17 years, 8 days; scores 50 in NSW 2nd innings
    [​IMG]Hill F1 Champion
    1962 British driver Graham Hill wins the South African Grand Prix at Prince George Circuit in a BRM; takes out his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Scotsman Jim Clark

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    Auto RacerGraham Hill
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    Auto RacerJim Clark
    • 1963 National Football League Championship, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 14-10; Giants 3rd consecutive championship defeat; played in temperatures under 10 °F (−12 °C)
    • 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
    [​IMG]NY Jets Beat Oakland Raiders
    1968 AFL Championship, Shea Stadium, NYC: New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23; Joe Namath 3 TD passes sparks Jets to win

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    NFL Coach and SportscasterJohn Madden
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    NFL QuarterbackJoe Namath
    • 1968 NFL Championship, Cleveland Municipal Stadium: Baltimore Colts shutout Cleveland Browns, 34-0
    [​IMG]Award to Gerd Müller
    1970 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich striker Gerd Müller wins award for best European football player ahead of West Ham United defender Bobby Moore and Cagliari forward Luigi Riva

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    Footballer and StrikerGerd Müller
    • 1972 Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker v Pakistan at MCG

    • 1974 AFC Championship, Oakland Coliseum: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Oakland Raiders, 24-13
    • 1974 NFC Championship, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington: Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-10
    • 1978 Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, v England at the MCG
    • 1979 Red Army beats NY Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
    • 1981 Ballon d'Or: German 1-2-3 with Bayern Munich forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge taking title of Europe's best football player for the 2nd straight year; beats teammate Paul Breitner and Barcelona midfielder Bernd Schuster
    • 1982 American college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with University of Alabama (323 wins)
    • 1983 2nd College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 19-18 in Memphis
    • 1983 Australian cricket batsman Graham Yallop completes a painstaking 268 (716 mins) v Pakistan in the drawn 4th Test in Melbourne
    [​IMG]Gavaskar Surpasses Bradman
    1983 Indian cricket opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar scores an unbeaten 236 in drawn 6th Test v West Indies at Chennai; his 4th Test double century and 30th century, surpassing Don Bradman's record of 29

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
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    CricketerSunil Gavaskar
    • 1984 Blues took 27 shots against Islanders in 1 period
    [​IMG]Gretzky Reaches 100 Points
    1984 Wayne Gretzky scores his NHL career 32nd hat trick & adds 3 assists in Edmonton's 6-3 win over Detroit Red Wings for his 100th point in just 35 games; 2nd fastest in history - recorded 100 points in 34 games in 1983

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    • 1987 Ballon d'Or: Milan's Dutch midfielder Ruud Gullit wins best football player in Europe award ahead of Paulo Futre (Porto/Atlético Madrid) and Real Madrid striker Emilio Butragueño
    • 1988 Soviet Red Army Team edges NY Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
    • 1988 Toronto’s Ed Olczyk and Gary Leeman score goals just 4 seconds apart in the 3rd period, tying the NHL record for fastest 2 goals by one team; Leafs beat the Quebec Nordiques, 6-5.
    • 1989 Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova, named athletes of decade by the Associated Press
    [​IMG]Warne's Famous Hat-trick
    1994 Australian cricket's spin king Shane Warne dismisses England's Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm for a famous hat-trick in 2nd Test win in Melbourne

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    Cricketer and BroadcasterShane Warne
    • 1997 Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30
    • 1997 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats New Zealand by 5 wickets
    • 2007 American boxer Steve Cunningham defends his IBF cruiserweight title for the first time with a 12th-round TKO of local favourite Marco Huck in Bielefeld, Germany
    [​IMG]Brady Throws Record 50th TD Pass
    2007 Tom Brady sets a then-NFL record, throwing his 50th touchdown pass, and the New England Patriots become the first team in NFL history to finish the regular season 16-0

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    NFL QuarterbackTom Brady
    [​IMG]Schumacher's Ski Accident
    2013 7-time world F1 motor racing champion Michael Schumacher suffers a serious head injury in a ski accident in the French Alps; his condition still remains unclear

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    Formula 1 DriverMichael Schumacher
    • 2018 85th Orange Bowl: #1 Alabama beats #4 Oklahoma, 45-34
    • 2020 Milwaukee Bucks break NBA record for most 3-pointers made by a team in a single game with 29 in a dominant 144-97 victory over the Heat in Miami
     
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    • 1689 Henry Purcell & Nahum Tate's opera "Dido & Aeneas" premieres at Josias Priest's girls' school in Chelsea, London
    • 1896 Stanley Cup, Granite Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Ernie McLea scores a hat-trick as Montreal Victorias beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-5; first SC Challenge game played outside of Montreal
    • 1907 Abraham Mills' Mills Committee declares baseball was invented in 1839 by future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York; widely disproven, now known as 'the Doubleday myth'

    • 1908 Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers outscore Edmonton HC, 14-9 in 2 game challenge series
    • 1911 English cricketer Sydney Barnes takes 5-6 in 1st 11 overs v Australia at MCG
    • 1926 Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substantiated)
    • 1934 New York Rangers and Boston Bruins battle out a 0-0 tie; first of a 37-game overtime undefeated streak for the Bruins, the longest in NHL history; streak spans over 4 years and includes 27 ties
    [​IMG]Bradman's 34th Double Century

    1939 Bradman scores 267 South Australia v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century

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    Cricket LegendDonald Bradman
    • 1943 Phillies trade Babe Dahlgren to Pitts for Babe Phelps & cash
    • 1956 National Football League Championship, Yankee Stadium, NYC: New York Giants beat Chicago Bears, 47-7; Giants' 4th NFL title
    [​IMG]Packers Defeat Giants
    1962 National Football League Championship, Yankee Stadium, NYC: Green Bay Packers beat NY Giants, 16-7; MVP: Ray Nitschke, Green Bay, LB

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    NFL LegendRay Nitschke
    • 1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (NY Islanders)
    [​IMG]Dolphins Defeat Raiders
    1973 AFC Championship, Miami Orange Bowl: Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders, 27-10

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    NFL Coach and SportscasterJohn Madden
    • 1973 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys, 27-10
    [​IMG]Oleg Blokhin Award
    1975 Ballon d'Or: FC Dynamo Kyiv forward Oleg Blokhin claims award for best European football player ahead of former winners, Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer and Ajax forward Johan Cruyff

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    Soccer Player and CoachJohan Cruyff
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    FootballerFranz Beckenbauer
    [​IMG]Evonne Goolagong Cawley Champion
    1977 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Evonne Goolagong Cawley wins her 6th career Grand Slam title; beats fellow Australian Helen Gourlay Cawley 6-3, 6-0

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    Tennis PlayerEvonne Goolagong Cawley

    [​IMG]Rummenigge Ballon d'Or
    1980 Ballon d'Or: Bayern Munich forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is named best European football player; beats German international teammate Bernd Schuster of FC Barcelona and Saint-Étienne midfielder Michel Platini

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    FootballerMichel Platini
    [​IMG]Fastest 50 Points in 50 Games
    1981 Wayne Gretzky scores 5 goals and an assist in Edmonton's 7-5 win over Philadelphia; gives Gretzky 50 goals in 39 games, the fastest 50 in 50 in NHL history; also sets NHL record with 15-game assist streak

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky
    • 1982 England defeat Australia by three runs at cricket MCG
    • 1986 Ballon d'Or: Dynamo Kyiv's Ukrainian forward Igor Belanov is named best football player in Europe ahead of Barcelona striker Gary Lineker and Real Madrid forward Emilio Butragueño
    [​IMG]Warne Leads Australia Win
    1992 Australian cricket spin bowling great Shane Warne takes 7/52 to lead Australia to 139 run win v West Indies in 2nd Test in Melbourne

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    Cricketer and BroadcasterShane Warne
    • 1992 Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney
    • 1992 Washington defenseman Al Iafrate becomes first player in NHL history to have his shot officially break 100 miles per hour; records 101.4 mph during the Capitals Superskills competition
    • 1995 Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10
    [​IMG]Broncos Fire Shanahan
    2008 NFL head coach Mike Shanahan is fired by the Denver Broncos

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    NFL Head CoachMike Shanahan
    • 2013 NFL head coach Mike Shanahan is fired by the Washington Redskins
    • 2016 83rd Orange Bowl: #10 Florida State beats #6 Michigan, 33-32
    • 2017 84th Orange Bowl: #6 Wisconsin beats #11 Miami (Florida), 34-24
    [​IMG]Mahomes's Double Record
    2018 Patrick Mahomes becomes only the 2nd quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns during KC Chiefs' 35-3 win over Oakland Raiders; achieves both marks with 3rd quarter 89-yard TD pass to Demarcus Robinson

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    NFL QuarterbackPatrick Mahomes
    • 2019 86th Orange Bowl: #6 Florida beats #24 Virginia, 36-28
    • 2020 San Antonio assistant Becky Hammon becomes first female to coach an NBA team after Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is ejected in a 121-107 loss to the LA Lakers
     
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