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1999  Super Bowl XXXIII won by Denver as they beat Atlanta 34-19 – John Elway MVP with 336 yards passing and a TD

1997  Dominique Wilkins scores his 26,000^th point – 6^th to do so

1996  Ken Griffey Jr. signs 4 year $34 million deal with Seattle – highest paid MLB player

1993  Super Bowl XXVII won by Dallas over Buffalo 52-17 – Troy Aikman MVP – threw for 273 yards and 4 TDs

1992  Pirates sign Barry Bonds to one year $4.7 million deal – highest one year deal ever

1988  Super Bowl XXII won by Washington over Denver 42-10 – Doug Williams MVP – threw for 340 yards and 4 TDs – scored 35 points in the 2^nd quarter

1962  Willie Mays signs biggest contract in MLB - $90,000 for 1962 season

1947  Nolan Ryan born – 324 wins, 3.19 ERA, 5,714 strikeouts, 7 no hitters

1931  Ernie Banks born - .274 average, 512 HRs, 1,636 RBI, 2 time MVP

1919  Jackie Robinson born – broke baseball’s color barrier

1914  Jersey Joe Walcott born – heavyweight boxing champi

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2002  Karl Malone of Utah Jazz scores his 34,000^th NBA point – only 2^nd in NBA history – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

2000  Super Bowl XXXIV won by St. Louis over Tennessee 23-16 – Kurt Warner threw for 414 yards and 2 TDs – hold off Titans on final possession short of the goal line

1996  Magic Johnson comes out of retirement – scores 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 128-118 Lakers win – had not played in over 4 years

1996  Chicago Bulls end the month a perfect 14-0

1994  Super Bowl XXVII won by Dallas over Buffalo 30-13 – Dallas rushed for 137 yards and Emmitt Smith had 132 of them for 2 TDs

1994  Boston Celtics retire Kevin McHale’s # 32 – won 3 titles – 17,335 points, 7,122 rebounds in 13 seasons

1983  Super Bowl XVII won by Washington over Miami 27-17 – John Riggins MVP – ran for 166 yards on 38 carries

1971  UCLA begins a 88 game basketball win streak

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2000  Karl Malone becomes the 3^rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 points – Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the others

1995  Super Bowl XXIX won by 49ers as they beat San Diego 49-26 – 5^th title for 49ers – Steve Young MVP – threw 325 yards and 6 TDs also rushed for 49 yards

1989  The game winning RBI stat was dropped from official use after 9 years – NY Mets Keith Hernandez was the leader at 129

1984  1^st NBA slam dunk contest won by Larry Nance

1980  Norm Nixon of LA Lakers plays 64 minutes in a 4 OT loss to Cleveland 154-153 – record broken by Dale Ellis in 1989 with 69 minutes in 5 OTs

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2001  Super Bowl XXXV won by Ravens over Giants 34-7 – Giants had 5 turnovers

1998  Reggie Miller of Indiana gets his 1,000^th steal

1996  Super Bowl XXX won by Dallas over Pittsburgh 27-17 – Larry Brown MVP – had 2 interceptions

1990  Super Bowl XXIV won by 49ers as they beat Denver 55-10 – Joe Montana MVP – 297 yards passing and 5 TDs – 3 to Jerry Rice who had 148 yards receiving

1988  Michael Adams of Nuggets begins a streak of 79 consecutive games with a 3 point FG – ends January 23, 1989

1985  Bill Fitch gets his 600^th NBA coaching win

1958  Roy Campanella is paralyzed in a car accident

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1991  Super Bowl XXV won by NY Giants over Buffalo 20-19 – Otis Anderson MVP – Scott Norwood FG was wide right at the end of the game

1982  Geoff Huston of Cavaliers hands out 27 assist in win over Golden State

1982  UCLA basketball team wins their 61^st consecutive game

1982  Philadelphia trades Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg to Chicago

1959  Chris Collinsworth born – NFL receiver/sports announcer

1910  North Carolina plays and wins its 1^st college basketball game

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2003  Super Bowl XXXVII is won by Tampa Bay as they beat Oakland 48-21 – Rich Gannon of Oakland threw 5 interceptions

1997  Super Bowl XXXI won by Green Bay over New England – 35-21 – Desmond Howard MVP – he had 154 yards in kickoff returns for a TD and 90 in punt returns

1992  Super Bowl XXVI won by Redskins over Buffalo 37-24 – QB Mark Rypien MVP – threw for 292 yards and 2 TDs – Jim Kelly of Bills threw 4 interceptions

1991  Vernon Maxwell scored 30 points in a quarter – only 4 others had done so

1990  Cleveland Cavaliers Lenny Wilkens wins his 700^th NBA game as coach

1986  Super Bowl XX won by Chicago over Patriots 46-10 – Richard Dent MVP

1973  George Gervin debuts with Virginia of ABA

1961  Wayne Gretzky born

1951  Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Hall of Fame – Ott: .304 average, 511 HRs, 1,860 RBI – Foxx: .325 average, 534 HRs, 1,922 RBI, 3 time MVP

THE STELLA AWARDS

Most bizzare lawsuits were presented at the annual award Stella Awards. Name "Stella" was inspired by 81 year old lady, from New Mexico, who spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonalds. They had to pay her 2.86 million $.
This year winner is Mr. Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City.

In November 2000 Mr. Grazinski purchased a brand new 32 foot Winnebago motor home. On his first trip home, having joined the freeway, he set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the drivers seat to go into the back and make himself a cup of coffee. Not surprisingly the Winnie left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mr. Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising him in the handbook that he couldn't actually do this. He was awarded $1,750,000 plus a new Winnie.

Some of other candidates:

Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms. Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000.00 and dental expenses.

Jerry Williams of Little Rock Arkansas was awarded $14,500.00 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor's beagle. The beagle was on a chain in it's owner's fenced-in yard, as was Mr. Williams. The award was less than sought after because the jury felt the dog may have been provoked by Mr. Williams who, at the time, was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.

Kathleen Robertson of Austin Texas was awarded $780,000.00 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running amuck inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving tyke was Ms. Robertson's son.

A 19 year old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000.00 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran his hand over with a Honda Accord. Mr. Truman apparently didn't notice someone was at the wheel of the car whose hubcap he was trying to steal.

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1998  Super Bowl XXXII won by Denver over Green Bay 31-24 – Terrell Davis MVP – ran for 157 yards and 3 TDs

1989  Michael Jordan scores his 10,000^th point in his 5^th year in the league

1987  Super Bowl XXI won by NY Giants over Denver 39-20 – Phil Simms MVP – threw 3 TDs and completed 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards

1986  Manute Bol blocks 15 shots in a win over Atlanta – 2^nd most in NBA history – (17 by Elmore Smith in 1973)

1981  Super Bowl XV won by Oakland over Philadelphia 27-10 – Jim Plunkett MVP

1978  San Diego Padres trade for Gaylord Perry – will be 21-6, 2.73 ERA in 1978 and win Cy Young

1974  Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres for $12 million

1960  Wilt Chamberlain scores 58 points – NBA rookie record

1924  1^st Winter Olympics open in France

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2006  Theo Epstein returns to Red Sox as GM

1990  Pat Riley of Lakers wins his 500^th NBA game as coach

1982  Super Bowl XVI is won by San Francisco as they beat Bengals 26-21 – Joe Montana MVP

1980  NY Mets are sold for record $21.1 million

1976  Cleveland and beats Milwaukee 132-89 – 43 points was highest margin of victory at the time

1973  Warren Spahn elected to Hall of Fame – 363 wins, 3.09 ERA, had thirteen 20 plus win seasons in 21 years

1950  Jackie Robinson signs $35,000 contract with the Dodgers

1939  George Sisler and Willie Keeler elected to Hall of Fame – Sisler: .340 average, 102 HRs, 1,175 RBI, 375 stolen bases, batted .420 in MVP year in 1922 – Keeler: .341 average, 145 triples, had 8,591 at bats in his career with only 36 strikeouts in 19 seasons

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2000  Don Nelson of Mavericks wins his 900^th game as coach

1998  Denver Nuggets lose – tie NBA record with 23 consecutive losses in the season – will win tomorrow

1983  Bjorn Borg announces his retirement from tennis at age 26

1979  Willie Mays elected to Hall of Fame - .302 average, 660 HRs, 1,903 RBI, 2 time MVP, 20 time All-Star

1976  In the NHL, the Washington Capitals end a 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) as they beat the Rangers 7-5

1975  Ralph Kiner elected to Hall of Fame - .279 average, 369 HRs, 1,015 RBI in 10 seasons

1962  Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Hall of Fame – Feller: 266 wins, 3.25 ERA, 6 time 20 game winner – Robinson: .311 average, 137 HRs, 734 RBI, 197 steals in 10 seasons

1944 Detroit Red Wings beat NY Rangers 15-0 – most lopsided NHL win

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2002  Jason Kidd gets his 5,000th assist in his 531st game - 6th fastest all-time - #1 Oscar Robertson did it in 467 games 1998  Rickey Henderson signs with the Oakland A's for the 4th time
1982  Free agent Reggie Jackson leaves the NYY for a 4 year deal with the California Angels for $1 million per year
1976  Robin Roberts and Bob Lemon elected to the Hall of Fame - Roberts 286 wins, 3.41 ERA, 6 consecutive 20 win seasons - Lemon 207 wins, 3.23 ERA, six 20 win seasons in 13 year career
1968  Milwaukee and Phoenix are awarded NBA franchises
1929  The NYY announce that they will begin wearing numbers on the back of their uniforms - the first team to do so - the numbers first used were the field position of the individual player

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1994  Dallas set an NBA record by losing its 19th consecutive home game
1987  Free agent Vida Blue signed with the Okland A's
1971  No one was elected to the Hall of Fame
1969  Stan Musial and Roy Campanella were elected to the Hall of Fame - Musial .331 average, 475HRs, 1951 RBI, 3 time MVP - Camanella .276 average, 242 HRs, 856 RBI in 10 seasons, 3 time MVP
1958  Bob Petit is the first member of a losing team to be named All-Star MVP - 28 points and 26 rebounds
1954  The first NBA All-Star game that went into OT - East won and Bob Cousy named MVP
1953  Joe DiMaggio fails to be named to Hall of Fame on his first try - elected were Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons - Dean 150 wins, 3.02 ERA - MVP 1934 with 30-7 record, 2.66 ERA and 195 K's - Simmons .334 average, 307 HR, 1827 RBI in 20 seasons

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1997  Curt Flood died at age 59
1996  Dale Ellis became the first NBA player to have 1,200 career three point field goals made
1991  Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens is arrested for assaulting a police officer at a night club in Houston
1984  Free agent Pete Rose sogns a one year deal with the Montreal Expos
1967  Wilt Chamberlain sets an NBA record by making all 15 of his field goal attempts - he will better the mark on 2/24/1967 by making all 18 attempts
1966  Ted Williams elected to the Hall of Fame - .344 average, 521 HRs, 1839 RBI - 2 time MVP - 1941 season .406/37/120
1952  George Mikan scored a career high 61 points in a double OT game
1892  The first official basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts

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2000  Michael Jordan returns to the NBA as part owner of the Washington Wizards
1998  LA Laker announcer Chick Hearn announced his 3,000th consecutive Laker game - last missed one on November 20, 1965
1983  Dodgers trade Ron Cey to the Cubs - will play 518 games for them at 3rd base
1983  Ozzie Smith becomes the first $1 million shortstop with a 3 year deal at St. Louis
1978  Eddie Mathews elected to the Hall of Fame - .271 average, 512 HRs, 1453 RBI
1977  Ernie Banks elected to the Hall of Fame - .274 average, 512 HRs, 1636 RBI
1972  Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn elected to the Hall of Fame - Koufax 165 wins, 2.76 ERA, 3 time Cy Young winner - Berra .285 average, 358 HRs, 1436 RBI, 3 time MVP - Wynn 300 wins, 3,54 ERA, Cy Young winner
1937  Tris Speaker and Cy Young elected to Hall of Fame - Speaker .345 average, 1529 RBI, 395 career strikeouts in 11,988 plate appearances - Young 511 wins, 2.63 ERA, 7,356 career innings pitched

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1998  Boston Celtics retire Robert Parish’s # 00

1976  Super Bowl X is won by Pittsburgh Steelers as they beat Dallas 21-17 – Lynn Swann named MVP had 4 receptions for 161 yards and a TD, Pittsburgh had no penalties and no turnovers

1972  Jerry West is named MVP of NBA All-Star game as the West beat the East 112-110 on his game winning shot

1969  Washington Senators sign Ted Williams as their manager

1961  Mark Messier born – won 6 Stanley Cups, 694 goals, 1,193 assists

1958  Willie O’Rea is the first black player in the NBA – Boston Bruins

1938  Grover Cleveland Alexander elected to the Hall of Fame – 373 wins, 2.56 ERA in 20 seasons, won 30 games in 3 straight years – 437 complete games

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1994  Patrick Ewing scores his 15,000^th point – 1^st Knicks player to do so

1992  Moses Malone plays in his 1,200^th game – 6^th in NBA history to do so

1992  Robert Parish of Celtics scores his 20,00^th point – 16^th to do so

1982  Dwayne Wade born

1971  Baltimore beats Dallas in Super Bowl V 16-13 – Baltimore had 3 interceptions and 4 fumbles, Dallas had 3 and 1 – Dallas penalized 133 yards

1961  Rookie Oscar Robertson is All-Star MVP – 23 points and 14 assists in 153-131 win

1916  The Professional Golfers Association is formed in NYC

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2003  MLB owners approve of the plan that will have the winner of the All-Star game as the league with home field advantage in the World Series

2001  Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett elected to Hall of Fame – Winfield: .283 average, 465 HRs, 1,833 RBI, 12 time All-Star – Puckett: .318 average, 207 HRs, 1,085 RBI in 12 years, 10 time All-Star, 5 times over 200 hits in a season

1993  Michael Jordan scores 64 points, but loses to Orlando 128-124 – Shaq had 29 points and 24 rebounds

1974  Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame – Mantle: .298 average, 536 HRs, 1,509 RBI, 3 time MVP, 16 time All-Star – Ford: 236 wins, 2.75 ERA, 156 complete games, Cy Young winner in 1961 (25-4)

1972  Super Bowl VI is won by Dallas as they beat Miami 24-3 – Roger Staubach named MVP – Miami had no penalties and Dallas only 3 for 15 yards

1966  Chicago granted NBA franchise

1962  Wilt Chamberlain scores 42 points and gets 24 rebounds in All-Star game

1936  The first photo finish camera was installed at Hialeah Race Track in Florida

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2000  Jerry Sloan of Utah Jazz wins his 700^th game as coach – 12^th to do so

1998  Michael Jordan scores his 28,000^th point

1997  Supersonics Sam Perkins ties NBA record with 8 three point field goals without a miss – Seattle also had NBA record 27 steals in the game

1994  Dallas Mavericks set NBA record with their 17^th straight home loss – will end with 19

1990  Cecil Fielder signs deal with Tigers – will bat .277, 51 HRs, and 132 RBI in 1990

1987  Larry Bird named Athlete of the Year by Associated Press

1981  Bob Gibson elected to Hall of Fame – 251 wins, 2.91 ERA, 255 complete games, 3,117 strikeouts, 2 time Cy Young, MVP – 1968 season: 22-9, 1.12 ERA, 268 strikeouts, 13 shutouts

1978  Super Bowl XII is won by Dallas as they beat Denver 27-10 – Co-MVPs are Harvey Martin and Randy White – Denver threw 4 interceptions and had 4 fumbles and were held to 156 total yards

1967  Super Bowl I is won by Green Bay as they beat Kansas City 35-10

1965  San Francisco Warriors trade Wilt Chamberlain to Philadelphia

1964  Willie Mays signs $105,000 deal – highest paid player

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2003  Pat Summit wins her 800^th game at Tennessee

2002  Barry Bonds agrees to a 5 year $90 million deal with San Francisco

2000  Mark Cuban purchases a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks

1994  Robert Parish of the Boston Celtics becomes the 12^th NBA player to score 22,000 points

1993  Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz records his 3,000^th career block – at the time the only player other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to do so

1987  Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams elected to the Hall of Fame – Hunter: 224 wins, 3.26 ERA, 5 straight 20 wins seasons, Cy Young winner – Williams: .290 average, 426 HRs, 1,475 RBI

1985  Martina Navratilova wins her 100^th tournament

1973  Super Bowl VII is won by Miami as they defeat Redskins 14-7 – Miami safety Jake Scott MVP – Miami’s undefeated season

1968  Super Bowl II is won by Green Bay as they beat Oakland Raiders 33-14 – Bart Starr MVP

1966  Philadelphia 76ers win their 1^st of 36 consecutive home games – a NBA record broken by the Celtics 21 years later with 38

1954  Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe

1932  Legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro won his 1^st race – won 4,779 in his career

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2001  Atlanta Hawks retire Dominique Wilkins # 21 – career 26,668 points/24.8 per game average

1999  Michael Jordan announces his retirement – 2^nd time doing so – career 32,292 points/ 30.1 per game average

1982  Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame –

Aaron: .305 average, 755 HRs, 2,297, 21 time All-Star

Robinson: .294 average, 586 HRs, 1,182 RBI, only player to win MVP in both leagues

1974  Super Bowl VIII is won by Miami as they beat Minnesota 24-7 – Larry Csonka named MVP – ran for 145 yards and 2 TDs

1962  Wilt Chamberlain scored 73 points in a game vs. Chicago – it was NBA record at the time

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2009  Rickey Henderson elected to the Hall of Fame – MLB leader in stolen bases, runs, and leadoff HRs - .279 average, 1,406 stolen bases, 2,295 runs, 3,055 hits – in 1982 he stole 130 bases

2001  Affirmed died – Triple Crown winner – 29 stars, 22 wins, 5 seconds, one third

1999  Mark McGwire’s 70^th HR ball is sold for $2.7 million    (over)

1994  Steve Carlton elected to Hall of Fame – 329 wins, 3.22 ERA, 4 time Cy Young winner – 254 complete games

1988  Willie Stargell elected to Hall of Fame - .282 average, 475 HRs, 1,540 RBI, MVP winner

1983  Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to the Hall of Fame –

Robinson: .267 average, 268 HRs, 1,357 RBI, 16 time Gold Glove winner, 15 time All-Star

Marichal: 243 wins, 2.89 ERA, 6 time 20 game winner, 9 time All-Star

1975  Super Bowl IX is won by Pittsburgh as they beat Minnesota 16-6 – Franco Harris is MVP with 158 rushing yards

1969  Super Bowl III is won by NY Jets as they beat Baltimore 16-7 – Joe Namath who guaranteed the win was MVP

1967  The Louisville draft board refuses an exemption to Muhammad Ali

1966  Red Auerbach gets his 1,000^th career win – regular and post season

1960  Dolph Schayes becomes the 1^st NBA player to score 15,000 points

1958  The NCAA adds 2 point conversions to football

1946  Ted Williams leaves the Marine Corps after 3 years of duty – in 1946 season he will win the MVP with a .342 average, 38 HRs, 123 RBI and lead the league with 142 runs and 156 walks

1944  Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier was born

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2010  Mark McGwire admits to steroid and HGH use in an interview

2005  NYY get Randy Johnson from Arizona – 34-19 in 2 years with them

2001  NY Knicks set a NBA record by holding opponents under 100 points for the 29^th straight game – broke 46 year old record

2000  Carlton Fisk and Tony Perez elected to Hall of Fame – Fisk: .269 average, 376 HRs, 1,330 RBI, 11 time All-Star – Perez: .279 average, 379 HRs, 1,652 RBI

1995  The NHL lockout ends after 103 days

1987  John Elway executes “The Drive” – went 90 yards to tie the game, and 60 yards to win in OT

1984  Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 163-155 – 2^nd highest non OT game in NBA history

1973  The American League adopts the designated hitter rule

1970  Super Bowl IV is won by Kansas City as they beat Minnesota Vikings 23-7 – Len Dawson of Chiefs is MVP

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2006  Bruce Sutter elected to the Hall of Fame – 300 saves, 2.83 ERA, Cy Young winner in 1979 with 37 saves and 2.22 ERA

1998  Jerry Sloan of Utah wins his 600^th game

1996  Dana Barros of Celtics hits a 3 point field goal – 89^th straight game – NBA record

1996  Jimmy Johnson is announced as Miami Dolphins coach

1986  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 34,000^th point – first one ever to do so – ends with 38,387

1985  Lenny Wilkens coaches his 1,000^th NBA game

1984  Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and Don Drysdale elected to Hall of Fame

Aparicio: 9 Gold Gloves, 10 time All-Star, led league in steals 9 times

Killebrew: .256 average, 573 HRs, 1,584 RBI, MVP winner

Drysdale: 209 wins, 2.95 ERA, Cy Young winner

1982  Bengals beat Chargers to win AFC championship – wind chill -32 degrees

1980  Boston rookie goaltender, Jim Stewart, allows 3 goals in the first 4 minutes and 5 in the 1^st period – would never play again in the NHL

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2001  Patrick Ewing becomes the 13^th NBA player to score 24,000 points

1996  Toronto sets NBA record – never made a free throw in the game – lost 92-91 and went 0-3 at the line

1991  Michael Jordan scores his 15,000^th point (460 games) – Wilt did it in 358

1990  Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan elected to Hall of Fame – Palmer: 268 wins, 2.86 ERA, 211 complete games, 3 Cy Young awards – Morgan: .271 average, 2 time MVP

1990  The Boston Celtics score only 6 points in the 2^nd quarter – lose 87-78

1989  Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Hall of Fame – Bench: .267 average, 389 HRs, 1,376 RBI, 2 time MVP – Yaz: .285 average, 452 HRs, 1,844 RBI, Triple Crown winner and MVP

1985  Flames set NHL record of 264 straight games without being shutout dating to 11/12/1981

1980  Al Kaline and Duke Snyder elected to the Hall of Fame – Kaline: .297 average, 399 HRs, 1,583 RBI, 15 time All-Star – Snider: .295 average, 407 HRs, 1,333 RBI

1977  Super Bowl XL – Oakland beats Minnesota 32-14 – Fred Biletnikoff is MVP

1972  The Milwaukee Bucks led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar beat the LA Lakers ending their record setting 33 consecutive game win streak

1958  In college basketball, Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati scores 56 points – the opposing team, Seton Hall, scored 54

1956  Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics is featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated – 1^st NBA player to grace the cover

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2008  Goose Gossage elected to Hall of Fame – 310 saves, 3.01 ERA

2002  Ozzie Smith elected to Hall of Fame – 13 time Gold Glove winner, 15 time All-Star

2000  Trailing 16-15 with 16 seconds left, Tennessee Titans throw a lateral pass on a kickoff to score a 75 yard TD to beat Buffalo 22-16

1996  No player is elected to Hall of Fame – only 7^th time in history

1995  Mike Schmidt elected to Hall of Fame - .267 average, 548 HRs, 1,595 RBI, 3 time MVP

1993  Michael Jordan scores his 20,000^th point in his 620^th game – only Wilt was faster (499 games)

1993  Robert Parish becomes the 9^th in NBA history to have 13,000 rebounds

1991  Rod Carew, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins elected to Hall of Fame – Carew: .328 average, 3,053 hits, Rookie of the Year, MVP, 7 time batting champion, hit .300 or better 15 of his 19 years – Perry: 314 wins, 3.11 ERA, 2 Cy Young awards – Jenkins: 284 wins, 3.34 ERA, 6 straight years with 20 or more wins (1967-1972)

1986  Willie McCovey elected to Hall of Fame - .270 average, 521 HRs, 1,555 RBI, Rookie of the Year, MVP

1962  Jack Nicklaus  plays in his 1^st pro tournament – finished 50^th and won $33.33

1955  Georgia Tech beats Kentucky in basketball ending Kentucky’s 130 game home winning streak

1955  Furman basketball team scores 154 points – NCAA record

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2003  Eddie Murray and Gary Carter elected to MLB Hall of Fame – Murray hit .287, 504 HRs, 1,917 RBI and was Rookie of the Year in 1977 – Carter .262 average, 324 HRs, 1,225 RBI, 11 time All-Star

1998  Shaquille O’Neal records his 1,000^th career block

1995  Larry Brown wins his 500^th NBA game

1992  Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers elected to Hall of Fame – Seaver won 311 games, 2.86 ERA, 231 complete games, 3 Cy Young awards – Fingers 341 saves, 2.90 ERA and won Cy Young and MVP in 1981 with 28 saves and 1.04 ERA

1989  Cleveland Cavaliers tie NBA record by blocking 21 shots in a game vs. NY Knicks – Larry Nance had 11 of them

1985  Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm elected to MLB Hall of Fame – Brock hit .293, 3,023 hits, 938 stolen bases – Wilhelm 143 wins, 227 saves, 2.52 ERA

1972  The LA Lakers win their 33^rd consecutive game

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009  NYY sign Mark Teixeira to an 8 year $180 million deal

2004  Paul Molitor and Dennis Eckersley elected to MLB Hall of Fame – Molitor hit .306 in 21 seasons, Eckersley had 197 wins and 390 saves in 24 seasons – won Cy Young and MVP in 1992 with 7 wins and 51 saves

1997  Phil Niekro elected to MLB Hall of Fame – 318 wins, 3.35 ERA in 24 seasons

1996  Don Shula steps down as Miami Dolphins coach – won 347 NFL games

1995  Lenny Wilkens of Atlanta passes Red Auerbach with his 939^th career coaching win

1980  Philadelphia Flyers set a NHL record of 35 straight games without a loss – 25-0-10 – will lose tomorrow

1976  Ted Turner buys the Atlanta Braves for $11 million

1951  Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in 6 OTs – NBA longest game ever

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2010  Randy Johnson announces his retirement – 5 time Cy Young winner, 303 wins, 3.29 ERA, 4,875 strikeouts in 22 seasons

2004  On “Good Morning America”, Pete Rose admitted to betting on baseball, but claimed he never bet on the Reds

2001  Tim Thomas sets NBA record of 8 three point field goals in a half

1999  Nolan Ryan, George Brett and Robin Yount elected to MLB Hall of Fame

Ryan: 324 wins, 3.19 ERA, 5,714 strikeouts, 7 no hitters – Brett: .305 average, 13 time All-Star, MVP in 1980 when he batted .390 – Yount: .285 average, 2 time MVP

1998  Don Sutton elected to Hall of Fame – 324 wins, 3.26 ERA in 23 seasons

1993  Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame - .263 average, 563 HRs, 1,702 RBI

1971  Washington Generals beat Harlem Globetrotters 100-99 ending their 2,499 game winning streak

1962  Wilt Chamberlain begins a 47 game streak of playing complete games

1957  Jackie Robinson announces his retirement

1920  NYY officially announce that Babe Ruth had been signed by them

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2005  Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg elected to MLB Hall of Fame

2001  Michael Jordan scores his 30,000^th point – 4^th in NBA history to do so

1992  Robert Parish of the Boston Celtics gets his 2,000^th block – only 5^th to do so

1986  NCAA player David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots in a game

1986  Eric Dickerson rushes for a playoff record 248 yards

1984  Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 in hockey – highest scoring modern NHL game – Gretzky had 4 goals and 4 assists

1984  Adrian Dantley makes 28 of 29 free throws – ties Wilt Chamberlain for most made in a game

1975  New Orleans Jazz score only 20 points in 1^st half of NBA game – a record that would last for 25 years

1942  Roger Hornsby selected to MLB Hall of Fame – career average .358 in 23 seasons – 2 time Triple Crown winner: 1922 .401/42/152 and 1925 .403/39/143

1935  Floyd Patterson born – gold medal winner, heavyweight boxing champion

1930  Don Shula born – won 347 NFL games

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2004  Lute Olson wins his 700^th college game and Mike Krzyzewski wins his 600^th

1998  Clippers coach Bill Fitch coaches his 2,000^th NBA game

1995  Minnesota Timberwolves lose their 10^th straight overtime game dating back to last year – NBA record

1993  Buffalo rallies from a 32 point deficit to beat Houston 41-38 in overtime

1991  Wayne Gretzky scores his 700^th NHL goal

1983  Tony Dorsett has a 99 yard run from scrimmage for a TD on Monday Night Football – a NFL record

1973  A group headed by George Steinbrenner buy the NYY for $10 million

1939  Bobby Hull born – played in 1,063 games – 610 goals and 560 assists

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 2

1989  Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship 34-21 – Notre Dame’s first title in 11 years

1987  Penn State upsets Miami 14-10 – both teams were 11-0 and Miami was ranked #1 and Penn State #2 – Miami’s Vinny Testaverde threw 5 interceptions

1985  UNLV wins 142-140 in triple OT as Jerry Tarkanian  gets his 600^th coaching win

1984  Miami beats Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the national championship

1982  Chargers beat Dolphins 41-38 in OT – San Diego had 564 total yards and Miami had 472

1977  Ted Turner is suspended by MLB for one year for tampering

1966  Green Bay beats Cleveland 23-12 for the NFL championship – Jim Brown held to 50 yards – Paul Hornung (105) and Jim Taylor (96) do the running for the Packers

1965  NY Jets sign Joe Namath for $400,000

1943  Kentucky basketball team begins a 130 game home winning streak – ends in 1955

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 1

2010  Fenway Park hosts a NHL hockey game – Bruins beat Flyers 2-1

2009  Wrigley Field host an outdoor hockey game – Detroit beats Chicago 6-4

2009  MLB Network makes its debut

1988  Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship – Jimmy Johnson’s #2 ranked and undefeated Miami beats Barry Switzer’s #1 ranked and undefeated  Sooners

1983  Penn State beats Georgia for college football championship – Georgia with their Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker had been the only undefeated team in the NCAA

1981  Georgia beats Notre Dame for the college football championship – Georgia completed only one pass for 7 yards – outgained ND 328 to 127 as Herschel Walker gained 150 yards on the ground

1977  Tony Dorsett runs for 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl as #1 and undefeated Pittsburgh beats Georgia

1974  Ernie DiGregorio sets NBA rookie record by dishing out 25 assists

1961  Houston Oilers beat LA Chargers in the 1^st AFL championship game – George Blanda threw 3 TDs for Houston

1902  The first Rose Bowl game is played – Michigan beat Stanford 49-0

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY DECEMBER 31

1989  Jockey Kent Desormeaux wins record 598 races in the year

1974  NYY sign Catfish Hunter to a 5 year deal – will go 23-14 with a 2.58 ERA in 1975 with 30 complete games

1972  Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash – career .317 hitter, 12 time All-Star, MVP in 1966, 2 time World Champion, post season average .318

1972  Miami beats Pittsburgh 21-7 in AFC championship game – Dolphins now have a 16-0 record

1967  Oakland beats Houston in the AFL championship game – Oakland outgained them 364 to 146

1967  Green Bay beats Dallas 21-17 in the NFL championship game – “The Ice Bowl” –  -13 degrees with wind chill -23

1966  15 year Braves veteran Eddie Mathews is traded to Houston

1961  Green Bay beats the NY Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game – Bart Starr threw 3 TDs and YA Tittle threw 4 interceptions

1953  Willie Shoemaker wins record 485 races in the year

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY DECEMBER 30

1997  Michael Jordan scores in double figures for the 788^th consecutive game – passes Kareem who did it 787 times

1996  NY Knicks get their 2,000^th franchise win – 4^th team to do it – Celtics, Lakers, 76ers

1990  Scott Skiles sets NBA record with 30 assists in a 155-116 win

1984  LeBron James is born

1981  Wayne Gretzky scores his 50^th goal in 39 games

1978  Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes one day after he punched an opposing player in the Gator Bowl

1975  Tiger Woods born

1973  Miami beats Oakland Raiders 27-10 in the AFL championship game

1971  LA Lakers end the month 17-0 – best record for any month in NBA history

1970  Former heavyweight champion Sonny Liston died

1961  Wilt Chamberlain scores 42 points in a loss to Boston – 14^th straight game with 40 or more points

1956  NY Giants beat Chicago 47-7 in NFL championship game – Giants 348 yards to 270

1935  Sandy Koufax born – 3 time Cy Young winner, 1 time MVP, 3 time World Series champion, 2.76 ERA in 12 seasons

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY DECEMBER 29

2009  NY Mets sign Jason Bay to a 4 year $66 million deal

2007  The New England Patriots end the season a perfect 16-0 – ironically they beat the NY Giants who will beat them in the Super Bowl

2006  San Francisco signs Barry Zito to a 7 year $126 million deal

2001  Jerry Sloan of Utah becomes the 10^th NBA coach to have 800 wins

2001  Don Nelson of Dallas is the 3^rd NBA coach to have 1,000 wins

1997  Dallas’ Bubba Wells fouls out in a NBA record 3 minutes vs. Chicago – fouled Dennis Rodman intentionally to keep the ball from shooters Jordan and Pippen – Rodman made 9 of 12

1995  Padres sign Rickey Henderson to a 3 year deal

1989  Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova named Athletes of the Decade by the Associated Press

1982  Paul “Bear” Bryant ends his career with Alabama with 323 wins – died less than a month later

1969  The NY Times reports that Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge its reserve clause

1968  Baltimore wins the NFL championship and NY Jets the AFL championship to set up Super Bowl III – Namath will guarantee a win

1965  CBS purchases the NFL TV rights for 1966-68 for $18.8 million per year

1961  Wilt Chamberlain scores 60 points in a win over the Lakers – 7^th straight game he has scored 50 or more points

1957  Detroit beats Cleveland Browns 59-14 in the NFL championship game – Detroit QBs throw 5 TDs and Cleveland threw 4 interceptions