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