TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 9

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