TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY FEBRUARY 15

2003  Red Sox acquire Kevin Millar – will help them win World Series

2001  Mitch Richmond scores his 20,000^th NBA point – 26^th to do so

1989  Golden State Warriors get 25 steals in a game vs. the Spurs – tied NBA record – broken in 1997 by Seattle

1982  Dan Issel of Denver Nuggets begins a free throw streak of 63 consecutive made

1978  Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for the heavyweight title – Ali will win it back in September

1961  The entire U.S. figure skating team dies in a plane crash

1936  Sonja Henie wins her 3^rd consecutive gold medal in figure skating at the Olympics

1932  U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes the only athlete to win a gold medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympic games (boxing 1920)