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 10th NBA coach to have 800 wins
2001 Don Nelson of Dallas is the 3rd 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 – 7th 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
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