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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 20, 2016 18:32:54 GMT -5
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1892 - 1st basketball game played (Mass) 1910 - Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton in 2 for Stanley Cup (2nd of 1910) 1950 - 1950 NFL Draft: Leon Hart from University of Notre Dame first pick by Detroit Lions 1952 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1957 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1958 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1968 - Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 to win basketball's Game of the Century and end UCLA's 47 game winning streak 1970 - 20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia 1970 - 23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at St Louis 1974 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13 1974 - Essex Comm College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball 1975 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10 1976 - 29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia 1980 - President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow 1980 - Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers beat LA Rams, 31-19 in Pasadena, MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB 1982 - Darryl Sittler is traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers 1985 - Super Bowl XIX: SF 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Super Bowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB 1987 - UK Police crackdown on soccer hooligans in biggest operation against violence around football stadiums 1989 - Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket 1st ball in 1st-class cricket 1991 - Buffalo Bills beat LA Raiders 51-3 for AFC title 1991 - Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic 1991 - AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 1991 - NFC Championship Game: New York Giants with a field goal by Matt Barr's with no time left beat San Francisco 49ers 15-13 1992 - Australia beat India 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup 1992 - Score begins selling international soccer cards 1995 - 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike 1996 - 46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston 1996 - Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup 2008 - AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat San Diego Chargers 21-12 2008 - NFC Championship Game: New York Giants beat Green Bay Packers 23-20 (OT) 2013 - AFC Championship Game: Baltimore Ravens beat New England Patriots 28-13 2013 - NFC Championship Game: San Francisco 49ers beat Atlanta Falcons 28-24
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 21, 2016 13:35:06 GMT -5
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1907 - Kenora Thistles sweep Mont Wanderers in 2 for Stanley Cup 1920 - 14th Davis Cup: Australasia beats Great Britain in Sydney (4-1) 1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open 1954 - 4th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 98-93 (OT) at New York City 1958 - Phillies agree to televise 78 games into NYC (doesn't happen) 1958 - 8th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 130-118 at St. Louis 1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1967 - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23 1968 - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 25-24 1968 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-20 1969 - 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at Montreal 1973 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28 1975 - 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montreal 1979 - Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB 1980 - Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal 1982 - NY Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak 1985 - Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals 1986 - 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38°F (3°C), Indiana 1989 - A woman is assaulted & raped in room of an Oklahoma football player 1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer 1990 - 41st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh 1990 - Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association exec director 1990 - John McEnroe becomes 1st ever player to be expelled from the Australian Open 1990 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic 1992 - Bill Cowher becomes the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming only the second head coach of the team since 1970 (Chuck Noll) 1996 - Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament 2007 - AFC Championship Game: Indianapolis Colts beat New England Patriots 38-34 2007 - NFC Championship Game: Chicago Bears beat New Orleans Saints 39-14
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 22, 2016 16:59:23 GMT -5
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1857 - National Association of Baseball Players founded, NY 1948 - Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his 1st Test Cricket innings v WI Barbados 1950 - Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1953 - 1953 NFL Draft: Harry Babcock from University of Georgia first pick by San Francisco 49ers 1956 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1960 - 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia 1960 - Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title 1963 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament 1967 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10 1968 - NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee & Phoenix 1969 - Roy Campanella & Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1972 - 22nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 112-110 at LA 1973 - George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 - PGA begins a senior golf tour 1980 - West Indies beat England 2-0 to win cricket's 1st World Series Cup 1981 - "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of New Orleans Saints 1983 - Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 & win 113-96 1983 - NFC Championship Game: Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys 31-17 1984 - Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 pts 1984 - Super Bowl XVIII: LA Raiders beat Wash Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Super Bowl MVP: Marcus Allen, LA Raiders, RB 1987 - Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, NJ wins 7-5 1988 - 1st-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad & Tobago v Leeward Is 1988 - 1st-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS v Transvaal 1988 - Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 - Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR 1989 - After winning his third Super Bowl as head coach of the San Fransisco 49ers, Bill Walsh retires 1990 - Will Clark, NL's MVP signs a $15M 4-year contract with SF Giants 1994 - 45th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 9-8 at NY Rangers 1995 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament 1998 - NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild 1998 - Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for 4th time 1998 - World League of American Football renamed as NFL Europe 2006 - Kobe Bryant scores a career-high 81 points in a victory against the Toronto Raptors, the second most in NBA history in one single game 2006 - AFC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Denver Broncos 34-17 2006 - NFC Championship Game: Seattle Seahawks beat Carolina Panthers 34-14 2012 - AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Baltimore Ravens 23-20 2012 - NFC Championship Game: New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers 20-17 (OT)
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 23, 2016 16:53:45 GMT -5
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1879 - US National Archery Association forms (Crawfordsville, Ind) 1902 - Winnipeg Victorias sweep Toronto Wellingtons in 2 for Stanley Cup 1943 - Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1944 - Det Red Wings score 15 goals against NY Rangers & NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals & most lopsided game 15-0 1950 - AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset 1950 - NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense & defense) 1953 - NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts) 1953 - NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conf 1954 - Equal longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history ends - 18 games, 16 wins, 2 ties 1955 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1959 - 9th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 124-108 at Detroit 1965 - Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain 1967 - Stan Musial is named GM of Cards 1968 - Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1968 - 18th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 144-124 at New York City 1972 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-13 1973 - 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago 1975 - Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1976 - Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide 1976 - Wash Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5 1978 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 14-13 1979 - Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1981 - Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games 1981 - Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana & Joe Rudi 1983 - Bjorn Borg announces his retirement from tennis 1983 - In NBA, Portland scores all 17 pts in overtime to beat Houston 113-96 1983 - "Mud Bowl", Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 14-0 in the AFC Championship Game on a wet, muddy field, which negated the Jets significant speed and skill advantage 1983 - AFC Championship Game: Miami Dolphins beat New York Jets 14-0 1984 - Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game 1984 - Greatest unpaced 1-hr bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km 1989 - NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak 1994 - AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills beat Kansas City Chiefs 30-13 1994 - NFC Championship Game: Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 38-21 2000 - AFC Championship Game: Tennessee Titans beat Jacksonville Jaguars 33-14 2000 - NFC Championship Game: St. Louis Rams beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11-6 2005 - AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers 41-27 2005 - NFC Championship Game: Philadelphia Eagles beat Atlanta Falcons 27-10 2011 - AFC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets 24-19 2011 - NFC Championship Game: Green Bay Packers beat Chicago Bears 21-14
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 24, 2016 16:49:10 GMT -5
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1901 - 1st games played in baseball's American League 1920 - 12th Australasian Championships: Algernon Kingscote beats Eric Pockley (6-4, 6-0, 6-3) 1930 - J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, NZ v England, Wellington 1939 - Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler & George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame 1947 - NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs 1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history 1952 - 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks 1954 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open 1956 - 6th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 108-94 at Rochester, New York 1962 - Jackie Robinson is 1st African American elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. Bob Feller is also elected. 1962 - Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1964 - CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million 1971 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6 1973 - Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89) 1976 - George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest 1978 - 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo 1981 - Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques 1982 - Super Bowl XVI: SF 49ers beat Cin Bengals, 26-21 in Pontiac Michigan, MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB 1986 - NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point 1988 - Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup 1988 - 76th Men's Australian Open: Mats Wilander beats Pat Cash (6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6) 1988 - 76th Women's Australian Open: Steffi Graf beats Chris Evert (6-1, 7-6) 1999 - 49th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-6 at Tampa, Florida 2007 - 55th NHL All-Star Game: West beats East 12-9 at Dallas, Texas 2010 - AFC Championship Game: Indianapolis Colts beat New York Jets 30-17 2010 - NFC Championship Game: New Orleans Saints beat Minnesota Vikings 31-28 (OT) 2015 - Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter with 37 & the most 3-pointers in a quarter with 9
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 25, 2016 15:48:07 GMT -5
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1894 - James J Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1924 - 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France 1930 - 23rd Women's Australian Championships: Daphne Akhurst Cozens beats Sylvia Lance Harper (10-8, 2-6, 7-5) 1930 - 23rd Men's Australian Championships: Edgar Moon beats Harry Hopman (6-3, 6-1, 6-3) 1939 - Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1945 - NY Yankees sold by Ruppert estate to construction magnate Del Webb and partners Dan Topping and Larry MacPhail for $2.8 million 1952 - Test debut of Australian Richie Benaud, v West Indies at the SCG 1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1972 - 25th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota 1974 - Ray Kroc, CEO of McDonald's buys San Diego Padres baseball team for $12 million 1975 - 10th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin's 1st 1978 - Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin & $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) 1980 - Dutch government demands boycott of Olympics 1981 - Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 in New Orleans Super Bowl MVP: Jim Plunkett, Oakland, QB 1987 - Super Bowl XXI: NY Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena Super Bowl MVP: Phil Simms, NY Giants, QB 1987 - 75th Men's Australian Open: Stefan Edberg beats Pat Cash (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3) 1987 - 75th Women's Australian Open: Hana Mandlikova beats Martina Navratilova (7-5, 7-6) 1988 - Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games) 1989 - Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season 1989 - NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II 1991 - Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49) 1991 - Mark Waugh scores ton in 1st Test Cricket innings, v England Adelaide 1994 - Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win cricket's World Series Cup 1998 - Helen Alfredsson wins Office Depot LPGA tournament 1998 - Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (Posh) and soccer player David Beckham get engaged 1998 - Super Bowl XXXII: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers 31-24 1999 - After an inquiry into a corruption scandal, 6 International Olympic Committee members are expelled 2009 - 57th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 12-11 at Montreal, Quebec 2014 - 102nd Women's Australian Open: Li Na beats Dominika Cibulková (7-6, 6-0) 2015 - 60th NHL All-Star Game: Team Toews beats Team Foligno 17-12 at Columbus, Ohio 2015 - NFL Pro Bowl: Team Irvin beats Team Carter 32-28
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 26, 2016 16:37:27 GMT -5
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1871 - British Rugby Union forms 1913 - Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for playing as a professional 1921 - Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Neth forms 1921 - Toronto St Pat Corb Denneny scores 6 goals vs Hamilton Tigers 1924 - Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal 1924 - 17th Women's Australasian Championships: Sylvia Lance Harper beats Esna Boyd Robertson (6-3, 3-6, 8-6) 1924 - 17th Men's Australasian Championships: James Anderson beats Richard Schlesinger (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3) 1948 - 36th Women's Australian Championships: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Marie Toomey (6-3, 6-1) 1948 - 36th Men's Australian Championships: Adrian Quist beats John Bromwich (6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3) 1951 - Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1956 - 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956 - Hank Greenberg & Joe Cronin are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1957 - Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as Pres of Milwaukee Braves 1958 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational 1959 - 47th Women's Australian Championships: Mary Carter Reitano beats Renee Schuurman Haygarth (6-2, 6-3) 1959 - 47th Men's Australian Championships: Alex Olmedo beats Neale Fraser (6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3) 1960 - High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points 1960 - Oakland enters AFL 1960 - Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot 1963 - Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone 1976 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20 1977 - Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai & Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki 1980 - Islanders & Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game 1982 - Islanders score 4 goals within 1:38, 5 within 2:37 vs Penguins 1984 - Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders 1985 - Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season 1986 - Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ 1986 - Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic 1986 - Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears beat NE Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Super Bowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE 1989 - Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG 1990 - Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking African American female in a major-league front office) 1991 - Houston guard Vernon Maxwell is 4th NBAer to score 30 pts in a quarter 1991 - Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame 1992 - Super Bowl XXVI: Wash Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minn Super Bowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB 1992 - 80th Men's Australian Open: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2) 1992 - 80th Women's Australian Open: Monica Seles beats Mary Joe Fernandez (6-2, 6-3) 1997 - Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay Packers beat NE Patriots, 35-21 in New Orleans 1997 - 85th Men's Australian Open: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (6-2, 6-3, 6-3) 1997 - 85th Women's Australian Open: Martina Hingis beats Mary Pierce (6-2, 6-2) 2003 - Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders, 48-21 at the Qualcomm Stadium MVP: Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay, S 2003 - 91st Men's Australian Open: Andre Agassi beats Rainer Schuttler (6-2, 6-2, 6-1) 2003 - 91st Women's Australian Open: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams (7-6, 3-6, 6-4) 2013 - 101st Women's Australian Open: Victoria Azarenka beats Li Na (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) 2014 - 102nd Men's Australian Open: Stanislas Wawrinka beats Rafael Nadal (6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3) 2014 - NFL Pro Bowl: Team Rice beats Team Sanders 22-21
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