- 1892 English football club Newcastle United founded
Johnson vs. Johnson
1913 Heavyweight fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Johnson ends with no decision in Paris
- 1913 John K. Tener becomes president of baseball's National League
- 1922 1st Australasian Championships Women's Tennis, Sydney: Margaret Molesworth wins inaugural title; beats fellow Australian Esna Boyd 6-3, 10-8
Anderson Wins 1st of Three
1922 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Sydney: James Anderson wins 1st of 3 Australasian titles; beats fellow Australian Gerald Patterson 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ban Johnson's Extended Contract
1925 AL extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 & raises to $40,000
NY Giants vs. Chicago Bears
1934 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears, 30-13
England Embarrasses Australia
1936 England embarrasses Australia in the 1st Test in Brisbane; home side all out for 58 as England wins by 322 runs; Don Bradman out for a duck (0)
- 1938 1939 NFL Draft: Ki Aldrich from TCU first pick by Chicago Cardinals
- 1939 1940 NFL Draft: George Cafego from University of Tennessee first pick by Chicago Cardinals
- 1939 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Winnipeg Blue Bombers claim 2nd title; defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7
- 1941 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (HB)
- 1949 NFL merges with AAFC; Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers & Baltimore Colts join league intact, other teams in New York and Los Angeles are merged with existing units
- 1953 Montreal Canadiens (106) & Toronto Maple Leafs (98) combine for 204 penalty minutes
Robinson to Baltimore Orioles
1965 Frank Robinson is traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles
- 1973 NFL St. Louis Cardinal Jim Bakken kicks 6 field goals vs Atlanta Falcons
- 1978 1st game of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does
- 1982 World Boxing Council first to reduce the length of championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds, and allows referees to order standing 8-count for fighters in trouble
Wilander 2nd Straight Win
1984 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 2nd straight Australian title; beats Kevin Curren of South Africa 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
Dickerson Rush Record
1984 LA Ram Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,105 yards
Thomson Wins Seniors
1984 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Australian Peter Thomson wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 3 strokes from Don January
Jerry Rice's Streak
1985 SF 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice begins NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 27-20 loss to LA Rams at Candlestick Park
Bird's Streak Ends
1987 Larry Bird ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws
- 1988 NY Yankees sign 12-year television contract with MSG for $500M
- 1990 NFL NY Giant Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard
- 1992 Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks
- 1992 NHL NJ Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season
- 1992 Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)
- 1995 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB)
- 2000 Tottenham defender Ledley King scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 9.82 seconds in 3-3 draw at Bradford City
- 2006 72nd Heisman Trophy Award: Troy Smith, Ohio State (QB)
Márquez vs. Pacquiao
2012 Juan Manuel Márquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in round six for the WBO light welterweight title
Ditka's Jersey Retired
2013 Mike Ditka's #89 jersey is retired by the Chicago Bears
- 2013 MLB pitcher Roy Halladay announces his retirement due to persistent back injury
- 2017 83rd Heisman Trophy Award: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (QB)
- 2017 Brian Ortega defeats Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 123, earning Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night honors
Rodgers Breaks Brady Record
2018 Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers breaks Tom Brady's NFL record with his 359th straight pass without an interception during Packers 34-20 win over Atlanta Falcons; finishes game with streak intact at 368
- 2019 World Anti-Doping Agency bans Russia from all major sporting events including 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 football World Cup in Qatar for manipulating laboratory data
- 2021 Chicago Black Hawks Marc-Andre Fleury becomes 3rd NHL goaltender to reach 500 career wins in 2-0 shut-out over the Canadiens at Montreal
- 2023 89th Heisman Trophy Award: Jayden Daniels, LSU (QB)
- 2023 Japanese baseball two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani signs a North American pro-sports record 10-year $700m deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers