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Events in Sport

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1895 - 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Minn Agricult beats Hamline, 9-3)
1900 - Dwight Davis established a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup
1912 - US Tennis Assn amends rule taking bye away from defending champion
1916 - NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, & Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)
1920 - Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances & alterations to baseballs
1932 - America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
1940 - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
1942 - Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils"
1943 - NL seeks buyer for Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent, falls in arrears
1960 - AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact
1964 - 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
1971 - Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball HOF
1975 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic
1976 - Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame
1980 - Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game
1982 - 34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington
1986 - 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas
1986 - Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light Heavyweight boxing title
1986 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1988 - 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St Louis
1988 - NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991)
1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1992 - 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando
1992 - Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m)
1992 - NBA All Star Game - West beats East 153-113
1992 - Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary
1997 - 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland
1997 - Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am
1997 - LG Senior Golf Championship
1997 - Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational
1997 - Palm Beach National LPGA Pro-Am
1997 - Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games

Birthdays in Sport

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1876 - Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater (Olympic-bronze-1920)
1882 - Thomas Campbell, S African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)
1887 - Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)
1907 - Aubrey "Dit" Clapper, NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins)
1908 - Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924)
1913 - Leo van der Kar, masseur/businessman/founder (Sports funds)
1914 - Bill "Rhymes with Wreck" Veeck, baseball club owner
1916 - Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1922 - James C "Jim" Laker, Bradford England, cricket off spinner
1925 - Vic Wertz, baseball player
1929 - Lennox Butler, cricketer (1 Test WI v Aust 1955, 16 & 2-151)
1931 - Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
1932 - Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
1933 - Jo Ann Prentice, LPGA golfer
1934 - John A Ziegler Jr, Grosse Pointe Mich, 4th NHL pres (1977-92)
1937 - Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1942 - Peder Lunde Jr, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1960)
1943 - James King, New Orleans LA, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1968)
1943 - Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964)
1945 - Bill Bergey, NFLer
1946 - Vince Papale, American football player
1949 - Bernard Gallacher, British golfer
1950 - Lloyd Weldon Keasor, Pumphrey Md, wrestler (Olympic-silver-1976)
1952 - Danny White, quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
1952 - Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
1953 - Andre Sevard, NHLer
1956 - Philip Jackson Ford Jr, NC, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
1957 - Gordon Strachan, soccer player
1958 - Alexander W B Lyle, Shrewsbury England, PGA golfer (1988 Phoenix Open)
1958 - Sandy Lyle, British golfer
1958 - Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
1961 - John Kruk, US baseball 1st baseman (Phila Phillies)
1962 - Diego Perez, Spain, tennis star
1963 - Madusa Miceli, [Debra Ann], Milan Italy, wrestler (WCW)
1963 - Mike Rindel, cricketer (N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton v Pak 1995)
1965 - David Brandon, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Falcons)
1967 - Kate Golden, Beaumont Texas, LPGA golfer (1992 Ping/Welch-5th)
1967 - Stevon Moore, NFL safety (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1967 - Todd Pratt, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)
1968 - Derek Strong, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Orlando Magic)
1968 - Marcus Meloan, Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 US Amat Champ)
1968 - Paul Claxton, Vidalia GA, Nike golfer (NIKE Central Georgia Open-38th)
1969 - Jeff Pahukoa, NFL guard/tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
1969 - Jimmy Smith, NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1969 - Peta Edebone, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1969 - Todd Lyght, US football quarterback (St Louis Rams)
1970 - Glenn McGrath, cricketer (NSW & Australian fast bowler 1993-)
1970 - Grant Moorhead, New Plymouth NZ, Australasia golfer
1971 - Gonzalo Floyd, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1971 - Jason Mathews, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 - Jim Miller, NFL quarterback (Pitts Steelers, Atl Falcons, Jaguars)
1971 - Ken Felder, US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1971 - Pat O'Neill, NFL punter/place kicker (NE Patriots)
1971 - Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1972 - Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
1973 - Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
1974 - Brad Maynard, punter (NY Giants)
1974 - John Wallace, NBA forward (Toronto Raptors)
1974 - Orlando Bobo, guard (Minnesota Vikings)
1976 - Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
1976 - Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
1978 - Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
1979 - Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball pitcher
1980 - Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
1980 - Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
1981 - Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
1983 - Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
1984 - Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
1987 - Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1916 - Jack Barrett, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies
1917 - Francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Aust-Eng Test), dies
1969 - Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Oly-gold 1928), dies at 68
1978 - Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (b. 1893)
1979 - C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies
1996 - Neil Franklin, soccer star, dies at 74
2007 - Hank Bauer, American baseball player (b. 1922)