Events in Sports History on January 23

  • 1879 US National Archery Association forms in Crawfordsville, Indiana
  • 1934 New York Rangers' left wing Murray Murdoch plays his 400th straight NHL game in a 5-2 win over Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden, NYC; streak reaches 508 consecutive games
  • 1943 Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
  • 1944 Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers with an NHL record 37 points; also record consecutive goals & most lopsided game, 15-0

Australia Make 674

1948 Australian cricket captain Don Bradman scores 201 in 4th Test win v India in Adelaide; Sid Barnes 112 and Lindsay Hassett 198no in Australian total 674

  • 1950 AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset
  • 1950 NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense & defense)
  • 1953 Future Australian cricket captain and coach Bobby Simpson makes his 1st-class debut for NSW at 16 years and 357 days
  • 1953 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
  • 1953 NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conference
  • 1954 Equal longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history ends - 18 games, 16 wins, 2 ties

Longest Innings in Test History

1958 Pakistani cricket batsman Hanif Mohammad scores record 337 runs in 970 minutes in drawn 1st Test v West Indies at Bridgetown, longest innings in Test history

9th NBA All-Star Game

1959 9th NBA All-Star Game, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Mi: West beats East, 124-108; MVPs: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers, F; Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks, C; first co-winners of MVP award

Celtics Lose to 76ers

1965 Boston Celtics' center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in 104-100 loss to Philadelphia 76ers, led by newly acquired Wilt Chamberlain

Musial Manages Cardinals

1967 Stan Musial named General Manager of MLB team St. Louis Cardinals

  • 1968 18th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 144-124; MVP: Hal Greer, Philadelphia 76ers, PG
  • 1968 Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
  • 1972 22nd NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: AFC beats NFC, 26-13; MVPs: Jan Stenerud, Kansas City Chiefs, PK; Willie Lanier, Kansas City Chiefs, LB

Schenk European Champion

1972 Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champion

23rd NBA All-Star Game

1973 23rd NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: East beats West, 104-84; MVP: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics, C

  • 1975 Former Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
  • 1976 Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, v WI Adelaide
  • 1976 Washington Capitals end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5
  • 1978 NFL Pro Bowl, Tampa Stadium: NFC beats AFC, 14-13; MVP: Walter Peyton, Chicago Bears, RB

Mays Elected

1979 NY/SF Giants / New York Mets center fielder Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Bossy Scores 50 in 50

1981 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games

  • 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, Miami Orange Bowl: Miami Dolphins beat New York Jets, 14-0

Lendl Wins Back-to Back Titles

1983 Ivan Lendl scores a 6–4, 6-4, 6–2 win over American John McEnroe to claim back-to-back ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC

  • 1983 Portland Trail Blazers score all 17 points in overtime to beat the Houston Rockets 113-96

Björn Borg Retires

1983 Tennis great Björn Borg announces retirement at 26 (5 x Wimbledon, 6 x French Open)

  • 1984 Buffalo Sabres become the first team in NHL history to win 10 straight road games with a 5-3 victory at Boston
  • 1984 Greatest unpaced 1-hr bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km

Hogan's 1st WWF Title

1984 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to win his 1st World Wrestling Federation title at Madison Gardens, New York

Graf Defeats Lloyd

1988 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf of Germany wins 1st of 3 consecutive Australian singles crowns; beats American Chris Evert 6-1, 7-6

  • 1989 NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak
  • 1990 Australian cricketer Dean Jones scores twin test tons vs. Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

Gooch's 100th 100

1993 Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack, India

Kerrigan US Champion

1993 US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan

  • 1994 AFC Championship, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY: Buffalo Bills beat Kansas City Chiefs, 30-13
  • 1994 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers, 38-21
  • 1998 Denver Nuggets tie the NBA single-season record of 23 consecutive losses set by the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995-96; streak ends with a 99-81 win the next day against the LA Clippers

Jordan's 800th Game

1998 Michael Jordan scores in double figures for 800th consecutive game in a 100-98 OT win over New Jersey; adds 40 more double-figure scoring games to his NBA record before retiring for the second time (1998)

  • 2000 AFC Championship, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville: Tennessee Titans beat Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-14
  • 2000 Dallas' Don Nelson becomes the 6th coach in NBA history to win 900 career games when the Mavericks defeat the Detroit Pistons, 99-91 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
  • 2000 NFC Championship, Trans World Dome, St. Louis: St. Louis Rams beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11-6
  • 2005 AFC Championship, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 41-27
  • 2005 NFC Championship, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Eagles beat Atlanta Falcons, 27-10
  • 2011 AFC Championship, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets, 24-19
  • 2011 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Green Bay Packers beat Chicago Bears, 21-14

Thompson's Record Game

2015 Golden State guard Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter (37) and most 3-pointers in a quarter (9) in Warrior's 126-101 win over Sacramento Kings

Ecclestone Ousted as F1 CEO

2017 Formula One Group removes Bernie Ecclestone as CEO, making him chairman emeritus, as Liberty Media completes $8 billion takeover of the organization

LeBron's 30,000 Milestone

2018 LeBron James becomes the 7th and youngest (33 years 24 days) to reach the 30,000 NBA point milestone during 114-102 loss to San Antonio Spurs

  • 2022 Buffalo wide receiver Gabriel Davis scores an NFL playoff record 4 TDs in the Bills' epic 42-36 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their divisional-round playoff at Arrowhead Stadium

Sports History

2023 Caitlin Clark records 28 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds in a game for Iowa against Ohio State

  • 2024 Caitlin Clark scores a season-high 45 points for Iowa against Ohio State
  • 2024 Kawhi Leonard records his second career triple-double in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers