- 1907 12th Iron Bowl: Auburn and Alabama tie 6-6 in Birmingham
- 1909 Dutch football club FC Eindhoven is founded in southern part of the city; Eredivisie 1954; KNVB Cup 1937
- 1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose, 12-7 to Frankford Yellow Jackets at Dunn Field; ends 31-game undefeated streak; NFL and major-league football record
- 1926 New York Rangers ice hockey club first game; beat Montreal Maroons, 1-0 at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Russell's Rebounds
1957 Boson Celtics' center Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds as Boston beats Philadelphia Warriors, 111-89 at Boston Gardens
- 1957 University of Oklahoma Football NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing 7-0 to Notre Dame at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
- 1959 Boston business executive Billy Sullivan is awarded eighth and final franchise of developing American Football League (AFL); later branded Boston Patriots
Chamberlain Scores 73
1962 SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points in 127-111 win over NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden
Clemente NL MVP
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP
Barry's Free Throw Streak
1976 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
- 1978 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft
- 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB Doug Williams throws for 486 yards
- 1981 Dennis Lillee kicks Javed Miandad after he had waved his bat at Dennis
- 1984 Houston blocks 20 Denver shots tying NBA regulation game record
Imran Khan Debut
1984 Imran Khan makes his 1st appearance for NSW Cricket
NASCAR Sprint Cup
1986 36th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
Canseco AL MVP
1988 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson
Givens Sues Tyson
1988 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel
- 1997 47th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jeff Gordon wins
Pete Sampras
1997 American tennis great Pete Sampras wins back-to-back ATP Tour World Championship titles with a 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 over Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov in Hanover, Germany
- 1997 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: heavily favoured defending champion Toronto Argonauts beat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 47-23
Messi Debut
2003 16-year old Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona when he comes on as a substitute in a friendly against Porto
- 2003 55th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Matt Kenseth wins
- 2003 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Edmonton Eskimos reverse previous year result; beat Montreal Alouettes, 34-22 for 12th title
Federer First of Six
2003 Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first of 6 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over American Andre Agassi in the final in Houston, Texas
- 2008 60th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins
Đoković Defeats Davydenko
2008 Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his first career season-ending Tennis Masters Cup title beating Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 in the final in Shanghai, China
Tendulkar's Last Match
2013 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies
- 2014 Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by 1 point from Ryan Newman
- 2014 Novak Đoković claims 3 straight ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles after Roger Federer is forced to withdraw from the final in London through injury
- 2021 Guanyu Zhou confirmed as China's first F1 driver, racing for Alfa Romeo in 2022 [1]
- 2021 Men's roller derby team settles dispute with MLB baseball team, allowing both to use Cleveland Guardians name
- 2023 MLB owners unanimously approve Oakland A's proposed move from California to Las Vegas, Nevada; it will become the franchise's 4th home since being established in Philadelphia in 1901
