- Jan 1 79th Orange Bowl: #13 Florida State beats #16 Northern Illinois, 31-10
- Jan 1 99th Rose Bowl: #8 Stanford beats Wisconsin, 20-14
Carlsen Breaks Kasparov Record
Jan 1 Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov's chess FIDE rating, reaching 2,861
Spain's Fourth Title
Jan 5 25th Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Spain wins 4th title; Anabel Medina Garrigues & Fernando Verdasco beat high profile Serbian pair Ana Ivanović & Novak Đoković 6-4, 7-5 to clinch 2-1 victory
Messi Wins Record Fourth
Jan 7 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins award for a record 4th consecutive year; US forward Abby Wambach wins women's award
Nash 5th to 10,000 Assists
Jan 8 Steve Nash becomes 5th NBA player to record 10,000th career assists, playing for the LA Lakers against Houston - Lakers still lose 125–112
- Jan 12 "Mile High Miracle", In AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver Broncos ahead of Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining, quarterback Joe Flacco heaves 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game. Ravens win in overtime.
Armstrong's Doping Downfall
Jan 19 Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories
- Jan 19 The 2012-2013 NHL season begins after a 119-day lockout
- Jan 20 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: Baltimore Ravens beat New England Patriots, 28-13
- Jan 20 NFC Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta: San Francisco 49ers beat Atlanta Falcons, 28-24
Azarenka Defeats Li
Jan 26 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus wins her 2nd straight Australian title; beats Li Na of China 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Jan 27 7 people are killed and 3 are injured when a retaining wall collapses during a football match at the Ugur Sports Facility, Turkey
- Jan 27 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins Open era record 4th Australian crown; beats Andy Murray of Scotland 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2
Carlsen Wins Tata Steel Tournament
Jan 27 Magnus Carlsen wins the 2013 Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
- Jan 27 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii: NFC beats AFC, 62-35; MVP: Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings, TE
- Jan 27 Spain defeats Denmark to win the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship
- Feb 3 Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Baltimore Ravens beat San Francisco 49ers, 34-31; MVP: Joe Flacco, Baltimore, QB
- Feb 4 Europol announces it will investigate over 680 football matches alleged to involve match fixing
- Feb 7 Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of La Dura Dura in Spain, his second 9b+ (5.15c) after Change
- Feb 9 Adam Ondra completes the second ascent of the 9b (5.15b) route, Fight or flight
Sports History
Feb 12 At a ceremony in Philadelphia, the NFL pays tribute to the life of the late Steve Sabol and his many contributions to the league
- Feb 16 Lionel Messi scores his 14th consecutive goal in La Liga and his 300th goal in 365 appearances for Barcelona
- Feb 17 62nd NBA All-Star Game, Toyota Centre, Houston, TX: West beats East, 143-138; MVP: Chris Paul, LA Clippers, G
- Feb 17 Jess Cameron with 75 and Elise Perry 3-27 lead Australia to 114 run win over West Indies in the Women's Cricket World Cup Final in Bombay, India
- Feb 24 55th Daytona 500: Jimmie Johnson wins 2nd Great American Race; Danica Patrick first female to start from pole position; also best-ever finish by a woman at Daytona (8th)
- Mar 9 Bernard Hopkins defeats Tavoris Cloud to win IBF light heavyweight title
Laureus Awards
Mar 11 Laureus World Sports Awards, Municipal Theater, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Sportsman: Usain Bolt; Sportswoman: Missy Franklin; Team: FC Bayern Munich
- Mar 15 Patrick Chan of Canada wins the men’s 2013 World Figure Skating Championships
- Mar 16 34th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Louisville beats Syracuse, 78-61
- Mar 16 Kim Yu-Na of South Korea wins the women’s 2013 World Figure Skating Championships
- Mar 16 Wales routs England by a record 30-3 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to retain their Six Nation Rugby Championship; Welsh winger Alex Cuthbert scores 2 tries and fullback Leigh Halfpenny lands 4/4 penalties
- Mar 17 54th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Ole Miss beats Florida, 66-63
- Mar 17 60th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Miami beats North Carolina, 87-77
Sports History
Mar 17 Stacy Lewis wins the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup and becomes the number one ranked woman golfer in the world
- Mar 21 Martin Gould defeats Ali Carter to win the snooker 2013 Championship League
- Mar 23 Chris Sharma becomes the second person to climb a 9b+ (5.15c) route with his ascent of La Dura Dura in Oliana, Spain
- Mar 24 Scotland defeats Sweden to win the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship
Sports History
Mar 25 Golfer Tiger Woods returns to his world number one ranking
Sports History
Apr 6 Bayern Munich win their 23rd German Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare
Golf Major
Apr 7 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Inbee Park wins her 2nd major title, 4 strokes ahead of fellow South Korean So Yeon Ryu; first of Park's 3 straight major victories in 2013
- Apr 7 Sweden wins the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship defeating Canada
- Apr 8 75th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Michigan, 82-76; Cardinals' forward Luke Hancock hits 22 points
- Apr 9 32nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Louisville, 93-60; Huskies' 8th National title
- Apr 14 77th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Adam Scott wins his first major title and becomes first Australian Masters champion with a 2nd hole sudden death playoff win against Ángel Cabrera
- Apr 15 117th Boston Marathon: Lelisa Desisa Benti of Ethiopia men's winner in 2:10:22; Rita Jeptoo of Kenya wins women's section in 2:26:25
- Apr 15 Boston Marathon bombings: 3 people are killed and 183 injured after two explosions near the finish line
- Apr 20 5 snowboarders are killed by an avalanche in Loveland Pass, Colorado
- Apr 21 Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo win the 2013 London Marathon
- Apr 22 Manchester United defeat Aston Villa to claim the 2012/2013 English Premier League
Cricket History
Apr 23 West Indian cricketer, Chris Gayle, smashes the fastest century in history in just 30 balls
Sports History
May 4 Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight title
Sports History
May 8 Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager at the end of the season
- May 9 Everton Manager David Moyes is announced as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United (he only lasts 10 months)
- May 11 Bayern Munich set a new Bundesliga points record of 91
- May 11 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (86,254): Wigan Athletic upsets Manchester City, 1-0; Ben Watson scores 90+1' winner
- May 12 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins his second PC, 2 strokes ahead of David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman
- May 18 138th Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Oxbow wins in 1:57.54
- May 18 RC Toulonnais defeat ASM Clermont Auvergne to win the rugby Heineken Cup final
- May 19 Sweden defeats Switzerland to win the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship
Appointment of Interest
May 23 Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups
- May 25 UEFA Champions League Final, London: Arjen Robben scores twice as Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in first all-German final
- May 26 Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs; Kieron Pollard 60 no (32)
- May 26 Indianapolis 500: Tony Kanaan becomes 4th Brazilian to win the race; fastest Indy 500 in history with Kanaan's average speed 187.433 mph; record stands until 2021
- May 26 Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry
- Jun 1 Bayern Munich defeat VfB Stuttgart 3-2 to win the DFB-Pokal and become the first German treble-winning team
- Jun 6 MLB Draft: Stanford pitcher Mark Appel first pick by Houston Astros
- Jun 7 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 games to 0
- Jun 8 145th Belmont: Mike Smith aboard Palace Malice wins in 2:30.70
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 8 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her second French title; beats defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 6-4
- Jun 8 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1
Sports History
Jun 8 Patrick Kane scores a playoff hat-trick against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; first man to win same Grand Slam title 8 times
- Jun 9 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Inbee Park wins her 3rd major title in a sudden-death playoff, defeating runner-up Catriona Matthew of Scotland on the 3rd extra hole
Sports History
Jun 9 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: David Frost of South Africa wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Fred Couples
US Golf Open
Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: Englishman Justin Rose wins his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Jason Day and Phil Mickelson
Sports History
Jun 19 Jerry Sloan returns to the Utah Jazz as an adviser and scouting consultant
NBA Finals
Jun 20 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 95-88 in Game 7 for back-to-back titles; MVP: LeBron James for second straight year
- Jun 23 India defeats England to win the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in cricket
- Jun 24 Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Boston Bruins, 3-2 for 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 5th Championship
- Jun 27 NBA Draft: UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett first pick Cleveland Cavaliers
Sports History
Jun 28 Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole's final "Sportscentre" broadcast on TSN
- Jun 30 NHL Draft: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) center Nathan MacKinnon #1 pick by Colorado Avalanche
- Jun 30 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Fox Chapel GC: Kenny Perry wins first of 4 Champions Tour titles by 2 strokes from Fred Couples and Duffy Waldorf
- Jun 30 US Open Women's Golf, Sebonack GC: Inbee Park of South Korea wins her second US title, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot I.K. Kim
- Jul 2 Reds pitcher Homer Bailey no-hits SF Giants 3-0 in Cincinnati, his second no-hitter in 10 months
- Jul 6 British & Irish Lions Rugby Union team thrash Australia, 41-16 in Sydney for a 2-1 series win, their first against the Wallabies since 1997
- Jul 6 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Bob & Mike Bryan beat Ivan Dogic & Marcelo Melo to be the only doubles pair to hold all 4 major titles and Olympic gold medal at same time
- Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In her last appearance at a major championship, Marion Bartoli of France beats German Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 for her only Grand Slam title
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 7 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Andy Murray beats Novak Đoković 6-4. 7-5. 6-4 to become the first British man to win a Wimbledon singles title since 1936
- Jul 9 Adam Ondra onsights Cabane au Canada in Switzerland, the second-ever onsight of a 9a (5.14d) route
US Senior Golf Open
Jul 14 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk
- Jul 15 18 people are killed and 47 are injured in a riot following a boxing match in Indonesia
- Jul 16 84th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-0 at Citi Field, New York
- Jul 17 21st ESPY Awards: LeBron James, Serena Williams win
Tour de France
Jul 21 100th Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain
- Jul 21 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Phil Mickelson wins his 5th major, by 3 strokes from Henrik Stenson of Sweden
Appointment of Interest
Jul 22 Mike Babcock is again named head coach of Team Canada, this time for the 2014 Winter Olympics (they would repeat as gold medalists)
Senior Open Championship
Jul 29 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale: American Mark Wiebe wins in a playoff with Bernhard Langer of Germany
- Aug 1 Jason Koumas signs a one-year deal with Tranmere Rovers after a successful trial
- Aug 3 Super Rugby Final, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton: Chiefs successfully defend title with a 27-22 over ACT Brumbies
- Aug 4 British Open Women's Golf, St. Andrews: American Stacy Lewis wins her second major, 2 shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park
Sports History
Aug 5 MLB bans New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez for 211 games as a result of the Biogenesis Laboratories scandal
- Aug 5 Rain intervenes to end the 3rd cricket Test between Australia and England at Old Trafford; England retains the Ashes after winning the first 2 Tests
- Aug 10 14th Athletics World Championships open at Moscow, Russia
PGA Championship
Aug 11 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Jason Dufner wins first major title by 2 shots from fellow American Jim Furyk
- Aug 11 Usain Bolt of Jamaica records best time of the year (9.77s) to edge out American Justin Gatlin and win 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia
- Aug 17 14th Athletics World Championships: Usain Bolt wins 200m
- Aug 18 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Colorado GC: Europe retain Cup for the first time in record winning margin 18-12; Sweden's Caroline Hedwall becomes first player to win 5 matches in a single competition
Canadian Women's Open
Aug 25 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Royal Mayfair GC: New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko successfully defends her title by 5 shots from Karine Icher
- Sep 1 Anna Stöhr wins a gold medal in bouldering at the European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Sports History
Sep 1 Gareth Bale transfers from Tottenham Hotspur FC to Real Madrid for an estimated world record fee of £85.3 million (€100 million)
- Sep 8 US Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams successfully defends her title; beats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5, 6-7, 6-1
- Sep 9 US Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal wins his second US title; beats Novak Đoković 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Sep 13 Jim Furyk fires 12-under-par 59 in the 2nd round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms GC in Lake Forest, Illinois, becoming just the 6th player to shoot sub-60 in a PGA Tour event
- Sep 15 Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Suzann Pettersen of Norway wins by 2 strokes over New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko; first time event has major title status
- Sep 20 Alex Rodriquez sets new MLB record with 24 Grand Slam home runs for the New York Yankees
Sports History
Sep 25 Oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America's Cup
- Oct 5 New Zealand beats South Africa, 38-27 in Johannesburg to retain the Rugby Championship with an undefeated record; All Black flanker Liam Messam crosses for 2 tries
Klitschko vs. Povetkin
Oct 5 Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko beats Russian Alexander Povetkin in a 12 round unanimous points decision in Moscow to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles
- Oct 6 Presidents Cup Golf, Muirfield Village GC: US wins for 5th successive time with an 18½–15½ victory over the International team
- Oct 12 Timothy Bradley defeats Juan Manuel Márquez to win the WBA Welterweight boxing title
- Oct 18 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 2
- Oct 19 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 2
- Oct 27 American Serena Williams wins her 4th season ending tennis title; beats Li Na of China 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 in the WTA Championship final in Istanbul, Turkey
F1 World Champion
Oct 27 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit to clinch his 4th straight F1 World Drivers Championship; 6th consecutive GP victory
World Series
Oct 30 Baseball World Series: Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals, 6-1 in Game 6 at Fenway Park to win title; MVP: Boston slugger David Ortiz
- Nov 1 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: London Bridge, Outstrip, Goldencents, Chriselliam, Beholder
Sports History
Nov 2 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina claims ASP World Junior Title by beating Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco in a high-scoring final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil
- Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year's Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan, Mucho Macho Man
- Nov 2 Masahiro Tanaka's record streak of 30 consecutive starts without a loss ends when the Rakuten Golden Eagles' ace is beaten, 4-2, by the Yomiuri Giants in Game 6 of the Japan Baseball Series
- Nov 3 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Cagliari, Italy: Sara Errani of Italy outclasses Russia's Alisa Kleybanova 6-1, 6-1 for an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 4-0) and 4th title for the home country
- Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Geoffrey Mutai becomes first repeat winner in 15 years in slow 2:08:24; fellow Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo wins women's race in 2:25:07
Sports History
Nov 3 Nick Foles connects with Riley Cooper 3 times to become 7th passer in NFL history with 7 TD tosses in a game during Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 win over the Raiders at Oakland; Foles completes 22 of 28 for 406 yards
- Nov 10 Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20
- Nov 11 Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England
Tendulkar's Last Match
Nov 16 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies
- Nov 17 102nd Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Serbia in Belgrade (3-2)
- Nov 17 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas
- Nov 17 Jimmie Johnson wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the sixth time
- Nov 22 Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship
Pacquiao vs. Rios
Nov 23 Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao defeats American Brandon Rios by unanimous decision to win the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Macau, China
- Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 4th title; defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45-23; Roughriders running back Kory Sheets MVP, sets Grey Cup record rushing for 197 yards with 2 TDs
- Nov 24 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix; his record 9th straight GP victory; record equalling 13th consecutive GP win; 4th straight World Drivers Championship
- Nov 27 Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the 11th time
- Nov 30 14th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 34-2
- Nov 30 78th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 34-28 in Auburn
- Dec 7 22nd SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #5 Missouri, 59-42
- Dec 7 9th ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida State beats #20 Duke, 45-7
Ditka's Jersey Retired
Dec 9 Mike Ditka's #89 jersey is retired by the Chicago Bears
- Dec 9 MLB pitcher Roy Halladay announces his retirement due to persistent back injury
- Dec 16 79th Heisman Trophy Award: Jameis Winston, Florida State (QB)
- Dec 17 Australia wins the 3rd test to take win the 2013-14 Ashes test cricket series
- Dec 28 Chris Weidman defeats Anderson Silva to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship
Schumacher's Ski Accident
Dec 29 7-time world F1 motor racing champion Michael Schumacher suffers a serious head injury in a ski accident in the French Alps; his condition still remains unclear
Redskins Fire Shanahan
Dec 30 NFL head coach Mike Shanahan is fired by the Washington Redskins
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