- 1940 National Football League Championship, Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Chicago Bears beat Washington Redskins, 73-0; most one-sided victory in NFL history; first NFL title game broadcast on national radio
- 1942 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB)
- 1948 14th Heisman Trophy Award: Doak Walker, SMU (HB)
Campanella's 3rd MVP
1955 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award
- 1956 XVI Summer Olympic Games close in Melbourne, Australia; start of an Olympic tradition - amidst international tensions, athletes mingle together, parade into and around MCG arena for final appearance to close the Games
- 1959 Baseball's new Continental League awards its 6th franchise to Atlanta, Georgia
Eisenhower Catches a Game
1959 President Eisenhower watches Pakistan v Aust Test Cricket at Karachi
Chamberlain's 78 Points
1961 Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in 151-147 3OT defeat to LA Lakers at Philadelphia Civic Center; 2nd highest game total in the NBA history
Yankees' Terrible Trade
1966 A terrible New York Yankee trade, Roger Maris for St' Louis Card's Charlie Smith
Năstase's 3rd Consecutive ATP
1973 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 3rd consecutive season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win over Dutchman Tom Okker in Boston, Massachusetts
Evert-Lloyd Wins Australian Open
1984 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert-Lloyd beats Helena Suková 6-7, 6-1, 6-3; continues streak of winning at least 1 major per year since 1973
Edberg Wins First Grand Slam
1985 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg wins 1st career Grand Slam singles title; beats defending champion & fellow Swede Mats Wilander 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Hextall Scores 1st Goalie Goal
1987 Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes 1st NHL goalie to actually score a goal, shooting the puck into Boston Bruins empty net in 5-2 win at The Spectrum in Philadelphia
- 1988 Knick's set NBA record of 11 3-pointers & sink Bucks, 113-109
Darryl Strawberry Indicted
1994 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges
- 2001 10th SEC Championship Game: #21 LSU beats #2 Tennessee, 31-20
- 2007 73rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Tebow, Florida (QB)
- 2011 The NBA and players union reach financial agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games
- 2018 84th Heisman Trophy Award: Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (QB)
- 2018 Brian Ortega fights Max Holloway at UFC 231 and loses by doctor stoppage, earning Fight of the Night
- 2022 American basketball star Brittany Griner is released by Russian authorities in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; Griner detained on drug smuggling charges since February 2022
Sports History
2023 Kawhi Leonard scores a season-high 41 points in a win over the Utah Jazz
