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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
