Campanella NL MVP
1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday
- 1953 US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business
Banda's 7 touchdowns
1961 Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of NY Titans at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston
- 1968 New York Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of the Year
Morgan NL MVP
1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP
Yarborough Wins a Third
1978 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
Astros Record Sign
1979 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract
"A Mickey Mouse Organization"
1983 Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"
Jan Kurri
1983 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game
Gooden Youngest Rookie
1984 NY Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year
Schmidt NL MVP
1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP
- 1989 39th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Rusty Wallace wins
Graf Regains WTA
1989 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf regains the WTA Tour Championship in NYC; beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
- 1989 US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
Bonds NL MVP
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds wins NL MVP
Ripken 2nd MVP
1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP
- 1994 59th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
- 1995 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Baltimore Stallions become only American-based team ever to win Grey Cup; defeat Calgary Stampeders, 37-20
- 1995 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf outlasts No. 2 Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Becker's Third ATP
1995 Home crowd favorite Boris Becker wins his 3rd and final ATP Tour World Championship tennis title with a 7–6, 6–0, 7–6 win over American Michael Chang in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1996 Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox
Hingis Wins WTA
2000 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Monica Seles, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Federer Wins Masters Cup
2006 Roger Federer captures his 3rd Tennis Masters Cup title with a comfortable 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 win over American James Blake in the final in Shanghai, China
Truex NASCAR Cup
2017 Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
Record Rams Kansas City Game
2018 Rams beat Kansas City Chiefs, 54-51 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; 3rd-highest scoring game in NFL history; first time 2 teams score 50 points in same game; Patrick Mahomes' 6 TD passes for KC most in "Monday Night Football" history
- 2019 EPL club Tottenham sacks high profile manager Mauricio Pochettino after disappointing start to season; replacement is higher profile ex-Chelsea and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho
LeBron's Triple-Double
2019 LeBron James hits 25 points, 11 rebounds & 10 assists as LA Lakers' beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-107 to become first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises
Sports History
2023 Novak Đoković of Serbia wins a record seventh ATP World Tour Finals beating Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in Turin, Italy
