Dodgers Sign Alston
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954; he signs 23 one-year agreements until his retirement after 1976 season
- 1956 Americans go 1-2 in the men's 100m final at the Melbourne Olympics; Bobby Morrow and Thane Baker both record hand-timed 10.50s but automatic timing gives gold medal to Morrow
- 1956 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos make it 3rd consecutive Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes for 3rd straight year, 50-27
- 1956 Glenn Davis leads an American trifecta in the men's 400m hurdles at the Melbourne Olympics; hurdles Olympic record equalling 50.1s to beat teammates Eddie Southern and Joshua Culbreath
Chamberlain's Record Rebounds
1960 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain pulls down NBA record 55 rebounds in Warriors 132-129 defeat to Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Civic Center
Petty Wins NASCAR
1974 24th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins
- 1974 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Montreal Alouettes defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7 on a slick, wet field
- 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
Morgan's Second NL MVP
1976 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award
Ripken AL Rookie
1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
Sachin Tendulkar
1989 Sachin Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty aged 16 years 214 days, a record
- 1991 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
Toronto Argonauts Win
1991 CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 36-21; Argos under new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy
Seles' Prize Money Record
1991 Monica Seles sets female tennis record, winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year
- 1991 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 to win her 2nd straight WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Sampras's Third ATP
1996 American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a classic 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 victory over defending champion Boris Becker in Hanover, Germany
Toronto Argonauts' 13th
1996 CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: MVP Doug Flutie leads Toronto Argonauts to 13th title; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 43-37
Graf Retains WTA
1996 German tennis star Steffi Graf retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 win over Martina Hingis at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- 1996 Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup
- 1996 Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan v NZ Lahore
- 2002 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes beat Edmonton Eskimos, 25-16; Don Matthews' 5th Grey Cup title as a head coach
- 2007 72nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 17-10 in Auburn
- 2012 77th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 49-0 in Tuscaloosa
- 2012 The continued NHL lockout results in all games to December 14 being cancelled
- 2013 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
Sebastian Vettel
2013 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
- 2018 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Antigua: Ashleigh Gardner with 33 from 26 balls and 3 for 22 leads Australia (106/2) to 4th T20 WC; beat England (105)
Spanish Victory
2019 Davis Cup Tennis, Madrid: Rafael Nadal beats Denis Shapovalov of Russia 6-3, 7-6 to give Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead and a 6th Cup title; first competition under new week-long format at one venue
- 2019 New Zealand cricket batsman BJ Watling scores a marathon 205 off 473 balls to lead the home side to an innings and 65 run 1st Test victory over England at Mount Maunganui
