- 1887 1st US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Ellen Hansell wins inaugural event; beats Laura Knight 6-1, 6-0
- 1895 The first UK individual cycling time trial, organized by Frederick Thomas Bidlake, is held on a 50-mile course north of London
1900 US Open Men's Golf, Chicago GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins his only US title; beats Englishman J.H. Taylor by 2 strokes
- 1907 Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays its first game; Montreal defeats Toronto 17-8 in Montreal
Ed Walsh's Best Season
1908 Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh beats the Detroit Tigers 6-1 for his 40th victory of the MLB season, forcing the AL pennant race to the final day
- 1912 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 for their 105th win of the MLB season, an AL record until the 1927 NY Yankees (110)
- 1912 NY Highlanders play their last game at Hilltop Stadium and beat Washington 8-6; Brooklyn Dodgers play their last game at Washington Park and lose 1-0 to NY Giants
Ty Cobb's Stealing Record
1915 Detroit Tigers speedster Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season in a 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians; it stands as an MLB record until 1962 (Maury Wills, 104)
- 1921 First Baseball World Series radio broadcast; all-NY contest, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 at Polo Grounds; sportswriter Grantland Rice is the announcer
- 1921 Writer Grantland Rice does the announcing as the New York Giants-New York Yankees Baseball World Series is broadcast for the first time over radio (WJZ & WGY); he is not at the game but in the studio reading updates received by telegraph
- 1922 NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NYC; Giants win series 4-0-1
- 1932 With new ownership, Detroit Falcons officially change their name to Detroit Red Wings, and the Winged Wheel is introduced; previous names were Cougars (1926-30) and Falcons (1930-32)
- 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen drops a third strike, allowing Tommy Henrich to reach first base safely for the Yankees in a famous World Series error. This would have been the last out, but instead, the Yankees score four runs and win 7-4, taking the series 4-1
- 1942 Baseball World Series: St. Louis Cardinals win club's fourth World Series; beat New York Yankees 4-2 at Yankee Stadium for a 4-1 series victory
1947 Brooklyn outfielder Al Gionfriddo makes a famous catch off Joe DiMaggio in Game 6 of the Baseball World Series; Dodgers beat Yankees 8-6; the catch inspires the "back-back-back" expression
Bobby Jones's Rare Disease
1949 Sportswriter Robert Ruark first reports golfing great Bobby Jones's rare spinal disease (syringomyelia), which prevents him from playing any form of golf again
Knicks Draft Cousy
1950 Boston Celtics owner Walter Brown and coach Red Auerbach draw lots out of a hat for three members of the defunct Chicago Stags franchise and hit the jackpot with future six-time NBA champion Bob Cousy
- 1952 6th NHL All-Star Game, Detroit Olympia, Detroit, MI: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1; second year format, 1st vs. 2nd All-Star Teams, with additional players
1956 Catcher Yogi Berra becomes the fourth New York Yankee to hit a World Series grand slam in Game 2 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn; the Dodgers win 13-8 but lose the series 4-3
- 1957 11th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: All-Stars defeat Montreal Canadiens 5-3
- 1957 Ryder Cup Golf, Lindrick GC: Great Britain-Ireland win 7½-4½; Dai Rees captains home team to first Cup victory since 1933
1963 17th NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs tie All-Stars, 3-3; MVP: Frank Mahovlich, Toronto, LW
- 1970 MLB Championship Series both end on the same day with the same score: (AL) Baltimore Orioles beat Minnesota Twins 3-0; (NL) Cincinnati Reds defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0; Orioles win World Series 4-1
1975 Austrian Niki Lauda wins the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen to claim his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship, winning by 19.5 points over Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil
- 1976 MLB expansion draft: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays pick 30 unprotected AL players; Ruppert Jones OF (Seattle) and Bob Bailor OF (Toronto) are first picks
1980 Australian Williams driver Alan Jones wins the United States East Grand Prix to claim his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship, winning by 13 points over Nelson Piquet of Brazil
- 1982 First regular season NHL game is played in New Jersey as the NJ Devils play a 3-3 tie against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Brendan Byrne Arena; Don Lever scores the first Devils' goal
Cricket History
1982 Pakistan cricket leg-spin bowler Abdul Qadir takes 7-142 as Australia is dismissed for 330 in the 2nd Test in Faisalabad; Greg Ritchie scores a maiden Test century (106 not out), but the home side prevails by an innings and 3 runs
NHL Record
1983 Edmonton superstar Wayne Gretzky scores a goal and an assist in a 5-4 win over Toronto in the Oilers' season opener; starts NHL record 51-game scoring streak; ends 28/1/84
- 1983 Panamanian jockey Jorge Velasquez wins his 5,000th career race riding Banquet Scene to victory in the fourth race at Belmont Park
Dickerson's Overtime Record
1986 Rams running back Eric Dickerson runs for an NFL overtime record 42-yard touchdown as LA defeats the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-20 at Anaheim Stadium
- 1990 Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Kevin Stevens has 2 goals and 4 assists in a 7-4 opening-night win against the Washington Capitals at Capital Centre to set an NHL record for most points in a season opener (6)
- 1991 Fresno State ties the NCAA football record with 49 points in the second quarter as they rout New Mexico 94-17 at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno
3-Point Line Shortened
1994 NBA shortens the 3-point distance to a uniform 22 feet in an attempt to help offensive players score more; Michael Jordan sets career highs in 3-point attempts and converted 3-point field goals, nearly doubling previous statistics
- 1996 Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings in a 4-3 ALDS win at Jacobs Field; Orioles win the series 3-1
- 1996 New York center fielder Bernie Williams homers from each side of the plate as the Yankees beat Texas 6-4 to win the AL Division Series 3-1
- 1997 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Den Bosch, Netherlands: Sandrine Testud wins both her singles to lead France to 4-1 win over the Netherlands; France's first title
Bonds Breaks HR Record
2001 Barry Bonds hits his 71st and 72nd home runs in an 11-10 loss against the LA Dodgers at Pacific Bell Park, breaking Mark McGwire's MLB single-season home run record
- 2001 MLB's Atlanta Braves become the first professional sports team to win 10 consecutive division titles after defeating the Marlins 20-3 to clinch the NL East title; NBA's Boston Celtics (1957-65) and LA Lakers (1982-90) both win 9 in a row
- 2002 For the first time in its 42-year history, the Anaheim Angels win a postseason series by beating the Yankees 9-5 to take the ALDS 3-1
- 2003 Chicago Cubs win their first MLB postseason series since the 1908 World Series with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the NLDS at Turner Field
- 2003 Kansas City wide receiver Dante Hall scores a game-winning 93-yard punt return in the Chiefs' 24-23 victory against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium, returning for a score in an NFL-record fourth consecutive game
Scottie Pippen Retires
2004 Seven-time All-Star and six-time NBA Champion forward Scottie Pippen announces his retirement from the NBA and the Chicago Bulls
- 2005 NHL great Wayne Gretzky makes his coaching debut for the Phoenix Coyotes in a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena
- 2005 NHL opens regular season after a 10-month lockout of the entire 2004-05 season; Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley are the first players to score winning goals in a shootout in NHL history, both scoring against Toronto goalie Ed Belfour in a 3-2 OT victory
Jones Admits Using Steroids
2007 After years of angry denials, triple gold medal-winning American sprinter Marion Jones admits she used steroids in 2000-01, pleads guilty to lying to federal investigators, announces retirement in a tearful apology, and returns medals to the USOC
- 2009 Australia wins cricket's Champions Trophy at Centurion Park in Gauteng, South Africa, by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) against New Zealand; chasing 200, Shane Watson is 105 not out in Australia's 206/4
ICC Champions Trophy
2009 ICC Men's Cricket Champions Trophy, Centurion Park, Gauteng: Australia beats New Zealand by 6 wickets for its second title; Player of the Series is Ricky Ponting (AUS) with 288 runs
- 2010 Injured Indian cricket batsman VVS Laxman is the hero with 73 not out as the home team chases down 216 to beat Australia with just one wicket to spare in the first Test at Mohali
- 2013 New Zealand beats South Africa 38-27 in Johannesburg to retain the Rugby Championship with an undefeated record; All Black flanker Liam Messam scores 2 tries
Klitschko vs. Povetkin
2013 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
- 2014 French F1 driver Jules Bianchi collides with a recovery vehicle during the Japanese Grand Prix and dies 10 months later; the first F1 death due to a racing accident in 21 years (Ayrton Senna 1994)
Rabbitohs Win NRL
2014 Russell Crowe-owned South Sydney Rabbitohs beat the Canterbury Bulldogs 30-6 to break a 43-year drought and win the National Rugby League (Australia) Premiership
Contract of Interest
2022 Duhan van der Merwe returns to Edinburgh on a long-term deal after Worcester Warriors' contract termination
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