Today's 29 November Sport in History

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  • 1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery
  • 1913 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Parkdale, 44-2; second-largest margin of victory in a Grey Cup final
  • 1924 12th CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Queen's University wins third straight championship, defeating Toronto Balmy Beach 11-3
  • 1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens in Montreal, Quebec

Speaker Resigns Amid Allegations

1926 Tris Speaker resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians while facing game-fixing allegations

World Chess Champion

1927 Russian-French player Alexander Alekhine becomes the fourth world chess champion, defeating reigning champion Cuban José Raúl Capablanca in Buenos Aires

  • 1934 The Chicago Bears defeat Detroit (19-16) in the first NFL game broadcast nationally
  • 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids a soccer match between Netherlands and Germany
  • 1941 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders 18-16 for their third championship
  • 1947 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win third straight and eighth title, defeating Calgary Stampeders 10-9
  • 1952 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts prove to be the dominant club in Canada with their record 10th Championship; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11
  • 1956 English athlete Chris Brasher is disqualified for interference after finishing first in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics; decision reversed on appeal
  • 1957 NYC Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace baseball teams Dodgers and Giants after they relocate to the west coast
  • 1958 23rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 14-8 in Birmingham
  • 1958 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28 for a 4th Championship
  • 1958 George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
  • 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy halfback
  • 1962 Major League Baseball decides to revert to one All-Star Game per year after four seasons in which two All-Star Games are played
  • 1966 First NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena; San Francisco Warriors defeat Chicago Bulls 108-101
  • 1969 34th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 49-26 in Birmingham

Test Cricket's Leading Run Scorer

1970 England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket's leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond's world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs

  • 1971 First $150,000 open golf championship at Walt Disney World
  • 1974 39th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham
  • 1975 40th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-0 in Birmingham

Yankees Sign Jackson

1976 The New York Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to a five-year, $3.5 million contract

  • 1980 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham

Greg Chappell

1981 Australian cricketer Greg Chappell scores 201 against Pakistan at The Gabba, Brisbane

  • 1984 Javed Miandad posts his second 100 of the Hyderabad Test against New Zealand
  • 1986 51st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-17 in Birmingham
  • 1987 75th CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos' 10th Championship; defeat Toronto Argonauts 38-36 on Jerry Kauric's last-second field goal

NFL Record

1987 Joe Montana of the San Francisco 49ers completes an NFL record of 22 consecutive passes

  • 1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal.
  • 1987 The New Orleans Saints win their first season in their 21-year history
  • 1990 MLB Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman

Shogun - The Musical

1990 Paul Chihara and John Driver's musical "Shogun - The Musical", based on James Clavell's novel, opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances

  • 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba

1992 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 24-10: MVP QB Doug Flutie, 33 of 49 for 480 yards, 2 TDs

  • 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Wash Wizards
  • 1998 In a classic all-Spanish final, Àlex Corretja puts on a stunning comeback to beat Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 and win his only ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany
  • 2008 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years
  • 2009 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Montreal Alouettes come from behind to beat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 28–27 on a 33-yard Damon Duval field goal as time runs out

ATP Finals

2009 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia wins his only ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Argentine star Juan Martín del Potro in the final in London, England

  • 2014 79th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 55-44 in Tuscaloosa
  • 2015 104th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats Belgium in Ghent 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, 1st win since 1936

2015 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to win his 3rd overall, and 2nd consecutive World Drivers Championship by 59 points from teammate Nico Rosberg

  • 2015 CFL Grey Cup, Investors Group Field, Winnipeg: Edmonton Eskimos beat Ottawa Redblacks, 26-20 for their 14th Championship
  • 2016 Former NFL player Darren Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes

2021 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Argentina and PSG forward Lionel Messi wins his record 7th award from Robert Lewandowski; FC Barcelona attacking midfielder Alexia Putellas is Women's World Player of the Year


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