Today's 1 January Sport in History

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  • 1838 First official horse race in South Australia takes place in Adelaide
  • 1902 1st Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Michigan defeats Stanford 49-0; MVP: Michigan fullback Neil Snow
  • 1907 Joe Gans lands a devastating right to the head of Canadian challenger Kid Herman to retain his world lightweight boxing title with an 8th round knockout in Tonopah, Nevada

Jack Hobbs Debut

1908 Jack Hobbs makes his international debut in England's 2nd Test win over Australia at the MCG, scoring 83 and 28 in his two innings. Goes onto become the leading run scorer and century maker in 1st-class cricket history.

  • 1909 American Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) at Yonkers, NY
  • 1910 England cricket underhand bowler George Simpson-Hayward takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs in 1st Test against South Africa in Johannesburg; SA wins by 19 runs
  • 1913 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Hastings, NZ: Irishman James Cecil Parke beats Alfred Beamish of England 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
  • 1916 2nd Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Washington State beats Brown, 14-0; MVP: Carl Dietz, Washington State
  • 1917 3rd Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Oregon beats Pennsylvania, 14-0; MVP: John Beckett, Oregon
  • 1918 4th Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Mare Island, USMC beats Camp Lewis, US Army, 19-7; MVP: Hollis Huntington, USMC

1919 5th Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Great Lakes, US Navy beats Mare Island, USMC, 17-0; MVP: George Halas, US Navy

  • 1920 6th Rose Bowl: Harvard beats Oregon 7-6
  • 1921 7th Rose Bowl: California beats Ohio State 28-0
  • 1923 9th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Penn State, 14-3
  • 1924 10th Rose Bowl: Washington ties Navy, 14-14
  • 1925 11th Rose Bowl: Notre Dame beats Stanford, 27-10

Ponsford 1st Double Test Century

1925 Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford becomes the first batsman to score a century in each of his first 2 Tests when he hits 128 against England in the 2nd Test in Melbourne; Australia wins by 81 runs

  • 1926 12th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington, 20-19
  • 1927 13th Rose Bowl: Stanford ties Alabama, 7-7
  • 1927 MLB Brooklyn Robins announce release of future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Zack Wheat after 18 consecutive seasons with the team; Wheat hits .324 in final season with Philadelphia A's
  • 1929 15th Rose Bowl: Georgia Tech beats California, 8-7 (Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with fumble recovery)
  • 1930 16th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 47-11
  • 1931 17th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington State, 24-0
  • 1932 18th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Tulane, 21-12
  • 1934 20th Rose Bowl: Columbia beats Stanford, 7-0
  • 1935 1st Orange Bowl: Bucknell beats Miami (FL), 26-0
  • 1935 1st Sugar Bowl: Tulane beats Temple, 20-14
  • 1935 21st Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Stanford, 29-13
  • 1936 22nd Rose Bowl: Stanford beats SMU, 7-0
  • 1936 2nd Orange Bowl: Catholic University beats Mississippi, 20-19
  • 1936 2nd Sugar Bowl: TCU beats LSU, 3-2
  • 1937 23rd Rose Bowl: #3 Pittsburgh beats #5 Washington, 21-0
  • 1937 3rd Orange Bowl: #14 Duquesne beats Mississippi State, 13-12
  • 1937 3rd Sugar Bowl: Santa Clara beats LSU, 21-14
  • 1938 24th Rose Bowl: #2 California beats #4 Alabama, 13-0
  • 1938 4th Orange Bowl: Auburn beats Michigan State, 6-0
  • 1938 4th Sugar Bowl: Santa Clara beats LSU, 6-0
  • 1939 25th Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #3 Duke, 7-3
  • 1940 26th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #2 Tennessee, 14-0
  • 1940 6th Orange Bowl: #16 Georgia Tech beats #6 Missouri, 21-7
  • 1940 6th Sugar Bowl: #1 Texas A&M beats #5 Tulane, 14-13
  • 1941 27th Rose Bowl: #2 Stanford beats #7 Nebraska, 21-13
  • 1941 7th Orange Bowl: #9 Mississippi State beats #13 Georgetown, 14-7
  • 1941 7th Sugar Bowl: #4 Boston College beats #6 Tennessee, 19-13
  • 1942 28th Rose Bowl: #12 Oregon State beats #2 Duke, 20-16 (played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat)
  • 1942 8th Orange Bowl: #14 Georgia beats TCU, 40-26
  • 1942 8th Sugar Bowl: #6 Fordham beats #7 Missouri, 2-0
  • 1943 29th Rose Bowl: #2 Georgia beats #13 UCLA, 9-0
  • 1943 9th Orange Bowl: #10 Alabama beats #8 Boston College, 37-21
  • 1943 9th Sugar Bowl: #7 Tennessee beats #4 Tulsa, 14-7
  • 1943 Chicago Black Hawks field first trio of brothers to play together in an NHL game; Max, Doug and Reggie Bentley appear for the Hawks in a 6-5 win over the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium

Josh Gibson Hospitalized

1943 Negro Baseball League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown; admitted to hospital for rest and treatment; released in time for pre-season training

  • 1944 10th Orange Bowl: LSU beats Texas A&M, 19-14
  • 1944 10th Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech beats Tulsa, 20-18
  • 1944 30th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats #12 Washington, 29-0
  • 1945 11th Orange Bowl: Tulsa beats #13 Georgia Tech, 26-12
  • 1945 11th Sugar Bowl: #11 Duke beats Alabama, 29-26
  • 1945 31st Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #12 Tennessee, 25-0
  • 1946 12th Orange Bowl: Miami (FL) beats #16 Holy Cross, 13-6
  • 1946 12th Sugar Bowl: #5 Oklahoma State beats #7 Saint Mary's (CA), 33-13
  • 1946 32nd Rose Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #11 Southern California, 34-14
  • 1947 13th Orange Bowl: #10 Rice beats #7 Tennessee, 8-0
  • 1947 13th Sugar Bowl: #3 Georgia beats #9 North Carolina, 20-10
  • 1947 33rd Rose Bowl: #5 Illinois beats #4 UCLA, 45-14
  • 1948 14th Orange Bowl: #10 Georgia Tech beats #12 Kansas, 20-14
  • 1948 14th Sugar Bowl: #5 Texas beats #6 Alabama, 27-7
  • 1948 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0

Bradman Century Against India

1948 Australian cricket master batsman Don Bradman scores 132 on first day of 3rd Test v India; follows up with 127no in 2nd innings; Australia wins by 233

  • 1949 15th Orange Bowl: Texas beats #8 Georgia, 41-28
  • 1949 15th Sugar Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #3 North Carolina, 14-6
  • 1949 35th Rose Bowl: #7 Northwestern beats #4 California, 20-14
  • 1949 Arguably cricket's greatest ever batsman, ex-Australian captain Don Bradman is knighted; first time a cricketer is bestowed with the honour solely for his contribution to the game
  • 1951 17th Orange Bowl: #10 Clemson beats #15 Miami (FL), 15-14
  • 1951 17th Sugar Bowl: #7 Kentucky beats #1 Oklahoma, 13-7
  • 1951 37th Rose Bowl: #9 Michigan beats #5 California, 14-6
  • 1952 18th Orange Bowl: #6 Georgia Tech beats #9 Baylor, 17-14
  • 1952 18th Sugar Bowl: #3 Maryland beats #1 Tennessee, 28-13
  • 1952 38th Rose Bowl: #4 Illinois beats #7 Stanford, 40-7
  • 1953 19th Orange Bowl: #9 Alabama beats #14 Syracuse, 61-6
  • 1953 19th Sugar Bowl: #2 Georgia Tech beats #7 Mississippi, 24-7
  • 1953 39th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #11 Wisconsin, 7-0
  • 1954 20th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #1 Maryland, 7-0
  • 1954 20th Sugar Bowl: #8 Georgia Tech beats #10 West Virginia, 42-19
  • 1954 40th Rose Bowl: #3 Michigan State beats #5 UCLA, 28-20
  • 1954 Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
  • 1955 21st Orange Bowl: #14 Duke beats Nebraska, 34-7
  • 1955 21st Sugar Bowl: #5 Navy beats #6 Mississippi, 21-0
  • 1955 41st Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #17 Southern California, 20-7
  • 1957 23rd Orange Bowl: #20 Colorado beats #19 Clemson, 27-21
  • 1957 23rd Sugar Bowl: #11 Baylor beats #2 Tennessee, 13-7
  • 1957 43rd Rose Bowl: #3 Iowa beats #10 Oregon State, 35-19
  • 1958 24th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #16 Duke, 48-21
  • 1958 24th Sugar Bowl: #7 Mississippi beats #11 Texas, 39-7
  • 1958 44th Rose Bowl: #2 Ohio State beats Oregon, 10-7
  • 1959 25th Orange Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #9 Syracuse, 21-6
  • 1959 25th Sugar Bowl: #1 LSU beats #12 Clemson, 7-0
  • 1959 45th Rose Bowl: #2 Iowa beats #16 California, 38-12
  • 1960 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #18 Missouri, 14-0
  • 1960 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0
  • 1960 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8

1st AFL Championship

1961 1st AFL Championship, Jeppesen Stadium, Houston; Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers 24-16; QB George Blanda throws 3 TD passes, three conversions, and a field goal

  • 1961 Briggs Stadium, home of baseball's Detroit Tigers, is officially renamed Tiger Stadium
  • 1962 28th Orange Bowl: #4 LSU beats #7 Colorado, 25-7
  • 1962 28th Sugar Bowl: No. 1 Alabama beats No. 9 Arkansas 10-3
  • 1962 48th Rose Bowl: #6 Minnesota beats #16 UCLA, 21-3
  • 1963 29th Orange Bowl: #5 Alabama beats #8 Oklahoma, 17-0
  • 1963 29th Sugar Bowl: #3 Mississippi beats #6 Arkansas, 17-13
  • 1963 49th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #2 Wisconsin, 42-37
  • 1964 30th Orange Bowl: #6 Nebraska beats #5 Auburn, 13-7
  • 1964 30th Sugar Bowl: #8 Alabama beats #7 Mississippi, 12-7
  • 1964 50th Rose Bowl: #3 Illinois beats Washington, 17-7
  • 1965 31st Orange Bowl: #5 Texas beats #1 Alabama, 21-17
  • 1965 31st Sugar Bowl: #7 LSU beats Syracuse, 13-10
  • 1965 49-year-old former England international soccer forward Stanley Matthews is the only player to be awarded a knighthood while still playing for Stoke City
  • 1965 51st Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan beats #8 Oregon State, 34-7
  • 1966 32nd Orange Bowl: #4 Alabama beats #3 Nebraska, 39-28
  • 1966 32nd Sugar Bowl: #6 Missouri beats Florida, 20-18
  • 1966 52nd Rose Bowl: #5 UCLA beats #1 Michigan State, 14-12
  • 1967 AFL Championship, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo: Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills, 31-7; QB Len Dawson passes for 2 TDs, RB Mike Garrett runs for 2 TDs
  • 1967 Canadian Amateur Football Association formally becomes successor to Canadian Rugby Football Union; turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL
  • 1967 NFL Championship, Cotton Bowl, Dallas: Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys, 34-27
  • 1967 Second day's play in Calcutta 2nd cricket Test, India vs. West Indies is canceled due to riots; ticket holders denied access start trouble outside the ground; escalates with fires in stands and pitch damage; West Indies win by 45
  • 1968 34th Orange Bowl: #3 Oklahoma beats #2 Tennessee, 26-24
  • 1968 34th Sugar Bowl: LSU beats #5 Wyoming, 20-13
  • 1968 54th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #4 Indiana, 14-3
  • 1969 35th Orange Bowl: #3 Penn State beats #6 Kansas, 15-14
  • 1969 35th Sugar Bowl: #9 Arkansas beats #4 Georgia, 16-2
  • 1969 55th Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #2 Southern California, 27-16
  • 1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for not arguing with the referees
  • 1970 36th Orange Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #6 Missouri, 10-3
  • 1970 36th Sugar Bowl: #13 Mississippi beats #3 Arkansas, 27-22
  • 1970 56th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #7 Michigan, 10-3
  • 1970 Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes the President of Major League Baseball's National League
  • 1971 37th Orange Bowl: #3 Nebraska beats #5 LSU, 17-12
  • 1971 37th Sugar Bowl: #4 Tennessee beats #11 Air Force, 34-13
  • 1971 57th Rose Bowl: #12 Stanford beats #2 Ohio State, 27-17
  • 1972 38th Orange Bowl: #1 Nebraska beats #2 Alabama, 38-6
  • 1972 38th Sugar Bowl: #3 Oklahoma beats #5 Auburn, 40-22
  • 1972 58th Rose Bowl: #16 Stanford beats #4 Michigan, 13-12
  • 1973 39th Orange Bowl: #9 Nebraska beats #12 Notre Dame, 40-6
  • 1973 59th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 42-17

1973 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Home favourite John Newcombe beats Onny Parun of New Zealand 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 for his first Australian title

  • 1974 40th Orange Bowl: #6 Penn State beats #13 LSU, 16-9
  • 1974 60th Rose Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #7 Southern California, 42-21

1974 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Jimmy Connors wins his only Australian title; beats home favourite Phil Dent 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

  • 1974 Ernie DiGregorio of Buffalo hands out 25 assists in the Braves' 120-119 win over Portland, establishing an NBA single-game record for assists by a rookie

Baseball History

1974 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin

  • 1975 41st Orange Bowl: #9 Notre Dame beats #2 Alabama, 13-11
  • 1975 61st Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 18-17
  • 1975 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Home favourite John Newcombe wins 7th and last career Grand Slam singles title; beats Jimmy Connors of the US 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
  • 1976 42nd Orange Bowl: #3 Oklahoma beats #5 Michigan, 14-6

Paul Brown Retires

1976 After 45 years of coaching, Paul Brown (Cleveland Browns; Cincinnati Bengals) announces his retirement from the National Football League

  • 1977 43rd Orange Bowl: #11 Ohio State beats #12 Colorado, 27-10
  • 1977 43rd Sugar Bowl: #1 Pittsburgh beats #4 Georgia, 27-3; Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards
  • 1977 63rd Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #2 Michigan, 14-6

1978 AFC Championship, Mile High Stadium, Denver: Denver Broncos beat Oakland Raiders, 20-17

  • 1978 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Dallas Cowboys beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-6
  • 1979 45th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #6 Nebraska, 31-24
  • 1979 45th Sugar Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #1 Penn State, 14-7
  • 1979 65th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #5 Michigan, 17-10
  • 1979 John Y. Brown attends his first game as owner of the Boston Celtics NBA franchise after trading the Buffalo Braves to the previous Celtics owner, Irv Levin
  • 1980 46th Orange Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #4 Florida State, 24-7
  • 1980 46th Sugar Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #6 Arkansas, 24-9
  • 1980 66th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #1 Ohio State, 17-16
  • 1980 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-American final, Barbara Jordan wins her first and only Grand Slam singles title, defeating Sharon Walsh 6-3, 6-3
  • 1981 47th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #2 Florida State, 18-17
  • 1981 47th Sugar Bowl: #1 Georgia beats #7 Notre Dame, 17-10
  • 1981 67th Rose Bowl: #5 Michigan beats #16 Washington, 23-6
  • 1982 11th Fiesta Bowl: #7 Penn State beats #8 Southern California, 26-10
  • 1982 48th Orange Bowl: #1 Clemson beats #4 Nebraska, 22-15
  • 1982 48th Sugar Bowl: #10 Pittsburgh beats #2 Georgia, 24-20
  • 1982 68th Rose Bowl: #12 Washington beats #13 Iowa, 28-0
  • 1983 12th Fiesta Bowl: #11 Arizona State beats #12 Oklahoma, 32-21
  • 1983 49th Orange Bowl: #3 Nebraska beats #13 LSU, 21-20
  • 1983 49th Sugar Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #1 Georgia, 27-23
  • 1983 69th Rose Bowl: #5 UCLA beats #19 Michigan, 24-14
  • 1983 PGA Tour inaugurates its "All-Exempt Tour"
  • 1985 14th Fiesta Bowl: #14 UCLA beats #13 Miami, 39-37
  • 1985 51st Orange Bowl: #4 Washington beats #2 Oklahoma, 28-17
  • 1985 51st Sugar Bowl: #5 Nebraska beats #11 LSU, 28-10
  • 1985 71st Rose Bowl: #18 Southern California beats #6 Ohio State, 20-17
  • 1986 15th Fiesta Bowl: #5 Michigan beats #7 Nebraska, 27-23
  • 1986 52nd Orange Bowl: #3 Oklahoma beats #1 Penn State, 25-10
  • 1986 52nd Sugar Bowl: #8 Tennessee beats #2 Miami, 35-7
  • 1986 72nd Rose Bowl: #13 UCLA beats #4 Iowa 45-28; Iowa's All-American running back Ronnie Harmon fumbles the ball four times in his last game
  • 1987 53rd Orange Bowl: #3 Oklahoma beats #9 Arkansas, 42-8
  • 1987 53rd Sugar Bowl: #6 Nebraska beats #5 LSU, 30-15
  • 1987 73rd Rose Bowl: #7 Arizona State beats #4 Michigan, 22-15
  • 1988 17th Fiesta Bowl: #3 Florida State beats #5 Nebraska, 31-28
  • 1988 54th Orange Bowl: #2 Miami (FL) beats #1 Oklahoma, 20-14
  • 1988 54th Sugar Bowl: #4 Syracuse ties #6 Auburn, 16-16
  • 1988 74th Rose Bowl: #8 Michigan State beats #16 Southern California, 20-17
  • 1988 Czech-born tennis star Hana Mandlíková becomes an Australian Citizen
  • 1988 Miami beats Oklahoma in the college football championship

1989 1st Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Helena Suková and Miloslav Mečíř win the inaugural event for Czechoslovakia, defeating the Australian pair Hana Mandlíková and Pat Cash 6-2, 6-4 for a 2-0 victory

  • 1990 19th Fiesta Bowl: #5 Florida State beats #6 Nebraska, 41-17
  • 1990 56th Orange Bowl: #4 Notre Dame beats #1 Colorado, 21-6
  • 1990 56th Sugar Bowl: #2 Miami beats #7 Alabama, 33-25
  • 1990 76th Rose Bowl: #12 Southern California beats #3 Michigan, 17-10
  • 1990 Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV
  • 1991 20th Fiesta Bowl: #18 Louisville beats #25 Alabama, 34-7
  • 1991 57th Orange Bowl: #1 Colorado beats #5 Notre Dame, 10-9
  • 1991 57th Sugar Bowl: #6 Tennessee beats Virginia, 23-22
  • 1991 77th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #17 Iowa, 46-34
  • 1992 21st Fiesta Bowl: #6 Penn State beats #10 Tennessee, 42-17
  • 1992 58th Orange Bowl: #1 Miami (FL) beats #11 Nebraska, 22-0
  • 1992 58th Sugar Bowl: #18 Notre Dame beats #3 Florida, 39-28
  • 1992 78th Rose Bowl: #2 Washington beats #4 Michigan, 34-14
  • 1993 22nd Fiesta Bowl: #6 Syracuse beats #10 Colorado, 26-22
  • 1993 59th Orange Bowl: #3 Florida State beats #11 Nebraska, 27-14
  • 1993 59th Sugar Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #1 Miami, 34-13
  • 1993 79th Rose Bowl: #7 Michigan beats #9 Washington, 38-31
  • 1993 Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3
  • 1994 23rd Fiesta Bowl: #16 Arizona beats #10 Miami, 29-0
  • 1994 60th Orange Bowl: #1 Florida State beats #2 Nebraska, 18-16
  • 1994 60th Sugar Bowl: #8 Florida beats #3 West Virginia, 41-7
  • 1994 80th Rose Bowl: #9 Wisconsin beats #14 UCLA, 21-16
  • 1994 Aleksandr Popov swims a world record 100m freestyle of 47.83 seconds
  • 1994 Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13
  • 1995 61st Orange Bowl: #1 Nebraska beats #3 Miami (FL), 24-17
  • 1995 Raman Lamba (312) and Ravi Sehgal (216) achieve an Indian 1st-class record opening partnership of 464 in Delhi's innings and a 310-run win over Himachal Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy cricket match in Delhi
  • 1996 62nd Orange Bowl: #6 Florida State beats #8 Notre Dame, 31-26
  • 1996 82nd Rose Bowl: #17 Southern California beats #3 Northwestern, 41-32
  • 1997 26th Fiesta Bowl: #7 Penn State beats #20 Texas, 38-15
  • 1997 83rd Rose Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #2 Arizona State, 20-17
  • 1998 64th Sugar Bowl: #4 Florida State beats #9 Ohio State, 31-14
  • 1998 84th Rose Bowl: #1 Michigan beats #8 Washington State, 21-16
  • 1999 65th Sugar Bowl: #3 Ohio State beats #8 Texas A&M, 24-14
  • 1999 85th Rose Bowl: #9 Wisconsin beats #6 UCLA, 38-31
  • 2000 66th Orange Bowl: #8 Michigan beats #5 Alabama, 35-34
  • 2000 86th Rose Bowl: #4 Wisconsin beats #22 Stanford, 17-9
  • 2001 30th Fiesta Bowl: #5 Oregon State beats #10 Notre Dame, 41-9
  • 2001 87th Rose Bowl: #4 Washington beats #14 Purdue, 34-24
  • 2002 31st Fiesta Bowl: #2 Oregon beats #3 Colorado, 38-16
  • 2002 68th Sugar Bowl: #12 LSU beats #7 Illinois, 47-34
  • 2003 69th Sugar Bowl: #4 Georgia beats #16 Florida State, 26-13
  • 2003 89th Rose Bowl: #8 Oklahoma beats #7 Washington State, 34-14
  • 2004 70th Orange Bowl: #10 Miami (FL) beats #9 Florida State, 16-14
  • 2004 90th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #4 Michigan, 28-14
  • 2004 St. Louis head coach Joel Quenneville records his 300th NHL win with the Blues, a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at Savvis Center, St. Louis; Quenneville is the Blues coaching games and wins leader
  • 2005 34th Fiesta Bowl: #5 Utah beats #19 Pittsburgh, 35-7
  • 2005 91st Rose Bowl: #6 Texas beats #13 Michigan, 38-37
  • 2007 36th Fiesta Bowl: #9 Boise State beats #7 Oklahoma, 43-42 (OT)
  • 2007 93rd Rose Bowl: #8 Southern California beats #3 Michigan, 32-18
  • 2008 74th Sugar Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #10 Hawai'i, 41-10
  • 2008 94th Rose Bowl: #6 Southern California beats #13 Illinois, 49-17
  • 2009 75th Orange Bowl: #21 Virginia Tech beats #12 Cincinnati, 20-7
  • 2009 95th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #6 Penn State, 38-24
  • 2010 76th Sugar Bowl: #5 Florida beats #3 Cincinnati, 51-24
  • 2010 96th Rose Bowl: #8 Ohio State beats #7 Oregon, 26-17
  • 2010 Suicide car bomb detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100
  • 2011 40th Fiesta Bowl: #9 Oklahoma beats #25 Connecticut, 48-20
  • 2011 97th Rose Bowl: #3 TCU beats #4 Wisconsin, 21-19
  • 2013 79th Orange Bowl: #13 Florida State beats #16 Northern Illinois, 31-10
  • 2013 99th Rose Bowl: #8 Stanford beats Wisconsin, 20-14
  • 2013 Phil Taylor claims his 16th and last PDC World Darts Championship title with a 7–4 victory over Dutchman Michael van Gerwen in the final in London
  • 2014 100th Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan State beats #5 Stanford, 24-20
  • 2014 43rd Fiesta Bowl: #15 UCF beats #6 Baylor, 52-42

World Darts Championship

2014 Dutchman Michael van Gerwen wins his first PDC World Darts Championship, defeating Peter Wright of Scotland 7-4; it is the first time no Englishman has been in the final

  • 2014 New Zealand cricket batsman Corey Anderson smashes a record century off just 36 balls in the Black Caps' 159-run ODI win over the West Indies in Queenstown, finishing on 131 not out off 47 balls
  • 2015 101st Rose Bowl: #2 Oregon beats #3 Florida State, 59-20 (National Championship Playoff Semi-Final)
  • 2015 81st Sugar Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #1 Alabama, 42-35 (National Championship Playoff Semi-Final)
  • 2017 Vidarbha wins its first Ranji Trophy title in its first final appearance in 61 years, beating Delhi by 9 wickets in Indore; medium pacer Rajneesh Gurbani stars with the ball, taking 6 wickets
  • 2018 World Darts Championship: Retired 16-time titleholder Phil Taylor loses 7-2 to fellow Englishman Rob Cross in the final at Alexandra Palace, London
  • 2019 105th Rose Bowl: #5 Ohio State beats #9 Washington, 28-23; MVPs: Dwayne Haskins, Jr (QB, Ohio State) and Brendon White (S, Ohio State)
  • 2019 Dutchman Michael van Gerwen wins his 3rd PDC World Darts Championship; beats Englishman Michael Smith 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace in London

2019 Level at 1-1 in the Hopman Cup tennis tie, Roger Federer and Serena Williams (combined 43 major singles titles) match up in deciding mixed doubles; with teammate Belinda Bencic, Federer wins 4-2, 4-3 for a 2-1 Swiss victory over the US

  • 2020 106th Rose Bowl: #6 Oregon beats #8 Wisconsin, 28-27; MVPs: Justin Herbert (QB, Oregon) and Brady Breeze (S, Oregon)
  • 2020 86th Sugar Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #7 Baylor, 26-14
  • 2020 Scotland's Peter Wright beats Dutch defending champion Michael Van Gerwen 7-3 with a 102.79 average, 34 x 140s, 11 maximums, and 53% on doubles to seal his first PDC World Darts Championship in London
  • 2021 107th Rose Bowl: #1 Alabama beats #4 Notre Dame, 31-14; MVPs: DeVonta Smith (WR, Alabama) and Patrick Surtain II (CB, Alabama)
  • 2022 Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan becomes the first player in NBA history to hit buzzer-beaters on consecutive days; he hits 3-pointers to beat the Washington Wizards 120-119 and the previous night the Indiana Pacers 108-106

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