- 1857 National Association of Base Ball Players is founded in New York City
- 1883 England completes 1st innings victory in Tests vs. Australia at Melbourne Cricket Grounds
- 1905 Dutchman Coen de Koning wins the 1,500m, 5,000m & 10,000m at World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Groningen, Netherlands to become 2nd Dutchman to win a world title
- 1948 All time great England cricket spin bowler Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his first Test innings in 1st Test v West Indies in Bridgetown, Barbados
- 1953 1953 NFL Draft: Harry Babcock from University of Georgia first pick by San Francisco 49ers
1960 10th NBA All-Star Game, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 125-115; MVP: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors, C
- 1960 Paul Pender defeats Sugar Ray Robinson for the middleweight boxing title
1967 17th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: East beats West, 20-10; MVPs: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, HB; Floyd Peters, Philadelphia Eagles, DT
- 1968 NBA announces expansion franchise licenses awarded to Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns
Foreman vs. Frazier
1973 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 rounds to win WBC & WBA heavyweight boxing titles in Kingston, Jamaica; Frazier knocked down 3 times in both 1st & 2nd rounds
- 1980 West Indies beat England 2-0 to win cricket's 1st World Series Cup
- 1981 O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of NFL New Orleans Saints
- 1983 Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 & win 113-96
- 1983 NFC Championship, RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys, 31-17
- 1984 Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's college basketball record with 70 points in 116-21 victory over Pratt Institute at Purchase, New York
1984 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Arnold Palmer wins third of 5 Champions Your major titles by 2 strokes from Don January
- 1984 Super Bowl XVIII, Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL: LA Raiders beat Washington Redskins, 38-9; MVP: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles, RB
- 1987 Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, NJ wins 7-5
Tyson vs. Holmes
1988 Defending champion Mike Tyson beats former titleholder Larry Holmes by TKO in round 4 at Convention Centre, Atlantic City to retain his undisputed heavyweight boxing title
Lara's 1st Class Debut
1988 First-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad & Tobago vs. Leeward Islands
Cronje's 1st Class Debut
1988 First-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS vs. Transvaal
1989 Super Bowl XXIII, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, FL: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16; MVP: Jerry Rice, SF, WR. After winning his third Super Bowl as head coach, Bill Walsh retires.
Akram Scores a Century
1990 Wasim Akram scores test century (123) at Adelaide
- 1990 Will Clark, the National League MVP, signs a four-year, $15 million contract with the San Francisco Giants
- 1994 45th NHL All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 9-8; MVP: Mike Richter, NY Rangers, G
Henderson Rejoins Oakland Again
1998 MLB outfielder Rickey Henderson, rejoins Oakland A's for his 4th and final stint with the team
- 1998 NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild
- 1998 World League of American Football renamed as NFL Europe
- 2006 AFC Championship, Mile High Stadium, Denver: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Denver Broncos, 34-17
Second-Highest Point Game
2006 Kobe Bryant scores 81 points in a 122-104 Lakers victory over the Toronto Raptors; second-highest game total in NBA history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game (1962)
- 2006 NFC Championship, Qwest Stadium, Seattle: Seattle Seahawks beat Carolina Panthers, 34-14
- 2012 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Baltimore Ravens, 23-20
- 2012 NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: New York Giants beat San Francisco 49ers, 20-17 (OT)
- 2017 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 36-17
- 2017 NFC Championship, Georgia Dome, Atlanta: Atlanta Falcons beat Green Bay Packers, 44-21
Cousins Equals Abdul-Jabbar
2018 New Orleans Pelicans' DeMarcus Cousins has 44 points, 24 rebounds & 10 assists in 132-128 double-OT win over Chicago Bulls; 1st player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1972) with 40+ points, 20+ rebounds & 10+ assists
- 2023 Australian surfer Laura Enever sets world record riding the largest-ever wave by a woman at 43.6ft (13.3m) on Oahu's North Shore, Hawaii [1]
Embiid Sets Record
2024 Joel Embiid sets NBA 76ers franchise record with 70 points in a single game during 133-123 win over visiting San Antonio Spurs, in Philadelphia; previous record of 68 set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1967
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