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Post by headsplint on Dec 26, 2009 8:14:56 GMT -6
1908 - Jack Johnson TKOs Tommy Burns in 14 for heavyweight boxing title
1917 - 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
1918 - 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)
1919 - Yanks and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth
1925 - NHL record 141 shots as NY Americans (73) beat Pitt Pirates (68) 3-1
1925 - 1st East West football game at Ewing Park before 25,000 fans
1928 - Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
1934 - Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms
1943 - Chicago Bears win NFL championship
1946 - 35th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Melbourne (5-0)
1960 - Phila Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game
1968 - Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts in a game against NY Rangers in NY's MSG
1974 - Washington Capitals 1st NHL sellout
1975 - A crowd of 85661 attends the 1st day of the Aust-WI MCG Test Cricket
1981 - One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Aust v WI
1983 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan MCG
1985 - Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, v India at the MCG
1986 - Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games
1989 - ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG
1990 - Reggie Williams becomes 1st GM of WLAF's NY-NJ Knights
1990 - Senior Professional Baseball Association folds
1991 - Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years
1993 - Floyd, Nicklaus and Rodriguez wins Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tourn
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Post by hydroshock on Dec 26, 2009 13:54:23 GMT -6
another big day for Cricket
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Post by mrcommissioner on Dec 27, 2009 18:13:56 GMT -6
1928 - Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
yall know he was Tarzan, right?
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Post by headsplint on Dec 29, 2009 10:48:47 GMT -6
1934 - The first regular-season, college basketball game was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. New York University defeated Notre Dame 25-18.
1937 - Babe Ruth returned to baseball as the new manager of the Class D, De Land Reds of the Florida State League. Ruth had retired from baseball in 1935.
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) scored 60 points against the Los Angeles Lakers.
1965 - CBS acquired the rights to the NFL regular-season games in 1966 and 1967, with an option for 1968, for $18.8 million per year.
1984 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) scored his 100th point in the 35th game of the season
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Post by mrcommissioner on Dec 29, 2009 11:14:46 GMT -6
did you start removing the obscure events from the list???
if so, good work.. !!!
all the cricket happenings were putting me to sleep.
+1
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Post by headsplint on Dec 29, 2009 12:48:59 GMT -6
did you start removing the obscure events from the list??? if so, good work.. !!! all the cricket happenings were putting me to sleep. +1 I know how you like your cricket commish, but yeah I got rid of the sporting events that are less appealing.  |
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Post by mrcommissioner on Dec 29, 2009 15:36:45 GMT -6
i only like crickets if they're chocolate covered...
or on the business end of a fishin pole.
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Post by headsplint on Dec 30, 2009 11:19:27 GMT -6
1926 - The Chicago Tribune broke a store that the Detroit Tigers threw a 4-game series to the Chicago White Sox in 1917.
1934 - Two NHL games ended in a scoreless tie. The games were Boston at the New York Rangers and the New York Americans at Detroit.
1954 - The 24-second shot clock was used for the first time in professional basketball.
1961 - Jack Nicklaus lost his first attempt at pro golf to Gary Player in an exhibition match in Miami, FL.
1983 - Julius "Dr. J" Erving (Philadelphia 76ers) became the 9th basketball player to reach 25,000 points.
1996 - Brett Farve (Green Bay Packers) became only the second player to win consecutive NFL MVP Awards.
1997 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored more than 10 points in 788 consecutive games.
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Post by headsplint on Jan 1, 2010 8:59:10 GMT -6
0404 - The last gladiator competition was held in Rome.
1902 - The first Tournament of Roses (later the Rose Bowl) collegiate football game was played in Pasadena, CA.
1926 - The Rose Bowl was carried coast to coast on network radio for the first time.
1933 - The first Orange Bowl was played. Miami defeated Manhattan 7-0.
1935 - The first Sugar Bowl was played. Tulane defeated Temple 20-14.
1935 - The first Sun Bowl was played. Hardin Simmons and New Mexico State tied 14-14.
1937 - The First Cotton Bowl football game was played in Dallas, TX. Texas Christian University (T.C.U.) beat Marquette, 16-6.
1954 - The Rose Bowl and the Cotton Bowl were shown in color for the first time.
1961 - Briggs Stadium was renamed Tigers Stadium.
1968 - Evil Knievel, daredevil, lost control of his motorcycle midway through a jump of 141 feet over the ornamental fountains in front of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
1969 - Los Angeles Kings owner Jack Kent Cooke fined each of his players $100 for "not" arguing with the referee.
1992 - The ESPN Radio Network was officially launched.
2007 - In Denver, CO, Darrent Williams (Denver Broncos) was killed in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub.
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Post by headsplint on Jan 4, 2010 18:25:17 GMT -6
1883 - The Ontario Rugby Football Union was formed. The organization was the forerunner of the CFL.
1920 - The National Negro Baseball League was organized.
1957 - The Dodgers bought a 44-passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000. They were the first team to own their own plane.
1957 - Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis appeared on "The Steve Allen Show" to introduce singer Solomon Burke. Burke performed Louis' "You Can Run, but You Can't Hide."
1974 - NBC-TV presented hockey in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were the teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) game.
1975 - The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 10-0.
1976 - The Dallas Cowboys became the first wild-card team to make it to the Super Bowl. They beat the Los Angeles Ram 37-7 in the NFC title game.
1977 - Mary Shane was hired by the Chicago White Sox as the first woman TV play-by-play announcer.
1982 - Bryant Gumbel moved from NBC Sports to the anchor desk where he joined Jane Pauley as co-host of the "Today" show on NBC.
1983 - The USFL (United States Football League) held its first player draft.
1984 - Wayne ‘The Great One’ Gretzky scored eight points (four goals and four assists) for the second time in his National Hockey League (NHL) career. Edmonton’s Oilers defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 12-8. The game was the highest-scoring NHL game to date.
1992 - Mike Gartner (New York Rangers) scored his 1000th career point.
1996 - Don Shula announced his retirement from coaching the Miami Dolphins after 26 seasons.
1997 - The New York Rangers won their 2,000th game as an NHL franchise. Wayne Gretzky assisted on four second period goals.
1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.
2003 - The Green Bay Packers lost 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild card game. It was the first time that the Packers had lost a playoff game at home.
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Post by hydroshock on Jan 4, 2010 21:29:58 GMT -6
2003 - The Green Bay Packers lost 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild card game. It was the first time that the Packers had lost a playoff game at home. and 12 dogs lost their lives that night back in VA  |
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Post by headsplint on Jan 5, 2010 18:18:57 GMT -6
2003 - The Green Bay Packers lost 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild card game. It was the first time that the Packers had lost a playoff game at home. and 12 dogs lost their lives that night back in VA LMAO! |
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Post by headsplint on Jan 5, 2010 18:19:14 GMT -6
1920 - The New York Yankees purchased "Babe" Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000.
1927 - A three-day public hearing began on the charges that four major league baseball games played between Chicago and Detroit on September 2 and 3 of 1917 had been thrown.
1983 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) scored his 100th point of the season. He achieved his 100th point in only the 42nd game of the season.
1931 - Lucille Thomas became the first woman to buy a professional baseball team. She bought the Topeka franchise of the Western League.
1934 - Both the National and American baseball leagues decided to use a uniform-size baseball. It was the first time in 33 years that both leagues used the same size ball.
1993 - Mike Ditka was fired as coach of the Chicago Bears
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Post by SMC-22 on Jan 5, 2010 19:11:43 GMT -6
or 125k to finance the play ''My Darlin' Clementine''
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Post by headsplint on Jan 6, 2010 18:54:41 GMT -6
1896 - The first American women’s six-day bicycle race was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1941 - Alice Marble made her professional tennis debut when she defeated Ruth Hardwick of Great Britain at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1942 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee abolished the Y formation.
1951 - The Indianapolis Olympian beat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in a game that took six overtimes.
1976 - Ted Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves for $12 million dollars.
1988 - A seven-fight deal was signed between Mike Tyson and HBO.
1997 - Peter O'Malley announced that the Los Angeles Dodgers were for sale. The team had been owned by his family for 47 years.
1998 - Barry Switzer resigned as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
1998 - The Dallas Cowboys signed lineman Larry Allen to a 6-year deal worth more than $3.5 million a year.
1999 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players agreed to a tentative labor agreement to end a six-month lockout.
2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the first running back in the NFL to run gain 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons.
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Post by hydroshock on Jan 6, 2010 20:02:39 GMT -6
1998 - Barry Switzer resigned as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
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Post by SMC-22 on Jun 30, 2010 18:50:00 GMT -6
we fell off
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