- 1915 Jacob Ruppert and Colonel Tillinghast Huston purchase the New York Yankees for $460,000, Ruppert pays his portion in cash
Donald Bradman
- 1946 Bert Bell becomes second NFL commissioner, moves Chicago headquarters to Philadelphia
Event of Interest
1953 J. Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club
J. Edgar Hoover
- 1959 Hanif Mohammad completes 499 runs for Karachi, then 1st class cricket world record
- 1959 9th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 28-21; MVPs: Frank Gifford, NY Giants, HB; Doug Atkins, Chicago Bears, DE
- 1960 LaMar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts
- 1966 16th NBA All-Star Game, Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH: East beats West, 137-94; MVP: Adrian Smith, Cincinnati Royals, PG
- 1967 San Diego is granted an NBA franchise to be called the Rockets; franchise moves to Houston for the 1971-72 season
- 1970 Super Bowl IV, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: KC Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7; MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB
- 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule
Event of Interest
1976 Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consecutive national figure skating championship
Dorothy Hamill
- 1977 Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner
- 1977 France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics
- 1981 AFC Championship, Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego: Oakland Raiders beat San Diego Chargers, 34-27
- 1981 NFC Championship, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Eagles beat Dallas Cowboys, 20-7
Event of Interest
1983 Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 3rd time
Billy Martin
Event of Interest
1983 LA Kings' center Marcel Dionne picks up his 24th NHL career hat-trick and adds 3 assists for 6 points in a 9-7 win at Washington; Kings' first road win after 8 straight losses
Marcel Dionne
- 1983 Edmonton’s Pat Hughes sets NHL record for the fastest 2 shorthanded goals by one player at just 25 seconds apart in a 7-5 win at St. Louis; first player to break a Wayne Gretzky record
- 1984 Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game
- 1987 Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL NY Giant Stadium (beat Wash 17-0)
AFC Championship
1987 AFC Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns 23-20 (OT)
John Elway
- 1987 NFC Championship, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford: New York Giants beat Washington Redskins, 17-0
- 1988 USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics
- 1989 Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet
- 1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)
Event of Interest
1990 Pat LaFontaine sets NY Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight
Pat LaFontaine
- 1991 Ben Johnson's 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finishes 2nd
- 1992 US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi
- 1995 Birmingham Barracudas (based in Alabama) granted CFL franchise, experiment only lasts one season
- 1995 NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike
- 1998 AFC Championship Game: Denver Broncos beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21
- 1998 NFC Championship, 3Com Park, SF: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49ers, 23-10
- 1998 US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
Event of Interest
1999 Marty Schottenheimer resigns as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
Marty Schottenheimer
- 2001 New York Knicks hold an opponent under 100 points for NBA-record 29th straight game in a 76-75 loss to the Houston Rockets; streak snaps 46-year-old NBA record of 28 straight set by the Fort Wayne Pistons in 1954-55
- 2003 Washington right wing Jaromír Jágr scores his 10th career hat-trick and adds 4 assists for 7 points and his 1,200th NHL point in a 12-2 win against Florida; Jágr has 20+ goals in each of his 13 NHL seasons
- 2004 "4th and 26", trailing Green Bay Packers by 3 in NFC Divisional Playoff Game, Philadelphia Eagles face 4th and 26 on their final drive, Donovan McNabb hits Freddie Mitchell for 29 yards. Eagles tie the game and go on to win in overtime
- 2004 Washington Capitals' German goaltender Olaf Kölzig records his 32nd NHL career shutout in a 1-0 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers
Football Awards
2016 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins his record 5th award with 41.33% of the votes; American midfielder Carli Lloyd is Women's World Player of the Year
Lionel Messi
