1905 – Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910). 1918 – Georges Vezina becomes the first NHL goalie to record an assist during the Canadiens’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas. 1944 – Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross. 1944 – Right wing Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard becomes first player in NHL history to score 8 points in…

1942 – 5th NFL All Star Game, Shribe Park, Philadelphia: NFL All-Stars beat Washington Redskins, 17-14 1956 – Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games. 1959 – National Football League Championship, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants, 31-16; Colts score 24 straight points in 4th quarter. 1964 – National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns shutout…

1908 – Boxer Jack Johnson becomes the first African-American to win world heavyweight title;  Johnson dominates before police stop the bout. 1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron. 1919 – Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York. 1925 – NY Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates…

1862 – 40,000 people watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina. 1888 – 1st indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia. 1956 – Detroit’s future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Gordie Howe picks up a Xmas hat-trick & 3 assists in Red Wings’ 8-1 win over NY Rangers; most points he scores in a single game in entire…

1889 – Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake. 1921 – Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in a 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in a 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13-game streak (1979) is considered a modern-day record. 1950 – National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams, 30-28; Cleveland has 5 interceptions,…

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1923 – Yankees pitcher Carl Mays’ contract is sold to Reds for $85,000. 1951 – National Football League Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns, 24-17; first coast-to-coast televised NFL title game. 1972 – “Immaculate Reception” Steelers turn around a 7-6 defeat with a last-second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7. 1972 – New York Islanders end 15 games winless…

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1877 – “American Bicycling Journal” begins publishing (Boston, Mass). 1894 – United States Golf Association forms in New York. 1915 – Organized baseball and Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati, Federal Baseball League dissolves. 1917 – In the NHL’s first official week of play, 3 players score hat tricks in the same game, for the same team; Corb Denneny, Reg Noble, &…

1891 1st game of basketball, based on rules created by James Naismith, was played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1937 – Chicago Blackhawks left wing Paul Thompson becomes the first player in NHL history to score a goal against his brother; scores on bro Cecil of the Boston Bruins with just 9 seconds left in regulation; Bruins win though, 2-1. 1941 – Chicago…