All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  This Day in Sports History

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  1930 – The Boston Bruins become the first team in NHL history to score 100 goals in a season. 1954 –...

  By Mike Dywan
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  This Day in Sports History

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  1950 – Notre Dame’s Leon Hart is taken first in the NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. 1952 – Minneapolis Lakers...

  By Mike Dywan
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  This Day in Sports History

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  1970 – Sporting News names Willie Mays as the MLB Player of the Decade for the ‘60s. 1971 – The Baltimore...

  By Mike Dywan
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  This Day in Sports History

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  1960 – With a goal and an assist in a win over the Blackhawks, Gordie Howe becomes the NHL’s all-time leading...

  By Mike Dywan
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  This Day in Sports History

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  1892 – The rules of basketball are first published in “Triangle Magazine,” which was written by James Naismith. 1934 – New...

  By Mike Dywan
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  This Day in Sports History

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  1943 – Alex Smart of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first player in NHL history to record a hat trick in...

  By Mike Dywan