All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  1951 – The Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in an NBA record-setting six overtimes. Also recorded as the longest...

  By Mike Dywan
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  1931 – Lucille Thomas becomes the first woman in history to purchase a baseball team. She buys the Topeka franchise in...

  By Mike Dywan
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  1887 – Riding a penny farthing bicycle Thomas Stevens becomes the first man to cycle around the world, from San Francisco...

  By Mike Dywan
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  Prep Sports

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  1920 – In what began the 84 year “Curse of the Bambino”, Boston Red Sox Club owner Harry Frazee announces the...

  By Mike Dywan
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  1832 – The sport with brooms on ice, Curling, opens up its first club in the United States. The Orchard Lake...

  By Mike Dywan
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  1902 – First Rose Bowl. Played at Tournament Park in Pasadena California. Michigan defeated Stanford 49-0. MVP of the game was...

  By Mike Dywan