THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED - told by someone without a clue! By Mike Dywan - Sports Director Article 4/4: The Recollection, 20 Years Later Although the 2004 Sectional Championship game was another rendition in a long line of memorable contests between the two...
1933 – The Chicago Bears’ 30-game unbeaten streak is snapped with a 10-0 loss to Boston. 1954 – Montreal Canadiens center Jean Beliveau scores three goals in 44 seconds for the second-fastest hat trick in NHL history. 1965 – Dyer Central plays the last game in program...
1926 – Ty Cobb resigns as manager of the Detroit Tigers. He is replaced by George Moriarty who becomes the first person in baseball history to have been a player, umpire, scout, and manager. 1953 – The MLB Rules Committee restores the sacrifice fly rule, which was...
1895 – The first organized auto race in the United States is held in Chicago as six cars compete on a 52 mile course by the lake front. Only two cars finish due to blizzard like conditions. 1950 – The Roosevelt Panthers cap off an undefeated season with a 27-0 win...
1924 – The Boston Bruins, the first US based franchise in the NHL, is founded. 1946 – The first Basketball Association of America game is played, as the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies. 1950 – Bob Cousy makes his debut for the Boston Celtics. 1959 –...
1950 – Earl Lloyd becomes the first black player to appear in an NBA game, debuting with the Washington Capitols. 1968 – The Milwaukee Bucks pick up the franchise’s first ever win, in its sixth game, beating the Pistons 138-118. 1986 – “Dr. J” Julius Erving announces...
