Today in Sports History: 2/5
1919 – Charges against Cincinnati’s Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. 1921 – The Yankees purchase 20 acres in the Bronx to build Yankee Stadium. 1960 – Bill Russell grabs 51 rebounds in...
Today in Sports History: 2/4
1861 – The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, New York. All of the players wore ice skates. 1924 – The first Winter Olympics come to a close in Chamonix, France. 1932 – The Winter Olympics...
Today in Sports History: 2/3
1876 – Albert Spalding starts a sporting goods company, manufacturing baseballs, tennis balls, basketballs and golf balls. 1924 – Switzerland wins the first ever gold medal in bobsledding. 1942 – Baseball owners agree to let each team have 14 night games during the...
GAME NIGHT IN THE REGION: Crown Point vs. Munster – Hockey – Roper Cup Championship – 2/1/26
Today in Sports History: 2/1
1913 – Jim Thorpe signs a contract to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 – The White Sox and Giants play to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings in an exhibition game played in Cairo, Egypt as part of a 56-game world tour. 1950 – Green Bay Packers founder and coach Curly...
GAME NIGHT IN THE REGION: 21st Century at Crown Point – Boys Basketball – 1/31/26
Today in Sports History: 1/31
1920 – Quebec Bulldogs center Joe Malone sets an NHL record with seven goals in a win over the Toronto St. Patricks. 1927 – National League President John Heydler rules that baseball star Rogers Hornsby can’t own stock in the St. Louis Cardinals while playing for the...
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