1928 – The Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland open. 1970 – The Atlanta Hawks set an NBA record for points in the second half by putting up 97 in the second half in a 155-131 win over San Diego. 1971 – John Believau of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 500th...

1876 – Baseball’s National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis. 1954 – Basketball player Bevo Francis of Rio Grande College scores 113 points in a 134-91 win over Hillsdale. 1959 – The...

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...

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...

1924 – Great Britain wins the first ever Olympic gold medal in curling. 1971 – The UCLA men’s basketball team begins what would be an 88 game winning streak. 1983 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 to win Super Bowl XVII. Washington running back...

1900 – The American League is formed with teams in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis. 1936 – The Baseball Hall of Fame’s first class is elected. Honorees include Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy...

1904 – The first college sports letters are handed out to members of the University of Chicago’s football team. 1958 – Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck. 1960 – The NFL adds expansion franchises in Dallas and Minnesota. 1969 – The...

1894 – The University of Chicago defeats Chicago YMCA 19-11 in the first basketball game to feature a college team. 1937 – Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1954 – Archie Moore beats Joey Maxim in a 15 round unanimous decision to...