Today in Sports History: 12/24

by | Dec 24, 2025 | This Day in Sports History

NBA Playoff Schedule – 4/20

Raptors at Cavaliers – 6:00 (CLE leads 1-0)
Hawks at Knicks – 7:00 (NYK leads 1-0)
Timberwolves at Nuggets – 9:30 (DEN leads 1-0)

MLB Schedule – 4/20

Tigers at Red Sox – 10:10
Astros at Guardians – 5:10
Reds at Rays – 5:40
Cardinals at Marlins – 5:40
Braves at Nationals – 5:45
Orioles at Royals – 6:40
Dodgers at Rockies – 7:40
Blue Jays at Angels – 8:38
Athletics at Mariners – 8:40

NHL Schedule – 4/20

Flyers at Penguins – 6:00 (PHI leads 1-0)
Senators at Hurricanes – 6:30 (CAR leads 1-0)
Wild at Stars – 8:30 (MIN leads 1-0)
Ducks at Oilers – 9:00

1889 – Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake.

1921 – Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in a 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in a 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13-game streak (1979) is considered a modern-day record.

1950 – National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams, 30-28; Cleveland has 5 interceptions, Rams 1.

1974 – Cardinals’ Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year.

1982 – Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic.

1990 – Expos trade Tim Raines to the White Sox for Ivan Calderon & Barry Jones.