On This Day...In Sports

Today is Sunday, December 14, 2014
Today in
Sports History
1901 - The first table tennis tournament was held. It was at the London Royal Aquarium.

1915 - Jack Johnson became the first black world heavyweight champion.

1952 - The Brooklyn Dodgers signed pitcher Sandy Koufax.

1982 - Marcel Dionne (Los Angeles Kings) scored his 500th goal.

1984 - Howard Cosell retired from the NFL's Monday Night Football.

1986 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) set an NFL record with his seventh 400-yard game.

1988 - CBS won the exclusive rights to major league baseball's 1990-94 seasons for $1.1 billion.

1988 - The NBA's Miami Heat won their first game. They had lost their first 17 games.

1997 - Mike Gartner (Phoenix Coyotes) became only the fifth player in NHL history to score 700 career goals. The other 700 goal scorers were Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Phil Esposito and Marcel Dionne.

1997 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) ran for more than 100 yards for his 13th consecutive game.

1998 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) caught a pass in a game against the Detroit Lions. It was his 191st consecutive game with a reception.

Hump Day.....News & Views

Some "stuff".......we're "humpin'" about:


30 and counting...for "Uggs":

Going Streaking: MLB Player Hits In 30 Straight Games

 

UGA.......#5?  Really?

The 10 Most Dominant College Sports Programs

 

The....beginning of the end?

NOT AGAIN: Yankees' Legendary Closer Blows 2nd Straight Save

 

You tell him......Jerry:

Jerry Rice: Randy Moss' Work Ethic Was 'A Little Slap In Face'

 

Always  ....."Humpin' to please"

Have a great Hump Day! 

 

On this Day.....

Today is Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Today in
Sports History  
1929 - Providence became the first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights. The game was against the Cardinals.


1948 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Redwings) made the first of his record 21 All-Star appearances.


1953 - The Rules Committee of organized baseball restored the sacrifice fly. The rule had not been used since 1939.



1972 - Joe Namath was featured on the cover of LIFE magazine.

1989 - The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first NBA game. They lost to Seatlle 106-94.



1989 - Lou Piniella was named the manager of the Reds. He replaced the banned Pete Rose.

Greg Maddux

1993 - Greg Maddux (Atlanta Braves) became the first player to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards on different teams.



1993 - Ken Daneyko (New Jersey Devils) set a record when he played in his 322nd consecutive game.



1995 - The FleetCenter, Rose Garden and the Skydome hosted their first NBA games.

Jerry Rice

1996 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) became the first NFL player to catch 1,000 career receptions.







1998 - Minnesota elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor.

Jesse  Ventura