1920 Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to
1946 NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
1952 2nd NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: National Conference beats American Conference, 30-13; MVP: Dan Towler, LA Rams, FB
1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring
1958 8th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 26-7; MVPs: Hugh McElhenny, SF 49ers, HB; Gene Brito, Washington Redskins, DE
1960 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is 1st NBA’er to score 15,000 points
1975 Super Bowl IX, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6; MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB
1980 Phoenix point guard Mike Bratz begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games during a 107-96 loss at the Golden State Warriors
1983 NCAA creates football Kickoff Classic to begin in August
1983 Quebec Nordiques play 230th NHL game without being shut out
1986 Chicago Blackhawk centre Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period
1986 AFC Championship, Miami Orange Bowl: New England Patriots beat Miami Dolphins, 31-14
1986 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat Los Angeles Rams, 24-0
1991 Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Women’s Basketball game (11,520)
1991 Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 m butterfly (1:55.69)
1992 NFC Championship, RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat Detroit Lions, 41-10
1992 Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; Troy State Trojans defeat DeVry Hoyas 258-149 in Troy, Alabama
1997 Ice skater Oksana Baiul injured slightly whiled driving intoxicated
1997 AFC Championship, Foxborough Stadium: New England Patriots beat Jacksonville Jaguars, 20-6
1997 NFC Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay: Green Bay Packers beat Carolina Panthers, 30-13
2013 ”Mile High Miracle”, In AFC Divisional Playoff Game Denver Broncos ahead of Baltimore Ravens 35-28 with 1:09 remaining, quarterback Joe Flacco heaves 70 yard touchdown pass to receiver Jacoby Jones to tie the game. Ravens win in overtime.
2014 Stephen Bunting and Lisa Ashton win the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship
2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or: Real Madrid & Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins for a 2nd consecutive time; his 3rd award overall; VfL Wolfsburg midfielder Nadine Keßler is women’s award winner
2015 College Football National Championship, AT&T Stadium, Arlington: #4 Ohio State beats #2 Oregon, 42-20
2020 Argentine striker Sergio Agüero becomes top-scoring overseas player in English Premier League football history with a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 6-1 rout of Aston Villa; total 177 takes him past Thierry Henry
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