1908 Dorando Pietri (It) beats Johnny Hayes (US) in Madison Square Garden marathon by 60 yds
1911 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: UT Blues win 3rd straight title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 14-7
1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player manager
1944 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6
1950 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts claim 9th title; shutout Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 13-0
1951 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
1951 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Herb Thomas wins
1951 Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium
1952 Only win ever for NFL’s Dallas Texans (1-11) beating the Bears 27-23
1953 Hungary beats England in soccer match, 6-3
1966 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
1970 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
1971 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (QB)
1973 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders 8th Championship; defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18
1979 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Edmonton Eskimos retain Championship; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 17-9; Eskimos shut out of MVP and MV Canadian awards
1981 Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP
1985 Chicago White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillén is named AL Rookie of Year
1987 Pakistan cricket leg-spin bowler Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England in 1st Test at Lahore; best figures by a Pakistani, and by any bowler against England
1988 US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed
1988 53rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 15-10 in Birmingham
1990 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 10th Championship: beat Edmonton Eskimos, 50-11; Winnipeg’s 28 points in 3rd quarter is Grey Cup record
1990 India bowl the Sri Lankan cricket team out for 82; Venkatapathy Raju (I) takes 6-12 off 17.5 overs
2000 12th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 40-12
2000 Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Las Vegas, Nevada: Lindsay Davenport beats Conchita Martínez of Spain 6-1, 6-2 to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 5-0) and record extending 17th title
2001 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Calgary Stampeders claim their 5th Championship in team history; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 27-19
2007 CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 3rd title; defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 23-19
2012 100th CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 35-22; Argos owner David Braley first team boss to win back-to-back Grey Cups with 2 different teams (also 2011 champion BC Lions
2018 Davis Cup Tennis, Lille: Marin Čilić beats Frenchman Lucas Pouille 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 to wrap up the final for Croatia, 3-1
2018 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta: Calgary Stampeders beat Ottawa RedBlacks, 27-16; in Calgary’s 8th Cup win Terry Williams scores a record 97-yard punt-return touchdown
2018 LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in 45-10 win v Arizona Cardinals; Mark Brunell & David Carr previously share record (22); also sets NFL record for best single-game completion % (96.6)
2019 Baltimore’s 2nd-year quarterback Lamar Jackson becomes first QB in NFL history to throw for 3,000 passing yards and rush for 1,500 yards in his first 2 NFL seasons as the Ravens beat LA Rams, 45-6
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