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November 23rd, 1984
On this day in 1984, undersized quarterback Doug Flutie threw a desperation 48-yard touchdown pass to Gerard Phelan as time expired, and Boston College beat Miami, 47-45, at the Orange Bowl.
November 22nd, 1950
On this day in 1950, in the era prior to the 24-second shot clock, the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers, 19-18, in the lowest scoring game in NBA history.
November 21st, 1971
On this day in 1971, the New York Rangers scored a NHL-record eight goals in a single period against the California Seals.
November 20th, 1982
On this day in 1982, the California Golden Bears beat the rival Stanford Cardinal, 25-20, on a five-lateral kickoff return on the last play of the game. Kevin Moen scored the winning touchdown by running through the Stanford band, which prematurely ran on ...
November 19th, 1966
On this day in 1966, Pele of Brazil scored the 1,000 goal of his 13-year professional career.
November 18th, 1982
On this day in 1982, Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim died four days after being knocked out in a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas.
November 17th, 1991
On this day in 1991, offensive lineman Mike Utley of the Detroit Lions fractured two cervical vertebrae in a game against the Los Angeles Rams, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
November 16th, 1957
On this day in 1957, center Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics grabbed a then NBA-record 49 rebounds, as his team beat the Philadelphia Warriors, 111-89, at Boston Garden
November 15th, 1965
On this day in 1965, Craig Breedlove, driving the Spirit of America jet-car, set a new land-speed record by surpassing 600 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats of Utah.
November 14th, 1970
On this day in 1970, a plane crash near Kenova, W. Va. claimed the life of 75 people, including 37 members of the Marshall University football team and its coaching staff.
November 13th, 1979
On this day in 1979, center Darryl Dawkins of the Philadelphia 76ers broke the fiberglass backboard when dunking on Bill Robinzine of the Kansas City Kings at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
November 12th, 1953
On this day in 1953, U.S. District Judge Allan Grim ruled that the NFL can black-out televised broadcasts of home games to protect teams’ markets and created the glorious broadcast system we endure to this day.
November 11th, 1990
On this day in 1990, linebacker Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs registered an NFL-record seven quarterback sacks in a 17-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
November 10th, 1928
On this day in 1928, during a halftime speech of a scoreless game against Army, Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne asked his players to win in memory of late former player George Gipp, and the Fighting Irish beat the Cadets, 12-6, at Yankee Stadium in New ...
November 9th, 1996
On this day in 1996, Evander Holyfield recorded a technical knockout of Mike Tyson in the 11th-round of their heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas.
November 8th, 1966
On this day in 1966, Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles, who won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1961 with the Cincinnati Reds, won the Triple-Crown, was named the American League’s M.V.P., and became the only player to have won MVP ...
November 7th, 1991
On this day in 1991, point guard Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers announced he was retiring from basketball because he was infected with the AIDS virus.
November 6th, 1993
On this day in 1993, despite the intrusion of ‘Fan Man,’ a trespassing parachutist who glided into the ring in the seventh round, Evander Holyfield decisioned Riddick Bowe in 12 rounds in Las Vegas to win the heavyweight boxing title.
November 5th, 1971
On this day in 1971, the Los Angeles Lakers started a record 33-game winning streak by beating the Baltimore Bullets, 110-106, at the Forum.
November 4th, 1996
On this day in 1996, future superstar shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees was unanimously elected the American League Rookie of the Year.
November 3rd, 1962
On this day in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers in a 127-115 loss in Los Angeles.
November 2nd, 1986
On this day in 1986, Norweigan runner Grete Waitz won her fifth consecutive New York City Marathon - and her eighth overall.
November 1st, 1938
On this day in 1938, Seabiscuit beat reigning Triple Crown winner War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
October 31st, 2001
On this day in 2001, Tino Martinez of the New York Yankees hit a two-out home run off Arizona Diamondbacks’ closer Byung-Hyun Kim to tie the score at 3-3, and teammate Derek Jeter hit a solo home run in the 10th to win Game 4 of the World Series
October 30th, 1974
On this day in 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of their fight in Zaire - called "The Rumble in the Jungle" - and became the second fighter in history to regain the heavyweight title.