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In 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes scored two goals in the final 90 seconds to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In 1988, the Baltimore Orioles lost their 21st straight game to open the season, the MLB record for futility out of the gate. In...
In 1956, boxer Rocky Marciano retired as the only undefeated heavyweight champ. In 1960, the Minneapolis Lakers got the go ahead to move to Los Angeles after concessions were made. In 1983, Nolan Ryan passed Walter Johnson on the all-time strikeouts list. In 1947, MLB celebrated Babe Ruth day at every ballpark in the league....
In 1983, the Baltimore Colts drafted John Elway with the top pick of the NFL draft, despite his warning to not select him. In 1931, New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hit a home run but passed a baserunner on his trip around the bases. That erased the HR which would eventually leave him tied for...
In 1950, the Boston Celtics drafted Chuck Cooper with the 13th overall pick, making him the first black player drafted to play in the NBA. In 1978, the Phillie Phanatic made its debut. In 1974, the NFL decided to move the goalposts to the back of the endzone and adopted an sudden death overtime format....
In 1963, the Boston Celtics beat the LA Lakers to win their fifth straight NBA Championship. It was Bob Cousy’s final game as a Celtic. In 2004, the San Diego Chargers picked Eli Manning with the top overall pick despite Eli pleading with them to not select him. In 1927, golfer Bobby Jones holed his...
In 1969, LA Laker Jerry West scored 53 and dished 11 assists to lift the Lakers to the win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. A picture taken that night soon became the inspiration for the NBA logo. In 1999, Fernando Tatis, Sr hit a pair of grand slams in the same inning, the...
In 1876 the first major league baseball game was played between the Boston Red Caps in Philadelphia Athletics. In 1947, the first championship series of the new Basketball Association of America with the Philadelphia Warriors beating the Chicago Stags. In 1982, the Atlanta Braves lost for the first time after setting the MLB record with...
In 2009, Carolina’s Jussi Jokinen redirected the game winner past New Jersey’s Marty Brodeur with .02 left in the game. In 1951, Toronto’s Bill Barilko scored an OT goal to win the Stanley Cup for the Maple Leafs. In 2025, the LA Kings rebounded from giving up two quick goals to score the game winner...
In 1986, Chicago Bull Michael Jordan set a new NBA playoff record, scoring 63 against the Boston Celtics in a loss. In 1912, Boston’s Fenway Park opened for business with a game between the Red Sox and the team that would soon become known as the Yankees. In 1957, American John J. Kelley broke a...
In 1990, the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers got into an epic fight at the end of a 10-point Philly win. In 1960, the exploding scoreboard debuted at Chicago’s Comiskey Park after Minnie Minoso’s Grand Slam homer in the fourth inning. In 1967, Katherine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon even...