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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...
In 1962, Bill Russell scored 30 points and grabbed an NBA Finals Game 7 record 40 rebounds as Boston beat LA to win the championship. In 1966, Bill Russell was named coach of the Celtics, becoming the first black head coach in the NBA. In 1996, Orlando’s Dennis Scott hit an NBA record 11 three...
In 1953, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle belted a 535-foot home run. It was measured and from that point on, any long homer is called a tape measure shot because of it. In 1976, Philadelphia Phillie Mike Schmidt hit 4 consecutive home runs against the Chicago Cubs in an 18-16 win. In 1943, F1 Driver...
In 1976, arrest warrants were issued for three Philadelphia Flyers for assault in fights that occurred during an NHL playoff game against Toronto the previous night. In 1961, the Chicago Blackhawks broke a 23 year drought to win their third Stanley Cup. In 1940, Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller pitched the only opening day no-hitter....
In 1947, Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, making his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 5-3 win over the Boston Braves. In 1965, John Havlicek stole the inbounds pass to secure a Boston Celtic victory to advance to the NBA Finals. In 1989, 94 Liverpool fans died and 766 were injured in a...
In 1968, golfer Roberto De Vincenzo signed a card for a round of 66 instead of what he shot, a 65, costing him a shot an 18-hole playoff for the Masters. In 1910, President William Howard Taft threw out the first pitch at a Washington Senators game. In 1960, the Maurice Richard led Montreal Canadiens...