- 1851 Inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia; Tasmania vs. Victoria in Launceston; Tasmania wins by 3 wickets
- 1878 First US bicycle club, the Boston Bicycle Club, forms
- 1908 Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England
- 1928 II Winter Olympic Games open in St Moritz, Switzerland
Casey vs. Thesz
1938 Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston to win the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship
- 1948 Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut Eng v WI, out for 140
- 1948 Test cricket debut of Frank Worrell for the West Indies vs. England at Port-of-Spain
- 1949 Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title
- 1950 Englishman Jack Holden wins Empire Games marathon in Auckland, New Zealand in 2:32:57; runs last 9 miles barefoot after his shoes fell apart during the race
1952 2nd NBA All-Star Game, Boston Garden: East beats West, 108-91; MVP: Paul Arizin, Philadelphia Warriors, F
NHL Players Association
1957 NHL Players Association forms (NYC), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president
- 1959 Vinoo Mankad ends his final Test Cricket (v WI at Delhi)
- 1963 The Beatles record 10 of the 14 tracks for their first UK album "Please Please Me" in marathon recording session
- 1965 Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee
Giants Sign mays
1966 SF Giants outfielder Willie Mays signs baseball's highest contract at $130,000 per year
Lennon Pays Protestors Fines
1970 John Lennon pays £1,344 fines for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland
- 1971 Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal
Gould's Record Swim
1973 First sub-17-minute 1,500m female freestyle swim is achieved by Australian swimmer Shane Gould in 16m 56.9s
- 1973 Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th consecutive NBA game
- 1974 First Major League Baseball arbitration case; Minnesota Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins; Twins offered $23,000
- 1976 John Curry wins Britain's first Olympic gold medal in figure skating at Innsbruck Winter Games; finishes men's singles ahead of Soviet skater Vladimir Kovalyov and Canadian Toller Cranston
Baseball Trade
1982 Ozzie Smith for Garry Templeton trade between San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals finally goes through, after 62 days [1]
- 1985 Kent Hrbek signs 5-year $6 million contract with Minnesota Twins
Akram Takes 10 Wickets
1985 Wasim Akram takes 10 wickets in his 2nd Test Cricket, NZ still wins
World Series Cup
1986 Australia beat India 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup, David Boon scores the most runs in the series (418)
- 1987 England beat Australia 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup
1990 40th NBA All-Star Game, Miami Arena, Miami, FL: East beats West, 130-113; MVP: Magic Johnson, LA Lakers, F
Tyson vs. Douglas
1990 In a huge upset, James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10th round in Tokyo, Japan to win the world heavyweight boxing title
US Figure Skating Championship
1990 US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
- 1995 Danyon Loader swims world record 400m freestyle (340.46)
- 1995 Sandra Volker swims European record 50m backstroke (27.67 sec)
- 1995 US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
- 1995 West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand in Test cricket
1996 46th NBA All-Star Game, Alamodome, San Antonio, TX: East beats West, 129-118; MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, F
- 2001 50th NBA All-Star Game, MCI Centre, Washington, D.C.: East beats West, 111-110; MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers, G
- 2014 Slopestyle freestyle skiing event makes Olympic debut at Sochi Winter Games; Canadian Dara Howell is inaugural women's gold medallist
- 2018 Dutchman Sven Kramer becomes only male speed skater to win same Olympic event 3 times, claiming gold in the 5,000m at Pyongchang; first man to win total 8 Olympic medals in the sport
- 2018 Norway sweeps the medals in the Olympic 30k cross country skiathlon at Pyeongchang; Simen Hegstad Krüger wins gold ahead of teammates Martin Johnsrud Sundby & Hans Christer Holund
Clark's Record Score
2021 Caitlin Clark scores a season-high 39 points for Iowa against Nebraska, breaking the single-game scoring record for Pinnacle Bank Arena
- 2024 Super Bowl LVIII is the most-watched TV program in US history, averaging 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms [1]
2024 Super Bowl LVIII, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada: Kansas City Chiefs win back to back titles and 3rd in 5 years with an overtime 25-22 win over the SF 49ers; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC, QB
Usher Headlines Halftime Show
2024 Usher performs the halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII with guests Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lil Jon, H.E.R. and Ludacris [1]
