- 1926 MLB St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees for cash and pitcher George Mogridge
- 1926 NFL rules college students are ineligible until they complete their college careers
- 1932 First Olympic dog sled race is held at Lake Placid, New York, as a demonstration sport
- 1934 MLB Cincinnati Reds purchase contract of 43-year-old pitcher Dazzy Vance from St. Louis Cardinals for $7,500
- 1936 IV Winter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- 1947 Compton & Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket
Bradman's Last Test in Australia
1948 Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia
- 1948 Nils Karlsson wins the 50k cross country gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; Swedish skiers win all 3 cross-country events at the Games
- 1948 World & European champion Barbara Ann Scott becomes the first Canadian to win a women's figure skating Olympic gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games
- 1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 yrs 239 days, youngest Aussie
- 1958 21 dead in air crash at Munich-Riem Airport; 8 players and 3 staff are from the Manchester United football team
Williams Highest Paid
1958 Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams becomes highest paid player in MLB when he re-signs with Boston Red Sox for $135,000
Ali vs. Terrell
1967 Muhammad Ali pummels Ernie Terrell for 15 rounds to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown at Houston Astrodome; regains Terrell’s WBA belt as well
- 1968 X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France
- 1970 Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
- 1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland
Shepard's Golf on the Moon
1971 American astronaut Alan Shepard is the first to hit a golf ball on the Moon [1]
Schenk 1,500m Gold
1972 Dutch speed skater Ard Schenk follows his win in the 5,000m with victory in the 1,500m, on his way to 3 gold medals at the Sapporo Winter Olympics; also wins 10,000m
- 1973 Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta
- 1974 3rd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
- 1977 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders, 4-0
- 1983 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 20-19; MVPs: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, QB; John Jefferson, Green Bay Packers, WR
- 1990 Groundbreaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium
1993 44th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: Wales beats Campbell, 16-6; MVP: Mike Gartner, NY Rangers, RW
Bowe vs. Dokes
1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in the first round for the heavyweight boxing title
- 1994 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 17-3; MVP: Andre Rison, Atlanta Falcons, WR
Strawberry Suspended
1995 MLB outfielder Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days for positive cocaine test
- 1998 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to the NY Yankees for $3 million and four minor-league players
2000 50th NHL All-Star Game, Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON: World beats North America, 9-4; MVP: Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers, RW
2000 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 51-31; MVP: Randy Moss, Minnesota Vikings, WR, HI
- 2005 Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL: New England Patriots beat Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21; MVP: Deion Branch, New England, WR
2011 Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25; MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB
Laureus World Sports Awards
2012 Laureus World Sports Awards, Central Hall Westminster, London, England: Sportsman: Novak Đoković; Sportswoman: Vivian Cheruiyot; Team: FC Barcelona
- 2018 Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo equals the world record for the number of victories by a jockey with 12,844 in Rio de Janeiro
- 2022 NFL Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada: AFC beats NFC, 41-35; MVPs: Justin Herbert, QB LA Chargers; Maxx Crosby, DE LV Raiders
