- 1884 Canadian Rugby Football Union forms
- 1893 Vanderbilt University claims it participated in the first organised intercollegiate basketball game at the Nashville YMCA Gymnasium; Vanderbilt beats YMCA, 9-3
- 1903 VVV '03 soccer club is established in the Dutch southeastern city of Venlo
Phillies Sell Waddell
1908 Philadelphia Athletics' manager and owner Connie Mack sells future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000
The Tramp
1914 Charlie Chaplin debuts silent film character The Tramp in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"
- 1942 First indoor 15' pole vault by Cornelius Warmerdam at 15' 3/8"
- 1948 After winning Lake Placid (1932) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936) Olympic ski jumping gold medals, Birger Ruud comes out of retirement to win silver in St. Moritz in a Norwegian medal sweep
1st 100,000 Yankees Player
1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000 a year baseball player, signs new contract with the New York Yankees
- 1958 Dodgers officially become the Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc
- 1969 Diane Crump (20) becomes 1st woman jockey to ride against men at a major US racetrack, aboard Bridle ’n Bit in a race at Hialeah Park, in Hialeah, Florida [1]
- 1970 US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
Schenk's 3rd Gold
1972 Dutch Olympic 1,500m and 5,000m speed skating champion Ard Schenk wins his 3rd gold medal at the Sapporo Winter Games when he takes out the 10,000m
- 1973 Rangers shut out Islanders 6-0 for the first time
Sittler's 10 Points
1976 Toronto center Darryl Sittler sets NHL record with 10 points in a Maple Leafs' 11-4 win over Boston at Maple Leaf Gardens; 6 goals, 4 assists
- 1985 NY Devil Don Lever becomes 57th NHLer to score 300 goals
- 1987 Dennis Conner and 'Stars & Stripes' return the America's Cup yachting trophy to US
1988 38th NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: East beats West, 138-133; MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, F
- 1988 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 15-6; MVP: Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills, DE
1989 40th NHL All-Star Game, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 9-5; MVP: Wayne Gretzky, LA Kings, C
Borg's Suicide Attempt
1989 Tennis superstar Björn Borg apparently attempts suicide in Milan, Italy
NBA Hall of Fame
1991 Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin & Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame
- 1993 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-20; MVP: Steve Tasker, Buffalo Bills, WR
Gooch and Gatting's Last Day
1995 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch & Mike Gatting
- 1998 NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7
- 1998 XVIII Winter Olympic Games open in Nagano, Japan
- 1999 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-10; Keyshawn Johnson, NY Jets, QB; Ty Law, New England Patriots, CB
- 2005 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds
2010 Super Bowl XLIV, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Miami, FL; New Orleans Saints beat Indianapolis Colts, 31-17; MVP: Drew Brees, New Orleans, QB
Laureus Awards
2011 Laureus World Sports Awards, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Sportsman: Rafael Nadal; Sportswoman: Lindsey Vonn; Team: Spanish Men's National Football team
Sports History
2013 Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of La Dura Dura in Spain, his second 9b+ (5.15c) after Change
- 2014 XXII Winter Olympic Games open in Sochi, Russia
- 2016 Super Bowl L, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA: Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers, 24–10; MVP: Von Miller, Denver, LB
Sports History
2018 Brock Purdy signs his letter of intent to commit to Iowa State University
- 2021 Sarah Thomas becomes the first woman to referee a Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, Florida
2021 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9; MVP: Tom Brady, TB Bucs, QB; Brady's record 7th SB win
2021 The Weeknd becomes the first Canadian solo artist to headline the Super Bowl half time show (Super Bowl LV)
LeBron Breaks Kareem's Record
2023 LeBron James scores 38 points to become NBA's all-time leading scorer as the Lakers go down 133-130 to Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles; surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 career points [1]
