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Oct. 15
1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants.
1961 —...
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Oct. 14
1945 — The Chicago Cardinals snap the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games with a 16-7 victory over the Chicago Bears.
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Oct. 15
1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants.
1961 —...
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Oct. 11
1890 — The first 100-yard dash under 10 seconds is run by John Owens at 9.8 in an AAU track and field meet in Washington.
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May 27
1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union...
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May 6
1895 — Jockey James “Soup” Perkins guides Halma to a wire-to-wire victory in the Kentucky Derby. The 15-year-old joins fellow African...
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March 25
1934 — Horton Smith wins the first Masters, beating Craig Wood by one stroke.
1947 — Holy Cross, led by George...
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March 23
1939 — Long Island University finishes the season undefeated after a 44-32 victory over Loyola of Chicago in the NIT championship....
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March 1
1919 — Newsy Lalonde of the Montreal Canadiens sets a Stanley Cup Playoff record by scoring five goals in a 6-3 win against the...
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Jan. 3
1920 — Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth’s contract to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a ...
AP Sportlight
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Jan. 2
1961 — George Blanda passes for three touchdowns and kicks a field goal and the extra points to give the Houston Oilers a 24-16...
The King reigns: LeBron James is AP's male athlete of decade
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AP Sportlight
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Dec. 30
1956 — The New York Giants win the NFL title with a 47-7 rout of the Chicago Bears.
1962 — The Green Bay...
AP Sportlight
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Dec. 15
1929 — The Chicago Black Hawks defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in their first game at Chicago Stadium. Vic Ripley scores twice in...
Year of parades ends in Boston with Bruins' Stanley Cup loss
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