This day in sports history
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December 23rd
1923 - Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000.
1951 - A NFL championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. The DuMont Network had paid $75,000 for the rights to the game.
1972 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7 in an NFL playoff game on a last-second play that was dubbed the "Immaculate Reception." Pittsburgh's Franco Harris caught a deflected pass and ran it in for the winning touchdown.
1991 - Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll retired after 23 seasons. He was the only coach to win four Super Bowls.
1994 - Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players.
1995 - Tonya Harding and Mike Smith were married.
1997 - Jari Kurri (Colorado Avalanche) became the 8th NHL player to score 600 goals.
1923 - Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000.
1951 - A NFL championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. The DuMont Network had paid $75,000 for the rights to the game.
1972 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7 in an NFL playoff game on a last-second play that was dubbed the "Immaculate Reception." Pittsburgh's Franco Harris caught a deflected pass and ran it in for the winning touchdown.
1991 - Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll retired after 23 seasons. He was the only coach to win four Super Bowls.
1994 - Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players.
1995 - Tonya Harding and Mike Smith were married.
1997 - Jari Kurri (Colorado Avalanche) became the 8th NHL player to score 600 goals.
January 27th
1894 - 1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11.
1956 - NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.
1965 - Ulf Sterner became the first Swedish-born player to appear in the NHL. Sterner only played four games in the NHL.
1967 - Paige Cothren became the first player to sign with the New Orleans Saints.
1973 - The UCLA Bruins won their 61st consecutive game to break the NCAA record held by the University of San Francisco.
1984 - Carl Lewis beat his own two-year-old record by 9-1/4 inches when he set a new indoor world record with a long-jump mark of 28 feet, 10-1/4 inches.
1984 - Wayne Gretzky set a National Hockey League (NHL) record for consecutive game scoring. He ended the streak at 51 games the next night against the Los Angeles Kings. The streak began on October 5, 1983.
1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
1991 - Whitney Houston sang the "Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV.
1992 - Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson went on trial for allegedly raping an 18-year-old contestant in the 1991 Miss Black America Contest. He was found guilty.
2002 - The Montreal Canadiens became the first NHL team to score 10,000 home goals. The feat was achieved in the Canadiens' 2,675th regular season game. The goal was scored by Sergei Berezin who had come to the team only two days before from the Phoenix Coyotes.
1894 - 1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11.
1956 - NFL's NY Giants switches games from Polo Grounds to Yankee Stadium.
1965 - Ulf Sterner became the first Swedish-born player to appear in the NHL. Sterner only played four games in the NHL.
1967 - Paige Cothren became the first player to sign with the New Orleans Saints.
1973 - The UCLA Bruins won their 61st consecutive game to break the NCAA record held by the University of San Francisco.
1984 - Carl Lewis beat his own two-year-old record by 9-1/4 inches when he set a new indoor world record with a long-jump mark of 28 feet, 10-1/4 inches.
1984 - Wayne Gretzky set a National Hockey League (NHL) record for consecutive game scoring. He ended the streak at 51 games the next night against the Los Angeles Kings. The streak began on October 5, 1983.
1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
1991 - Whitney Houston sang the "Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV.
1992 - Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson went on trial for allegedly raping an 18-year-old contestant in the 1991 Miss Black America Contest. He was found guilty.
2002 - The Montreal Canadiens became the first NHL team to score 10,000 home goals. The feat was achieved in the Canadiens' 2,675th regular season game. The goal was scored by Sergei Berezin who had come to the team only two days before from the Phoenix Coyotes.
