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1961: Erich Barnes of the New York Giants ties an NFL record by returning an interception 102 yards for a touchdown in a 17-16 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. 1966: Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins scores his first goal. 1975: The 10-team World Football League, citing lack of television and season ticket support, disbands before the 12th week of a 20-week season.
1975: The Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in Game 7 at Fenway Park to win the World Series. 1976: Twin brothers Tom and Dick Van Arsdale play together in a game for the Phoenix Suns, becoming the first and only pair of brothers to play for the same NBA club. 1984: Future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Ken Stabler retires after 17 seasons in the NFL with Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.
1994: Alcorn State's Steve McNair becomes the NCAA's career passing yardage leader with 15,049, surpassing the old mark set by Brigham Young's Ty Detmer, who had 14,665. McNair's 649 yards also breaks his own Division I-AA single-game record as he leads the Braves to a 41-37 win over Southern. 2012: Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body following a report from the U.
S. Anti-Doping Agency that accuses him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. 2016: Baker Mayfield passes for 545 yards and seven touchdowns to help No.
16 Oklahoma beat Texas Tech 66-59 in a game that breaks the NCAA record for combined offensive yards with 1,708 yards. 1921: The Green Bay Packers play their first APFA (forerunner to NFL) game, beating the Minneapolis Marines, 7-6 at Hagemeister Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 1945: Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals, a minor league farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1949: The Detroit Lions' Don Doll intercepts four passes in a 24-7 victory over the Chicago Cardinals. 1964: Joe Frazier dominates German Hans Huber for an easy rally past the Buffalo Bills 28-25. Ajayi rushes for 214 yards in 29 carries after totaling 204 yards a week earlier in a win over Pittsburgh.
2019: All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving pours in 50 points, setting a new NBA record for points in a debut with a new team as his Brooklyn Nets go down 127-126 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves. 1959: Wilt Chamberlain plays in his first NBA game with the Philadelphia Warriors. Chamberlain played his entire career — 1,045 consecutive games — without a disqualification.
1976: The New York Marathon is run through the streets of the five boroughs for the first time. Bill Rodgers wins the race in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 10 seconds, beating Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter. Miki Gorman wins the women's division in 2:39:11, the 70th-fastest time overall.
2003: Se Ri Pak becomes the first woman to make the two-round cut in a men's golf tournament since Babe Zaharias in 1945. Pak shoots a 2-over 74 on the Korean tour for a 2-over 146 halfway through the $250,000 SBS Super Tournament. Pak finished tied for 29th place.
2010: Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall ties an NFL single-game record with four interceptions, including a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown, in the Redskins' 17-14 win at Chicago. 1978: San Diego pitcher Gaylord Perry wins the National League Cy Young, becoming the first pitcher to win the award in both leagues after claiming the AL award in 1972. 1987: The Minnesota Twins defeat the St.
Louis Cardinals 4-2 at the Metrodome in Game 7 for their first World Series championship. 1990: Evander Holyfield knocks out Buster Douglas to win the heavyweight boxing title. 2003: Josh Beckett tosses a complete-game shutout as the Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 2-0 in Game 6 of the World Series to claim their second championship.
1968: George Foreman wins the heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics when he defeated Jones Cepulis of the Soviet Union in the second round. 1982: The Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton becomes the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards. 1985: The Kansas City Royals, after getting the benefit of an incorrect safe/out call by first base umpire Don Denkinger, rally past the St.
Louis Cardinals 2-1 to force Game 7 of the World Series..
