Today in sports history (1971), the greatest fight in boxing history occurred at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 26-0…
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Today in sports history (1985), 18-year-old Mike Tyson kicked off his boxing career with a debut knockout of Hector Mercedes. Before there…
Today in sports history (1927), the legendary Babe Ruth signed a three-year contract with the New York Yankees, valued at $27,000 per…
Today in sports history (1962), College Football Hall of Fame running back Herschel Walker was born. Walker would go on to have…
Today in sports history (1962), legendary center Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA record 100 points against the New York Knicks. In just…
Today in sports history (1985), Milwaukee businessman and future U.S senator Herb Kohl bought the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were in the…
Today in sports history (1940), W2BXS, now Channel 4 New York the flagship station of the NBC network, televised the first basketball…
Today in sports history (1987), the NCAA canceled the 1987 SMU Mustangs football season. The cancellation of the season comes on the…
Today in sports history (1987), arguably the greatest basketball player of all time set the Chicago Bulls franchise record for most points…
Today in sports history (1964), 22-year-old Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeated the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Sonny Liston. Liston was at the…