Today in sports history (1978), Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali to win the undisputed heavyweight championship. Ali came into this fight with…
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Today in sports history (1947), Mike Krzyzewski was born in Chicago, Illinois. Coach Krzyzewski, also known as “Coach K,” would go on…
Today in sports history (1990), Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in one of the biggest upsets in sports history. Tyson had…
Today in sports history (1989), Vince McMahon and the then-WWF had to admit they were not a sport in order…
Today in sports history (1971), baseball legend LeRoy (Satchel) Paige was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. Paige made a career…
Today in sports history (1945), Paul Brown agreed to coach Cleveland’s American football expansion team. The team would later be named the…
Today in sports history (2010), the New Orleans Saints capped off a storybook season by defeating the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, in Super…
Today in sports history (2011), Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, to win Super Bowl XLV.…
Today in sports history (2017), Tom Brady and the New England Patriots completed one of the biggest comebacks in sports history. The…
Today in sports history (1969), the Oakland Raiders promoted linebackers coach John Madden to head coach. Madden would coach the Oakland Raiders…