Tag: Sports History

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 ...

Today in sports history (1980), the U.S. Men's Hockey team beat Finland, 4-2, to secure gold in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The ...

Today in sports history (1985), legendary college basketball coach at Indiana, Bob Knight tossed a chair across the court. Knight apparently became ...