Tag: Sports History

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 (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 ...

Today in sports history (2008), the New York Giants did the improbable and beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. ...

Today in sports history (1959), Vince Lombardi signed a five-year contract to become the Green Bay Packers head coach. The ...

Today in sports history (1967), the American Basketball Association (ABA) began operations. The league was founded to be a direct competitor of ...

Today in sports history (1936), the first Baseball Hall of Fame class was inducted. The five players selected were Babe Ruth, Ty ...

The Miami Hurricanes tried to add another game to their current ACC lead on Wednesday. The Virginia Tech Hokies hosted ...