Tag: Sports History

Today in sports history (1924), the first Winter Olympic Games kicked off. The games, organized by the French Olympic Committee, were held ...

Today in sports history (1982), the San Francisco 49ers held on to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21, in Super Bowl XVI. It ...

Today in sports history (2011), the oldest rivalry in NFL history held even more at stake as the Green Bay Packers beat ...

Today in sports history (1968) the NBA awarded Milwaukee and Phoenix a team each to expand the league to 14 teams. ...

Today in sports history (1992), Bill Cowher was hired to become just the second coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers since the AFL/NFL ...

Today in sports history (1980), United States president Jimmy Carter set the plan for Team USA to boycott the 1980 Summer ...

Today in sports history (1974) the longest win streak in college basketball history was snapped. John Wooden's UCLA Bruins teams in the ...

Today in sports history (1996), the MLB owners unanimously approved to interleague play starting in the 1997 season. Up until that point, ...

Today in sports history, the Cleveland Browns were hit with one of the most unlucky plays of all time. The play ...

Today in sports history, one of the most storied franchises in NBA history got its start. In 1966, the NBA granted ...