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  1. g8orbill

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    0404 - The last gladiator competition was held in Rome.

    1902 - The first Tournament of Roses (later the Rose Bowl) collegiate football game was played in Pasadena, CA.

    1926 - The Rose Bowl was carried coast to coast on network radio for the first time.

    1933 - The first Orange Bowl was played. Miami defeated Manhattan 7-0.

    1935 - The first Sugar Bowl was played. Tulane defeated Temple 20-14.

    1935 - The first Sun Bowl was played. Hardin Simmons and New Mexico State tied 14-14.

    1937 - The First Cotton Bowl football game was played in Dallas, TX. Texas Christian University (T.C.U.) beat Marquette, 16-6.

    1954 - The Rose Bowl and the Cotton Bowl were shown in color for the first time.

    1961 - Briggs Stadium was renamed Tigers Stadium.

    1968 - Evil Knievel, daredevil, lost control of his motorcycle midway through a jump of 141 feet over the ornamental fountains in front of Caesar�s Palace in Las Vegas.

    1969 - Los Angeles Kings owner Jack Kent Cooke fined each of his players $100 for "not" arguing with the referee.

    1992 - The ESPN Radio Network was officially launched.

    2007 - In Denver, CO, Darrent Williams (Denver Broncos) was killed in a drive-by shooting outside a nightclub.
     
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  2. g8orbill

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    Just think how ESPN has changed our sports world
     
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    Interesting to see who played high level football then vs now! Manhattan & Harden Simmons, Tulane was a power…
     
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  4. g8orbill

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    1953 - The Baltimore Bullets (NBA) began a 32 game road losing streak.

    1957 - Gene Fullmer defeated Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight boxing title.

    1965 - "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football.

    1971 - In Glasgow, Scotland, 66 people were crushed when fans trying to leave encountered fans trying to return after hearing that a late goal had been scored.

    1972 - Elvis Presley gave Muhammad Ali a $10000 robe with "People's Champion" inscribed on it. Ali wore the robe on March 31, 1973 when he lost to Ken Norton.

    1982 - The New York Islanders began a 23 undefeated home streak.

    1983 - Ken Anderson (Cincinnati Bengals) completed 20 consecutive passes to set an NFL record for passing accuracy.

    1985 - The Rebels of UNLV beat Utah State in three overtime periods. The final score of 142-140 set a new NCAA record for total points in a basketball game (282). The game took over three hours to play.

    1986 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) scored his 500th career NHL goal.

    2002 - Mike Modano (Dallas Stars) scored his 400th career NHL goal. Modano became only the fourth United States-born player to reach 400 goals.

    2002 - Ron Francis (Carolina Hurricanes) scored his 500th career NHL goal. Francis became only the fifth player in NHL history to reach 500 goals and 1,000 assists.

    2003 - It was announced that Bill Parcells would be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
     
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    2003 - Bill Parcels decided to take a retirement check from Jerry Jones and coach the Cowboys...
     
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    Tulane still has more SEC titles (three) than half the current SEC schools.
     
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    I know Miss. St. won in 1941, beating the Bams for their only SEC football title. Ironically the Bams also lost to Vandy that year, but still claim 1941 as one of their 500 or so National Championships!
     
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    Nine years ago today, Clowney made "The Hit." image.jpeg
     
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    25 years ago Today
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    Just to be clear, ESPN launched in 1979. When I saw this I immediately confused because I remember ESPN from my college days and I graduated a decade before 1992! The ESPN Radio Network did launch in '92 so it wasn't simultaneous with the launch of of the TV network.
     
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    Could we just go back to 1990 again? Oh what a great ride it was!
     
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    1941 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee announced a new rule that permitted free substitution of football players.

    1943 - For the first time in NHL history a goal with three points all came from the same family. Reg Bentley scored with assists from his brothers Max and Doug.

    1962 - Work began on the Houston Astrodome.

    1977 - The Kansas City Royals releases pitcher Lindy McDaniel, ending his twenty-one year career.

    1983 - Tony Dorsett (Dallas Cowboys) made the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history. Dorsett ran 99 yards in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.

    1991 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 700th goal.

    1997 - Rod Brind'Amour (Philadelphia Flyers) scored his 200th career goal.

    2005 - Former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann declared his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor.

    2010 - Chris Johnson (Tennessee Titans) set the NFL single-season record for yards from scrimmage. He finished the season with 2,509 yards.

    2010 - Tony Romo (Dallas Cowboys) set a team record when he took every snap for the entire regular season.
     
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    1883 - The Ontario Rugby Football Union was formed. The organization was the forerunner of the CFL.

    1920 - The National Negro Baseball League was organized.

    1957 - The Dodgers bought a 44-passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000. They were the first team to own their own plane.

    1957 - Former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Louis appeared on "The Steve Allen Show" to introduce singer Solomon Burke. Burke performed Louis' "You Can Run, but You Can't Hide."

    1974 - NBC-TV presented hockey in prime time. The Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers were the teams in the National Hockey League (NHL) game.

    1975 - The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 10-0.

    1976 - The Dallas Cowboys became the first wild-card team to make it to the Super Bowl. They beat the Los Angeles Ram 37-7 in the NFC title game.

    1977 - Mary Shane was hired by the Chicago White Sox as the first woman TV play-by-play announcer.

    1982 - Bryant Gumbel moved from NBC Sports to the anchor desk where he joined Jane Pauley as co-host of the "Today" show on NBC.

    1983 - The USFL (United States Football League) held its first player draft.

    1984 - Wayne �The Great One� Gretzky scored eight points (four goals and four assists) for the second time in his National Hockey League (NHL) career. Edmonton�s Oilers defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 12-8. The game was the highest-scoring NHL game to date.

    1992 - Mike Gartner (New York Rangers) scored his 1000th career point.

    1996 - Don Shula announced his retirement from coaching the Miami Dolphins after 26 seasons.

    1997 - The New York Rangers won their 2,000th game as an NHL franchise. Wayne Gretzky assisted on four second period goals.

    1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.

    2003 - The Green Bay Packers lost 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild card game. It was the first time that the Packers had lost a playoff game at home.
     
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    Interesting that the Sun Bowl is older than the Cotton Bowl. The classic big four was always Cotton, Rose, Sugar, and Orange.
     
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    A dark day as far as I'm concerned. I still miss the old WRUF. We still got the games with Mick Hubert and the coach's weekly state of the program press conference, which we don't even get now because, dontcha know, we'd all rather listen to Dan Lebatard and Stugotz. Plus Larry Vattel carried the local sports talk segments very well. Last but not least, I enjoyed the eclectic selection of talk radio programs, not just limited to politics and sports.
     
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    I never saw the TV cameras stay glued on something besides the action on the field like they were on Parcells when he was coaching the Cowboys. Seems like between every play. Checking back--yes, he's still just standing there. It was...strange.
     
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    Don't be sorry it's over. Be glad because it happened. I find myself saying that a lot lately.
     
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    i am about to turn 70- so I sure hope Billy Bad Ass gets this thing turned around soon
     
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    1920 - The New York Yankees purchased "Babe" Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000.

    1927 - A three-day public hearing began on the charges that four major league baseball games played between Chicago and Detroit on September 2 and 3 of 1917 had been thrown.

    1983 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) scored his 100th point of the season. He achieved his 100th point in only the 42nd game of the season.

    1931 - Lucille Thomas became the first woman to buy a professional baseball team. She bought the Topeka franchise of the Western League.

    1934 - Both the National and American baseball leagues decided to use a uniform-size baseball. It was the first time in 33 years that both leagues used the same size ball.

    1993 - Mike Ditka was fired as coach of the Chicago Bears.
     
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    1896 - The first American women�s six-day bicycle race was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

    1941 - Alice Marble made her professional tennis debut when she defeated Ruth Hardwick of Great Britain at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

    1942 - The National Collegiate Football Rules Committee abolished the Y formation.

    1951 - The Indianapolis Olympians beat the Rochester Royals 75-73 in a game that took six overtimes.

    1976 - Ted Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves for $12 million dollars.

    1988 - A seven-fight deal was signed between Mike Tyson and HBO.

    1997 - Peter O'Malley announced that the Los Angeles Dodgers were for sale. The team had been owned by his family for 47 years.

    1998 - Barry Switzer resigned as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

    1998 - The Dallas Cowboys signed lineman Larry Allen to a 6-year deal worth more than $3.5 million a year.

    1999 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players agreed to a tentative labor agreement to end a six-month lockout.

    2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the first running back in the NFL to run gain 1,000 yards in 11 consecutive seasons.

    2010 - NBA commissioner David Stern indefinitely suspended Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas without pay. Arenas has admitted to bringing guns into the Verizon Center locker room and was under investigation by local and federal authorities.
     
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