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Today in Sports History: December 20th
12/20/2003 - Namath drunk on ESPN Former Jets quarterback Joe Namath embarrasses himself in front of a live television audience. In an ESPN game between the New England Patriots and New York Jets, sideline reporter Suzy Kolber was interviewing the Hall of Famer about current Jets quarterback...
Today in Sports History: December 11th
12/11/1977 - Bucs get first win The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally get on the board by beating the New Orleans Saints, 33-14, in the second-to-last game of the year. For the Bucs, who had joined the NFL the year before, it was their first win in franchise history. They lost 14 regular season...
Today in Sports History: December 3rd
12/03/1985 - The Super Bowl ShuffleFollowing a Monday Night Football loss to the Dolphins -- their only blemish of the season -- the 1985 Chicago Bears hopped on a charter plane, looking to restore the dignity and ferocity they had attained by winning their first dozen games. So what did they...
Today in Sports History: December 12th
12/12/1982 - The Snowplow Game A December duel between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots was scoreless thanks to the snowy, freezing weather at Schaefer Stadium. With conditions getting worse, New England was looking at a 33-yard field on what was likely their last chance to score in...
Today in Sports History: December 30th
(A portrait of Abner Doubleday, the man long known as baseball's inventor) 12/30/1907 - Spalding announces baseball's inventorThe Mills Commission, a panel appointed by Albert Goodwill Spalding, announces that the game of baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday, a respected Civil War general....
Today in Sports History: December 19th
12/19/1999 - Brown blinded by flagIn one of the final games of the year, Browns tackle Orlando Brown was hit with a penalty flag in the worst possible place: his eye. Referee Jeff Triplette, who threw the flag, quickly came over and removed it from his helmet. The flag was reportedly filled with BB...
Today in Sports History: December 6th
(Testaverde goes down well before reaching the end zone. Screen cap by CBS) 12/06/1979 - Dawkins breaks backboard again Three weeks after he broke a backboard in a game at Kansas City, Darryl Dawkins does it in front of the hometown fans in Philadelphia. Unlike his first backboard-breaking dunk,...
Today in Sports History: December 7th
(Jason Kidd and Steve Nash. Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler, Getty Images) 12/07/1963 - First use of instant replayInstant replay, a staple in sports broadcasting, was first used in a 1963 college football game between Army and Navy. The telecast featured only one instance of instant replay, though...
BYU-SDSU game postponed
The wildfires that are running through San Diego County and southern California has caused the Mountain West Conference Commissioner Craig Thomas to move the game to December 1st at Qualcomm Stadium. The fires have intensified and the stadium is currently used as an evacuee station and medical...
Today in Sports History: December 2nd
12/02/1985 - Dolphins hand '85 Bears lone loss Coming off back-to-back shutout-victories against the Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons, the 12-0 Chicago Bears were aiming to become the first team since the 1972 Dolphins to finish with a perfect record. It was week 13 and Chicago's opponent was...
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