1907 \u2014 Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut, dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. 4 Penn at Philadelphia\u2019s Franklin Field. Thorpe rushes, returns kicks and does all the kicking.<\/p>\n
1968 \u2014 Brooks Dawson of UTEP completes 17 of 24 passes for 304 yards in the final 10:21 of the fourth quarter, sending the Miners past BYU 31-25.<\/p>\n
1980 \u2014 The St. Louis Cardinals sack Baltimore\u2019s Bert Jones 12 times in a 17-10 victory.<\/p>\n
1980 \u2014 Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers rushes for 202 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-3 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n
1990 \u2014 Wayne Gretzky becomes the NHL first player to reach 2,000 points when he helps set up a goal by Tomas Sandstrom at 14:32 of the first period of the Los Angeles Kings\u2019 game at Winnipeg.<\/p>\n
1993 \u2014 The NFL expands, adding a team in Charlotte, N.C., starting in 1995.<\/p>\n
1997 \u2014 Warren Moon of the Seattle Seahawks passes for 409 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-34 victory over Oakland. It\u2019s the seventh 400-yard passing game of his NFL career, tying Joe Montana for second place behind Dan Marino\u2019s 13.<\/p>\n
2000 \u2014 The New York Yankees become the first team in more than a quarter-century to win three straight World Series, beating the New York Mets 4-2. The Yankees match the Oakland Athletics\u2019 three in a row from 1972-74, and win their fourth title in five years.<\/p>\n
2002 \u2014 Volponi, a 43-1 long shot, finds room along the rail and blows past the fading Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner War Emblem to take the Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic by 6\u00bd lengths ahead of Medaglia d\u2019Oro.<\/p>\n
2006 \u2014 Ryan Miller stops 29 shots as Buffalo beats the New York Islanders 3-0 to win its 10th straight game. The win matches the best start in NHL history, tying the 1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n
2009 \u2014 Chicago drops Minnesota to 0-8 on the road with a 3-1 win. Minnesota becomes the first NHL team to earn zero points in its opening eight road games since Pittsburgh in 1996.<\/p>\n
2013 \u2014 Octavias McKoy runs for 455 yards, setting an NCAA record for all divisions and leading Division III Western Connecticut State past Worcester State 55-35. McKoy scores five touchdowns in the game and breaks the rushing record held by Dante Brown of Marietta College. Brown ran for 441 on Oct. 5, 1996 against Baldwin-Wallace.<\/p>\n
2014 \u2014 Serena Williams wins the WTA Tour Finals for the third straight year and fifth time overall, beating Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0.<\/p>\n
2014 \u2014 Ben Roethlisberger is 40 for 49 for 522 yards and six touchdown passes in Pittsburgh\u2019s 51-34 win over Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
2014 \u2014 Abby Wambach scores four goals and the World Cup-bound United States beats Costa Rica 6-0 for its fifth CONCACAF Women\u2019s Championship title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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