{"id":13155,"date":"2016-01-20T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/today-in-sports-history-jan-20\/"},"modified":"2016-01-20T09:03:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:03:00","slug":"today-in-sports-history-jan-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/today-in-sports-history-jan-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Sports History: Jan. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

1891 \u2014 The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass., is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but it wasn\u2019t until 1905 that someone removed the bottom of the basket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1937 \u2014 Nels Stewart of the New York Americans becomes the NHL\u2019s all-time scorer with his 270th goal in a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1952 \u2014 George Mikan scores a career-high 61 points to lead the Minneapolis Lakers to a 91-81 double-overtime victory over the Rochester Royals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1968 \u2014 Elvin Hayes scores 39 points to lead Houston to a 71-69 victory and end UCLA\u2019s 47-game winning streak. A regular-season record 52,693 fans attend the game at the Houston Astrodome.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1970 \u2014 Cincinnati\u2019s Tom Van Arsdale and Phoenix\u2019s Dick Van Arsdale are the first brothers to play in the same NBA All-Star game. Dick scores eight points for the West while Tom scores five for the East, which wins 142-135 at Philadelphia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1980 \u2014 President Carter announces the U.S. Olympic team will not participate in the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the previous month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1980 \u2014 Terry Bradshaw passes for 309 yards and sets two passing records to help the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 and become the first team to win four Super Bowls.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1985 \u2014 Joe Montana passes for a Super Bowl record 331 yards and three touchdowns to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 38-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1990 \u2014 The University of Calgary women\u2019s basketball team sets an NCAA record with its 55th consecutive win, 90-45 over Alberta. Calgary breaks the mark of 54 set by Louisiana Tech from 1980-82.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2001 \u2014 Alan Webb of South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., becomes the first American prep runner to break four minutes for the indoor mile, with a time of 3:59.86 at the New Balance Games in New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2002 \u2014 Steve Yzerman becomes the ninth player in NHL history to notch 1,000 assists, which he earns on Mathieu Dandenault\u2019s game-winning goal when Detroit beats Ottawa 3-2 in overtime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008 \u2014 Despite a shaky Tom Brady, the Patriots are too much for the banged-up San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game. New England wins 21-12, going back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008 \u2014 Lawrence Tynes, who missed a 36-yard field goal at the end of regulation following a bad snap, nails a 47-yarder in overtime to give the New York Giants a 23-20 win over Green Bay in the NFC championship at Lambeau Field. The Giants win their 10th straight on the road.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013 \u2014 San Francisco\u2019s Frank Gore runs for a pair of second-half touchdowns and the 49ers rebounds from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC championship game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013 \u2014 Joe Flacco outduels Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots for the AFC championship. The win sets up the first Super Bowl coached by brothers, Baltimore\u2019s John Harbaugh and San Francisco\u2019s Jim.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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