1960 \u2014 Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia scores 44 points and sets an NBA record by missing all 10 of his free throws in the Warriors\u2019 136-121 victory over the Detroit Pistons.<\/p>\n
1962 \u2014 Sonny Randle of the St. Louis Cardinals catches 16 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown in a 31-28 loss to the New York Giants.<\/p>\n
1976 \u2014 Baseball holds its first free agent draft with 24 players from 13 major league clubs participating. Reggie Jackson eventually signs the most lucrative contract of the group, $2.9 million over five years with the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n
1984 \u2014 Seattle\u2019s Dave Brown returns two interceptions for touchdowns in a 31-17 triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n
2000 \u2014 In the highest scoring Division I-AA game in NCAA history, Ricky Ray passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns and scores three more to lead Sacramento State over Cal State Northridge 64-61.<\/p>\n
2001 \u2014 Luis Gonzalez\u2019s RBI single caps a two-run rally off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks win their first championship by beating the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7.<\/p>\n
2006 \u2014 Invasor beats heavy favored Bernardini by one length in the $5 million Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.<\/p>\n
2006 \u2014 Rod Brind\u2019Amour of Carolina scores his 1,000th career point, assisting on a goal in the Hurricanes\u2019 3-2 win over Ottawa.<\/p>\n
2007 \u2014 Adrian Peterson runs for an NFL-record 296 yards and three touchdowns in Minnesota\u2019s 35-17 win over San Diego.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the second time he tops 200 yards rushing this season, the only rookie to accomplish the feat. San Diego\u2019s Antonio Cromartie returns a missed field goal an NFL-record 109 yards for a touchdown in the game.<\/p>\n
2009 \u2014 The New York Yankees win the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui\u2019s record-tying six RBIs.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Guan Tianlang wins the Asia-Pacific Championship, making the 14-year-old Chinese star the youngest player to qualify for the Masters. Guan, an eighth-grader, easily surpasses the mark set by Italy\u2019s Matteo Manassero, who was about to turn 17 when he played in 2010.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Andrew Luck breaks the NFL\u2019s single-game rookie record by throwing for 433 yards in leading Indianapolis to a 23-20 win over Miami. Luck is 30 of 48 with two TDs and breaks Cam Newton\u2019s previous mark of 422 yards set last season.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Tampa Bay rookie Doug Martin rushes for a franchise-record 251 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-32 win at Oakland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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