THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday 1871 - The Boston Red Stockings baseball team is incorporated by Ivers Whitney Adams. 1910 - Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton Eskimos in two games for the Stanley Cup (second of 1910). 1968 - Houston ends UCLA’s 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69. 1968 – U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming. 1968 – U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood. 1974 - Essex Community College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball. 1980 - NFL Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams, 31-19. MVP: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers become the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowls. 1980 – U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne. 1980 – U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner. 1984 – U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners. 1985 - Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. MVP: Joe Montana, quarterback. 1988 - André Hoffman skates world record 1500 m (1:52.06). 1991 - Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title. 1991 - Matt Barr’s field goal with no time left gives New York Giants 15-13 victory over defending champions San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title. 1992 - Score company begins selling international soccer cards. 1995 - 1994-95 NHL Season begins after a lengthy strike. 1996 – U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan. 2005 – Montreal-born Eric Gagne and the Los Angeles Dodgers agree to a $19-million, two-year deal. 2006 - Baseball’s second application to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to allow Cuba to play in the World Baseball Classic is approved. Sunday 1887 - Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms in the USA. 1894 - Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500 m in 47.8 seconds. 1907 - Kenora Thistles sweep Montana Wanderers in two for the Stanley Cup. 1922 - First slalom ski race run, Mürren, Switzerland. 1939 – U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer. 1939 - U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee. 1967 - U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming. 1967 - U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti. 1979 - Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami, Florida. MVP: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback. 1980 - Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89-foot 3-inch basketball field goal. 1984 - U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton. 1985 - Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr’s career record of 270 NHL goals. 1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL’s second all time scorer. 1990 - Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL Players’ Association executive director. 1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official. 1996 - U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo. 2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to oneyear, US$18 million deal with Houston, making him the most expensive pitcher in major league history. 2007 - Yokozuna Asashoryu wins the Emperor’s Cup at the New Year’s Grand Sumo Tournament (Hatsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.