THIS DAY IN SPORTS

Dec. 1

1961—Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 33 points in 138-177 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to become the third NBA player to reach the 15,000-point plateau.

1973—Jack Nicklaus wins the Disney World Open to become the first professional golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings.

1984—Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie is named the 50th Heisman Trophy winner.

2000—Indiana holds Vancouver scoreless in overtime for a 86-76 victory. It’s the eighth time in NBA history that a team fails to score in an overtime period.

2003—Sylvester Croom becomes the SEC’s first black head football coach, accepting an offer from Mississippi State.

2013—Josh Gordon has 10 catches for 261 yards and two touchdowns in Cleveland’s 32-20 loss to Jacksonville. He becomes the first player in NFL history to record 200 yards receiving in consecutive games.

2015—The Philadelphia 76ers end the longest losing streak in the history of major professional sports in the United States, topping the L.A. Lakers 103-91 to snap a 28-game skid. The Sixers had lost their first 18 games this season, matching the record for worst start in NBA history. They had dropped 28 straight dating to last season, setting the mark for longest losing streak among the four major U.S. sports leagues.