TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1901 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Monteal Shamrocks in two to win the Stanley Cup. 1920 Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game against Toronto St. Pats. 1927 National League President John Heydler rules Roger Hornsby can not hold stock in the St. Louis Cardinals and play for the New York Giants. 1941 Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1952 Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1953 New York, Cleveland and Boston retaliate against Bill Veeck, forcing the Cleveland Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues. 1959 Joe Cronin signs seven-year pact to become head of American League. 1965 Pud Galvin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1971 Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey and Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1974 McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres for US$12 million. 1975 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship. 1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1981 Canada’s Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1,000m in 1:13.39. 1982 U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton. 1988 Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego. MVP: quarterback Doug Williams. 1990 The first ever all-sports daily The National begins publishing. 1991 Denver Nuggets’ Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double. 1992 Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires. 1993 81st Australian Open: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5). 1993 In Pasadena, Calif., the NFL’s Super Bowl XXVII is played. The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls as they are defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 52-17. MVP: Troy Aikman. Michael Jackson performs at the halftime show. 1999 NFL Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons in Miami, Florida. MVP: John Elway. 2003 The Chicago White Sox announces Comiskey Park will now be known as U.S. Cellular Field, in exchange for US$68 million in a 23-year deal with the wireless service provider. 2010 Swiss Roger Federer beats Briton Andy Murray in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13-11)) at the Australian Open tennis championship to win his 16th Grand Slam title.