ON THIS DATE

1911: Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle, Pa., led by Jim Thorpe, beats nationally ranked Harvard 18-15 before 25,000 in Cambridge, Mass. Thorpe scores all the points for Carlisle, a touchdown, extra point and four field goals.

1939: Texas Tech and Centenary (La.) play to a 0-0 tie in a torrential downpour in Shreveport, La. There are an Ncaa-record 77 punts in the game (39 by Tech and 38 by Centenary).

1944: The New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 to end their NHL record of 25 straight games without a win (0-21-4) over two seasons.

1981: The Minnesota North Stars score eight goals in the second period of a 15-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

1995: Eddie George rushes for a school-record 314 yards on 36 carries and scores three TDS as Ohio State routs Illinois 41-3. 2008: Jockey Julien Leparoux has a record-tying day at Churchill Downs. The 25-year-old Frenchman ties Hall of Famer Pat Day’s track record with seven wins. Day set the record on June 20, 1984. 2011: Faulkner defeats Union (Ky.) 95-89 in triple overtime to set an NAIA football record. The 184 combined points, smashes the previous mark of 141 set in 1994 when Southwestern (Kan.) defeated Sterling (Kan.) 79-62.

2012: Antron Brown becomes the first Black champion in any NHRA pro series when he wins the Top Fuel title at the seasonending event.

2017: Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski becomes the first men’s Division I basketball coach to win 1,000 games at one school, when his top-ranked Blue Devils beat Utah Valley 99-69.