ON THIS DATE

1920: Jack Dempsey knocks out Bill Brennan in the 12th round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title.

1933: Howie Morenz becomes the NHL’S all-time leading goal scorer in Montreal’s 2-0 victory against Toronto. Morenz scores the 247th goal of his career to move ahead of Cy Denneny.

1947: The Cleveland Browns beat the New York Yankees 14-3 in the second AAFC title game. It’s the second straight year the teams meet in the final, with the Browns coming out on top again.

1965: Rookie Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 57 points in a 141-137 loss to the New York Knicks.

1975: Lakers center Kareem Abdul-jabbar grabs an Nba-record, 29 defensive rebounds in a 110-100 victory over Detroit.

1982: Marcel Dionne of the L.A. Kings scores his 500th goal in a 7-2 loss to the Washington Capitals. Dionne is the ninth player in NHL history to reach the milestone.

1985: UCLA beats American University 1-0 in the eighth overtime period, in the longest soccer match held in the United States, to capture the NCAA soccer title.

1986: Dan Marino of the Dolphins sets an NFL record with the seventh 400-yard game of his career as he passes for 403 yards and five TDS in a 37-31 OT victory over the L.A. Rams. Marino hits Mark Duper with a 20-yard TD pass in overtime to win the game.

1991: Desmond Howard, the nation’s second-leading scorer with 23 TDS, wins the Heisman Trophy by the second-biggest margin in history. The Michigan receiver beats runner-up Casey Weldon of Florida State by 1,574 points.

1997: The New York Jets equal the NFL mark for greatest turnaround in modern NFL history with their 31-0 victory over Tampa Bay. The Jets, 1-15 last season, post their ninth win of the season.

2013: Jameis Winston wins the Heisman Trophy, making the Florida State quarterback the second straight freshman to win the