ON THIS DATE
1955 — Montreal’s Jean Beliveau scores the second-fastest hat trick in NHL history in a 4-2 win over Boston. Beliveau, who scored all four Canadiens goals, gets three in 44 seconds against Bruins goaltender Terry Sawchuk on the same power play.
1966 — Virgil Carter of Brigham Young passes for 513 yards and rushes for 86 to set an NCAA record for total yards with 599 in a 53-33 victory over Texas Western.
1977 — BYU sophomore Marc Wilson sets an NCAA record with 571 passing
yards in a 38-8 rout of Utah.
1978 — Oakland’s John Madden becomes the 13th coach to win 100 games
in the NFL as the Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10.
1988 — Alysheba becomes the richest racehorse when he beats Seeking the Gold by a half-length in the $3-million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs.
1994 — George Foreman regains part of the heavyweight title he lost to Muhammad Ali in 1974, stopping Michael Moorer with a two-punch combination at 2:03 of the 10th round. Foreman, 45, captures the IBF and WBA championships to become the oldest champion in any weight class.
2008 — Tony Parker scores a career-high 55 points, including a 20-footer at the buzzer to force a second overtime in San Antonio’s 129-125 victory over Minnesota.
2010 — Mexico beats the United States in one of the biggest upsets in the history of women’s soccer. The Mexicans, on goals by Maribel Dominguez and Veronica Perez, post a 2-1 victory and qualify for the 2011 World Cup.
2016 — Arrogate catches 4-5 favorite California Chrome in the final 100
yards to win the $6-million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
2017 — Eli Manning of the New York Giants became the seventh NFL quarterback to reach 50,000 yards with his completion to Sterling Shepard in the fourth quarter against the Rams.
2022 — Alex Ovechkin scores his 787th career goal for the Washington Capitals, surpassing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, for the most goals scored for a single team, in a 3-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
2022 — The Houston Astros win their second World Series title in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 at Minute Maid Park in Game 6. Shortstop Jeremy Peña is named MVP, and Dusty Baker at 73 becomes the oldest manager to win a championship. The Phillies set an ignominious record by striking out 71 times.