ON THIS DATE

1912 – The lateral pass is used as an offensive weapon for the first time by Worcester Tech coach William F. Carney. Carney's team beats Amherst 14- 13. 1946 – Second- ranked Notre Dame fights to a 0- 0 tie with No. 1 Army at Yankee Stadium to snap the Cadets' 25- game winning streak. The Irish defense holds Army's running backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis to a combined 79 yards. 1953 – The U. S. Supreme Court rules 7- 2 that baseball is not subject to antitrust laws, maintaining the game is a sport, not a business.

1972 – John Bucyk of the Boston Bruins scores his 1,000th point with a goal in an 8- 3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. 1984 – Larry Holmes scores a 12th- round technical knockout of Bonecrusher Smith to retain the IBF heavyweight title in Las Vegas. 1989 – The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Seattle Super Sonics 155- 154 in five overtimes, matching the second- longest game in NBA history. The game is the longest game since the advent of the 24- second shot clock in 1954.

1991 – Houston's Roman Anderson becomes the first player in NCAA history to surpass 400 points by kicking a 32- yard field goal in the Cougars' 23- 14 victory over Texas.

1996 – Evander Holyfield pounds Mike Tyson into submission at 37 seconds of the 11th round to win the WBA heavyweight title. Holyfield becomes the second man to hold a piece of the heavyweight title three times.

2011 – Joe Paterno is fired by the Penn State board of trustees despite saying he would retire as coach after the season ended. Paterno is brought down by the growing furor over the handling of child sex abuse allegations against assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Penn State President Graham Spanier is also ousted.