Kelly played collegiately for New York University, drafted 33rd overall from the 1948 BAA draft by Boston. Finally, that era ...

2003 — New Orleans Saints receiver Joe Horn is fined $30,000 by the NFL for making a choreographed cell-phone call in the end ...

On December 13, 1949, singer Randy Yeuell Owen of the country rock band Alabama was born in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on December 08. Check what ...

Floyd Patterson — at 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days — became the world’s youngest heavyweight boxing champion by ...

1921: Three days before he was scheduled to be hanged, “Terrible” Tommy O’Connor and two other prisoners escaped from jail in Chicago and were never seen again. 1945: Henrietta Bradberry earned her ...

Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days ...

Today in Sports, December 9 - QB Tom Brady breaks Peyton Manning’s record for most TD passes in NFL history, 582 ...

1981 — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali’s 61st and last fight; loses to Trevor Berbick by unanimous decision in 10 rounds at Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, Nassau, Bahamas.

On November 18, 1421, a violent storm struck the North Sea coast. Dikes broke, and floodwaters rushed inland. Villages in what is now the Netherlands were destroyed. Up to 10,000 people died. One of ...

1998 — Texas’ Ricky Williams becomes the leading rusher in Division I-A history, breaking Tony Dorsett’s record set 22 years earlier. 2009 — Graham Gano kicks a 33-yard field goal in overtime to give ...

The New York Giants wins the NFL championship by beating the Chicago Bears 30-13 in the famous “Sneakers Game.” With the temperature at 9 degrees and the Polo Grounds field a sheet of ice, the Giants ...