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1945 \u2014 The Chicago Cardinals snap the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games with a 16-7 victory over the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n
1949 \u2014 Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title.<\/p>\n
1951 \u2014 Detroit\u2019s Jack Christiansen returns two punts for touchdowns, but the Lions still lose, 27-21, to the Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n
1962 \u2014 Houston\u2019s George Blanda throws six touchdown passes to lead the Oilers to a 56-17 rout of the New York Titans.<\/p>\n
1967 \u2014 The Los Angeles Kings, led by Brain Kilrea, beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in their NHL debut. The game is held at Long Beach (Calif.) Arena. Kilrea scores two goals, including the first one in Kings history.<\/p>\n
1973 \u2014 42 year old future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays\u2032 last MLB career hit, as NY Mets beat A\u2019s, 10-7 in World Series Game 2 in Oakland.<\/p>\n
1978 \u2014 Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs gets seven assists in a 10-7 victory over the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n
1979 \u2014 Edmonton\u2019s Wayne Gretzky scores his first NHL goal in a 4-4 tie with the Vancouver Canucks. Gretzky beats goaltender Glen Hanlon with the game-tying power-play goal with 1:09 remaining in the third period.<\/p>\n
1990 \u2014 Joe Montana passes for career highs of 476 yards and six touchdowns and Jerry Rice ties an NFL record with five scoring receptions as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 45-35.<\/p>\n
1991 \u2014 New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th career goal in the first period of a 5-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.<\/p>\n
2005 \u2014 Ryan Newman sets a NASCAR record by winning his fifth consecutive Busch Series race, the Charlotte 300 at Lowe\u2019s Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n
2006 \u2014 Mats Sundin scores his 500th career goal, completing a hat trick with a short-handed overtime game-winner and giving Toronto a 5-4 victory over Calgary. The third goal is Sundin\u2019s 15th in overtime \u2014 the most in NHL history.<\/p>\n
2007 \u2014 Tom Brady of New England passes for 388 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in a 48-27 win over previously unbeaten Dallas. The five TDs gives Brady the NFL mark with at least three in each of the first six games of the season.<\/p>\n
2011 \u2014 Japan\u2019s Kohei Uchimura becomes the first man to win three titles at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo. Uchimura finishes with 93.631 points in the men\u2019s all-around, more than three points ahead of Germany\u2019s Philipp Boy.<\/p>\n
2012 \u2014 Green Bay\u2019s Aaron Rodgers sets a career high and ties a franchise record with six touchdown passes, three to Jordy Nelson, and the Packers rout the Houston Texans 42-24. Rodgers completes 24 of 37 passes for 338 yards and ties Matt Flynn\u2019s single-game record for TD passes, set in last year\u2019s regular-season finale against Detroit.<\/p>\n
2015 \u2014 Sylvia Fowles has 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx capture their third WNBA title in five years with a 69-52 victory over the Indiana Fever in Game 5.<\/p>\n
2018 \u2014 Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expires, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 after blowing a big halftime lead. Tom Brady passes for 340 yards and a touchdown and runs for another score in his 200th victory as a starting quarterback, tops in NFL history. With New England leading 24-9 at halftime, Patrick Mahomes directs an impressive rally by Kansas City in the second half. He finishes 23 of 36 for 352 yards in his first loss as a starting quarterback, with three of his four TD passes going to Tyreek Hill.<\/p>\n
2020 \u2014 The NFL cancels the Pro Bowl scheduled for January, 31, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n