Today is Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Today in
Sports History
1910 - Arthur F. Knight patented a steel shaft to replace wood shafts in golf clubs.
1917 - The National Hockey League (NHL) was officially formed in Montreal, Canada.
1950 - The lowest scoring game in the NBA was played. The Fort Wayne Pistons (later the Detroit Pistons) defeated the Minneapolis Lakers (later the Los Angeles Lakers) 19-18.
1986 - Mike Tyson became the youngest to win the world heavyweight-boxing crown. He was only 20 years and 4 months old.
2003 - In Edmonton, Alberta, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in the first NHL game to be played outside.
2006 - Tiger Woods won his seventh straight PGA Grand Slam.
2016 - It was announced that the NHL expansion team in Las Vegas would be named the Vegas Golden Knights.
Sports Quote
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
- Tom Landry |