2019: The NFL Offensive & Defensive Plays of the Year both happened with Lamar Jackson‘s spinning 47yd TD & Jamal Adams’ strip-sack of Daniel Jones for a TD. Adams single-handedly helped the Jets win the NY battle while Lamar became the 2nd ever with 2 perfect PASS RTG performances in the same season. Patrick Mahomes also made a memorable jump PASS TD to Mecole Hardman, helping the Chiefs extend a 4th Qtr lead on 3rd & 9 before a wild Tennessee win took place in an AFC Championship preview
2012: After just 5 games at the helm (1-4), HC Mike Brown was fired by the Los Angeles Lakers — the quickest any coach had ever been replaced since the NBA-ABA merger
2002: Playing for an injured Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams QB Marc Bulger set a rookie record with 453 PASS YDS (with 4 PASS TD & 0 INT) to lead STL to a win over the Chargers. Bulger’s 453 PASS YDS still stands as the NFL rookie record
1997: After his triple-crown debut season with the Toronto Blue Jays (1st in AL since 1945), SP Roger Clemens became the 1st in AL history to win 4 Cy Young Awards en route to an MLB-record 7 Cy Young Awards. Nobody else has more than 5
1996: Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino became the 1st player to reach 50,000 Passing Yards in NFL history. Marino retired as the NFL’s all-time leader in PASS YDS (61,361) until Brett Favre passed him on December 16, 2007
1990: Phoenix Suns set an NBA record with 107 1st-half points en route to a 173-143 win over the Denver Nuggets. Phoenix’s 107-point 1st half explosion still stands as the NBA record
1989: Minnesota Timberwolves secured their very 1st victory in franchise history at home the Philadelphia 76ers
1988: After helping lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the World Series, SP Orel Hershiser was unanimously selected for the NL Cy Young
1985: Philadelphia Eagles QB Ron Jaworski and All-Pro WR Mike Quick recorded the longest GW-TD in NFL history as Quick took a quick pass 99 yards to the house from the 1-yd line for the walk-off win in Overtime over Atlanta
1975: Kansas City Royals released 1B Harmon Killebrew, ultimately ending his 22-year, Hall-of-Fame career with 573 home runs
1964: Named the youngest HC in NBA history that morning at 24 years old, player-coach Dave DeBusschere won his very 1st game for the Detroit Pistons