2010: St. Louis Cardinals OF Matt Holliday signed a massive 7y/$120M extension with the St. Louis Cardinals after arriving from the Oakland Athletics in July
2007: Los Angeles Lakers HC Phil Jackson became the fastest in NBA history to win 900 games
2002: Mobile Revelers PG Anthony Johnson became the first D-League player to ever sign a 10-day contract with an NBA team (New Jersey Nets)
1998: Los Angeles Clippers HC Bill Fitch tied Dick Motta for 3rd on the all-time wins list with his 935th
1996: As the #5 seed, the Indianapolis Colts knocked off the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs to advance to the AFC Championship Game just two years before finishing 3-13 and selecting QB Peyton Manning at #1
1979: Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers won their respective conference championships to set up a rematch of Super Bowl X just 2 years later
1972: Los Angeles Lakers extended their NBA record by winning their 33rd consecutive game that stands to this day
1961: Detroit Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns in the inaugural NFL Playoff Bowl, which consisted of the Eastern and Western Conference runner-ups during the 1960’s
1951: 1 day after playing the longest game in NBA history, the Indianapolis Olympians’ 5 starters played all 48 minutes of a loss to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks