2020: Utah Jazz SF Bojan Bogdanovic drilled a wild buzzer-beating game-winning 3PM over a heavily contested Houston Rockets defense to lift Utah to the 114-113 victory
2009: New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez publicly admitted to PED use between the 2001 and 2003 seasons during his Texas Rangers tenure where he won the 2003 AL MVP, 3 All-Star nods, & 3 Silver Slugger awards
2006: Longtime broadcaster Al Michaels officially joined former HC John Madden in the booth for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts
2001: New York Yankees signed SS Derek Jeter to a 10y/$189M extension, making him the second-highest paid player in MLB history (Alex Rodriguez, Rangers) at the time
2000: SG Bobby Phills, who passed away in a car accident a month earlier, became the 1st player in Charlotte Hornets history to have their jersey retired
1992: Playing for the very 1st time since his 1st retirement in November, Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson earned All-Star Game MVP with 25 points and 9 assists
1991: Chicago Bulls SG Craig Hodges hit 19 consecutive 3’s to win the Shootout Contest, breaking Larry Bird’s record of 11 straight from 1986
1971: P Satchel Paige became the 1st Negro League player to be elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Paige spent 15 seasons in the Negro Leagues before playing 6 seasons in the Majors (1948-53 & 1965)
1960: AFL and NFL officially agreed to a no-tampering pact, preventing either league from signing the other’s free agents
1951: St. Louis Browns (Baltimore Orioles) signed legendary Negro League P Satchel Paige at age 44 where he had a 3-year run with 2 All-Stars to show for it before a 12-year hiatus and return for 1 game at age-58