2020: Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers finalized the Mookie Betts blockbuster trade with a package headlined by OF Alex Verdugo heading to Boston. Betts led the Dodgers to their 1st World Series in over 30 years during his 1st season with LAD after beating them in the World Series as the AL MVP with Boston in 2018
2019: The now-defunct Alliance of American Football played its inaugural weekend of games in the 1st weekend after the NFL’s Super Bowl concluded
2018: Boston Celtics made SF Paul Pierce‘s #34 jersey the 21st retired number in franchise history
2017: Golden State Warriors PF Draymond Green recorded the only triple-double without 10+ PTS in NBA history (12 REB/10 AST/10 STL/4 PTS). His 10 STL were a franchise record and just 1 fewer than the NBA record (Kendall Gill — 1999)
2011: Boston Celtics SG Ray Allen made his 2,561st 3PM, surpassing Reggie Miller for the all-time record of career 3PM. He would remain the NBA’s all-time leader in 3PM for over 10 years until Steph Curry surpassed him in 2021
2002: In his hometown of Philadelphia, PA, Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant unanimously earned his 1st All-Star Game MVP with 31 points on 12-of-25
1971: Bill White joined the Yankees broadcast team to become the very 1st African-American commentator in baseball
1961: AFL’s Los Angeles Chargers officially moved to San Diego, California after 1 year in LA. They would stay in San Diego for 56 years before moving back to Los Angeles for the 2017 NFL season
1952: Baltimore Bullets defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons without making a single substitution the entire 48 minutes
1949: Philadelphia Warriors PF Joe Fulks set the NBA scoring record with 63 points in a win over the Indianapolis Jets