2015: The Toronto Blue Jays acquired SP David Price from the Detroit Tigers for 3 players including SPs Daniel Norris and Matthew Boyd
2015: The Milwaukee Brewers traded SP Mike Fiers and OF Carlos Gomez to the Houston Astros for 4 players including RP Josh Hader and OF Domingo Santana
2013: The Tigers, White Sox, and Red Sox completed a 7-player trade that involved SP Jake Peavy, OF Avisail Garcia, and 2B Jose Iglesias
2005: The NBA officially decided to end direct high school entrance, forcing NBA prospects to spend at least one year in college (or elsewhere) before entering the draft, giving rise to the one-and-done era
1990: MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent officially ordered George Steinbrenner to resign as a principal partner of the New York Yankees
1978: In a 19-0 demolition of the Braves, the Expos collected 28 hits, tied an NL record with 8 HRs, and broke an 85-year-old MLB record with 58 total bases
1960: The American Football League played its inaugural preseason exhibition game as the Boston Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills 28-7
1959: In his MLB debut, Giants 1B Willie McCovey recorded 4 hits in 4 at-bats with 2 triples in a 7-2 victory over the Phillies
1874: The Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics became the very 1st baseball teams to play outside of the US, traveling to the British Isles to play a few exhibition games