2012: Atlanta Hawks defeated the Utah Jazz in the very 1st 4OT game since Phoenix-Portland in 1997 with Joe Johnson scoring a game-high 37 points fueled by clutch shots down the stretch
2008: MLB’s regular season got underway with an Opening Day series between the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics in Tokyo, Japan for the 1st time ever
1997: After facing off in the World Series, the Cleveland Indians traded OF Kenny Lofton and RP Alan Embree to the Atlanta Braves for OFs David Justice and Marquis Grissom
1978: Defeating the Buffalo Braves to wrap up the season, the Phoenix Suns set a single-season NBA record for steals (1,059)
1973: Finishing their season with a loss to the Detroit Pistons, the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers became the 1st and only team to win less than 10 games (9-73) over an 82-game season in NBA history