2019: The 2019 NFL Offensive Play of the Year & Defensive Play of the Year both happened on the same day with Lamar Jackson’s spinning 47yd TD & Jamal Adams’ strip-sack of Daniel Jones for a TD. Adams single-handedly helped the Jets win a big NY battle while Lamar became the 2nd ever with 2 perfect passer rating performances in the same season
2012: After just 5 games at the helm (1-4), HC Mike Brown was fired by the Los Angeles Lakers — the quickest any coach had ever been replaced since the NBA-ABA merger
2002: Playing for an injured Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams QB Marc Bulger set a rookie record with 453 passing yards (plus 4 PASS TD to 0 INT) to lead STL to a win over the Chargers. Bulger’s 453 PASS YDS still stands as the NFL rookie record
1997: After his triple-crown debut season with the Toronto Blue Jays (1st in AL since 1945), SP Roger Clemens became the 1st in AL history to win 4 Cy Young Awards
1996: Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino became the 1st player in NFL history to pass for over 50,000 yards
1990: Phoenix Suns set an NBA record with 107 1st-half points en route to a 173-143 win over the Denver Nuggets
1989: Minnesota Timberwolves secured their very 1st victory in franchise history at home the Philadelphia 76ers
1988: After helping lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to the World Series, SP Orel Hershiser was unanimously selected for the NL Cy Young
1975: Kansas City Royals released 1B Harmon Killebrew, ultimately ending his 22-year, Hall-of-Fame career with 573 home runs
1964: Named the youngest HC in NBA history that morning at 24 years old, player-coach Dave DeBusschere won his very 1st game for the Detroit Pistons