2019: Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett infamously took Mason Rudolph’s helmet and used it as a weapon against him at the end of a Thursday Night victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers
2018: New York Mets SP Jacob DeGrom won the NL Cy Young Award with just 10 wins, the least of any previous winner (excluding strike-shortened seasons)
2009: Milwaukee Bucks rookie PG Brandon Jennings broke Lew Alcindor’s franchise record by scoring 55 points against the Warriors, the most by a rookie since Earl Monroe’ 56 points in 1968
2006: New Orleans Hornets SF Peja Stojakovic became the 1st player in NBA history to score his team’s 1st 20 points; he finished with a career-high 42 points
1993: Miami Dolphins HC Don Shula became the NFL’s all-time wins leader with his 325th victory, a 19-14 defeat of the Philadelphia Eagles
1986: Shortly after securing their 2nd World Series in franchise history, the New York Mets were sold to Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon for nearly 4x the purchase price from 6 years earlier ($21M to $80M)
1985: Milwaukee Brewers released HOF RP Rollie Fingers, the all-time Saves leader (341), all but ending his MLB career
1943: Chicago Bears QB Sid Luckman set 2 NFL records by throwing 7 PASS TD and becoming the 1st to surpass 400 PASS YDS in a single game in a 56-7 win over the Giants