https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flo_zcTWvk4 Like a stern parent chastising a mischievous child, the Green Bay Packers soundly thrashed the upstart Kansas City Chiefs 35-10, Sunday in Memorial Coliseum in the first Super Bowl game. The outstanding master of the whip-lash on a gorgeous summer-like afternoon was Byran Bartlett Starr, who had been playing in the NFL four … [Read more...] about First Super Bowl – Packers Defeat Chiefs – January 15, 1967
5 Weeks After Pearl Harbor FDR Tells Baseball Commish, “Play Ball” January 14, 1942
Baseball Commissioner Writes to Roosevelt, asks if they should keep on playing On January 14, 1942, five weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Baseball Commission Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He told Roosevelt that under normal circumstances, the teams would soon be going South to start Spring Training. Of course these were … [Read more...] about 5 Weeks After Pearl Harbor FDR Tells Baseball Commish, “Play Ball” January 14, 1942
Dwight Howard breaks NBA free throw attempts record for single game January 13, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCffY1XKcAM Dwight Howard broke Wilt Chamberlain's single game record for the most foul shots taken. On January 13, 2012, Howard took 39 foul shots, eclipsing Chamberlains's mark which had stood since February 22, 1962. Both Chamberlain's and Howard's records reflected no so much their ability to get to the line, but rather their lack of … [Read more...] about Dwight Howard breaks NBA free throw attempts record for single game January 13, 2012
Joe Namath Leads Jets in Super Bowl III – January 12, 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCcMQoMdRJw A solid case can be made that the modern era of professional football began when the New York Jets, led by Joe Namath, defeated the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III. So it is no surprise that hearing for nearly two weeks about how badly the Baltimore Colts were going to pummel his team from the supposedly inferior league … [Read more...] about Joe Namath Leads Jets in Super Bowl III – January 12, 1969
January 11, 2010, McGwire admitted to using steroids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSVIOZkjY-Q McGwire apologizes to La Russa, Selig Mark McGwire finally came clean, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998, but he also said he didn't need performance-enhancing drugs to hit the long ball. Read More ESPN.com Mark McGwire steroids confession: Will it be enough? The long-suspected … [Read more...] about January 11, 2010, McGwire admitted to using steroids