NFL Schedule - 10/8 Buccaneers at Cowboys - 7:5 MLB Playoff Schedule - 10/8 Guardians at White Sox - 7:00 (CHI leads 2-1) NHL Schedule - 10/8 Flyers at Senators - 6:00Mammoth at Bruins - 6:00Stars at Sabres - 6:00Predators at Canadiens - 6:00Wild at Lightning - 6:00Canucks at Hurricanes - 6:00Blackhawks at Islanders - 6:30Sharks at Blues - 7:00Avalanche at Flames - 8:00Maple…

1933 – Cliff Battles of the Boston Redskins becomes the first player in NFL history to run for more than 200 yards in a game as he picked up 215 yards on the ground in a 21-20 win over the Giants. 1956 – Don Larsen throws a perfect game as the Yankees beat the Dodgers 2-0 in Game #5 of the World Series. 1957…

MLB Playoff Schedule - 10/7 Guardians at White Sox - 3:00 (CHI leads 2-0)Dodgers at Braves - 5:00 (LAD leads 2-1)Rays at Yankees - 7:00 (TB leads 2-0)Brewers at Padres - 9:00 (MIL leads 2-1) NHL Schedule - 10/7 Penguins at Capitals- 6:30Avalanche at Jets - 6:30Oilers at Ducks - 9:00

1916 – Georgia Tech wins the most lopsided game in college football history, beating Cumberland 222-0. 1970 – Willie Shoemaker wins his 6,033rd career race, making him the winningest jockey of all time.  1984 – Walter Payton becomes the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, breaking Jim Brown’s record of 12,312 yards. He also breaks Brown’s record of 58 100-yard rushing games. 1986 – Steve Yzerman…

1911 – Cy Young makes his final MLB appearance. It’s the 906th game of his career. 1926 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit three home runs in a World Series game as the Yankees beat the Cardinals 10-5 in Game #4. 1945 – Chicago tavern owner Billy Sianis buys a seat for his pet goat for Game #4 of…

1915 – Ty Cobb steals his 96th base of the season, setting a record that would last until 1962. 1921 – The Yankees beat the Giants 3-0 in the first World Series game broadcast on the radio. 1932 – The Detroit Falcons officially changed their name to the Detroit Red Wings. 1985 – Eddie Robinson becomes the winningest coach in college football history as Grambling…

1922 – A World Series game is broadcast on radio for the first time as the Giants faced the Yankees. 1930 – Notre Dame Stadium opens as the Fighting Irish defeat SMU 20-14 in the first game played at the stadium. 1938 – The Yankees complete a sweep of the Cubs to win the World Series. 1969 – The first league championship games are…

1920 – St. Louis Browns first baseman George Sisler sets an MLB record by recording his 257th hit of the season. 1951 – Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hits “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” – a walk-off three run homer against the Dodgers to win the pennant for the Giants. 1973 – The World Football League is formed. 1974 – The Cleveland…

1908 – Cleveland Naps pitcher Addie Joss throws a perfect game against the White Sox. 1920 – The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates play in the first, and only, triple header in MLB history. The Reds take the first two games while the Pirates win the third. 1947 – Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit homer in World Series history, going deep against the…

1903 – The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first ever World Series game. 1919 – The Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox 9-1 in the first game of the infamous World Series that would see several White Sox players throwing games. 1922 – After changing their name from the Chicago Staleys, the Chicago Bears play for the first time, beating…