THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 12/24

1889 – Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake.

1921 – Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in a 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in a 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13-game streak (1979) is considered a modern-day record.

1950 – National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Browns beat LA Rams, 30-28; Cleveland has 5 interceptions, Rams 1.

1974 – Cardinals’ Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year.

1982 – Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic.

1990 – Expos trade Tim Raines to the White Sox for Ivan Calderon & Barry Jones.