Today in Sports History: 11/11

Today in Sports History: 11/11

1944 – The New York Rangers end its league record 25 game winless streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. 1946 – The New York Knicks play its first basketball game in Madison Square Garden. They would lose to the Chicago Stags, 78-68. 1981 – Dodgers...

This Day in Region Football History: 11/11

This Day in Region Football History: 11/11

1938 – Lew Wallace ends the year with a 6-0 win over Gary Froebel for the second straight season. 1949 – East Chicago Roosevelt moves to 9-0 with a 28-0 shutout of crosstown rival EC Washington, en route to a perfect season and their fourth state title in five years....

Today in Sports History: 11/11

Today in Sports History: 11/7

1933 – Pennsylvania voters overturn a law that prohibited sports on Sunday. 1943 – The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play in the last scoreless tie in NFL history. 1963 – Yankees catcher Elston Howard is the first African-American player to win the AL MVP award....