1832 – The sport with brooms on ice, Curling, opens up its first club in the United States. The Orchard Lake Curling Club is open. 1912 – Club President of the Brooklyn Superbas, Charles Ebbets announces the purchase of 4.5 acres. Which he plans to build a 23,000-seat...

1902 – First Rose Bowl. Played at Tournament Park in Pasadena California. Michigan defeated Stanford 49-0. MVP of the game was Neil Snow, Michigan Fullback. 1935 – Very first Sugar Bowl is played. Tulane defeats Temple 20-14 1935 – First Orange Bowl is played....

1918 – Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager. 1950 – Jockeys Bill Shoemaker & Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year. 1952 – Danny Nardico stops former world middleweight champion Jake LaMotta in 7 rounds in a light heavyweight non-title...

1907 – Abraham Mills’ commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball. 1926 – Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substantiated). 1934 – New York Rangers and Boston Bruins...

1933 – New York Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds. 1934 – 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. 1940 – 3rd NFL All Star Game: Chicago Bears beats NFL All-Stars, 28-14. 1945 – Maurice Richard scores twice in...