Saturday, December 29, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 29TH

1933 - Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds.
1940 - NFL Pro Bowl: Chicago Bears beats the NFL All-Stars 28-14.
1957 - Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns 50-14 in the NFL Championship game.
1958 - Baltimore Colts beat the NY Giants 23-17 in the NFL Championship game.
1965 - CBS purchases the NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year.
1968 - Baltimore Colts beat the Cleveland Browns 34-0 in the NFL Championship game.
1968 - NY Jets beat the Oakland Raiders 27-23 in the AFL championship game.
1969 - NY Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause.
1979 - Soviet Red Army edges the NY Islanders 3-2 at the Nassau Coliseum.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky & Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by AP.

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