Today in Sports History: May 16th
Allan Houston hits a game-winner, a Cubs fan incites a brawl, and Magic Johnson has one of the greatest performances ever.
Allan Houston hits a game-winner, a Cubs fan incites a brawl, and Magic Johnson has one of the greatest performances ever.
(Shaq commits his sixth foul vs. Los Angeles on X-Mas. Photo by AP Photos) 12/25/1984 - King scores 60Bernard King of the New York Knicks scores 60 points against the New Jersey Nets --...
(Wade sinks the game-winning freebie. Photo courtesy of Getty Images) 6/18/1986 - Don Sutton gets win No. 300Pitching for the California Angels, Don Sutton records the 300th win of his major...
(Wade slaps the ball from Howard. Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein, Getty Images) After a pair of convincing home victories, the Dallas Mavericks needed a win in Miami to lead the 2006 Finals 3-0, a...
5/21/1986 - Sampson sends Rockets to Finals With one second remaining in regulation, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers were tied, 112-112, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals....
We all know about Ron Artest, but it was 15 years ago today that "Mad" Vernon Maxwell had his own infamous crowd-entering incident.
(Riley and Jordan sitting side-by-side in 2009. Photo by Joe Murphy, Getty Images) 4/11/2003 - Heat retire Jordan's jerseyIn the midst of Michael Jordan's final, final goodbye tour, his Washington...
(Rose slamming into Fosse. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 7/14/1967 - Mathews hits #500 Third baseman Eddie Mathews hits the 500th home run of his career. The longtime Milwaukee Brave hit the blast...
(Russell hugs Celtics coach Red Auerbach. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 4/30/1956 - Hawks trade Bill RussellThe St. Louis Hawks trade Bill Russell, who they had selected with the No. 2 pick in the...
2/14/1957 - Zollner moves Pistons to Detroit The Fort Wayne Pistons, one of the charter franchises of the NBA, announce that they're moving to Detroit, Michigan. Like the Lakers, who would move to...