Today in Sports – Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his first career NHL goal
1945 - The Chicago Cardinals snap the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games with a 16-7 victory over the Chicago Bears.
1945 – The Chicago Cardinals snap the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games with a 16-7 victory over the Chicago Bears.
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- What comes next
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- 1951 – Detroit's Jack Christiansen returns two punts for touchdowns, but the Lions still lose, 27-21, to the Los Angeles Rams.
- 1962 – Houston's George Blanda throws six touchdown passes to lead the Oilers to a 56-17 rout of the New York Titans.
- 1978 – Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs gets seven assists in a 10-7 victory over the New York Islanders.
- 1967 – The Los Angeles Kings, led by Brain Kilrea, beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in their NHL debut.
- 1949 – Ezzard Charles TKOs Pat Valentino in 8 for heavyweight boxing title.
1967 – The Los Angeles Kings, led by Brain Kilrea, beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in their NHL debut. The game is held at Long Beach (Calif.) Arena. Kilrea scores two goals, including the first one in Kings history.
As NY Mets beat A's, 10-7 in World Series Game 2 in Oakland, 1973 – 42 year old future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays′ last MLB career hit.
Taken together, the developments around today in Sports – Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scores his first career NHL point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
