Today in Sports – Magic Johnson announces he tested positive for the AIDS virus and is retiring
1943 - The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL.
1943 – The Detroit Lions and New York Giants play the last scoreless tie in the NFL.
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- Carter, 48, is freed after a federal judge rules the boxer and a co-defendant were denied their civil rights by prosecutors during trials in 1967 and 1976.
- 1991 – Magic Johnson, who supported the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA championships, announces he has tested positive for the AIDS virus and is retiring.
- 1974 – South Africa is awarded the Davis Cup against India.
- 1968 – Red Berenson scores six goals, including four in the second period, to lead the St.
1968 – Red Berenson scores six goals, including four in the second period, to lead the St. Louis Blues to an 8-0 victory over Philadelphia.
1974 – South Africa is awarded the Davis Cup against India. India refuses to play in the final since of its opponent's apartheid policy. It's the first time the final is not played.
1985 – Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the former middleweight boxer convicted twice of a triple murder in 1966 and the hero of a Bob Dylan song, is published after 19 years in prison. Carter, 48, is freed after a federal judge rules the boxer and a co-defendant were denied their civil rights by prosecutors during trials in 1967 and 1976.
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