1909 – Jim Thorpe makes his professional baseball debut with Rocky Mount of the ECL, forcing him to give up his Olympic gold medal.
1938 – Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox sets an MLB record by drawing six walks in a single game.
1970 – Bears running back Brian Piccolo dies of cancer.
1975 – The Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers.
1981 – The Chicago Tribune buys the Cubs from the Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million.
1985 – Willie Banks breaks the triple jump world record with a jump of 58 feet, 11.5 inches at the U.S. Championships in Indianapolis.
1991 – Montreal Expos’ Otis Nixon breaks MLB record with six stolen bases in a single game.
1993 – Michael Jordan scores 55 points against Phoenix, becoming the first player in NBA Finals history to score 50 or more points in a game since 1969.
1995 – Salt Lake City, Utah is selected to host the 2002 Winter Olympics.
1996 – The Bulls defeat the Seattle SuperSonics in six games to win the NBA championship.
1998 – The Detroit Red Wings sweep the Washington Capitals to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
2012 – Lake Central beats Roncalli, 1-0, to win the 4A baseball state championship.
2015 – The Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to win the NBA title.
2018: Boone Grove beat Southridge, 5-4, to win its first state baseball championship.
2018: Andrean beats Silver Creek 6-1 to win the 3A baseball state title.
