1960 — The United States hockey team scores six goals in the third period to beat Czechoslovakia 9-4 and win the gold medal in the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, Calif. The U.S. is down 4-3 after ...

The UCLA-USC rivalry will be reignited for a second time this month after the two teams met on Feb. 13. The Trojans won that ...

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Madison Square Garden hosts its first women’s college basketball game. In a rematch of the 1973 national championship game, ...

1935 — Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees and signed by the Boston Braves. 1938 — Glenn Cunningham sets a world indoor records in 1500-meter race at the AAU nationals at New York ...

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In the first major league night game, the Chicago White Sox play the New York Giants in a 10-inning exhibition in Houston. 1960 — Philadelphia Warriors rookie Wilt Chamberlain sets an NBA record with ...

There's some history made in this week's USA TODAY Sports women's basketball poll with Texas ascending to No. 1 for the first ...

It’s the seventh time Canada has won the gold in its national sport, but the first since 1952. 2006 — Julia Mancuso earns a stunning victory in the giant slalom to salvage a disappointing ...

The court decides 6-3 that baseball is only anti-trust exempt pro sport. 1961 — Niagara ends St. Bonaventure’s 99-game winning streak at home with an 87-77 victory over the Bonnies.