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This Day in Sports History: November 11, 1980. In San Antonio, Billy Knight of the @Pacers set a franchise record with 52 points in a 119-113 victory over the #Spurs. The record stood until 1992 when it was eclipsed by #ReggieMiller. Knight played 11 seasons between the #ABA & #NBA for Indiana, the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles #Clippers), Boston #Celtics, Kansas City Kings (now the #SacramentoKings), and, coincidentally, San Antonio. He made 3 All-Star teams (1 ABA & 2 NBA), averaging 16.9 PPG for his career. Upon retiring in 1986, he played a season in France with Limoges CSP. Knight's post-playing career in the NBA would lead him to the front office where he eventually became the GM of the @ATLHawks (2003-2008). 🏀 🇫🇷 #YesCers #PacersNation #SpursNation #GoSpursGo #TrueToAtlanta

This Day in Sports History: 11/10/1984. At Hollywood Park, #WildAgain ridden by #PatDay and trained by Vincent Timphony for #BlackChipStables won the 1st ever #BreedersCupClassic & the winner’s share of the $3 million purse – the richest horse race in history at the time. At 31-1 odds, Wild Again was the 2nd longest shot on the board & hooked up with 3-5 favorite Slew o’Gold & Gate Dancer at the 8th pole. Wild Again won by a head after a contentious stretch duel that resulted in Gate Dancer being reclassified from 2nd to 3rd for interference. Hall of Fame Jockey Pat Day went on to win twelve @BreedersCup Races in his career, including the Classic 4 times. After the 1985 season, Wild Again was retired to stud at @Three_Chimneys. 🏇 #horseracing

NEW! Sports & Leisure History Look-Back for the week of 11/2/2026. Topics: A. On 11/4/2009, the #Yankees won their 27th & last #WorldSeries. #HidekiMatsui was named MVP. #DerekJeter would get his 5th & #ARod his 1st. With New York approaching almost two decades since winning a Ring, a long time for arguably the winningest team in modern sports history, Clayton & Jeff look at why this team was so good & why they have struggled to win one since. ⚾ #RepBX B1. With #MLB awards season upon us, we had two related history posts. First, on 11/6/1974, Mike Marshall of the #Dodgers became the 1st relief pitcher to win the #CyYoung, beating out teammate Andy Messersmith & Phil Niekro of the #Braves. ⚾#BravesCountry B2. And, on 11/8/1989, Jerome Walton of the #Cubs won #RookieOfTheYear. The 1st #ROY winner for the Cubs since Ron Santo had in 1966. Clayton & Jeff look at what made these players so special during their award-winning seasons. ⚾ #NorthSide C. In #NFL history, on 11/2/1986, #NYJets quarterback Ken O'Brien became the 1st QB in history to have a perfect passer rating (158.3) while throwing for over 400 yards (431) during a 38-7 dismantling of the #Seahawks. Clayton & Jeff look back at O'Brien, the Jets & why both he & the team struggled to consistently win. 🏈 #JetUp D. In #collegefootball, on 11/5/1994, the unranked New Mexico #Lobos pulled an upset by beating the Utah #Utes. Senior QB Stoney Case led the Lobos in the final drive for the win & left a legacy at New Mexico as one of the school's greats. Despite an exceptional #NCAAfootball career, he would be drafted by the #AZCardinals & never really find his footing in the pros. Clayton & Jeff discuss this New Mexico upset, Case's time in college & why his game didn't transition to the NFL. 🏈 #GoLobos #GoUtes #RiseUpRedSea E. In #NBA history, on 11/7/2008, #UtahJazz legendary coach Jerry Sloan became the 1st coach to get 1,000 wins with the same team. Clayton & Jeff discuss Sloan & why his guiding a team with #JohnStockton & #KarlMalone was the perfect fit. 🏀 #TakeNote F. On 11/3/1899, James J. Jeffries won a 25-round match against "Sailor" Tom Sharkey that was held at #ConeyIsland. This fight was historically notable due to both the fighters & how it was covered for sport fans & media. Clayton & Jeff look at Jeffries versus Sharkey & what this fight meant for the future of boxing. 🥊 SUBSCRIBE on YouTube @SportsHistorySL for weekly sports history podcasts and other great content. youtube.com/watch?v=VfrsFW67…

This Day in Sports History: 11/9/2006. The @AnaheimDucks defeated the Vancouver #Canucks 6-0 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, setting a new #NHL unbeaten streak to start the season at 16 games. Ryan Getzlaf had 2 goals & Jean-Sebastian Giguere stopped all 20 shots on net. The streak ended the next night in Calgary with a 3-0 loss to the #NHLFlames. The #AnaheimDucks rode their early season success all the way to the #StanleyCup -- their 1st & only championship in franchise history. 🏒 #FlyTogether #VanAsOne #Flames

Here us out... new fan entertainment at halftime: Release a bunch of small dogs onto the field & invite a lucky fan onto the field to try to catch it for a prize. Or, could go the Rocky Balboa training method and use chickens...

This Day in Sports History: 11/8/1989. Jerome Walton of the @Cubs won the NL Rookie of the Year Award. The #Cubs CF hit .293 with 5 home runs, 46 RBI & had a 30-game consecutive hit streak eclipsing the franchise record of 28 games set by Ron Santo in 1966. It was the 1st ROY winner for the Cubs since Ken Hubbs in 1962. Walton played 10 seasons in #MLB for the Cubs, California #Angels, Cincinnati #Reds, Atlanta #Braves, Baltimore #Orioles & Tampa Bay Devil #Rays. ⚾️ #MLBawards #NorthSiders #BravesCounty #RepTheHalo #Birdland #RaysUp

Very cool move by #SGA for those young fans. #OKC

.@UCLAFootball moves to 9-0 -- after winning only 3 games last season! Last time the #Bruins started 9-0 was 1998 when Cade McNown was QB. What a job #BobChesney has done to turn around that program & make them the "talk" of #collegefootball. 🏈 #GoBruins

This Day in Sports History: 11/7/2008. In Salt Lake City, Jerry Sloan became the 1st head coach in #NBA history to win 1,000 games with the same team as the @utahjazz beat the #OKCThunder 104-97. Sloan finished his career with a record of 1,221-803 in 26 seasons as a head coach with the #ChicagoBulls & the #UtahJazz -- winning the Western Conference twice (1996-97 & 1997-98). He was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. 🏀 #TakeNote

Some incredible #collegefootball lined up today. Which games are you excited about? 🏈 #NCAAfootball

This Day in Sports History: 11/6/1974. .@Dodgers Mike Marshall become the 1st relief pitcher in Major League Baseball history to win the #CyYoung Award, beating out fellow #Dodgers teammate Andy Messersmith & Phil Niekro of the Atlanta #Braves -- both 20 game winners. Marshall set an #MLB record with 106 appearances, 208.1 relief innings, 83 games finished & 13 consecutive games pitched. He went 15-12 with a 2.42 ERA & 21 saves, making the All-Star team & finishing 3rd in NL MVP voting behind Steve Garvey, also of the Dodgers, and Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals. Since 1974, nine relief pitchers have won the Cy Young. ⚾️ #MLBawards #BravesCountry #ForTheLou

This is what sports is about. Purest joy. #BillsMafia

This Day in Sports History: 11/5/1994. Unranked @UNMLoboFB upset #9 Utah 23-21 at University Stadium in Albuquerque. After trailing 21-3 in the 2nd quarter, the #Lobos chipped away holding Utah to just 166 yards of total offense in the 2nd half. Late in the 4th quarter, Senior QB Stoney Case led New Mexico on an 11-play 75-yard drive to set up a game winning FG by Nathan Vail & ended the #Utes perfect 8-0 season. New Mexico would finish the year 5-7 while the Utes rebounded to end with a record of 10-2 & faced Arizona in the #FreedomBowl, winning it 16-13. 🏈 #NCAAfootball #collegefootball #GoUtes #GoLobos

This Day in Sports History: 11/4/2009. The @Yankees beat the #Phillies 7-3 to win their 27th #WorldSeries title. #HidekiMatsui, who would be named series MVP, went 3-4 with a HR & 6 RBI in support of Andy Pettitte who won his 2nd game of the series. It was the 5th Ring for #DerekJeter & the only one for #AlexRodriguez. It was also the last Yankees championship under the guidance of George M. Steinbrenner, who would pass away the following year. ⚾️ #RepBX #MLBplayoffs #RingTheBell

NEW! Sports & Leisure History Look-Back for the week of 10/26/2026. Topics: A. On 11/1/1997, #NebraskaHuskers head coach Tom Osborne, facing #Oklahoma, won his 250th game in only his 301st game coached -- fastest to this milestone in #NCAAfootball history. Clayton & Jeff reflect on Osborne's #collegefootball coaching career & how his 25 years leading the #Cornhuskers is often underappreciated. 🏈 #BoomerSooner B. On 10/30/1999, #MarquesTuiasosopo, as QB for the #WashingtonHuskies, became the 1st player in #NCAA Division I history to pass for 300 yards (302) & rush for 200 (207). #Tuiasosopo also became the 1st #Huskies QB with consecutive 300-yard passing games in almost 30 years. Clayton & Jeff talk about his on-field ability & if he would have been better suited to play in today's version of college football. 🏈 #GoHuskies C1. A couple football history posts about special teams -- specifically kickers. On 10/28/1950, punter Pat Brady of the University of #Nevada, had a 99-yard punt while facing Loyola University of Los Angeles (now known as #LMU) -- setting a record that will never be broken. The #WolfPack punter would go on to be drafted into the #NFL by the #Steelers. 🏈 #BattleBorn #SteelersNation C2. And, on 10/27/2007, Rob Bironas, placekicker for the #Titans, was perfect in kicking 8 FGs against the #HoustonTexans, en route to a #ProBowl season. Both Brady & Bironas had careers cut short. Clayton & Jeff look at both careers & discuss the "what if." 🏈 #TitanUp #HTownMade D. The #NBA has tipped-off & with that, some #basketball history. On 10/29/2008, #RussellWestbrook debuted for the #OKCThunder while facing the Milwaukee #Bucks. With #Westbrook announcing his retirement, Clayton & Jeff look back at his career & legacy. 🏀 #ThunderUp E. October is always time for the #WorldSeries & on 10/26/1997, the Florida #Marlins won their 1st #MLB championship -- in only their 5th year of existence. Clayton & Jeff look at what the Marlins did to quickly bring a trophy to #Miami. ⚾️ #MLBplayoffs F. On 10/31/2015, #AmericanPharoah became the 1st #racehorse in history to win the unofficial #horseracing Grand Slam by winning the #BreedersCupClassic. Included in this rarest of feats was the #KentuckyDerby, the #PreaknessStakes & the #BelmontStakes -- all 4 won in the same calendar year. American Pharoah had only 11 races, going 9-1-0. Clayton & Jeff talk about his dominance & what it meant to the sport of horseracing. 🏇 SUBSCRIBE on YouTube @SportsHistorySL for weekly sports history podcasts and other great content. youtube.com/watch?v=YZFULTXm…

Our sports history post earlier today, November 3 & discussed the 25-round #heavyweight #boxing match between James J. Jeffries & "Sailor" Tom Sharkey back in 1899. Check out this rare bootlegged footage from that legendary fight. 🥊 youtube.com/watch?v=NXHd--28…

We were on the road this past weekend in Provo, UT to watch @BYUfootball beat @ASUFootball. #BYU always puts on a great show & the scenery with the mountains in the background makes LaVell Edwards Stadium a beautiful place to catch a game. 🏈 #big12football #BYUvsASU #BYUCougars #ASU #SunDevils #ForksUp #ActivateTheValley

This Day in Sports History: 11/3/1899. James J. Jeffries defended his #heavyweight #boxing title by winning on points versus “Sailor” Tom Sharkey in a 25-round fight at Coney Island. Yes, that is correct, 25 rounds. Jeffries reaggravated a previous injury in his left arm in Round 2 & fought the remaining 23 rounds exclusively right-handed. Sharkey was cut above his eye in Round 8, impairing his vision for the rest of the match as his corner was unable to stop the bleeding for the final hour of the fight. As if 25 rounds weren’t enough, a bare-knuckle brawl broke out between the fighters & their corners after the final bell. Jeffries would hold his title until his retirement in 1904. In 1910, he came out of retirement to fight #JackJohnson in the “Fight of the Century,” losing by TKO – the only loss of his career. 🥊

🏀 #CollegeBasketball is here! Get primed for the 2026-27 #NCAAMB season with out our hosts' Top 5 Storylines. 🏀 Clayton's Top 5 College Basketball Storylines: 5. Is #KentuckyWildcats head coach #MarkPope on the hot seat? #WeAreUK 4. Will #TennesseeVolunteers influx of talent get them to the Big Dance? #Vols #INAM 3. Gerry McNamara will get #SyracuseOrange back to the #NCAAtournament. #Cuse 2. St. Louis #Billikens will make deepest #MidMajor run in #MarchMadness. #RollBills 1. It's now or never for Brad Underwood and the #Illini. Jeff's Top 5 College Basketball Storylines: 5. Will the trend of a No. 1 or No. 2 seed losing in the First Round of March Madness continue? 4. Opening Round of the Tourney jumps from 8 to 24 teams -- don't count them out. 3. Beginning of the #MichaelMalone era for the #TarHeels. #UNC #TarHeelNation 2. New college hoops realities: #SEC continues to stay strong and will the new #PAC12 click? 1. Jeremy Fears, Jr. back with #TomIzzo and #MichiganState to challenge for a national title. #Spartans #MSU #SpartanDawgs youtube.com/watch?v=qHUHNA33…

This Day in Sports History: 11/2/1986. At the Seattle Kingdome, @nyjets QB Ken O’Brien became the 1st player in #NFL history to obtain a perfect passer rating of 158.3 while throwing for more than 400 yards (431). He also compiled an 81.3% completion rate with 4 TDs against 0 interceptions in a 38-7 dismantling of the #Seahawks. Al Toon made 9 receptions for 195 yards & 2 TDs, while Wesley Walker caught 6 passes for 161 yards & TD. O’Brien’s feat stood alone until Nick Foles of the #Eagles joined him with a perfect passer rating in 2013 with 406 yards & 7 TD passes in a 49-20 win at the Oakland #Raiders. 🏈 #NYJets #JetUp #FlyEaglesFly