New York Daily News The Yankees have been sold to Mike Burke and George Steinbrenner III and 10 owners to be named later. At a press conference yesterday in Yankee Stadium, Michael Burke presiding, it was announced that the CBS eye has had it. After nine years, the network is bowing out of the baseball business for $10 million, or $3.2 million less than CBS paid for … [Read more...] about Steinbrenner Buys Yankees from CBS January 3, 1973
This Day in Sports History
Babe Ruth Sold for $100K January 3, 1920. His Shirt sold for $4MM in 2012
January 3, 1920, Announcement - - Babe Ruth Sold to Yankees by Red Sox for $125,000. The Mitchell Archives In 1919 Babe Ruth smashed the major league home run record, hitting 29 round-trippers. He broke the record held by Gavvy Cravath, who hit 24 for the Phillies in 1915. Before Ruth hit his 29 homers in 1919, the American League record was only 12. From The … [Read more...] about Babe Ruth Sold for $100K January 3, 1920. His Shirt sold for $4MM in 2012
Joe Namath Signs with Jets for $400K, January 2, 1965
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nj_UX01Doo Joe Namath's spectacular run with the University of Alabama ended, on New Years Day, 1965. It ended with a heart breaking loss to the Texas Longhorns, in the Orange Bowl. However, any sadness Namath might have felt about his unsuccessful late-in-the-game quarterback sneak attempt; one that might have propelled the Crimson Tide to … [Read more...] about Joe Namath Signs with Jets for $400K, January 2, 1965
First Rose Bowl, January 1, 1902 Michigan Beats Stanford by “Too Much”
Trailing 49-0, Stanford Captain Asks for Game to Be Halted with 8 Minutes Remaining Michigan Completes Season Undefeated, Untied, and Un-Scored-Upon Rose Parade Organizers Won't Stage Another Football Game Until 1916 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grtj05C-K3Y "In New York, people are buried in snow," announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. "Here our … [Read more...] about First Rose Bowl, January 1, 1902 Michigan Beats Stanford by “Too Much”
Marathon Runner Attacked at Athens Olympics – August 29, 2004
Wack-Job pushes the leader off the course. He manages to finish the race in third place. At the 22-mile mark of the 26.2 mile race, Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima looked like he was cruising toward the gold medal, when a deranged, defrocked priest from Ireland, adorned in a red kilt and green knee socks, ran out onto the course and pushed de Lima off to the … [Read more...] about Marathon Runner Attacked at Athens Olympics – August 29, 2004