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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1979 January 2 30th New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 versus Vancouver Canucks. [1] Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (versus West Indies). [1] January 9 High-school basketball player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throw. [1] January 21 Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback. [1] January 23 Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] January 27 New York Islanders end 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8). [1] January 29 9th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 13-7. [1] February 2 Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide. [1] February 3 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California Angels for four players. [1] US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner. [1] February 4 End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG). [1] Joanne Carner win LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament. [1] February 5 Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, average 59.23), dies. [1] February 7 Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur. [1] Toronto Maple Leafs' Darryl Sittler scores NHL record 10 points (6 goals). [1] February 9 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies. [1] February 10 Border is named 12th man for Australia, only Test Cricket he missed. [1] February 17 Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000 metre (1:14.99). [1] February 18 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. [1] February 21 Two Iowa girls High School basketball teams play four scoreless quarters; the game is won 4-2 in the fourth overtime period. [1] Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket West Indies vs Australia 1955), dies. [1] February 22 Billy Martin named manager of Oakland Athletics. [1] February 25 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. [1] March 4 Sally Little wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic. [1] March 7 Baseball exhibition season opens with semipro and amateur umpires. [1] Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame. [1] March 8 Gérard Blitz, Dutch 400 metre swimmer (world record), dies at age 78. [1] March 9 Bowie Kuhn orders Major League Baseball to give equal access to female reporters. [1] March 11 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic. [1] Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minute NHL hockey game. [1] March 13 New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick. [1] March 15 New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier's 5th career hat trick. [1] Sarfraz takes 9-86 at Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia lose 7-5 to lose the Test. [1] March 17 Merv Inverarity, cricketer (father of John WA player 1925-40), dies. [1] World Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov (USSR). [1] World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia and R Gardner (USA). [1] World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne (USA). [1] World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR). [1] March 18 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic. [1] March 22 NHL votes to accept four WHA teams (Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers). [1] March 23 Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1] March 24 Ten rebounds and ten assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by University of Pennsylvania; Michigan State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 points. [1] First appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes. [1] March 25 Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest. [1] Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament. [1] March 26 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State Spartans beat Indiana State Sycamores, 75-64 as Magic Johnson outscores Larry Bird, 24-19; this snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak. [1] San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giants' players reject it. [1] March 29 Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs Pakistan at WACA. [1] Delhi beats Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. [1] Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad. [1] April 1 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1] April 2 Carroll D Rosenbloom, Los Angeles Rams' president, dies at age 72. [1] Ivan Barrow, cricketer (11 Tests for West Indies 1930-39), dies. [1] April 5 Baltimore Orioles' manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper. [1] April 6 M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at age 61. [1] April 7 Houston Astros' Ken Forsch pitches no-hitter against Atlanta Braves, 6-0. [1] New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores four goals against Philadelphia Flyers. [1] April 8 8th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post. [1] April 9 Longest doubles ping-pong match of 101 hours begins. [1] April 10 J R Richard throws major league record six wild pitches in Astrodome. [1] April 13 Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours. [1] April 15 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280. [1] April 16 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees and New York Mets tie 1-1. [1] 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Massachusetts in 2:09:27. [1] 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15. [1] April 19 Following a 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees' Goose Gossage and Cliff Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb. [1] April 22 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament. [1] April 29 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic. [1] May 1 Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin, cricketer (two Tests for West Indies), dies. [1] May 3 Bobby Bonds hits his 300th homerun (second to have 300 homeruns and 300 stolen bases). [1] May 4 Jackie Mercer wins her fourth golf title 31 years after her first. [1] May 5 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4. [1] May 6 Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 81.8 kph over 200 metres. [1] Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament. [1] May 7 Gary Roenicke hits into Baltimore Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland Athletics). [1] May 10 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros. [1] May 12 Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end. [1] May 13 Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament. [1] May 16 FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel, Switzerland. [1] National League approves Houston Astros sale from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for US$19 million. [1] May 17 Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 homeruns. [1] May 19 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2. [1] May 20 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic. [1] May 21 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1. [1] May 22 Commencement of first ICC Trophy (PNG vs East Africa and Singapore vs Argentina). [1] May 23 First edition of Wisden Cricket Monthly. [1] Borussia Mönchengladbach wins 8th UEFA Cup at Düsseldorf. [1] May 24 Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar. [1] May 25 Raul Gonzáles of México completes 50,000-metre walk in record 3:41:38.4. [1] May 27 Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1] May 30 Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich, Germany. [1] Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit Tigers, beats brother Tom. [1] May 31 Nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies. [1] June 1 Seattle Supersonics beat Washington Bullets for NBA championship, 4 games to 1. [1] June 6 200th running of horse-racing's Derby in England. [1] Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors. [1] June 9 Philadelphia Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for first and last time. [1] Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome. [1] June 10 Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland Indians). [1] June 16 Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit. [1] June 22 Pro Football Researchers Association founded at Canton, Ohio. [1] July 17 National League beats American League 7-6 in 50th All Star Game (Kingdome, Seattle, Washington). [1] Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo, Norway. [1] July 28 Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a second three home run game. [1] August 13 Lou Brock gets his 3,000th career hit. [1] August 24 NFL fans (60,916) choose old New England Patriots' logo over new. [1] August 25 California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2. [1] September 9 John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis for the US Open Tennis title. [1] September 12 Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, first woman on an NBA club. [1] Pietro Mennea of Italy sets the 200m record (19.72) in Mexico City. [1] Boston Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off New York Yankees' pitcher Jim Beattie. [1] September 15 Boston Red Sox player Bob Watson is first to hit for the cycle in American League and National League (Houston Astros). [1] September 16 Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium. [1] September 23 Lou Brock steals record 935th base. [1] September 26 1984 summer Los Angeles Olympic coverage sold to ABC for US$225 million. [1] September 28 Larry Holmes (retain championship) knocks out Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds. [1] October 6 Harry Drake sets long distance footbow shot record of 2,006 yards 1 foot 9 inches. [1] October 10 Quebec Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in first game. [1] October 14 Philadelphia Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. [1] NHL's Wayne Gretsky scores his first NHL goal. [1] October 15 First Monday night game from New York City, New York Jets beat Minnesota Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stadium). [1] New York Knicks retire second number, 10, Walt Frazier. [1] October 17 D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000-metre walk in record 1:20:06.8. [1] Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series. [1] October 21 Greta Waitz wins woman participation in New York City marathon (2:27:33). [1] October 24 Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy. [1] October 27 New York Islanders score two goals within 6 seconds, three goals within 44 seconds. [1] October 29 Billy Martin fired as New York Yankees' manager (second time), replaced by Dick Howser. [1] November 12 Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal. [1] November 17 New York Stars (WBL) home opener at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. [1] November 24 Los Angeles Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against New York Islanders. [1] December 2 Foots Walker becomes the first Cleveland Cavaliers' player to score a triple-double. [1] December 3 45th Heisman Trophy Award: Charles White, Southern California (RB). [1] December 4 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey number 7, Bingo Smith. [1] December 9 Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1] December 11 Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international. [1] December 14 Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (two Tests for India, average 205), dies. [1] December 16 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0). [1] Quarterback Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys. [1] December 21 Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for New Zealand 1946, scored five and one), dies. [1] Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game. [1] December 23 New York Islanders' greatest shutout loss (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks. [1] December 25 Opening day of fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 vs Pakistan at Kanpur. [1] December 27 Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden. [1] December 29 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum. [1]