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1937: Tris Speaker and Cy Young elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Cy Young poses in this undated photo at an unknown location.
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1969: Pittsburgh Steelers name Chuck Noll head coach
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1969 — The Pittsburgh Steelers name Chuck Noll head coach. The 37-year-old Noll is the youngest head coach in NFL history at the time.
Chuck Noll, right, poses in Pittsburgh with Dan Rooney, general manager of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jan. 27, 1969. Noll was named as head coach of the football club Monday. He succeeds Bill Austin, who was fired in December. Noll comes to the Steelers from the Baltimore Colts where he was a defensive coach. (AP Photo)
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1970: Pittsburgh Steelers select quarterback Terry Bradshaw with first pick of NFL Draft
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1970 — The Pittsburgh Steelers select Louisiana Tech quarterback Terry Bradshaw with first pick of the NFL Draft.
Pittsburgh Steelers’ No. 1 draft choice Terry Bradshaw, right, poses with Pittsburgh coach Chuck Noll, center, and his father, William M. Bradshaw, left, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 13, 1970. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
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1973: UCLA, led by Bill Walton, sets NCAA record for consecutive victories with 61st win
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1973 — UCLA, led by Bill Walton, sets an NCAA record for consecutive victories with its 61st win, an 82-63 victory over Notre Dame. UCLA breaks the record of 60 set by San Francisco in 1956. Walton scores 16 points, grabs 15 rebounds and blocks 10 shots.
Bill Walton, 6’11” center for UCLA, goes up for two of many points he scored against Loyola in Chicago, January 27, 1973. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell)
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1991: New York Giants survive closest Super Bowl ever when Scott Norwood’s field goal attempt goes wide
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1991 — The New York Giants survive the closest Super Bowl ever when Scott Norwood’s 47-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds left in the game goes wide. The Giants win their second Super Bowl in five years, 20-19 over the Buffalo Bills.
In this Jan. 27, 1991, file photo, Buffalo Bills kicker Scott Norwood, center, misses the field goal on the last play of the game, clinching the victory for the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXV in Tampa. The Giants won 20-19. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)
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2007: Serena Williams wins her third Australian Open singles title
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2007 — Serena Williams wins her third Australian Open singles title, routing Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2. Unseeded and ranked 81st, Williams wins her eighth and most improbable Grand Slam. She is the second unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the Open era.
Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrates as she holds her women’s singles trophy aloft after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007. Williams won in straight sets 6-1 6-2. (AP Photo/Steve Holland)
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2008: Novak Djokovic wins first Grand Slam title at Australian Open
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2008 — Novak Djokovic fends off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final, earning his first Grand Slam title.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, in the final of the Men’s singles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 . (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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2008: Eric Staal wins most valuable player award in the NHL All-Star game
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2008 — Eric Staal wins the most valuable player award in the NHL All-Star game, registering two goals and an assist in the East’s 8-7 win over the Western Conference. Staal helps set up Marc Savard’s winning goal with 20.9 seconds left.
Eastern Conference forward Eric Staal, of the Carolina Hurricanes, gets handshakes from fans after being named the Most Valuable Player during the NHL All-Star hockey game Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 in Atlanta. Staal had two goals and an assist in the Eastern Conference’s 8-7 win. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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2011: Roger Federer knocked out of Australian Open by Novak Djokovic
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2011 — Roger Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam winner, is knocked out of the Australian Open by Novak Djokovic in a semifinal match, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4. Federer’s loss marks the first time since 2003 that he wouldn’t hold any of the four major titles.
Roger Federer of Switzerland waves after his semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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2013: Novak Djokovic becomes first man in Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles
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2013 — Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 to become the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds his trophy after defeating Britain’s Andy Murray in the men’s final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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2013: NFC blew past the AFC 62-35 in the Pro Bowl
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2013 — The NFC blew past the AFC 62-35 in the Pro Bowl. Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph is voted the game’s MVP with five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.
Tampa Bay wide receiver Vincent Jackson (83) and New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (80) of the NFC celebrate Jackson’s third-quarter touchdown in the NFL Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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2018: Caroline Wozniacki captures her first Grand Slam title at Australian Open
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2018 — Caroline Wozniacki captures her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, rebounding in the third set to beat top-seeded Simona Halep 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4.
Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki celebrates after defeating Romania’s Simona Halep during the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
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2018: Gun Runner, ridden by Florent Geroux, ends his career by taking Pegasus World Cup
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2018 — Gun Runner, ridden by Florent Geroux, ends his career by taking the Pegasus World Cup, the richest thoroughbred race in the world. Gun Runner, named Horse of the Year two days earlier, easily beats West Coast by 2 1/2 lengths to win the $16 million race at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Jockey Florent Geroux celebrates as Gun Runner crosses the finish line to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational horse race, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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