Today in sports history, November 7

Nov. 7

Today in sports history

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1943: The Detroit Lions and New York Giants played to a 0-0 tie at Detroit, the last scoreless game in NFL history.

1959: Captained by Sam Snead, the United States defeated Great Britain and Ireland 8½-3½ at Eldorado Country Club in California to win the Ryder Cup.

1962: Chicago Black Hawks goaltender Glenn Hall made his 503rd consecutive regular-season start, a record for an NHL goalie. A back injury forced him from the game and ended the streak.

1963: New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard was named American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the first African American player to win the AL MVP Award.

1967: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Orlando Cepeda was selected the National League MVP by unanimous vote, the second player to do so.

1975: The Boston Bruins traded Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais to the New York Rangers for Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Joe Zanussi in a blockbuster involving three future Hockey Hall of Famers.

1979: Chicago Cubs relief ace Bruce Sutter won the National League Cy Young Award, becoming one of the pioneering stars of the modern closer role.

1981: Northwestern lost to Michigan State 61-14 for its major college-record 29th consecutive defeat, prompting Wildcats fans to tear down the goal posts and celebrate their team’s futility.

1988: Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Donny Lalonde in the ninth round in Las Vegas, winning the WBC light heavyweight title and the newly created WBC super middleweight championship in the same fight.

1989: Baltimore Orioles closer Gregg Olson became the first relief pitcher to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award.

1991: Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV and retired immediately from the NBA.

1993: Ayrton Senna won the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide for his 41st and final Formula 1 victory.

2008: Utah’s Jerry Sloan became the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with one franchise when the Jazz defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-97.

2010: Italy defeated the United States to win the Fed Cup women’s tennis championship, securing the nation’s third title in five years.

2015: Arkansas converted a fourth-and-25 with a lateral from Hunter Henry and defeated Mississippi 53-52 in overtime after a 2-point conversion.

2016: Andy Murray officially became the world’s No. 1 men’s tennis player, ending the 666-week hold Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had maintained on the top ranking.

2016: Golden State’s Stephen Curry made an NBA-record 13 3-pointers and scored 46 points in a 116-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

2020: No. 4 Notre Dame defeated No. 1 Clemson 47-40 in double overtime for its first victory over a top-ranked team in 27 years.

2021: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the New York City Marathon, becoming the first woman to capture Olympic marathon gold and the New York title in the same year.

2021: Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win a record sixth Paris Masters championship and a record 37th ATP Masters 1000 title.

2021: Kyle Larson won the season finale at Phoenix Raceway to secure his first NASCAR Cup Series championship and his 10th victory of the season.

— USA TODAY Network

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