This date in sports history: Dec. 29

1926 — Merlyn Phillips of the Montreal Maroons scores 5 seconds into the sport, setting the NHL document for the quickest objective from the beginning of a recreation. The Chicago Black Hawks win 5-4 in extra time at residence.

1934 — The primary school basketball doubleheader is performed at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard. NYU beats Notre Dame, 25-18, and Westminster defeats St. John’s, 37-33.

1957 — Tobin Rote passes for 4 touchdowns and scores one other to offer the Detroit Lions a 59-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns within the NFL championship recreation.

1963 — The Chicago Bears defeat the New York Giants 14-10 for the NFL title at Wrigley Area.

1968 — The Baltimore Colts shut out the Cleveland Browns, 34-0, to win the NFL championship at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The Colts (15-1) avenge their solely lack of the season, holding the Browns scoreless for under the second time of their historical past.

1968 — The New York Jets beat the Oakland Raiders, 27-23, within the AFL championship recreation. Joe Namath leads the Jets 68 yards in 55 seconds to attain a go-ahead landing go to Don Maynard with 7:24 left.

1979 — Security Vernon Perry units an NFL playoff document with 4 interceptions to guide the Houston Oilers to a 17-14 victory over the San Diego Chargers.

1982 — Alabama’s Jeremiah Castille intercepts three passes to assist beat Illinois, 21-15, within the Liberty Bowl and ship coach Paul “Bear” Bryant out as a winner. Bryant finishes his teaching profession with a document of 323-85-17.

2002 — Marvin Harrison catches six passes for a season-low 28 yards in a 20-13 win over Jacksonville, ending his record-breaking 12 months with 143 receptions and 1,722 yards — the fourth most in league historical past.

2006 — Texas Tech spots Minnesota a 31-point, third-quarter lead, then rallies for a 44-41 extra time victory within the Perception Bowl, the biggest comeback in Division I-A bowl historical past. The earlier document was 30 factors, set by Marshall towards East Carolina within the 2001 GMAC Bowl.

2007 — In Joe Paterno’s five hundredth recreation as Penn State coach, the Nittany Lions erase an early 14-point deficit to beat Texas A&M, 24-17, on the Alamo Bowl. Paterno, 372-125-3, is the school soccer chief in bowl appearances (34) and bowl wins (23).

2007 — The New England Patriots full an ideal common season, ending 16-0 following a 38-35 comeback victory over the New York Giants. New England is the primary NFL crew because the 1972 Dolphins went 14-0 to win each recreation on the schedule.

2011 — Within the highest-scoring regulation bowl recreation in historical past, Baylor tops Washington, 67-56, in a wild Alamo Bowl shootout.

2012 — The No. 2 UConn girls finish No. 1 Stanford’s nation-leading 82-game residence unbeaten run with a 61-35 rout. Stanford loses at Maples Pavilion for the primary time since March 2007.

2016 — Jerod Evans throws for 243 yards and two touchdowns and runs for 2 scores, and No. 18 Virginia Tech pulls off the biggest comeback in its 124-year historical past. The Hokies erase a 24-0 halftime deficit to beat Arkansas, 35-24, within the Belk Bowl.

2018 — Mikaela Shiffrin turns into probably the most profitable feminine slalom skier within the 52-year historical past of the World Cup. Within the final race of 2018, the American provides her thirty sixth victory. Shiffrin beforehand shared the document with Austria’s Marlies Raich, who competed as Marlies Schild.

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