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1942 – Frank Sinkwich of Georgia wins the Heisman Trophy. Sinkwich finished his career with the Southeastern Conference record 2,399 yards of total offense.

1948 – Southern Methodist junior Doak Walker wins the Heisman Trophy. Walker scored 303 points over three years, including 40 touchdowns and 60 points after touchdowns.

1961 – Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points and grabs 43 rebounds in a 151-147 triple overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Elgin Baylor leads the Lakers with 63 points.

1963 – Cookie Gilchrist of the Buffalo Bills sets an AFL record with 243 yards rushing and sets a league record with five touchdowns in a 45-14 win over the New York Jets.

1977 – Texas running back Earl Campbell wins the Heisman Trophy.

1987 – Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers becomes the first NHL goaltender to shoot a puck into the opponent’s goal in a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.

2000 – Shaquille O’Neal sets an NBA record by going 0-for-11 from the free throw line as the SuperSonics beat the Lakers 103-95. He broke the record set by Wilt Chamberlain, who played for Philadelphia 0-10 against Detroit on November 4, 1960. O’Neal had 26 points and 16 rebounds.

2002 – Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon sets an NFL record with his 10th 300-yard game of the season, throwing for 328 yards in the Raiders’ 27-7 victory over San Diego, tying Dan Marino, Warren Moon and Kurt Warner broke.

2007 – Florida quarterback Tim Tebow becomes the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. He beats Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the first player since 1949 to finish second in consecutive seasons.

2011 – Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols agrees to a 10-year, $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels on the final day of baseball’s Winter Meetings. Pujols’ contract is the second-largest in baseball history and only the third to break the $200 million mark, following Alex Rodriguez’s $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas before the 2001 season and A-Rod’s $275 million, 10-year contract with Texas signed the Yankees before the 2008 season.

2011 – The NBA and the players’ union reach a financial agreement to end a 161-day lockout, shortening the season by 16 games.

2012 – Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel becomes the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, claiming college football’s top individual award after a record-setting debut. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o is a distant second and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein is third in the voting.

2013 – Zach Johnson recovers from four shots behind to beat No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods with eight holes to go at the World Challenge. Johnson holes out for par on the final hole from a drop area to force a playoff and wins when Woods misses a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole.

2013 – Lydia Ko, a 16-year-old New Zealander, fights for her first professional title. Ko, making her second professional appearance, wins the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters, finishing with a 4-under 68 to defeat South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu in three strokes. As an amateur, she won four professional events and won the Canadian Women’s Open the last two years.

2018 – Kyler Murray, Oklahoma, wins the Heisman Trophy.

2022 – American basketball star Brittany Griner is released by Russian authorities as part of a prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout; Griner has been incarcerated since February 2022 on drug smuggling charges.