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In one of the biggest upsets in boxing history James “Buster” Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in the 10th round of the heavyweight championship fight held in Tokyo. Prior to the fight Douglas was a 42-1 underdog to win according to The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas.
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In November 1991 Magic Johnson held a press conference to announce he had contracted the HIV virus and that he was retiring from basketball immediately. He did not play at all in the 1991-92 season but was still voted an all star by the fans. He scored 25 points, made nine assists, and was named the game MVP as the Western Conference beat the East 153-113.
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Magic Johnson returns to the Lakers after a 4 year absence with 19 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds in 27 minutes of play as the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors 128-118.
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In the first grand slam event of the year Andre Agassi takes down Pete Sampras in four sets. Sampras, the defending champion, would win the first set 6-4 but Agassi took over from there winning the next three straight sets including an ace on match point. It was Agassi’s second consecutive grand slam tournament victory.
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Scott Norwood pushes the winning field goal wide right as time expires. Giants win 20-19 for their 2nd Super Bowl victory in four seasons.
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David Duval entered the final round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at the Palmer Course at PGA West in La Quinta, CA trailing the leader by 7 strokes. He was having the round of his life with 11 birdies and 6 pars through 17. On the final hole, a par 5, Duval reached the green in two and sank his 8 foot eagle putt to win the tournament defeating Steve Pate by one stroke. Duval became just the third golfer to shoot a 59 in PGA tournament play following Al Geiberger in 1977 and Chip Beck in 1991.
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In his quarterfinal match against Mikael Pernfors at the Australian Open John McEnroe is leading 2 sets to 1 during play in the 4th set. A disagreement with a line judge, a broken racket, and an argument with the chair umpire leads to McEnroe being cited for three conduct violations which causes McEnroe to be disqualified and the match is awarded to Pernfors. It was the first time in 17 years that a player had lost a match in a grand slam tournament for miscounduct.
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At the Houston Astrodome before 52,693 fans the Houston Cougars defeat the UCLA Bruins 71-69 in the first ever nationally televised regular season college basketball game. The upset was driven by #44 Elvin Hayes and his 39 points over heavily favored UCLA who had not lost a game in two and a half seasons. Lew Alcindor was held to just 15 points and had a shooting percentage from the field under 50% for the only time in his college career.
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Following three consecutive NBA titles Michael Jordan retired from basketball in 1993 to pursue a minor league baseball career with the Birmingham Barons, the AA affiliate of the White Sox. He returned to the court in 1995 and won another 3 consecutive championships with the Bulls in 1996, 1997, and 1998. This video is a Nike commercial that traces his career backward from his 6th title.
Shooting 47 of 109 from three point range the Trojans from Troy State in Alabama beat DeVry 258-141 in a matchup of Division II schools. The game set a record for most point by one team with 258 plus most points by both teams combined with 399.