[EDIT 6/12/2018: Expressing fraction somewhat differently]
This timeline should be a preview of what's coming up in future updates and a summary to be looked at year-round. It's a work in progress, so more dates and events will be added.
Jan. 1 - Ohio State defeats USC 42-21 at Rose Bowl
- Penn State defeats LSU 16-9 at Orange Bowl
- Nebraska defeats Texas 19-3 at Cotton Bowl
Jan. 3 - East defeats West 8-4 at WHA All-Star Game in St. Paul, Minn.
Jan. 13 - Dolphins defeat Vikings 24-7 at Super Bowl VIII in Houston
Jan. 15 - West defeats East 134-123 at NBA All-Star Game in Seattle
Jan. 20 - AFC defeats NFC 15-13 at Pro Bowl in Kansas City
Jan. 28 - UCLA's winning streak ends in a 71-70 loss to Notre Dame
- Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier with a unanimous decision
at New York
- Magglio Ordonez born in Caracas, Venezuela
Jan. 29 - West defeats East 6-4 at NHL All-Star Game in Chicago
Jan. 30 - East defeats West 128-112 at ABA All-Star Game in
Norfolk, Va.
Feb. 7 - Steve Nash born in Johannesburg
Feb. 15 - Seattle Slew foaled in Ravenna, Texas
Feb. 17 - Richard Petty wins Daytona 500
Feb. 21 - Tim Horton (Sabres) dies in St. Catharines, Ont.
Mar. 11 - Bobby Abreu born in Aragua, Venezuela
Mar. 25 - NC State defeats Marquette at NCAA championship
in Greensboro, N.C.
Mar. 26 - George Foreman defeats Ken Norton to defend
world heavyweight title with 2nd-round TKO
at Caracas, Venezuela
Apr. 4 - Dave Mirra born in Chittenango, N.Y.
Apr. 8 - Hank Aaron (Braves) breaks all-time home run record
Apr. 14 - Gary Player wins Masters
Apr. 15 - Danny Way born in Portland
Apr. 24 - Tampa awarded NFL expansion franchise
May 4 - Cannonade wins Kentucky Derby with Miguel Rivera aboard
May 10 - Nets win Game 5 to defeat Stars in ABA championship series
May 12 - Celtics win Game 7 to defeat Bucks in NBA Finals
May 19 - Flyers win Game 6 to defeat Bruins in Stanley Cup final
- Aeros win Game 4 to defeat Cougars in Avco Cup Final
May 26 - Johnny Rutherford wins Indianapolis 500
May 27 - Muirfield Village Golf Club dedicated
June 4 - 10-Cent Beer Night results in Indians forfeit to Rangers
June 5 - Seattle awarded NFL expansion franchise
June 12 - Hideki Matsui born in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
- Court rules in favor of NOW in suit over girls
being excluded from Little League Baseball
June 16 - Hale Irwin wins US Open at Winged Foot
June 19 - Steve Busby (Royals) pitches no-hitter against Brewers
June 26 - Derek Jeter born in Pequannock, N.J.
July 4 - Reinhard Theimer (GDR) sets hammer throw world record
of 251'3"
July 7 - West Germany defeats Netherlands 2-1 at World Cup final
July 17 - Dizzy Dean dies in Reno, Nevada
July 19 - Dick Bosman (Indians) pitches no-hitter against A's
July 23 - NL defeats AL 7-2 at MLB All-Star Game in Pittsburgh
- Maurice Greene born in Kansas City, Kansas
July 28 - All ten Delaware Park winners are the ones predicted
by Charles Lamb of the Baltimore News-American
Aug. 16 - Kristine Egerszegi born in Budapest, Hungary
Sept 11 - Alexei Spiridonov (URS) sets hammer throw world record
of 251'5 1/4"
Sept 14 - Hicham El Guerrouj born in Berkane, Morocco
Sept 23 - First half of Summit Series ends with Canada and
Soviet Union tied at 1 W, 1 L, 2 T
Sept 25 - Mike Austin drives golf ball a record 515 yards
in Las Vegas
Sept 28 - Nolan Ryan (Angels) pitches no-hitter against Twins
Oct. 6 - Soviet Union, with record of 4W-1L-3T, finishes
Summit Series as winners
Oct. 10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. born in Concord, N.C.
Oct. 13 - Dennis Morgan (Cowboys) returns punt 98 yards for TD
Oct. 16 - Paul Kariya born in Vancouver
Oct. 17 - A's win Game 5 to defeat Dodgers in World Series
Oct. 30 - Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman for world heavyweight
title with 8th-round KO at Kinshasa, Zaire
Dec. 2 - AP final regular-season rankings released with Oklahoma
at #1
Dec. 5 - Americans defeat Blazers 22-21 at World Bowl I
Dec. 21 - Raiders defeat Dolphins 28-26 in AFC divisional playoff
game ("Sea of Hands" game)
- Karrie Webb born in Ayr, Australia
Dec. 29 - Steelers defeat Raiders 24-13 in AFC championship
Dec. 31 - Nebraska defeats Florida 13-10 at Sugar Bowl
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