Dec. 6

1939 — Iowa's Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy. The back passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 374 yards.

1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy.

1984 — Martina Navratilova loses to Helena Sukova, ending the longest winning streak in history of women's singles tennis — 74 matches dating to Jan. 15, 1984.

1986 — Miami's Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy in a runaway. The quarterback, who led the nation in passing efficiency, won the by 1,541 points over Temple running back Paul Palmer, the country's top rusher.

1990 — The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators receive approval to join the NHL in 1992-93.

1992 — Jerry Rice becomes the NFL's career leader in touchdown receptions with his 101st scoring pass during the fourth quarter of the San Francisco 49ers' 27-3 victory over Miami. Rice surpassed Steve Largent's mark of 100.

1992 — Jim Courier rebounds from a slow start to beat Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek in four sets as the United States recaptures the Davis Cup.

1998 — Denver becomes the third 13-0 team in NFL history with a 35-31 comeback win over Kansas City. The Broncos join the 1934 Chicago Bears and 1972 Miami Dolphins.

2000 — Golden State's Antawn Jamison and the Lakers' Kobe Bryant each score 51 points, including trading six straight scores in the final two minutes of overtime. It's Jamison's second 51-point performance in four days, and Bryant's career high. But Jamison earns extra satisfaction as the Warriors prevail 125-122 over Los Angeles.

2003 — Army becomes the first team to finish 0-13 in major college history after a 34-6 loss to Navy.

2005 — Philadelphia wins the first scoreless NHL game that is decided by a shootout, beating Calgary 1-0. Philadelphia's Antero Niittymaki stops 28 shots in regulation and overtime and all three during the shootout.

2008 — Florida quarterback Tim Tebow throws three touchdown passes and rallies the No. 2 Gators over No. 1 Alabama for a 31-20 win in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

2008 — Sam Bradford of Oklahoma passes for a Big 12 Championship-record 384 yards and two touchdowns in a 62-21 rout over Missouri. The sophomore hits 34 of 49 passes, helping the Sooners become the first team to score at least 60 points in five straight games.

2008 — Southern California beats UCLA 28-7 to win its record seventh straight Pac-10 championship. The Trojans (11-1) also have won 11 or more games in seven straight seasons — another record.