1966 — Richard Petty wins the rain-shortened Daytona 500 by more than a lap at a speed of 160.927 mph. Petty holds the lead for the last 212 miles of the scheduled 500-mile event, which is called five miles from the finish. Cale Yarborough finishes second.
Stan Mikita celebrates after firing one past Vancouver Canucks goalie Cesare Maniago to score his 500th career goal during the third period of their game in Chicago, Feb. 17, 1977. Watching the action is Canucks' Rick Blight . 2005 — David Toms delivers the most dominant performance in the seven-year history of the Match Play Championship, winning eight out of nine holes to put away Chris DiMarco with the largest margin of victory in the 36-hole final.
Effa Manley, left, who co-owned the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League looks over a scrapbook with one of her former players, Don Newcombe, at her home in Los Angeles in this August 7, 1973 file photo.2010 — Steven Holcomb drives USA-1 to the Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsledding, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans in the event. Holcomb’s four-run time was 3:24.46, with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz pushing for him.
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