This Day in Sports

Pistons Beat Celtics Before Record Silverdome Crowd

October 13, 2025 9

Broncos Advance After Byner’s Costly Late Fumble

October 13, 2025 9

Pete Maravich Passes Away at Age Forty

October 13, 2025 10

1987 Heisman winner Tim Brown

December 7, 1987 6

The San Antonio Spurs retired the No

October 17, 2025 9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s consecutive game streak of scoring in

October 17, 2025 7

Oct. 1, 1987: Richard Schultz succeeds Walter Byers as NCAA executive director. Byers served in the position for 36 years.

October 1, 1987 7

June 4, 1987: A record 58-game hitting streak by Oklahoma State’s Robin Ventura is snapped during the College World Series by Stanford, which goes on to win the championship.

June 4, 1987 11

May 20-23, 1987: Abilene Christian wins a record eight events at the Division II Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

May 23, 1987 6

May 12-16, 1987: Principia’s Courtney Allen sweeps the singles and doubles titles at the Division III Women’s Tennis Championships to finish her career with six individual titles.

May 16, 1987 9