This Day in Sports

Roger Clemens sets single game strikeout record

April 29, 1986 8

He’s God disguised as Michael Jordan

April 20, 1986 5

Jack Nicklaus Turns Back Time at Augusta

April 13, 1986 8

Wayne Gretzky breaks his own NHL record

April 4, 1986 9

April 1986: The Men’s Basketball Rules Committee adopts the 3-point shot for the 1986-87 season.

April 1, 1986 9

March 12-15, 1986: California State University, Bakersfield, wins the first of 13 Division II Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships team titles between 1986 and 2004.

March 15, 1986 8

Mike Tyson Scores 17th Straight Knockout in Atlantic City

January 24, 1986 12

Jan. 13-15, 1986: The NCAA drug-testing program is approved. The first testing was conducted at the Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships in November 1986.

January 13, 1986 8

Jan. 13, 1986: George H.W. Bush is honored with the Theodore Roosevelt Award during his vice presidency. He was elected as president in 1988, making him the third president to receive the award.

January 13, 1986 7

Denis Savard Matches NHL Fastest-Goal Record

October 13, 2025 15