Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009

SportsLight

Today in sports history, date:

1976 | Baseball holds its first free agent draft with 24 players from 13 major league clubs participating. Reggie Jackson eventually signs the most lucrative contract of the group, $2.9million over five years with the New York Yankees.

1994 | The San Antonio Spurs' season opener is delayed for 50 minutes when a fireworks display triggers the Alamodome sprinkler system.

2000 | R.J. Bowers rushes for 128 yards to become the first player in NCAA history to gain 7,000 yards in his career as Grove City beats Carnegie Mellon 14-10. Bowers, with 7,127 yards, also increases his all-division record for career touchdowns to 90.

2001 | Luis Gonzalez's RBI single caps a two-run rally off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks win their first championship by beating the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7.

2006 | Rod Brind'Amour of Carolina scores his 1,000th career point, assisting on a goal in the Hurricanes' 3-2 win over Ottawa.

2007 | Adrian Peterson runs for an NFL-record 296 yards in Minnesota's 35-17 win against San Diego. It's the second time he tops 200 yards rushing that season, the only rookie to accomplish the feat.