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2010

Lionel Messi scores his 100th league goal for Barcelona

In the 84th minute, he scored his record 100th club goal from just outside the six-yard box. At 22 years, six months, and 22 days old, he was the youngest player in club history to score a century. But he didn't stop there, adding another in the first minute of stoppage time to extend the final score to 4-0.

2006

Rookie Alex Ovechkin scores an iconic goal

Knocked down by Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Paul Mara and sliding on his back facing away from the net, Ovechkin was able to hook the puck with one hand on his stick and slide it into the net past goalie Brian Boucher for his second goal of the night.

1988

NFL team St Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix

In 1988, Bidwill announced his decision to relocate to Arizona. Consequentially, the NFL team owners voted to allow Bidwill to move the Cardinals from St. Louis to Phoenix, Arizona for the 1988 NFL season. The team became the Phoenix Cardinals.

1981

Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in Volvo Masters

Jimmy Connors routed Ivan Lendl, 7-6, 6-1, last night and then complained about Lendl's performance in the second set of their match in the $400,000 Volvo Masters tennis tournament.

1972

The Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl

The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24–3, to win their first Super Bowl. The game was played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city. Despite the southerly location, it was unseasonably cold at the time, making this the coldest Super Bowl ever played.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1980

Albert Pujols

died 1979

Ted Cassidy

born 1969

Roy Jones Jr.