Back in Time: January 8
Back in Time: January 8
Johnny Moore
The San Antonio Spurs, behind a near quadruple-double by guard Johnny Moore, beat Golden State 139-94. Moore had 26 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds and nine steals.
Jack Sikma
Milwaukee's Jack Sikma begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
Robert Parish
Robert Parish pulls down 11 rebounds in Boston's 102-88 win over New Jersey, becoming the ninth player in NBA history to collect 13,000 career rebounds.
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan's game-high 35 points leads Chicago to a 120-95 win over Milwaukee, giving him exactly 20,000 points in the 620th game of his career. Jordan becomes the second-fastest to reach 20,000 points, behind only Wilt Chamberlain, who did it in 499 games.
Mike Schmidt
Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
Karl Malone
Utah's Karl Malone moves past former Boston great John Havlicek (26,395) and into eighth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
Ozzie Smith
Ozzie Smith, a 15-time All-Star shortstop, becomes the 32nd player to be elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Dubbed the 'Wizard of Oz' due to his remarkable defensive abilities, Osborne Earl Smith won 13 Gold Gloves during his 19-year career with the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.
Born on this Day
Bobby Bowden (1929, pictured) <br>Bruce Sutter (1953) <br>Willie Anderson (1967) <br>Brian Boehringer (1969) <br>Billy Joe Hobert (1971) <br>Darren Langdon (1971) <br>Jason Giambi (1971) <br>Roosevelt Potts (1971) <br>Carl Pavano (1976) <br>Jeff Francis (1981) <br>Jeff Francoeur (1984) <br>Jeff Francis (1981)