Dec. 18

1949 — The Philadelphia Eagles win the NFL championship with a 14-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.

1962 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 61 points in a 130-110 win over the St. Louis Hawks.

1964 — Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals scores 56 points, including 18 in the final quarter, in a 111-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

1983 — Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scores his 100th point of the season the Edmonton Oilers' 34th game, a 7-5 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

1995 — Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers records the fifth-highest yardage total by a receiver in NFL history with 289 yards, and catches three touchdown passes in a 37-30 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Rice also becomes the first receiver to have three 100-reception seasons.

1997 — Germany's Katja Seizinger wins her sixth straight race to tie former French star Jean-Claude Killy's World Cup record for consecutive victories.

2000 — Marshall Faulk of St. Louis scores four touchdowns for the second straight week and third time this season, breaking the NFL record he shared with Jim Brown. The Rams lose to Tampa Bay 38-35.

2005 — Indianapolis drops to 13-1 with a 26-17 loss at home to San Diego. The Colts were the fourth team in NFL history to start 13-0.

2006 — Tenth-ranked Arizona State beats Texas Tech 61-45 when the second outdoor game in women's college basketball history is called on account of rain with 4:18 to play at Chase Field, home of baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks.

2007 — Edmonton sets an NHL record by competing in its fourth straight shootout, but loses to Dallas 2-1. The Oilers, who had won the first three, lose for the second time in their 12 shootout appearances.

2008 — Steve Asmussen is the first North American trainer to win 600 Thoroughbred races in a single year as Storm Trust captures the fifth race at Delta Downs.