Today In Sports History 11/11

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1943 Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; Stan Musial wins NL MVP.

Basketball

• In 1946 the New York Knicks first game at Madison Square Garden, lose 78-68 to Chicago Stags.

College Football

• In 2000 at the 12th College Football Holy War, Notre Dame beats Boston College 28-16 in South Bend.

Hockey

• In 1934 the first penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful.

Miscellaneous

• In 2000 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria.