Today in sports history: Dec. 7
In 1985, Auburn tailback Bo Jackson won the Heisman Trophy in the closest vote in the 51-year history of the trophy. See more sports moments from this date:
1973: Jerry West sets NBA record with 10 steals in Lakers loss
1973 — Jerry West of Los Angeles sets an NBA record with 10 steals in the Lakers’ 115-111 loss to the Seattle Supersonics.
Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers guard, poses with a basketball in May 1973 at an unknown location. (AP Photo)
1985: Auburn tailback Bo Jackson wins Heisman Trophy in close vote
1985 — Auburn tailback Bo Jackson beats Iowa quarterback Chuck Long by 45 points in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, the closest vote in the 51-year history of the trophy.
Auburn University's Bo Jackson poses with the Heisman Trophy at New York's Hilton Hotel, Thursday evening, Dec. 12, 1985. Jackson is named outstanding college football player of the year by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)
2006: Willie Parker breaks Pittsburgh’s single-game rushing record
2006 — Willie Parker breaks Pittsburgh’s single-game rushing record with 223 yards as the Steelers rough up the Cleveland Browns 27-7. Parker, the first player in Steelers history to have two 200-yard games in a season, betters John “Frenchy” Fuqua’s record of 218 yards against Philadelphia in 1970.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker (39) breaks a long run around the right end against the Cleveland Browns in third-quarter NFL football action in Pittsburgh, Dec. 7, 2006. Parker rushed for 223 yards, the most of any Steelers running back in history. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
2008: Arizona Cardinals clinch their first division title in 33 years
2008 — The Arizona Cardinals clinch their first division title in 33 years by beating the woeful St. Louis Rams 34-10. The Cardinals, long the league’s doormat franchise with just one winning season in the past 24 years, earn their first playoff berth since 1998 and first divisional title since they won the NFC East in 1975.
Arizona Cardinals' Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie heads into the endzone after returning an interception against the St. Louis Rams 100-yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals defeated the Rams 34-10 to clinch the NFC West Division title. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
2014: First College Football Playoff slate announced
2014 — The first College Football Playoff expands the national championship race and produces a final four with major star power. Nick Saban’s No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Urban Meyer’s No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes at the Sugar Bowl. Marcus Mariota and second-seeded Oregon vs. Jameis Winston, last season’s Heisman Trophy winner, and defending national champion Florida State at the Rose Bowl.
Jeff Long, College Football Playoff selections committee chairman, discusses the selection process of the semifinal pairings and semifinal bowl assignments during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Grapevine, Texas. (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)
2016: No. 1 UConn beats No. 2 Notre Dame for 83rd straight victory
2016 — Napheesa Collier scores 20 points, Gabby Williams has 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and No. 1 Connecticut beats No. 2 Notre Dame 72-61 for its 83rd straight victory. UConn’s last loss was 88-86 in overtime to Stanford on Nov. 17, 2014.
Connecticut’s Napheesa Collier (24) looks for a shot with pressure from Notre Dame’s Lindsay Allen (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, in South Bend, Ind. Connecticut won 72-61. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
2014: Landon Donovan wins record 6th MLS title
2014 — Robbie Keane scores on a breakaway in the 111th minute, and Landon Donovan wins his record sixth MLS title in the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup.
Los Angeles Galaxy's Robbie Keane, center, of Ireland, coach Bruce Arena and teammates celebrate after winning the MLS Cup championship soccer match against the New England Revolution Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2013: Aurelien Collin leads Sporting Kansas City to MLS title
2013 — Aurelien Collin scores the equalizer in the second half of the MLS Cup, then drives home the deciding penalty kick to give Sporting Kansas City a dramatic victory over Real Salt Lake and its first league title since 2000. With the score 1-1 through regulation and 30 minutes of overtime, the teams engage in the longest penalty-kick shootout in championship history — one that both sides had chances to win before Collin’s shot and Jimmy Nielsen’s save left Sporting KC with the 7-6 victory.
Sporting Kansas City's Most Valuable Player Aurelien Collin holds the MLS Cup after defeating Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup final soccer match in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
2017: Larry Nassar sentenced to 60 years in sexual assault cases
2017 — Larry Nassar, a former elite sports doctor whose sexual assault cases that rocked Michigan State University and the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts, is sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography. Nassar, 54, will also be sentenced for 10 state counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in January. In November, he pled guilty to using his hands to molest girls at his campus office, his home and at a gymnastics club near Lansing, Michigan.
In this Nov. 22, 2017, file photo, Larry Nassar, 54, appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich. The Education Department is fining Michigan State University $4.5 million for failing to respond to sexual assault complaints against Dr. Larry Nassar. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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