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Michael Jordan
Playing in his 14th and final NBA All - Star Game in 2003 , Jordan passed Kareem Abdul - Jabbar as the all - time leading scorer in All - Star Game history ( a record since broken by Kobe Bryant ) . That year , Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games , starting in 67 of them . He averaged 20.0 points , 6.1 rebounds , 3.8 assists , and 1.5 steals per game . He also shot 45 % from the field , and 82 % from the free throw line . Even though he turned 40 during the season , he scored 20 or more points 42 times , 30 or more points nine times , and 40 or more points three times . On February 21 , 2003 , Jordan became the first 40 - year - old to tally 43 points in an NBA game . During his stint with the Wizards , all of Jordan 's home games at the MCI Center were sold out , and the Wizards were the second most - watched team in the NBA , averaging 20,172 fans a game at home and 19,311 on the road . However , neither of Jordan 's final two seasons resulted in a playoff appearance for the Wizards , and Jordan was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him . At several points he openly criticized his teammates to the media , citing their lack of focus and intensity , notably that of the number one draft pick in the 2001 NBA draft , Kwame Brown .
Subway Series
The all - New York match - ups in World Series play during this period been the following : National
World Snooker Championship
16 of the players reach the final stages directly while the other 16 get there through a qualifying competition . The reigning world champion receives a direct entry and is the number 1 seed . The remaining direct entries are based on the latest world rankings , players being seeded based on these world rankings . Since the defending champion is normally ranked in the top 16 , the top 16 ranked players generally receive a direct entry .
Kobe Bryant
In the 2008 -- 09 season , the Lakers opened the campaign by winning their first seven games . Bryant led the team to tie the franchise record for most wins to start the season going 17 -- 2 , and by the middle of December they compiled a 21 -- 3 record . He was selected to his eleventh consecutive All - Star Game as a starter , and was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for December and January in addition to being named Western Conference Player of the week three times . In a game against the Knicks on February 2 , 2009 , Bryant scored 61 points , setting a record for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden . During the 2009 NBA All - Star Game , Bryant who tallied 27 points , 4 assists , 4 rebounds , and 4 steals was awarded All - Star Game co-MVP with former teammate O'Neal . The Lakers finished the regular season with the best record in the west ( 65 -- 17 ) . Bryant was runner - up in the MVP voting behind LeBron James , and was selected to the All - NBA First Team and All - Defensive First Team for the seventh time in his career .
American football rules
Beginning in the 2011 NFL Season , an instant replay review by the booth official will now be automatic for every play ruled by the referees on the field to have scored points . This is seen as another step in the `` modernization '' of sports . Every scoring play will be reviewed now , which saves coaches from using up their challenges on close plays in the endzone . And since the 2012 season , the booth official also reviews all turnovers during the game .
Jeopardy!
If there is a tie for the final wild card position , the non-winner that advances will be based on the same regulations as two contestants who tie for second ; the tie - breaker is the contestant 's score after the Double Jeopardy ! round , and if further tied , the score after the Jeopardy ! round determines the contestant who advances as the wild card .
Curling
The purpose of a game is to score points by getting stones closer to the house centre , or the `` button '' , than the other team 's stones . Players from either team alternate in taking shots from the far side of the sheet . An end is complete when all eight rocks from each team have been delivered , a total of sixteen stones . If the teams are tied at the end of the game , play continues for as many ends as may be required to break the tie . The winner is the team with the highest score after all ends have been completed ( see Scoring below ) . A game may be conceded if considered unwinnable .
LeBron James
In the playoffs , Cleveland swept the Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks to earn a matchup with the Orlando Magic in the Conference Finals . In Game 1 of the series , James scored 49 points on 66 percent shooting in a losing effort for the Cavaliers . In Game 2 , he hit a game - winner to tie the series at 1 -- 1 . Cleveland would lose the series in six games , and following the loss in Game 6 , James immediately left the floor without shaking hands with his opponents , an act many media members viewed as unsportsmanlike . For the series , he averaged 38.5 points , 8.3 rebounds , and 8 assists per game , finishing the postseason with a career playoff - high 35.3 points per game .
National Football League on television
Second , bonus coverage can not be shown after a late game on the single - game network because it will run in opposition to the ending of the late doubleheader network 's game ( s ) and NBC 's pre-game show . However , the single - game network usually schedules most of its top games in the early 1 : 00 ET time slot ( except for west coast teams ' home games , and possibly either a Giants or Jets game ) , so this does not tend to be a major issue .
UEFA Champions League
In addition to sporting criteria , any club must be licensed by its national association to participate in the Champions League . To obtain a license , the club must meet certain stadium , infrastructure , and finance requirements .
California State Lottery
A player who bought a $5 Fantasy 5 ticket used to get a coupon to mail in for a `` second - chance '' drawing to be on the Make Me A Millionaire show , or to play the Dream Machine on the first TV show , The Big Spin . That drawing was cancelled in July 2010 and now players receive a `` second - chance '' coupon with a twenty digit code . Players can enter those codes at www.calottery.com/fan5 to be entered into a weekly drawing for a cash prize ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 . SuperLotto
Replay review in gridiron football
CFL teams are allowed only one challenge per game . A team must have at least one timeout in order to challenge . If a challenge is not successful , a timeout is charged . Regardless of the outcome , teams do not get any additional challenges . After the three minute warning in the fourth quarter , unused challenges are lost for the remainder of the game .
2018 NBA All-Star Game
Team LeBron 148 , Team Stephen 145 Scoring by quarter : 31 -- 42 , 45 -- 36 , 33 -- 34 , 39 -- 33 Pts : LeBron James 29 Rebs : LeBron James 10 Asts : Kyrie Irving 9 Pts : DeRozan , Lillard 21 each Rebs : Karl - Anthony Towns 10 Asts : Kyle Lowry 11
Football
These codes have in common the ability of players to carry the ball with their hands , and to throw it to teammates , unlike association football where the use of hands is prohibited by anyone except the goal keeper . They also feature various methods of scoring based upon whether the ball is carried into the goal area , or kicked through a target .
Stanley Cup
As the prestige of winning the Cup grew , so did the need to attract top players . Only nine months after winning the Cup , in March 1906 , the Montreal Wanderers pushed through a resolution at the annual meeting of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association ( ECAHA ) that would allow professional players to play alongside amateurs . Because the ECAHA was the top hockey league in Canada at the time , the Cup trustees agreed to open the challenges to professional teams . The first professional competition came one month later during the Wanderers ' two - game , total goals challenge series , which they won 17 goals to 5 .
Artificial turf
FIFA designated a star system for artificial turf fields that have undergone a series of tests that examine quality and performance based on a two star system . Recommended two - star fields may be used for FIFA Final Round Competitions as well as for UEFA Europa League and Champions League matches . There are currently 130 FIFA Recommended 2 - Star installations in the world .
2017–18 NBA season
On March 30 , 2018 , LeBron James broke Michael Jordan 's record for consecutive games with at least 10 points . James scored in double digits for 867 consecutive games and finished the game with 27 . On the same game , he also tied Kobe Bryant 's record for third-most 20 - point games in NBA history with 941 . On April 4 , 2018 The Milwaukee Bucks became the eighth and final eastern conference team to clinch a playoff berth. . For the first time since the 1996 - 97 NBA season , two teams ( the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets ) will play their last game against each other for the 8th and final spot in the playoffs . For the first time since the 2010 - 11 season , the Los Angeles Clippers would miss the postseason following a loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 7 , 2018 .
Salt Lake City
Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer was founded in 2004 , initially playing at Rice - Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah before the soccer - specific Rio Tinto Stadium was completed in 2008 in neighboring Sandy . The team won their first MLS championship by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy at the 2009 MLS Cup . RSL advanced to the finals of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2011 but lost 3 -- 2 on aggregate , and also advanced to the 2013 MLS Cup Final . The city has also played host to several international soccer games .
FIFA World Cup
The world 's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glasgow in 1872 between Scotland and England , which ended in a 0 -- 0 draw . The first international tournament , the inaugural British Home Championship , took place in 1884 . As football grew in popularity in other parts of the world at the start of the 20th century , it was held as a demonstration sport with no medals awarded at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics ( however , the IOC has retroactively upgraded their status to official events ) , and at the 1906 Intercalated Games .
Minnesota Twins
In July 2014 , Target Field hosted the 85th Major League Baseball All - Star Game and the Home Run Derby .
FIFA World Cup
The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930 , and were won by France and the USA , who defeated Mexico 4 -- 1 and Belgium 3 -- 0 respectively . The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France . In the final , Uruguay defeated Argentina 4 -- 2 in front of 93,000 people in Montevideo , and became the first nation to win the World Cup . After the creation of the World Cup , FIFA and the IOC disagreed over the status of amateur players , and so football was dropped from the 1932 Summer Olympics . Olympic football returned at the 1936 Summer Olympics , but was now overshadowed by the more prestigious World Cup .
Winter Olympic Games
The 1972 Winter Games , held in Sapporo , Japan , were the first to be hosted on a continent other than North America or Europe . The issue of professionalism was disputed during these Games when a number of alpine skiers were found to have participated in a ski camp at Mammoth Mountain in the United States ; three days before the opening ceremony , IOC president Avery Brundage threatened to bar the skiers from competing in the Games as he insisted that they were no longer amateurs having benefited financially from their status as athletes . Eventually only Austrian Karl Schranz , who earned more than the other skiers , was excluded from the competition . Canada did not send teams to the 1972 or 1976 ice hockey tournaments in protest at not being able to use players from professional leagues . Francisco Fernández Ochoa became the first ( and , as of 2018 , only ) Spaniard to win a Winter Olympic gold medal when he triumphed in the slalom .
Gillette Stadium
The Town of Foxborough approved plans for the stadium 's construction on December 6 , 1999 , and work on the stadium began on March 24 , 2000 . The first official event was a New England Revolution soccer game on May 11 , 2002 . The Rolling Stones played at Gillette Stadium on September 5 , 2002 on the band 's Licks Tour . Jeremiah Freed was the first band to play at the WBCN river rave on June 9 , 2002 making them the first band to ever play Gillette Stadium . Grand opening ceremonies were held four days later on September 9 when the Patriots unveiled their Super Bowl XXXVI championship banner before a Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers .
Artificial turf
Artificial turf was first installed in 1964 on a recreation area at the Moses Brown School in Providence , Rhode Island . The material came to public prominence in 1966 , when AstroTurf was installed in the Astrodome in Houston , Texas . The state - of - the - art indoor stadium had attempted to use natural grass during its initial season in 1965 , but this failed miserably and the field conditions were grossly inadequate during the second half of the season , with the dead grass painted green . Due to a limited supply of the new artificial grass , only the infield was installed before the Houston Astros ' home opener in April 1966 ; the outfield was installed in early summer during an extended Astros road trip and first used after the All - Star Break in July .
Wembley Stadium
The first match at the stadium was a game played behind closed doors between Multiplex and Wembley Stadium staff . The first game in front of spectators was between the Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI and the Wembley Sponsors Allstars on 17 March 2007 . The Geoff Thomas Foundation Charity XI won 2 -- 0 ( scorers Mark Bright and Simon Jordan ) . The first official match involving professional players was England U21s vs Italy U21s on 24 March 2007 , which finished 3 -- 3 . Official attendance was 55,700 ( although all of the 60,000 tickets that were made available were sold in advance ) . The first player to score in a FIFA sanctioned match was Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini after 28 seconds of the same game . The first English player to score in a full - scale match was David Bentley with a free kick in the same game .
Minnesota Twins
Through the 2017 season , the franchise has won three World Series championships ( 1924 , 1987 , and 1991 ) , and has fielded 18 American League batting champions . The team has hosted five All - Star Games ( 1937 , 1956 , 1965 , 1985 and 2014 ) .
Mexico City
Mexico City is the first Latin American city to host the Olympic Games , having held the Summer Olympics in 1968 , winning bids against Buenos Aires , Lyon and Detroit . The city hosted the 1955 and 1975 Pan American Games , the last after Santiago and São Paulo withdrew . The ICF Flatwater Racing World Championships were hosted here in 1974 and 1994 . Lucha libre is a Mexican style of wrestling , and is one of the more popular sports throughout the country . The main venues in the city are Arena México and Arena Coliseo . Estadio
Times Square
On December 31 , 1907 , a ball signifying New Year 's Day was first dropped at Times Square , and the Square has held the main New Year 's celebration in New York City ever since . On that night , hundreds of thousands of people congregate to watch the Waterford Crystal ball being lowered on a pole atop the building , marking the start of the new year . It replaced a lavish fireworks display from the top of the building that was held from 1904 to 1906 , but stopped by city officials because of the danger of fire . Beginning in 1908 , and for more than eighty years thereafter , Times Square sign maker Artkraft Strauss was responsible for the ball - lowering . During World War II , a minute of silence , followed by a recording of church bells pealing , replaced the ball drop because of wartime blackout restrictions . Today , Countdown Entertainment and One Times Square handle the New Year 's Eve event in conjunction with the Times Square Alliance .
NFL Kickoff Game
With the advent of Monday Night Football in 1970 it became common for the Super Bowl champion to appear in a `` showcase '' game the first weekend of the season . This was the case in 1978 -- 1979 , 1983 , 1987 -- 1988 , 1990 -- 1993 , 1996 -- 2000 , and 2002 -- 2003 .
England at the FIFA World Cup
The England national football team has competed at the FIFA World Cup since 1950 . The FIFA World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament , first played in 1930 , whose finals stage has been held every four years since , except 1942 and 1946 , due to the Second World War .
Football
The need for a single body to oversee association football had become apparent by the beginning of the 20th century , with the increasing popularity of international fixtures . The English Football Association had chaired many discussions on setting up an international body , but was perceived as making no progress . It fell to associations from seven other European countries : France , Belgium , Denmark , Netherlands , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland , to form an international association . The Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ) was founded in Paris on May 21 , 1904 . Its first president was Robert Guérin . The French name and acronym has remained , even outside French - speaking countries .
U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present)
On September 24 , 2017 , prior to Game 1 of the 2017 WNBA Finals , players from the Los Angeles Sparks chose to stay in the locker room during the national anthem , while members of the Minnesota Lynx locked arms on the court .
Winter Olympic Games
The 2002 Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City , United States , hosting 77 nations and 2,399 athletes in 78 events in 7 sports . These Games were the first to take place since the September 11 attacks of 2001 , which meant a higher degree of security to avoid a terrorist attack . The opening ceremony saw signs of the aftermath of the events of that day , including the flag that flew at Ground Zero , NYPD officer Daniel Rodríguez singing `` God Bless America '' , and honour guards of NYPD and FDNY members .
Artificial turf
The first professional American football team to play on artificial turf was the Houston Oilers , then part of the American Football League , who moved into the Astrodome in 1968 , which had installed AstroTurf two years prior . In 1969 , the University of Pennsylvania 's Franklin Field in Philadelphia , at the time also home field of the Philadelphia Eagles , switched from grass to AstroTurf , making it the first National Football League stadium to use artificial turf .
UEFA Champions League
The first edition of the European Cup took place during the 1955 -- 56 season . Sixteen teams participated : Milan ( Italy ) , AGF Aarhus ( Denmark ) , Anderlecht ( Belgium ) , Djurgården ( Sweden ) , Gwardia Warszawa ( Poland ) , Hibernian ( Scotland ) , Partizan ( Yugoslavia ) , PSV Eindhoven ( Netherlands ) , Rapid Wien ( Austria ) , Real Madrid ( Spain ) , Rot - Weiss Essen ( West Germany ) , Saarbrücken ( Saar ) , Servette ( Switzerland ) , Sporting CP ( Portugal ) , Stade de Reims ( France ) , and Vörös Lobogó ( Hungary ) . The first European Cup match took place on 4 September 1955 , and ended in a 3 -- 3 draw between Sporting CP and Partizan . The first goal in European Cup history was scored by João Baptista Martins of Sporting CP . The inaugural final took place at the Parc des Princes between Stade de Reims and Real Madrid . The Spanish squad came back from behind to win 4 -- 3 thanks to goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Marquitos , as well as two goals from Héctor Rial .
Artificial turf
Artificial turf was first used in Major League Baseball in the Houston Astrodome in 1966 , replacing the grass field used when the stadium opened a year earlier . Even though the grass was specifically bred for indoor use , the dome 's semi-transparent Lucite ceiling panels , which had been painted white to cut down on glare that bothered the players , did not pass enough sunlight to support the grass . For most of the 1965 season , the Astros played on green - painted dirt and dead grass .
Women's association football
The first Women 's World Cup was held in the People 's Republic of China , in November 1991 , and was won by the United States ( USWNT ) . The third Cup , held in the United States in June and July 1999 , drew worldwide television interest and a final in front of a record - setting 90,000 + Pasadena crowd , where the United States won 5 -- 4 on penalty kicks against China . The USWNT are the reigning champions , having won in Canada in 2015 .
Football
One of the longest running football fixture is the Cordner - Eggleston Cup , contested between Melbourne Grammar School and Scotch College , Melbourne every year since 1858 . It is believed by many to also be the first match of Australian rules football , although it was played under experimental rules in its first year . The first football trophy tournament was the Caledonian Challenge Cup , donated by the Royal Caledonian Society of Melbourne , played in 1861 under the Melbourne Rules . The oldest football league is a rugby football competition , the United Hospitals Challenge Cup ( 1874 ) , while the oldest rugby trophy is the Yorkshire Cup , contested since 1878 . The South Australian Football Association ( 30 April 1877 ) is the oldest surviving Australian rules football competition . The oldest surviving soccer trophy is the Youdan Cup ( 1867 ) and the oldest national football competition is the English FA Cup ( 1871 ) . The Football League ( 1888 ) is recognised as the longest running Association Football league . The first ever international football match took place between sides representing England and Scotland on March 5 , 1870 at the Oval under the authority of the FA . The first Rugby international took place in 1871 . Modern
Subway Series
In the case of the World Series contests listed , the entire Series could be attended by using the subway . The date of the first usage of the term `` Subway Series '' is uncertain . The term `` Nickel Series '' ( a nickel was the old subway fare ) appeared in newspapers by 1927 , and `` Subway Series '' appeared by 1928 . `` Subway Series '' was clearly already a familiar concept by 1934 , as discussed in this article about that year 's All - Star Game to be held in New York , discussing the `` subway series '' possibility for the Giants and Yankees . ( Ultimately , no New York team made it to the 1934 post-season . ) .
American football
American football evolved in the United States , originating from the sports of association football ( known in the U.S. as soccer ) and rugby football . The first match of American football was played on November 6 , 1869 , between two college teams , Rutgers and Princeton , under rules based on the association football rules of the time . During the latter half of the 1870s , colleges playing association football switched to the Rugby Union code , which allowed carrying the ball . A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp , the `` Father of American Football '' , established the snap , eleven - player teams , and the concept of downs ; later rule changes legalized the forward pass , created the neutral zone , and specified the size and shape of the football . The sport is closely related to Canadian football , which evolved parallel and contemporary to the American game , and most of the features that distinguish American football from rugby and soccer are also present in Canadian football .
Women's association football
During the 1970s , Italy became the first country with professional women 's football players on a part - time basis . In 1985 , the United States national soccer team was formed and in 1989 , Japan became the first country to have a semi-professional women 's football league , the L. League - still in existence today .