Today in sports history: Feb. 3
In 2008, Eli Manning and the New York Giants end New England’s unbeaten season and pull off one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. See more from this day in sports history:
1976: Dave Bing wins NBA All-Star game MVP in final appearance
1976 — Washington’s Dave Bing, making his final NBA All-Star game appearance, wins the MVP as the East wins 123-109 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Bing has 16 points and four assists and Bob McAdoo finishes with an East-best 22 points.
Dave Bing of the Washington Bullets holds the trophy after being named Most Valuable Player of the NBA All Star basketball game in Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1976. Bing played for the East team and they won 123-109. (AP Photo)
2000: Vince McMahon unveils XFL pro football league
2000 — World Wrestling Federation mastermind Vince McMahon unveils his latest creation: the XFL, a new pro football league.
Drew Pearson, left, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, tosses a football in the air as Vince McMahon, center, chairman of the World Wrestling Federation, and Michael F. Keller, former Dallas Cowboys linebacker, looks on during a news conference Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in New York. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
2002: Adam Vinatieri kicks game-winner to give Tom Brady, Bill Belichick 1st Super Bowl win
2002 — Adam Vinatieri’s 48-yard field goal as time expires gives Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl title with a 20-17 win over the two-touchdown favorite St. Louis Rams.
In this Feb. 3, 2002, file photo, New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) celebrates after kicking a game-winning 48-yard field goal to beat the St. Louis Rams 20-17 in NFL football’s Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)
2006: Martin Brodeur becomes third goaltender in NHL history to reach 100 shutouts
2006 — Martin Brodeur becomes the third goaltender in NHL history to reach 100 shutouts as New Jersey blanks Carolina 3-0. Brodeur joins Terry Sawchuk (115) and George Hainsworth (102).
New Jersey Devils’ Martin Brodeur, right, and Sergei Brylin, of Russia, present Scott Stevens, left, with his No. 4 Devils jersey during a ceremony retiring Stevens number prior to Devils and Carolina Hurricanes NHL hockey Friday night, Feb. 3, 2006, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
2008: New York Giants use miracle catch to stun unbeaten New England Patriots in Super Bowl
2008 — Eli Manning and the New York Giants end New England’s unbeaten season and pull off one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history. Manning throws a 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left to beat the Patriots 17-14.
New York Giants David Tyree #85 catches a miracle pass against the New England Patriots Rodney Harrison #37 during the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. Eli Manning escaped pressure on the play and completed the 32-yard miracle pass to set up the Giants winning TD. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
2013: Superdome lights go out during Raven’s Super Bowl win over 49ers
2013 — The Baltimore Ravens survive a power outage at the Super Bowl to edge the San Francisco 49ers 34-31. Jacoby Jones returns the second-half kickoff 108 yards, a Super Bowl record, to give Baltimore a 28-6 lead. Moments later, lights lining the Superdome fade. When action resumes 34 minutes later, Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers score 17 consecutive points, getting as close as 31-29. Baltimore stops San Francisco on fourth-and-goal from the 5 with under 2 minutes left when Kaepernick’s pass sails beyond Michael Crabtree in the end zone.
In this Feb. 3, 2013, file photo, half the lights are out in the Superdome during a power outage in the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez, File)
2017: Tara VanDerveer becomes second NCAA women’s coach to reach 1,000 career victories
2017 — Tara VanDerveer becomes the second NCAA women’s coach to reach 1,000 career victories, when No. 8 Stanford beats Southern Cal 58-42 to give the Hall of Famer a major milestone in front of the home crowd at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, at left, after her 1,000th career win after an NCAA college basketball game against Southern California Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)