Today is Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Today in Sports History 1911 - The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place. 1973 - The AFC beat the NFC 35-31 in the NFL Pro Bowl in Dallas. The game had been played in Los Angeles since 1942. 1979 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII. The Steelers became the first team to win three Super Bowls. 1985 - Dennis Potvin tied Bobby Orrs career record of 270 NHL goals. Potvin ended up with 310 career goals. 1986 - Former major-league player, Randy Bass, became the highest-paid baseball player in Japanese history. Bass signed a three-year contract for $3.25 million. He played for the Hanshin Tigers. 1989 - Wayne Gretzky passed Marcel Dionne to become the NHLs second all time scorer. 1990 - John McEnroe was disqualified and expelled for throwing a tantrum and using abusive language at an official while leading Mikael Pernfors in the Australian Open. He was the first person to be thrown out of a Grand Slam in 27 years. He was fined $6,500 and kicked out of the tournament. 1995 - John Stockton became the NBAs all-time career assist leader when he got his 9,922nd. 1997 - Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement. 1997 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 51 points against the New York Knicks. 2002 - Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) played his first game in Chicago as a visiting player. The Wizards beat the Bulls 77-69. 2010 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) became the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. He did it 35 days faster than Wilt Chamberlain.
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