Today in sports history: Feb. 23
In 1968, Wilt Chamberlain became the first player to score 25,000 points in the NBA.
1938: Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in third round to defend his world heavyweight title
1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in the third round to defend his world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis, during training on June 21, 1938, at his Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, training camp for his fight with Max Schmeling at the Yankee Stadium in New York on June 22. (AP Photo)
1960: Carol Heiss captures first gold medal for US in the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics.
1960 — Figure skater Carol Heiss captures the first gold medal for the U.S. in the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics.
Carol Heiss comes out of a spin during the figure skating competition of the VIII Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, Ca. on Feb. 23, 1960. She won America's first gold medal of the 1960 Winter Games. (AP Photo)
1968: Wilt Chamberlain becomes first player to score 25,000 points in NBA
1968 — Wilt Chamberlain becomes first player to score 25,000 points in the NBA.
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers watches his 25,000th career point start through the hoop with 1:51 left on the score board in the second quarter of the basketball game with the Detroit Pistons in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 23, 1968. Chamberlain made the shot on a free throw. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
1980: Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal, shatters world record by six seconds
1980 — Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by six seconds in 10,000-meter speed skating at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics.
Eric Heiden, of Madison, Wis. speeds past banner waving fans,, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1980 as he is on way to a new world record in the 10,000 meter speed skating event, which he finished in 14:28.13. (AP Photo)
1985: Indiana coach Bob Knight ejected after throwing chair across court
1985 — Indiana coach Bob Knight is ejected five minutes into the Hoosiers’ 72-63 loss to Purdue when he throws a chair across the court. Knight, after two fouls called on his team, is hit with his first technical. While Purdue was shooting the technical, Knight picks up a chair from the bench area and throws it across the court, earning his second technical.
This Feb. 23, 1985, file photo shows Indiana coach Bob Knight winding up and pitching a chair across the floor during Indiana's 72-63 loss to Purdue, in Bloomington, Ind. Knight and Ralph Sampson are among the eight members of the Class of 2011 of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
2006: Japan’s Shizuka Arakawa stuns favorites to win figure skating gold
2006 — Japan’s Shizuka Arakawa, the 2004 world champion, stuns favorites Sasha Cohen of the United States and Irina Slutskaya of Russia to claim the women’s figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
Shizuka Arakawa, of Japan, performs during the Women's Free Skate in Turin, Italy during the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
2007: Tiger Woods' PGA Tour winning streak comes to shocking end
2007 — Tiger Woods’ winning streak on the PGA Tour, which began in July, comes to a shocking end. Woods fails to notice a ball mark in the line of his 4-foot birdie putt that would have won his third-round match against Nick O’Hern. Woods misses, then loses in 20 holes when O’Hern saves par with a 12-foot putt at the Accenture Match Play Championship.
Tiger Woods reacts after missing a birdie putt on the sixth hole during his third round match against Nick O'Hern at the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz., Friday Feb. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt York)
2010: Dutch skater Sven Kramer loses gold medal when his coach sends him wrong way on changeover
2010 — Dutch skater Sven Kramer loses the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics when his coach Gerard Kemkers sends him the wrong way on a changeover during the 25 laps of the 10,000-meter speedskating race. Kramer had not lost a 10,000 in three years.
Netherlands's Sven Kramer throws his glasses away after being disqualified for he forgot to switch a lane during the men's 10,000 meter speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. At right is his coach Gerard Kemkers. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
2012: National League MVP Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension is overturned
2012 — National League MVP Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension is overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance.
This July 10. 2008 file photo shows Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun (8) celebrating with teammates after scoring a run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeff Hanisch, File)
2013: Ronda Rousey wins the UFC’s first women’s bout
2013 — Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche make history just by stepping into the UFC cage. Rousey wins the UFC’s first women’s bout, beating Carmouche on an armbar, her signature move, with 11 seconds left in the first round of their bantamweight title fight at UFC 157.
Ronda Rousey fights Liz Carmouche during their UFC 157 women's bantamweight championship mixed martial arts match in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Rousey won by tapout in the first round. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2014: Jason Collins becomes first openly gay athlete in United States' four major pro leagues
2014 — Jason Collins becomes the first openly gay athlete in the United States four major pro leagues, playing 10 scoreless minutes with two rebounds and five fouls in the Brooklyn Nets' 108-102 victory of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins looks on from the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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