Today in Sports – Week Ahead, November 7 – 13

Nov Carlisle Indian School of Carlisle Pa led by Jim Thorpe beats nationally ranked Harvard - before in Cambridge Mass Thorpe scores all the points for Carlisle a touchdown extra point and four field goals Texas Tech and Centenary La play to a - tie in a torrential downpour in Shreveport La There are an NCAA-record punts in the meeting by Tech and by Centenary The New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings - to end their NHL record of straight games without a win - - over two seasons Eddie Lee Ivery rushes for yards to lead Georgia Tech to a - triumph over Air Force The Minnesota North Stars outcome eight goals in the second period of a - achievement over the Winnipeg Jets LA Dodgers starter Fernando Valenzuela becomes first MLB rookie to win a Cy Young Award Milwaukee Brewers Rollie Fingers takes AL Award Eddie George rushes for a school-record yards on carries and scores three TDs as Ohio State routs Illinois - In his sixth career start Shaun Alexander has yards rushing on carries and an -yard touchdown run as Seattle beats AFC West-leading Oakland - The Oakland Raiders behind record-setting performances beat the Denver Broncos - Rich Gannon completes straight passes and Jerry Rice becomes the first member to tally career touchdowns Earl Boykins at -foot- becomes the smallest member in NBA history to reach points scoring a career-high in Denver s - success over Detroit Wake Forest beats Florida State - to become the first unit to shutout the Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium in Bobby Bowden s seasons as coach Brett Favre joins Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to throw for yards in a career during the second quarter of Green Bay s - win over Minnesota Jockey Julien Leparoux has a record-tying day at Churchill Downs The -year-old Frenchman ties Hall of Famer Pat Day s track record with seven wins Day set the record on June Faulkner defeats Union Ky - in triple overtime to set an NAIA football record The combined points smashes the previous mark of set in when Southwestern Kan defeated Sterling Kan - Antron Brown becomes the first black champion in any NHRA pro series when he wins the Top Fuel title at the season-ending event Atlanta s Tony Gonzalez catches the th TD pass of his career a -yarder from Matt Ryan in the Falcons - loss at New Orleans He adds another count on a -yard pass and becomes the first tight end with TD receptions Novak okovi declares back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a - - win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London England Lamar Jackson accounts for four touchdowns and yards while establishing an NCAA milestone in beating Virginia - Jackson the Heisman Trophy winner becomes the first performer in NCAA history to post two seasons with yards rushing and yards passing Duke s Mike Krzyzewski becomes the first men s Division I basketball coach to win games at one school when his top-ranked Blue Devils beat Utah Valley - Nov William Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football participant by getting to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club Heffelfinger doesn t disappoint his bosses returning a fumble for a touchdown to give Allegheny a - domination Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is hired as baseball s first commissioner Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto with the Chicago Black Hawks winning - before fans Travis Williams of Green Bay returns two kickoffs for touchdowns against Cleveland and the Packers beat the Browns - The Packers count points in the first half in the opening quarter Richard Petty wins a record fourth NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National championship after finishing third in the Texas Don Shula becomes the first NFL coach to win regular-season games in seasons when the Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots - Prairie View loses - to Jackson State emerging an NCAA Division I-AA record with straight losses Columbia lost straight from - Miami s Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton s NFL career record of yards passing with a -yard pass to Irving Fryar during the Dolphins - loss to the New England Patriots Indianapolis edges Buffalo - to become the first organization to have consecutive - records Top-ranked Roger Federer loses consecutive matches for the first time in years falling to No Fernando Gonzalez of Chile - - - at the Masters Cup Minnesota s Kevin Love grabs a franchise-record rebounds and scores points the NBA s first - championship in years Love grabs rebounds in the third quarter alone and the Timberwolves rally from a -point third-quarter deficit to stun the New York Knicks - Moses Malone was the last contestant to have a - battle points rebounds for Houston against Seattle in Keith Dawson tips in a miss with less than six seconds left to give No Michigan State a - achievement over top-ranked Kentucky It s the earliest meeting of vs in AP poll history and the first since Anthony Moeglin throws a -yard touchdown pass to William Woods with seconds left to lift John Carroll to a - win over Mount Union The loss ends the Purple Raiders NCAA-record -game regular-season winning streak The Division III powerhouse hadn t lost since Oct Brittany Force becomes the NHRA s first female Top Fuel season champion since Shirley Muldowney in in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals Force is the daughter of -time Funny Car champion John Force Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike FIERS reveals the club secretly stole signs via camera from visiting teams Nov Ralph Bowman of the St Louis Eagles scores the first penalty-shot goal in NHL history Bowman s goal comes on the second penalty shot attempt in league history and is the only goal for the Eagles who lose to the Montreal Maroons - Chicago s Bob Nussbaumer intercepts four passes and the Cardinals set an NFL record for points in a regular-season encounter with a - domination over the New York Bulldogs Goalies Glenn Hall and Terry Sawchuk play to a - tie at Boston Garden Hall a rookie goalie with the Detroit Red Wings and Terry Sawchuk of the Bruins played to a - tie on Oct at the Olympia in Detroit The shutout is the st for Sawchuk and the fourth for Hall St Louis Hawks forward Bob Pettit becomes the first NBA player to number points with in a - loss to the Cincinnati Royals Colorado s Charlie Davis sets an NCAA record for a sophomore by rushing for yards in a - win over Oklahoma State Southern Miss beats Alabama - for the Tide s first loss in Tuscaloosa since emerging a -game winning streak in Bryant-Denny Stadium Chicago s Tony Esposito becomes the fourth NHL goaltender with victories Esposito makes saves to help the Black Hawks beat the Detroit Red Wings - at Joe Louis Arena Bernie Nicholls of Los Angles becomes the first NHL contestant to get a goal in all four periods of a championship Nicholls scores once in each period and again at of overtime to give the Kings a - preeminence over the Quebec Nordiques Riddick Bowe wins the world heavyweight championship with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield No Notre Dame runs out to a -point lead and hangs on to beat top-ranked Florida State - when Charlie Ward s desperation pass is knocked down on the goal line as time expires Lennox Lewis becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion with a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas In the longest play in NFL history Chicago defensive back Nathan Vasher returns a missed field goal yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half in a - win against the ers McKendree basketball coach Harry Statham wins his th challenge with a - conquest over East-West University The -year-old Statham is - at the NAIA school Candance Brown makes a layup with seconds left and Gardner-Webb rallies to shock No North Carolina - in the opener for both teams Gardner-Webb had trailed by points entering the fourth quarter Russia s track federation is suspended by the sport s international governing body and its athletes are barred from international competition for a widespread and state-sanctioned doping scheme It s the first time the IAAF bans a country for doping Rutgers coach C Vivian Stringer becomes the fifth Division I women s basketball coach to win games when the Scarlet Knights beat Central Connecticut State - Stringer joins Pat Summitt Geno Auriemma Tara VanDerveer and Sylvia Hatchell Source