Nov. 13

1964 — St. Louis Hawks forward Bob Pettit becomes the first NBA player to score 20,000 points, with 29 in a 123-106 loss to the Cincinnati Royals.

1971 — Colorado's Charlie Davis sets an NCAA record for a sophomore by rushing for 342 yards in a 40-6 victory over Oklahoma State.

1993 — No. 2 Notre Dame holds on to beat top-ranked Florida State 31-24 when Charlie Ward's desperation pass is knocked down on the goal line as time expires.

1999 — Wisconsin's Ron Dayne breaks the major-college career rushing record in the second quarter of the Badgers' victory over Iowa. Dayne finishes with 216 yards in the game and 6,397 for his career, breaking the record of 6,279 set the year before by Texas' Ricky Williams.

1999 — Lennox Lewis becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion, winning a unanimous decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas.

2004 — Chris Byrd retains his IBF heavyweight title on a split decision over Jameel McCline at New York's Madison Square Garden. In the other title bout, WBA champion John Ruiz retains his title despite being knocked down twice and penalized once in a fight with Andrew Golota.

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