Today in sports history: Feb. 10
In 1971, former infielder Bill White becomes the first Black announcer in MLB history, signing to join the New York Yankees WPIX broadcast team. See more sports history from this date.
1962: Jim Beatty becomes first American to break 4-minute mile indoors
1962 — Jim Beatty becomes the first American to break the 4-minute mile indoors with a 3:58.9 in Los Angeles.
Jim Beatty, of the Los Angeles Track Club, breaks the tape in the mile run with a time of 3:58.9 to shatter the indoor mile record at the Los Angeles Times meet in Los Angeles, Feb. 10, 1962. (AP Photo/Ed Widdis)
1968: Peggy Fleming wins women’s Olympic figure skating gold medal in Grenoble, France
1968 — Peggy Fleming wins the women’s Olympic figure skating gold medal in Grenoble, France.
Peggy Fleming, USA, performs in the women’s free skate competition in Grenoble, France, on Feb. 10, 1968 at the X Winter Olympic Games. The 19-year-old student from Colorado Springs, Col., won the gold medal. (AP Photo)
1969: LSU’s Pete Maravich scores 66 points in 110-94 loss to Tulane
1969 — LSU’s Pete Maravich scores 66 points in a 110-94 loss to Tulane.
Basketball seems to gleam in the hands of the nation’s leading scorer Pete Maravich of Louisiana State, as he moves in for a basket against Tulane in New Orleans, Feb. 10, 1969. Closing in on Maravich is Tulane’s Harold Sylvester (33). (AP Photo/Jack Thornell)
1971: Bill White becomes the first Black announcer in major baseball league history
1971 — Former first baseman Bill White becomes the first Black announcer in major baseball league history, signing to join the New York Yankees WPIX broadcast team.
Bill White of St. Louis Cardinal infielder, April 27, 1969. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham)
1992: Bonnie Blair makes Olympic history with back-to-back golds
1992 — Bonnie Blair becomes the first woman to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal in 500-meter speed skating and the first American woman in any sport to win gold medals in consecutive Olympics.
Bonnie Blair of Champaign, Ill, center, waves as fellow medalists Qiaobo. Ye of China who won the silver, left, and bronze medalist Monique Garbrecht of Germany look on during the medal ceremonies in Albertville, France on Friday, Feb. 14, 1992. The women competed in the 100-meter speed skating race. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
1998: American Picabo Street wins by one-hundredth of a second to claim Olympic gold
1998 — Picabo Street, Alpine skiing’s comeback kid, overcomes a mistake about midway through her run and charges to an Olympic gold by one-hundredth of a second in the women’s super-G — the games’ first Alpine medal after three days of snow-related postponements.
Picabo Street of Sun Valley, Idaho, is held aloft by her US ski teammates following the flower ceremony after she won the gold medal in the Women’s Super-G at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games in Hakuba Wednesday Feb. 11, 1998. (AP Photo/Rudi Blaha)
2007: Jaromir Jagr becomes 12th NHL player to score 1,500 career points
2007 — Jaromir Jagr has three assists in the New York Rangers’ 5-2 win over Washington and becomes the 12th player in NHL history to score 1,500 points.
New York Rangers’ Martin Straka (82), of the Czech Republic, celebrates his goal with Jaromir Jagr (68), also of the Czech Republic, against the Washington Capitals during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in Washington. Jagr had an assist on the goal. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
2016: Golden State Warriors enter All-Star break with 48-4 record
2016 — Golden State storms into the All-Star break on an 11-game winning streak with a 112-104 victory over Phoenix. At 48-4, the Warriors have the best record through 52 games in NBA history, one win better than the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry walks to the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
