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Cy Young holds the MLB record for complete games with 749. During a 22-year career, Young pitched 7,356 innings, also a record. Young also holds records for .

MLB Statcast has only been used in this century, but baseball fans have always been enamored with tape-measure home runs. In 1919, media reported that Babe Ruth swatted a at Tampa’s Plant Field. Some historians have speculated the home run was closer to 550 feet, but it remains a monstrous feat regardless and is earmarked with a historical marker at the current site of Plant Field.

On , the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves played 26 innings before it was called due to darkness, with the score tied, 1-1. The longest game in terms of duration, a 25-inning tilt in 1984 that the Chicago White Sox won over the Milwaukee Brewers, lasted eight hours, six minutes over the course of two days.

During Hack Wilson’s RBI tear in 1930, he. Still, Wilson’s 191 runs batted in remain the best single-season mark in MLB history; Lou Gehrig’s 184 RBI the following year is the closest anyone’s come to hacking Wilson off the top spot.

The 1940 Washington Redskins were riding high with a 9-2 record and earned the right to host the NFL Championship Game. Their opponent, the Chicago Bears, went 8-3, a few weeks earlier. In the rematch, the Bears recorded the biggest blowout in NFL history, stomping Washington, .

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Joe DiMaggio’s box score for the New York Yankees’ game on May 15, 1941, was nothing special: . But that lone hit was the beginning of one of baseball’s most revered records, a 56-game hitting streak that stands today. Pete Rose came the closest to DiMaggio’s record, recording at least one hit in in 1978.

Today, baseball pitch counts heavily dictate a pitcher’s career longevity. In 1944, relief pitchers were an anomaly, and starters tossed well over 100 pitches per outing. Charley “Red” Barrett only needed about half that many pitches when he took the mound on Aug. 10, as he threw a , which remains the fewest number of pitches ever needed for a complete game.

The Chicago Cardinals’ 1950 game against the Philadelphia Eagles was one to forget for Jim Hardy. The Cardinals quarterback threw in a 45-7 loss. bounced back, though, and was named to the Pro Bowl team at season’s end.

The Oklahoma Sooners were unbeatable on the gridiron for the better part of five seasons during the mid-1950s. Oklahoma, led by coach Bud Wilkinson, won . Notre Dame ended the streak in 1957. Toledo’s 35 wins in 1969-1971 have come the closest since that reign of Sooner dominance.

In 1962, Oscar Robertson recorded in a season, an NBA record that stood for 55 years until Russell Westbrook notched 42 in 2017. Robertson also averaged a triple-double for the season (30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists). Only have hit 41 or more triple-doubles through their entire NBA careers.

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On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain for the Philadelphia Warriors. Chamberlain took 63 shots and made 28 of 32 free-throw attempts. The “track meet” was a rare 300-point game, with the Warriors beating the New York Knicks, 169-147.

The kickoff temperature for the 1967 NFL Championship Game in Green Bay was minus-13 degrees. Later, the temperature dropped to minus-18, prompting the battle between the Packers and Dallas Cowboys to be dubbed “” The Packers went on to win what is believed to be the coldest game in NFL history.

Bill Russell won his 11th championship as a player in 1969 but also served double duty. Since 1966, Russell had been coaching the Boston Celtics—he was also . Today, the is named after Russell; the honor was first given out in 1969 and won by Jerry West, whose Lakers lost to Russell’s Celtics.

The 1972 Miami Dolphins were coming off a Super Bowl loss to the Dallas Cowboys. To return to the big game, Miami reeled off in the regular season and then swept through the playoffs, culminating with a 14-7 victory over the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl. The 1972 Dolphins remain the only NFL team to achieve an undefeated season.

By winning , Jack Nicklaus passed Walter Hagen for most golf major victories with 12. Nicklaus retired with 18 major victories and is being chased by Tiger Woods, .

In 1973, young flamethrower Nolan Ryan took aim at Sandy Koufax’s record of 382 strikeouts in a season. Ryan during his last start of the year; Ryan Minnesota Twins in that game.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, a largely unknown 14-year-old gymnast from Romania became a worldwide phenomenon. Nadia Comaneci scored , then went on to duplicate 10s six more times en route to three gold medals. She later scored two more perfect 10s at the 1980 Moscow Games.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began play in 1976 and lost their first 26 NFL games. The Bucs finally won by defeating the New Orleans Saints, , in December 1977. During the 26-game losing streak, the Buccaneers were shut out 11 times, and the 26 losses were by an average of 16 points. The second-worst NFL losing streak belongs to the Detroit Lions, with 19 straight in 2007-2009, a team that also lost 12 straight through mid-November 2021.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record-breaking came as the writing on the wall signaled a new heir apparent. His rookie teammate Magic Johnson mesmerized crowds and stifled opponents with his magnificent play, and when Abdul-Jabbar went down with an injury in the 1980 NBA Finals, Johnson stepped in at center and won Finals MVP honors. Michael Jordan, with five, has come closest to matching Kareem’s six-pack of MVP trophies.

By the time Nolan Ryan finished his career, he led all pitchers in MLB history with . No one has come close ever since. Randy Johnson is second all-time with 4,875 Ks, while Reggie Jackson holds the records for the most times striking out at . Ryan overtook the previous record with his 3,509th in 1983 and pitched for another decade.

Eric Dickerson thought he’d break O.J. Simpson’s single-season rushing record in the final game of the 1984 season. Instead, in the season’s penultimate game against the Houston Oilers, jumped ahead of schedule to top Simpson’s 2,003 yards one week early with a 215-yard game. The player to come closest to the LA Rams star’s record is Adrian Peterson, whose 2,097 yards in 2012 missed it by eight yards.

For over a decade, Wilt Chamberlain reigned supreme as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. But on April 5, 1984, his Laker brethren Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . Altogether, six players have overtaken Chamberlain’s record, led by Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points, Karl Malone’s 36,928 and LeBron James’ 35,500-plus as of mid-November 2021.

Richard Petty is known as The King of racing for good reason. On July 4, 1984, in his final triumph, Petty won his at the Firecracker 400. That’s nearly double the number of wins by the career runner-up (and Petty’s contemporary), David Pearson, with 105 wins. President Ronald Reagan was in attendance for the monumental victory and later had a meal of Kentucky Fried Chicken with Petty and other racers.

In September 1985, Pete Rose surpassed Ty Cobb to become MLB’s all-time hit king. Inconsistent MLB records have led some to believe , but Sept. 11 is widely regarded as the correct date. Either way, Rose finished his career with 4,256 hits, 65 more than Cobb and 485 more than third-best Hank Aaron.

Mike Tyson, at just 20 years old, became the youngest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in the second round of their November 1986 fight. Tyson threw more (46) than Berbick threw in the whole fight (43). The oldest heavyweight champion? George Foreman at 46.

Edmonton Oilers legend Wayne Gretzky won his seventh straight Hart Trophy (the NHL’s MVP award) for his 1986–1987 season. That gave him the most Harts, passing Gordie Howe. Gretzky finished his career with . Only Howe (six) and 1930s star Eddie Shore (four) have won more than three.

During the 1985–86 NHL season, Wayne Gretzky amassed , the most in NHL history. It was Gretzky’s third straight season with 200 or more points (no other player has ever scored 200) and culminated in winning his seventh straight Hart Trophy (he won eight straight overall). Gretzky’s that season is also an NHL record.

On Aug. 30, 1988, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser pitched a complete game, ending with four-plus scoreless innings, to close out the win. Over his next six starts, he did not allow an earned run. In fact, no team scored a run against him in a regular-season game until the 1989 season. In all, Hershiser pitched , the longest such streak in MLB history, to top Dodgers predecessor Don Drysdale’s 58 straight in 1968.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg did not have a good day at the office on Nov. 11, 1990. Kansas City Chiefs pass-rusher Derrick Thomas sent Krieg to the turf seven times that afternoon, . There have only been four six-sack games, and Thomas has one of those too.

After Oakland Athletics star Rickey Henderson stole his on May 1, he lifted the bag from the ground and raised it above his head. Henderson would go on to steal 1,406 bases, which is still miles ahead of runner-up Lou Brock's 938 stolen bags. But his record-breaking steal that day was amazingly overshadowed by another accomplishment later that night (see next item).

Henderson’s 939th stolen base looked to be the story of the day. But it happened during a day game in Oakland shortly before for the Texas Rangers. Ryan ended up tossing his seventh career no-hitter, which still stands as the MLB record. Ryan’s sixth no-hitter came a year before—against Henderson and the A’s. Sandy Koufax, the all-time runner-up in the category, “only” pitched four no-hitters.

In 1993, the Washington Bullets drafted , a 7-foot-7 center from Romania, who was . Who was Muresan tied with? Teammate , a 7-foot-7 center from Sudan—although Bol played just two games for Washington that season.

This one’s for kicks, folks, and is hardly believable. But the story goes that in 1994, North Korean media reported that Kim Jong-il, the country’s leader at the time, on a par-72. Kim was said to have made five holes in one during his first time playing golf, at a course in Pyongyang. If this wild tale highlights anything (other than the fact that disinformation is nothing new), it is how the existence of often dominates information in North Korea.

Entering the 1994 season, Wayne Gretzky seemed destined to pass Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals. In the weeks leading up to Gretzky’s 802nd goal, with “The Great One.” After Gretzky lit the lamp for the 802nd time, a 15-minute ceremony stopped play to celebrate the new record, which he would later pad with 92 more goals. He and Howe are still the only NHL players to score more than 800 goals.

Lou Gehrig's streak of consecutive games played stood as an MLB record for almost 60 years. But on , Cal Ripken Jr. broke the record many thought was unbreakable. Ripken made his debut in 1981, and some attribute his longevity to one year after a strike halted the sport.

John Stockton’s record-breaking came in familiar fashion, with a pass to Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone. Stockton and Malone played 18 seasons together, making two NBA Finals. After topping Magic Johnson’s mark, Stockton received a video message from Magic, who called him “the greatest team leader I have ever played against." Stockton went on to notch 15,806 assists, which now leads runner-up Jason Kidd’s 12,091.

In 1995, U.S.-based wrestling promoter WCW and Japanese-based promoter New Japan Pro Wrestling at Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium. The two-day event reportedly drew crowds of 150,000 and 190,000, making it the largest pro wrestling event in history. The event was partly a political ploy, as New Japan’s Antonio Inoki, who was also a politician, was .

Millions have relived Michael Jordan’s heyday watching ESPN’s “” docuseries, now streaming on Netflix. Jordan won six NBA Finals MVP awards, but his fourth in 1996 gave him the most of any player. Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, and LeBron James are tied for second place with .

Gordie Howe first broke into the professional ranks in 1945. His NHL career ended in 1980 with the Hartford Whalers, but in 1997, with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League at age 69. No other player has played professional hockey through as many decades.

Tiger Woods made his Masters as a 19-year-old amateur. Two years later, the golf world was already waiting for his coronation, and the set the Augusta National Golf Club ablaze with a dominant victory. At 20 years old, Jordan Spieth but instead had to settle for a victory in 2015, becoming the second-youngest winner.

Barry Bonds broke the MLB record for home runs in a single season when he crushed . Ever since, baseball fans have argued over the validity of the record because of the that trailed Bonds during his time in a San Francisco Giants uniform. No teams came forward to sign him after his 2007 release from the Giants even though he hit 28 homers that year.

After going during the 2001 regular season, the Seattle Mariners were clear favorites to win the World Series. Edgar Martinez, Ichiro Suzuki and John Olerud supplied the lumber, and manager Lou Piniella pulled the strings. But the Mariners could not overcome the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series and fell short of the World Series despite its 116 wins, which tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs (116-36) as MLB’s winningest team in history.

Brazil’s 2-0 win over Germany in the 2002 World Cup Final gave them their , the most of any country. Italy and Germany are second with four wins—though during Germany’s 2014 championship run, they gained a modicum of revenge, crushing Brazil, 7-1. The 2002 World Cup also made history as the first one held in Asia and the first to be hosted by two countries (South Korea and Japan).

No NCAA wrestler has had an amateur career like Cael Sanderson’s. The Iowa State star went a perfect in college, and he was the second wrestler to win four NCAA titles. Oklahoma State’s Pat Smith accomplished the four-peat a decade earlier but lost five matches.

Before 2002, reportedly no one had lifted a "Thomas Inch" dumbbell off the floor clean with one hand. The Inch dumbbell is 172 pounds, with a handle approximately 2.5 inches in diameter. , a former powerlifter and professional wrestler, became the first to lift one, in front of a room full of strongmen and lifters at a private dinner.

In 2003, at only , Michelle Wie won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, becoming the youngest champion of a USGA-sanctioned tournament. That year, Wie also ; the eighth-grader placed ninth at the Nabisco Championship, becoming

Barry Bonds won his (and fourth straight) after the 2004 season, though many believe he was “juiced” during some of those Steroid Era years. are the only current players tied for second place with three MVPs, and just 31 players have won multiple MVP awards.

Barry Bonds’ 2004 season featured one of the best offensive outputs ever. Bonds was so lethal with the bat that he was intentionally walked (and 232 times overall), still nearly triple the number of the #2 and #3 players in the category (Willie McCovey’s 45 and Albert Pujol’s 44). He had long been a feared hitter; in 1998, the Arizona Diamondbacks intentionally walked him .

Early in his career, Eric Gagne was regarded mostly as a mediocre starter with a history of Tommy John surgery. After moving into the closer’s role for the Los Angeles Dodgers, however, Gagne became a revelation. From Aug. 28, 2002, until July 3, 2004, . Later, perhaps explaining the dramatic turnaround, he revealed his usage of (PEDs) during his career.

Four cyclists have five Tour de France victories, but there was a time when one man surpassed them all. In 2004, Lance Armstrong won his sixth straight Tour de France, but his titles (seven overall) would be , when Armstrong accepted a ban from the sport of cycling after evidence of doping was published in the press.

Roger Clemens retired in 2003 with six Cy Young awards. But Clemens changed his mind and returned in 2004, picking up his MLB-record with the Houston Astros. Randy Johnson is second all-time, with five Cy Young plaques. Unlike Clemens, however, Johnson’s reputation has not been tarnished by evidence or allegations of steroid use.

finished his English Premier League career with 260 goals, the most all-time. Shearer played in 441 games over 14 seasons and tops Wayne Rooney, in a distant second, by 52 goals.

LaDainian Tomlinson put up video game numbers in 2006. Aside from rushing for a record (and scoring 31 overall), LT was responsible for 186 points, breaking a 46-year record held by Paul Hornung. From Games 7 to 15, Tomlinson ran for 100 or more yards and two touchdowns or more in all but one game.

On Nov. 4, 2007, in a 35-17 Minnesota Vikings win over the Chargers, Adrian Peterson broke the NFL record for rushing yards in a game. Peterson tallied in the first half. Peterson topped the 295 yards gained by in 2003.

Six years after breaking Mark McGwire's single-season home run record, Barry Bonds etched his name atop another list. With his 756th career homer, Bonds passed Hank Aaron for most ever by an MLB player. as Bonds, hounded by steroid allegations, neared his record, but he videotaped a congratulatory message that was aired the night Bonds hit 756.

Danica Patrick made her IndyCar debut in 2005 and won her first—and only—race at the . The race was Patrick’s 50th IndyCar start, and she finished almost six seconds ahead of second-place finisher Helio Castroneves. No other woman has won an IndyCar race since.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps won his in the 4x100-meter medley relay. Mark Spitz’s seven-gold-medal performance at the 1972 Olympics was the previous high mark. Phelps’ career total of 28 Olympic medals makes him tops all-time in any Olympic sport.

At the 2009 Summer X Games, Chris Ridgway became the first amputee to win gold. Ridgway won the adaptive Moto X class event in its first official year; previously, adaptive Moto X was , which Ridgway won in 2008. In 2002, Ridgway had his left leg amputated below the knee after a motocross crash several years earlier.

In less time than it takes to reheat chicken, Usain Bolt broke his own world record at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. The six-foot-five sprinter’s 9.58-second 100-meter run required only 41 steps. Five days later during the Worlds, Bolt also broke in a stunning 19.19. Both times are still world records.

In 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played a match at Wimbledon over three days that . Isner ended up winning the longest match in tour history. The match only had three service breaks, and the fifth set alone (70-68 final) lasted over eight hours.

While not as high as Cal Ripken’s 2,632-game iron-man streak, Brett Favre’s record of 297 consecutive starts is not too shabby (the NFL only plays 16 games per season, too). Favre’s streak (two more than Ripken) and included several broken bones, but a damaged shoulder forced him to sit out a 2010 game against the New York Giants. After Favre missed the game, his website sold commemorative footballs honoring the streak.

The first person to climb Mount Everest achieved the feat in 1953. On May 19, 2012, reached the peak, a new record for most in a day. Nearly 6,000 climbers have reached the top of Mount Everest to date.

Since the NCAA women’s soccer tournament was first held in 1982, the North Carolina Tar Heels have won a record , led by players like Mia Hamm and Cindy Parlow, and coached the entire time by Anson Dorrance. North Carolina won 12 of the first 13 titles, only dropping the 1985 title game, 2-0, to George Mason. They have not, however, won any titles since 2012.

Aussie Sam Groth, then ranked 340th in the world, became #1 in one regard in 2012. Groth served one point at in a South Korea match, the fastest recorded serve in an ATP event. The previous record was around 156 mph by Ivo Karlovic.

Broncos kicker Matt Prater set the NFL field goal record of 64 yards in 2013, though it was in the thin air of Denver (along with two previous 63-yarders). But on September 26, 2021, Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens airmailed the ball a in sea-level Detroit, simultaneously crushing the record, winning the game as time expired and seeing it bounce over the crossbar. His 90.8 completion percentage (as of Nov. 2021) is also best all-time.

In 2011, some thought Peyton Manning’s career was over after he missed the entire NFL season . But two years later, he threw 55 touchdown passes, crushing Tom Brady’s single-season record of 50 (which beat Manning’s in 2004). Manning won the MVP award that year but lost the Super Bowl to the Seattle Seahawks.

Results in professional wrestling are predetermined, but one streak earned respect from fans and athletes alike. WWE’s The Undertaker won 21 consecutive matches at Wrestlemania—the sport’s “Super Bowl”—and put his streak on the line at Wrestlemania XXX against MMA star Brock Lesnar. Some betting sites had The Undertaker as a huge favorite, but pinned The Undertaker, giving him his first loss at WrestleMania.

, and won four consecutive Olympic gold medals (2002 to 2014) for Canada, the most by any players in Olympic hockey history. In 2018 and 2019, Hefford and Wickenheiser were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and Ouellette might not be far behind.

The 2014 MLS Cup was a battle of league originals, and the LA Galaxy came out on top, defeating the New England Revolution, 2-1.. The win gave the Galaxy a record , while the Revolution fell to 0-5 all-time in the Cup final—three of those losses handed to them by the Galaxy.

Fight fans waited years for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather to face off in the ring, and their 2015 "Fight of the Century" drew in about , the most in boxing history. Mayweather, who won the bout by decision, earned about $250 million, while Pacquiao earned somewhere in the neighborhood of $150 million. Those made it the richest-ever fight in history.

Pete Carroll might not be too happy about this one. A record watched Super Bowl XLIX on NBC, featuring the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. The dramatic game all but ended when Carroll called a pass play instead of a run near the goal line, and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was intercepted, deflating a last-second comeback bid.

If there’s one record on this list that you could maybe take a run at while at home, it might be this one. In 2016, Muhammad Rashid crushed with his elbow, setting a new world record. Then again, Rashid founded the Pakistan Academy of Martial Arts, so there’s probably no chance of a regular Joe coming close to his mark.

China’s Deng Wei executed a 147-kilogram (more than 324 pounds) clean and jerk in the 63-kilogram (139-pound) category, setting a new world record at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Wei also holds several and has won five World Championship titles.

Australian Eva Clarke holds the world record for most pull-ups in a 24-hour period. In an effort to raise funds for the Task Brazil charity, Clarke did 3,737 pull-ups on March 10, 2016. She also set another world record that same day by completing . Try that at the local schoolyard!

By winning the 2016 NCAA women's tournament, University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma hoisted his , the most by a Division I basketball coach. Auriemma won all 11 with the UConn Huskies, coaching stars like Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Tina Charles. Auriemma's title stash bested the 10 won by former UCLA men's basketball coach John Wooden.

The Golden State Warriors broke the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 wins by going . Steve Kerr, coach of the Warriors, was a guard on that Bulls team; however, unlike Chicago, Golden State did not win the NBA title, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James after leading the Finals, 3-1.

In 2016, Ichiro Suzuki reached between his pro careers in Japan and MLB. That was enough to top Pete Rose’s career total in the majors and had some arguing that Ichiro’s achievement was equally . Whether or not he deserves the crown as the true hit king, Ichiro’s achievement is one to marvel at.

Max Verstappen became the youngest driver to win a Formula One Championship race at age 18 (and 228 days). The teenage speed racer took the and also became the first Dutch racer to win an F1 Championship race.

Diana Taurasi became the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer , passing Houston Comets great Tina Thompson, who set the former mark of 7,488 points over 17 seasons. Taurasi’s achievement is especially impressive because she spent many offseasons , taxing her body year-round. Since then, she has seemingly put the record out of reach with 9,174 career points after the 2021 season.

became the NFL's youngest head coach in 2017 when he was tapped to lead the Los Angeles Rams at age 30. In his second season, McVay led the Rams to a Super Bowl appearance. , who began coaching the Oakland Raiders in 2007, is the second-youngest to coach a team at 31 years, eight months.

The biggest news regarding Serena Williams’ 2017 Australian Open victory was that it gave her , which broke a tie with Steffi Graf for the most in . But Williams, then 35, also set other Open-era records that week by becoming the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam and capturing her fifth Australian Open (most of any player, ahead of Roger Federer’s four).

The biggest comeback in Super Bowl history occurred on Feb. 5, 2017. The Atlanta Falcons held a lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI but then allowed 31 unanswered points and lost the game. Even Patriots fans thought the game was over: was seen leaving the Super Bowl early with his hometown team getting thrashed.

The UConn Huskies women’s basketball team owns a plethora of college basketball records. In 2017, they extended a winning streak to , the most in NCAA history. UConn broke the previous record of 90, which was set by earlier Huskies teams, and in all, won 111 straight games before a loss in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

The annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has become a widely viewed event every Fourth of July. The sometimes gross contest has seen some astounding records, too. In 2018, Joey Chestnut set a new world record, —devouring his previous record of 72.

In 2018, Lindsey Vonn , a women's skiing record. Vonn is ranked as the greatest women's skier in history, but oddly won only one Olympic gold medal, the downhill, in 2010.

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Marit Bjørgen won her at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and retired as the most decorated Winter Olympian ever. The Norwegian cross-country skier first medaled but didn’t win Olympic gold until 2010.

Harry Statham was a big name at a small university, McKendree, leading its NAIA basketball team to 1,122 wins, the most in NCAA history. However, Statham was bumped when Mike Krzyzewski won his game in 2019. Krzyzewski coached Army for five years, beginning in 1975, before his current gig with Duke, highlighted by five NCAA titles. He plans to retire after the 2021-22 season, so he won’t threaten Statham’s record of .

Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier has been the holy grail of runners for decades. In late 2019, Eliud Kipchoge finally did it on a course in Vienna, . The time is not recognized as a world record, however, because he was aided by the use of professional pacesetters. But Kipchoge still owns the recognized world record of 2:01:39 (4:38 per mile) and has won the last two Olympic marathons.

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LSU’s Joe Burrow with a four-yard pass to Thaddeus Moss in the 2020 National Championship Game. Burrow finished his final season at LSU with a Heisman Trophy and 60 touchdowns passes, than Hawaii’s Colt Brennan (58) in 2006. Burrow is now contracted to be the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback through 2025.

Before 2019, none of the hundreds of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame entered the hallowed halls by unanimous vote—not even Jackie Robinson or Hank Aaron or Randy Johnson. That summer, though, became the first to appear on 100% of baseball writers' ballots, thanks to a career in which he became the majors' all-time leader in saves.

In March 2019, Mike Trout signed baseball’s biggest contract ever, with the Los Angeles Angels. Just one month earlier, Bryce Harper had signed a 13-year, $330 million contract, which at that point was the biggest ever. Trout went on to win the award that year for the third time.

In 2019, Simone Biles won her 25th World Artistic Gymnastics medal, surpassing Vitaly Scherbo’s old record of 23. She also became the first gymnast to execute and the first female to accomplish in a gymnastics competition. In all, the gymnastics GOAT has .

The United States women’s national soccer team captured their in 2019, the most in women’s soccer. The first tournament was held in 1991, and Germany is the only other winner of at least two titles. The Women’s World Cup was skipped in 2021 but will resume in Australia/New Zealand in 2023.

At UFC 239, Jorge Masvidal knocked out Ben Askren in , the fastest KO in UFC history. Masvidal won the bout with a knee, followed by a series of punches to his defenseless opponent. The American welterweight really won in about two seconds, but it took five seconds for the referee to call the match.

Aaron Gordon scored on his first five dunks at the 2020 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, giving him a total of eight all-time, the most in NBA dunk contest history. However, Gordon lost the 2020 contest in a judged dunk-off, which many NBA fans blamed on judge , a former teammate of winner Derrick Jones Jr.

The the Kansas City Chiefs awarded Patrick Mahomes was jaw-dropping even by professional sports standards. Only soccer star Lionel Messi earns more; baseball star Mike Trout’s $426 million (also for 12 years) comes in third. The contract awards the superstar quarterback that amount through 2031, when he will be 36, and doesn’t include the fortune he is earning through endorsements.

Canadian soccer captain holds the record for most international goals with 188. Sinclair passed American star Abby Wambach and may have her sights on 200. “When I get tired of scoring, that’s when I’ll stop playing,” Sinclair told reporters after netting #186.

Gaming is steadily gaining recognition in the sports world. In 2020, gamer set a new fastest time in beating Super Mario Bros., posting a mark of 4:55.64. More than 1 million viewers have watched that speedrun , and speedruns in other classic games make up one of the most popular genres of competitive gaming.

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Tom Brady had already played on the most winning Super Bowl teams when he took the field for Super Bowl LV. By crushing the Kansas City Chiefs, , in Tampa on February 7, 2021, he earned his seventh ring. That one was different because the longtime Patriot won it for his new team, the Tampa Bay Bucs, and he did it with a torn MCL. The ageless GOAT will have to be fitted for thumb rings if he wins two more.

By taking his sixth Wimbledon title on July 11, 2021, Novak Djokovic pulled into a three-way tie with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by winning his , the most all-time for men. By the time they've all retired, the Swiss and Spanish tennis stars will probably yield to the Serb in the title race because, at 34, Djokovic is six years younger than Federer and is still on top, winning three of the four 2021 Grand Slam titles.