January 12
In 1997, American professional golfer Tiger Woods secured a win at the Mercedes Championship, which was the third win of his career.
January 13
On this day, in 1994, American figure skater Tonya Harding’s bodyguard and an accomplice were charged with conspiracy to attack figure skater Nancy Kerrigan before the U.S. Women’s Championships. Tied to the conspiracy, Harding was banned from figure skating and stripped of her championship title.
January 14
In 1985, tennis player Martina Navratilova became the third person to achieve one hundred tournament wins.
January 15
On this day in 1964, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays became the highest paid player at the time after securing a $105,000 salary contract with the league.
January 16
In 1883, the first Rugby Football Union in North America was created in Quebec, Canada and consisted of teams only from Quebec, later expanding to Eastern Ontario teams in 1894.
January 17
In 2012, LeBron James was recognized as the youngest NBA player to achieve 20,000 points across his career.
January 18
At the 1991 Australian Open, a tennis match between Omar Caporese and Borris Becker clocked in at five hours and eleven minutes, making it the longest match recorded at the time.
