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On This Day In Sports History

On September 12, 1995, the Harlem Globetrotters' historic 24-year, 8,829-game winning streak came to a dramatic end in Vienna, Austria. A competitive squad led by NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—who dropped 34 points—defeated the Globetrotters 91-85 in an unscripted contest.

On This Day In Sports History

On September 10, 1989, Deion Sanders made his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons and returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams. Just five days earlier, Sanders had hit a home run for the New York Yankees. He remains the only player in professional sports history to score an NFL touchdown and hit an MLB home run in the same week.