Ted Turner purchases the Atlanta Braves for a reported $12 million.
Nancy Kerrigan
Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding's bodyguard, Shane Stant.
Lenny Wilkens
Atlanta coach Lenny Wilkens passes Red Auerbach to become the NBA's all-time winningest coach (939 career victories). Wilkens reaches the victory record in his 22nd year as an NBA coach, including four as a player-coach. In tribute to Auerbach, Wilkens puffs on a postgame victory cigar.
Don Shula
Don Shula steps down as head coach of the Miami Dolphins after his team losses to Buffalo in the playoffs. The winningest coach in NFL history resigns with 347 wins.
Barry Switzer
After four seasons in Dallas, Barry Switzer resigns as the Cowboys coach with a record of 40-24 and one Super Bowl victory.
Justin Upton
The Arizona Diamondbacks come to terms with Justin Upton, the No. 1 pick in the 2005 major league amateur draft. The 18-year-old shortstop, selected as the best five-tool player in the nation by Baseball America, agrees to a $6.1 million, five-year deal.
Born on this Day
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Lou Holtz (1937) <br> Nancy Lopez (1957)<br> Howie Long (1961, pictured)<br> Paul Azinger (1961)<br>Sean Landeta (1962)<br> Charles Haley (1964)<br> Donnell Woolford (1966)<br>Gabrielle Reece (1970)<br>Keenan McCardell (1970)<br> James Farrior (1975)<br> Richard Zednik (1976)<br> Bubba Franks (1978)<br>A.J. Hawk (1984)
