Today in sports history: Feb. 16
In 1970, Joe Frazier retains his world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Jimmy Ellis. See more sports moments from this day in history.
1967: Rick Barry has back-to-back 50-point games for Warriors
1967 — Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 52 points against Chicago at Fresno for his second consecutive 50-point game.
Rick Barry, high-scoring San Francisco Warrior, shown outside dressing room at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 1, 1967, with his first coach — his father Dick. The younger Barry later scored 36 points against the New York Knickerbockers, but saw the Warriors lose, 127-123. (AP Photo/John Lent)
1970: Joe Frazier retains his world heavyweight title with knockout of Jimmy Ellis
1970 — Joe Frazier retains his world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Jimmy Ellis.
In this Feb. 16, 1970, file photo, Joe Frazier connects to the body of Jimmy Ellis who misses with a right during the first round of their heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.
1992: Martina Navratilova passes Chris Evert as career singles title leader at 158
1992 — Martina Navratilova becomes the career singles titles leader by beating Jana Novotna in three sets in the final of the Virginia Slims of Chicago. Navratilova, with her 158th career singles championship, passes Chris Evert, who retired in 1989.
Martina Navratilova reacts after winning a point during her match against Germany’s Barbara Rittner at the U.S. Open in New York, Sunday, Sept. 5, 1993. Navratilova, seeded third, won 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
1997: Jeff Gordon, 25, becomes youngest winner of Daytona 500
1997 — Jeff Gordon, 25, becomes the youngest winner of the Daytona 500 after Dale Earnhardt crashes 12 laps from the end to prolong his Daytona 500 jinx.
Daytona 500 Champion Jeff Gordon, from Pittsboro, Ind., punches the air as he climbs out of the DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet in Victory Lane Sunday after winning the Daytona 500 Sunday Feb. 16, 1997 at Daytona Interantional Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
2013: American teen Mikaela Shiffrin becomes youngest woman in 39 years to win slalom title at worlds
2013 — American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the youngest woman in 39 years to win the slalom title at the world alpine championships held in Schladming, Austria. At the age of 17 years, 340 days, Shiffrin edges local hope Michaela Kirchgasser. The only slalom world champions younger than Shiffrin were Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein in 1974 and Esme Mackinnon of Britain in 1931.
United States’ Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates after the second run of the women’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Shiffrin won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
2017: Lowell Bailey becomes first American biathlete to win gold at world championships
2017 — Lowell Bailey upsets the pre-race favorites in the men’s individual competition to become the first American biathlete to win gold at the world championships. Bailey beats out Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic and three-time world champion Martin Fourcade of France.
Winner Lowell Bailey of the United States skis during the men’s 20 km individual competition at the Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
2017: Career day for Sidney Crosby in Penguins’ win
2017 — Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby feeds Chris Kunitz for a first-period goal against Winnipeg to become the 86th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. He adds an assist on Phil Kessel’s game-tying goal in the third and then puts the winner past Connor Hellebuyck with 21 seconds left in overtime as the Penguins escaped with a 4-3 victory.
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby celebrates his game-winning goal in overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. The Penguins won 4-3. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
