Nov. 3
Today in sports history
Today is Nov. 3. On this date in:
1899 : Heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries defeated Tom Sharkey by decision after 25 punishing rounds at Coney Island, New York, in one of the era’s most celebrated title fights.
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1962 : Wilt Chamberlain scored 72 points for the San Francisco Warriors in a 127-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, producing the fourth-highest single-game total in NBA history at the time.
1968 : Graham Hill won the season-ending Mexican Grand Prix and clinched his second Formula 1 world championship.
1974 : Boston Bruins forward Johnny Bucyk collected two assists in a 10-1 victory over…
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