List of notable publications

This article contains a list of all SportsPaper publications from notable games or events in sports history.

All publications

Active league records

Date	League	Team(s)	Venue	Type	Event
June 14, 1970	NASCAR	n/a	Riverside International Raceway	Program	Career win no. 106 for Richard Petty.

Franchise debuts

Date	League	Team(s)	Venue	Type	Event
September 29, 1946	National Football League	Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Program	First Rams regular-season game in Los Angeles after moving from Cleveland
October 11, 1967	National Hockey League	St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota North Stars	St. Louis Arena	Program	First St. Louis Blues regular-season home game
September 11, 1966	National Football League	Atlanta Falcons vs. Los Angeles Rams	Atlanta Stadium	Program	First Atlanta Falcons regular-season game ever
October 31, 1972	World Hockey Association	Chicago Cougars vs. Winnipeg Jets	International Amphitheatre	Program	First Chicago Cougars regular-season home game
October 12, 1975	World Hockey Association	Calgary Cowboys vs. Minnesota Fighting Saints	Stampede Corral	Program	First Cowboys regular-season home game since relocating from Vancouver
August 1, 1976	National Football League	Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers	Kingdome	Program	First Seattle Seahawks game ever
September 12, 1976	National Football League	Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Kingdome	Program	First Seattle Seahawks regular-season game ever
August 29, 1982	National Football League	Los Angeles Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Program	First Raiders home game in Los Angeles since moving from Oakland
November 22, 1982	National Football League	Los Angeles Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Program	First Raiders regular-season home game in Los Angeles since moving from Oakland
August 12, 1988	National Football League	Phoenix Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints	Sun Devil Stadium	Program	First Cardinals game in Arizona since moving from St. Louis
September 4, 1988	National Football League	Phoenix Cardinals vs. Phoenix Cardinals	Riverfront Stadium	Program	First Cardinals regular season game since moving from St. Louis
September 12, 1988	National Football League	Phoenix Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys	Sun Devil Stadium	Program	First Cardinals regular-season game in Arizona since moving from St. Louis
October 5, 1991	National Hockey League	San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks	Cow Palace	Program	First San Jose Sharks regular-season home game
October 8, 1992	National Hockey League	Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens	Ottawa Civic Centre	Program	First Ottawa Senators regular-season game
October 12, 1993	National Hockey League	Florida Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins	Miami Arena	Program	First Florida Panthers regular-season home game
October 6, 1995	National Hockey League	Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings	McNichols Sports Arena	Program	First Avalanche regular-season home game after moving from Quebec
November 5, 1995	National Basketball Association	Vancouver Grizzlies vs. Minnesota Timberwolves	General Motors Place	Program	First Grizzlies regular-season home game ever
October 2, 1999	National Hockey League	Atlanta Thrashers vs. New Jersey Devils	Philips Arena	Program	First Atlanta Thrashers (now Winnipeg Jets) regular-season home game
April 14, 2005	Major League Baseball	Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks	RFK Stadium	Program	First Nationals regular-season home game in Washington, D.C. since moving from Montreal
October 9, 2011	National Hockey League	Winnipeg Jets vs. Montreal Canadiens	MTS Centre	Program	First Jets regular-season home game since relocating from Atlanta

Venue debuts

Venue	League	Date	Team(s)	Type
Arrowhead Stadium	National Football League	August 12, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Program
Astrodome	Major League Baseball	April 9, 1965	Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees	Program
Bank of America Stadium	National Football League	August 3, 1996	Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears	Program
Bell Centre	National Hockey League	March 16, 1996	Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers	Program
Caesars Superdome	National Football League	August 9, 1975	New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Oilers	Program
California Memorial Stadium	College football	November 24, 1923	California Golden Bears vs. Stanford Indians	Program
Comerica Park	Major League Baseball	April 11, 2000	Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners	Program
Coors Field	Major League Baseball	April 26, 1995	Colorado Rockies vs. New York Mets	Program
FirstEnergy Stadium	National Football League	September 12, 1999	Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Program
Giants Stadium	National Football League	October 10, 1972	New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys	Program
Hard Rock Stadium	National Football League	August 16, 1987	Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears	Program
Lambeau Field	National Football League	September 29, 1957	Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears	Program
LoanDepot Park	Major League Baseball	April 4, 2012	Miami Marlins vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Program
M&T Bank Stadium	National Football League	August 8, 1998	Baltimore Ravens vs. Chicago Bears	Program
Nissan Stadium	National Football League	August 27, 1999	Tennessee Titans vs. Atlanta Falcons	Program
Oriole Park at Camden Yards	Major League Baseball	April 3, 1992	Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Mets	Program
RingCentral Coliseum	American Football League	September 18, 1966	Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Program
Schaefer Stadium	National Football League	August 15, 1971	New England Patriots vs. New York Giants	Program
Scotiabank Arena	National Hockey League	February 20, 1999	Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens	Program
T-Mobile Park	Major League Baseball	July 15, 1999	Seattle Mariners vs. San Diego Padres	Program
Wembley Stadium (1923)	FA Cup	April 28, 1923	Bolton Wanderers vs. West Ham United	Program
Yankee Stadium (1923)	Major League Baseball	April 18, 1923	New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox	Program
Yankee Stadium	Major League Baseball	April 16, 2009	New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians	Program

Venue final games

Venue	League	Date	Team(s)	Type
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	Major League Baseball	October 24, 1996	Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees	World Series Program
Goldstone Ground	English football	April 26, 1997	Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Doncaster Rovers	Program
Griffin Park	English football	August 26, 2020	Brentford B vs. Erith Town	Program
Madison Square Garden III	National Basketball Association	February 10, 1968	New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers	Program
Madison Square Garden III	National Hockey League	February 11, 1968	New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings	Program
Polo Grounds	American Football League	December 14, 1963	New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills	Program
Shea Stadium	Major League Baseball	September 28, 2008	New York Mets vs. Florida Marlins	Program
Veterans Stadium	Major League Baseball	September 28, 2003	Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves	Program

Other notable events

Date	League	Team(s)	Venue	Type	Event
November 16, 1957	College football	Oklahoma Sooners vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Owen Field	Program	Notre Dame beat Oklahoma to end the Sooners' Division I/FBS record win streak at 47 games.
August 15, 1959	National Football League	Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears	Milwaukee County Stadium	Program	Head coaching debut of Vince Lombardi.
January 2, 1966	National Football League	Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns	Lambeau Field	Program	This was the first NFL championship game broadcast on color TV and the last played before the Super Bowl era.
August 1, 1971	NASCAR	Dixie 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Program	Richard Petty became the third race car driver (first NASCAR driver) to surpass $1 million in career winnings.
January 10, 1982	National Football League	San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys	Candlestick Park	Program	The 49ers won the NFC Championship thanks to The Catch, a last-minute TD pass from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark.
September 18, 1982	College football	Northwestern Wildcats vs. Miami Redskins	Dyche Stadium	Program	Northwestern's loss streak hit 34 games, a Division I/FBS record.
November 13, 1982	Boxing	Ray Mancini vs. Kim Duk-koo	Caesars Palace	Program	Kim Duk-koo collapsed and fell into a coma near the end of a 14-round TKO loss to Lightweight champion Ray Mancini. He died four days later.
May 11, 1985	English football	Bradford City vs. Lincoln City	Valley Parade	Program	Bradford City stadium fire, which killed 56 and injured at least 265.
August 8, 1988	Major League Baseball	Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies	Wrigley Field	Program	First night game at Wrigley Field
April 15, 1989	English football	Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest	Hillsborough Stadium	Program	The Hillsborough disaster, which killed 96 and injured nearly 800
September 27, 1992	National Football League	Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Lambeau Field	Program	First of 297 straight NFL starts for Brett Favre
November 4, 1994	National Basketball Association	Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets	United Center	Program	First Chicago Bulls home game at the United Center
January 25, 1995	National Hockey League	Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers	United Center	Program	First Chicago Blackhawks home game at the United Center
September 27, 1999	Major League Baseball	Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals	Tiger Stadium	Program	Final Detroit Tigers home game at Tiger Stadium
January 8, 2000	National Football League	Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills	Adelphia Coliseum	Postseason Program	The Music City Miracle playoff game
April 14, 2003	National Basketball Association	Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks	MCI Center	Program	Michael Jordan's final NBA game
April 23, 2012	National Basketball Association	New Jersey Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers	Prudential Center	Program	Final Nets home game in New Jersey
December 15, 2019	National Football League	Oakland Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	RingCentral Coliseum	Program	Final Raiders home game in Oakland

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