List of notable publications

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This article contains a list of all SportsPaper publications from notable games or events in sports history. Championship games or all-star games are not included in this list.

All publications

Active league records

Date League Team(s) Venue Type Event
November 24, 1960 National Basketball Association Philadelphia Warriors vs. Boston Celtics Philadelphia Convention Hall Program Most rebounds in a single game (Wilt Chamberlain, 55)
June 14, 1970 NASCAR n/a Riverside International Raceway Program Career win no. 106 for Richard Petty.
December 26, 1986 National Hockey League Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens Hartford Civic Center Program Most consecutive games played (Doug Jarvis, 915)
November 14, 1993 National Football League Philadelphia Eagles vs. Miami Dolphins Veterans Stadium Program Most coaching wins all-time (Don Shula, 325)

Franchise debuts

Date League Team(s) Venue Type Event
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
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 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

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
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
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
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

Venue final games

Venue League Date Team(s) Type
Polo Grounds American Football League December 14, 1963 New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills Program
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Major League Baseball October 24, 1996 Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees World Series 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 events

Date League Team(s) Venue Type Event
October 7, 1934 National Football League Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions City Stadium Program Glenn Presnell of the Detroit Lions kicked a then-record 54-yard field goal.
September 27, 1953 National Football League Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears Memorial Stadium Program Bert Rechichar of the Baltimore Colts kicked a then-record 56-yard field goal.
August 15, 1959 National Football League Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Milwaukee County Stadium Program Head coaching debut of Vince Lombardi.
November 8, 1970 National Football League New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions Tulane Stadium Program Saints placekicker Tom Dempsey kicked a then-record 63-yard field goal.
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.
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.
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.
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
April 14, 2003 National Basketball Association Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks MCI Center Program Michael Jordan's final NBA game
December 15, 2019 National Football League Oakland Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars RingCentral Coliseum Program Final Raiders home game in Oakland
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