Sportslight for Friday, Dec. 2nd

1907 - Tommy Burns defends his world heavyweight title by

knocking out Gunner Moir in the 10th round at London.

1944 - Ohio State quarterback Leslie Horvath wins the Heisman

Trophy.

1947 - Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman

Trophy.

1952 - Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels is named the Heisman

Trophy winner.

1958 - Army back Pete Dawkins is named the Heisman Trophy

winner.

1977 - Veterinarian Mark Gerard is indicted in a horse-switching

scandal. Cinzano, a purportedly dead 4-year-old champion colt, won

a race on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park, under the name of Lebon, a 57-1

long shot.

1993 - The Houston Rockets tie the NBA record for the best start

to a season, improving to 15-0 with a 94-85 victory over the New

York Knicks. The Rockets matched the start of the 1948-49

Washington Capitols.

1995 - Notre Dame advances to the NCAA women's soccer

championship by becoming the first team to beat 13-time champion

North Carolina in the national semifinals. The lone score comes

when Tar Heels forward Cindy Parlow accidentally heads a ball into

her own net.

2002 - Oakland's Tim Brown and Jerry Rice take turns rewriting

the NFL record book in a 26-20 win over the New York Jets. Brown

becomes the third player with 1,000 receptions and the third with

14,000 yards receiving. Rich Gannon ties an NFL record with his

ninth 300-yard passing game of the season. On the very next play

after Brown's 1,000th catch, Rice scores on a 26-yard catch, giving

Oakland a 13-10 lead. It's Rice's record 192nd TD catch and puts

him over 1,000 yards receiving for a record 14th season.

2006 - Chase Holbrook of New Mexico State passes for 514 yards

and three touchdowns and runs for another score in the Aggies'

50-23 win over Louisiana Tech. Holbrook's 4,619 passing yards and

4,541 total offensive yards for the season set NCAA records for a

sophomore.

2009 - The New Jersey Nets are pounded into NBA infamy, falling

117-101 to the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th straight loss to

start the season. The Nets pass the 1988-89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los

Angeles Clippers, who both dropped their first 17 games.