On this Day in Sports History January 7
College Football
On this day in 2008, #2 LSU defeated #1 Ohio State 38-24 to win the BCS National Championship.
On this day in 2010, #1 Alabama beat #2 Texas 37-21 to win the BCS National Championship.
On this day in 2013, #2 Alabama defeated #1 Notre Dame 42-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
NBA
On this day in 1995, Indiana Pacers coach Larry Brown posted his 500th career win against the Houston Rockets.
MLB
On this day in 2011, the Chicago Cubs traded Chris Archer, Sam Fuld, Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer and Robinson Chirinos to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez and Zach Rosscup.
The featured image of Sam Fuld by Kieth Allison is licensed under CC by 2.0.