Week of December 18th

Relive some of the greatest moments in Sports History

Episode Transcript

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Looking back at the world of sports. It's the iHeartRadio Weekend Sports Time Capsule.
What's happening, fellow sports fans atSandy West, and I'm here to
take you on a journey back tothis week in sports history. We'll start
off way back. In eighteen ninetyone, doctor James Naismith introduces the game
of basketball. Based on thirteen rulescreated by Naysmith. The game is tested

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by eighteen students at the School forChristian Workers in Springfield, Massachusetts. Jumping
ahead this week in nineteen ninety seven, Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions becomes
the third player to rush for twothousand yards in a season when he gains
one hundred and eighty four yards anda thirteen to ten win over the Jets.
Sanders would finish with two thousand andfifty three yards, second to Eric

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Dickerson's two one hundred and five innineteen eighty four. This week in two
thousand and eight, the Boston Celticsset a franchise record with their nineteenth consecutive
victory, beating the Sixers one tenninety one. The Celtics improved to twenty
seven and two, the best startfor a two loss team in NBA history.
This week in two thousand and nine, Ben Roethlisberger throws three touchdowns and

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goes for five hundred and three yards, becoming the first Steelers quarterback to throw
for five hundred yards in a gameduring a thirty seven thirty six win over
Green Bay. And this week intwenty twelve, Calvin Johnson has eleven catches
for two hundred and twenty five yardsin Detroit's thirty one to eighteen loss to
Atlanta. Johnson breaks Jerry Rice's singleseason yards receiving record with one thy eight

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hundred and ninety two. He alsobecomes the only player in NFL history with
one hundred yards receiving in eight straightgames. And that's just some of what
happened this weekend sports history. TheWeekend Sports Time Capsule on iHeartRadio