Today in sports history

1971 -- The New York Rangers score eight goals in the third period of a 12-1 rout over the California Seals.

1981 -- Brigham Young's Jim McMahon passes for 552 yards in a 56-28 victory over Utah.

1982 -- The NFL resumes play after seven weeks of the season were canceled when the NFL Players Association went on strike Sept. 23.

1982 -- Joe Montana passes for 408 yards and three touchdowns in San Francisco's 31-20 triumph over the St. Louis Cardinals.

1987 -- The Columbia Lions extend their Division I-record losing streak to 41 games with a 19-16 loss to Brown. Columbia gives up a touchdown with 47 seconds left in the game.

1987 -- Southwestern Louisiana quarterback Brian Mitchell rushes for 271 yards and four touchdowns and passes for 205 yards in a 35-28 victory over Colorado State.

1998 -- Villanova's Brian Westbrook becomes the first player to record 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season, and catches two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 27-15 victory over Rhode Island.

2003 -- Golden State's Clifford Robinson makes his 1,000th career 3-pointer in the Warriors' 101-91 victory over the Miami Heat. The 6-foot-10 Robinson is the tallest player to record more than 900 3-pointers.

2004 -- New York Jets running back Curtis Martin gains over 1,000 yards this season in the first quarter of a 10-7 win over Cleveland to join Hall of Famer Barry Sanders as the only players in NFL history to begin their careers with 10 straight 1,000-yard seasons.

2004 -- Roger Federer wins a record 13th straight final, beating Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 in the title match of the ATP Masters Cup. Federer breaks the record of 12 straight finals victories shared by Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.

2008 -- Michigan's 42-7 drubbing by Ohio State puts a merciful end to the worst season in Michigan's 129 years of intercollegiate football. The Wolverines (3-9) lose the most games in school history.