Sports Fact of the Day 1/15/2007

1/15/1990:
Martin Luth King Jr.'s Birthday / Martin Luther King Day

With only one-tenth of a second showing on the scoreboard clock, Trent Tucker takes the in-bounds pass, turns, shoots and hits a three-point basket to give the Knicks a 109-106 victory over the Bulls at Madison Square Garden. Despite the improbability of performing the sequence in that time frame, the officials refuse to wave it off. It's the first year the NBA is using the "international clock," breaking down the last minute of each quarter by tenths of a second, and Tucker's trey precipitates a rule change. Next season, at least three-tenths of a second must be showing on the clock for any such catch-and-shoot play to be ruled good.

Birthdays:
Bobby Grich b. 1949
Ernie DiGregorio b. 1951
Delino DeShields b. 1969
Mary Pierce b. 1975
Drew Brees b. 1979