Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 1/2/2012

1/2/1982:
The Chargers outlast the Dolphins, 4138, in overtime at the Orange Bowl in one of the most exciting NFL postseason games ever played. At the end of the first period, San Diego has a 24-0 lead, when Miami coach Don Shula replaces starting quarterback David Woodley with Don Strock. The Dolphins roar back and take a 38-31 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter. Running back Tony Nathan scores two TDs during the comeback, one on a 40-yard hook-and-lateral play. The Chargers tie the score 38-38 with 58 seconds left in regulation on a nine-yard pass from Dan Fouts to James Brooks. The game ends after two missed Miami field goals in 13 minutes and 52 seconds of OT on a 29-yard field goal by the Chargers.

Birthdays:
Gino Marchetti b. 1927
Robbie Ftorek b. 1952
David Cone b. 1963
Edgar Martinez b. 1963
Pernell Whitaker b. 1964

Glistening Glaze
Add a decorative touch to rolls, cookies, and pies. Before baking, brush the tops with 1 egg white slightly beaten with 1 tablespoon milk.

ENDURING CLASSIC

A prison break. A shipwreck. An island with a chilling secret. A fight to survive. It’s like the book version of Lost, by one of the world’s greatest masters of adventure fiction (Arthur C. Clarke called Jules Verne “one of the best storytellers who ever lived”). What are you waiting for?

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, by Jules Verne (1874; Modern Library, 2004)