AP Sportlight

AP Sportlight
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
Dec. 21
1941 -- The Chicago Bears win the NFL championship with a 37-9 rout of the New York Giants.
1975 -- The Buffalo Sabres score eight goals in the third period of a 14-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.
1981 -- Doug Schloerner's 15-foot jump shot with 1 second remaining in the seventh overtime gives Cincinnati a 75-73 victory over Bradley. The seven overtimes set an NCAA record.
1997 -- Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions becomes the third player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season when he gains 184 in a 13-10 win over the New York Jets. Sanders finishes with 2,053 yards, second to Eric Dickerson's 2,105 in 1984.
2001 -- Dwayne DeRosario scores 6 minutes into overtime as the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 to win their first MLS Cup.
2003 -- Detroit loses its 24th straight road game, an NFL record, falling at Carolina 20-14. The Lions last won on the road on Dec. 17, 2000, at the N.Y. Jets.
2003 -- Peyton Manning of Indianapolis extends his NFL record to five straight seasons with at least 4,000 yards passing in a 31-17 loss to Denver. No other quarterback has had more than three 4,000-yard seasons in a row.
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