1920 - The New York Yankees paid the Boston Red Sox $125,000 for Babe Ruth 1971 In the NFC title game the Dallas Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers 17 -10, and the Baltimore Colts previal over the Oakland Raiders 27-17 in the AFC. 2002 - The of Miami Hurricanes beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 37-14 to win the National Championship, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, … [Read more...] about Today in Sports History – January 3