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The 1987 Syracuse football team is one of the best in program history. They were undefeated and in the National Championship discussion for the last half of the season. They came out of nowhere, at least according to the national landscape, after going 5-6 the year before. Syracuse was unranked to start the season, and finished fourth in the nation with an 11-0-1 final record. During that season, there were many exciting moments. One of the most memorable games was their 48-21 blowout victory over defending national champion Penn State. The Nittany Lions came in as a hurdle Syracuse could not jump, having beaten the Orangemen 16 consecutive times. This was a statement game for Syracuse, which had climbed to 13th in the country. Penn State came in as the 10th best team in the nation.

The 2016 Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh football game was a regular-season college football game between the Syracuse Orange and the Pittsburgh Panthers, played on November 26, 2016 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game held the record for the most combined points scored in an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) regulation game[a] with 137 total points, breaking the previous record (136 points, set in a 2007 game played between Navy and North Texas) by a single point. The record was broken on November 5, 2022 when the SMU Mustangs defeated the Houston Cougars 77–63 for a combined 140 points.

Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as "Lockdown Knockdown", was an exhibition boxing match between former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson and former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. The bout took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 28, 2020, and was sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). With three former WBC champions acting as judges, the result was scored as a controversial split draw. The fight sold over 1.6 million PPV buys and generated over $80 million in revenue.

Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42:1 underdog Douglas. The fight is widely regarded as the biggest upset in boxing history.

The "Million Dollar Game" for what, at the time, was the one and only season of Vince McMahon's XFL.

Eric Dungey threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, Cole Murphy kicked a tiebreaking field goal in the fourth quarter, and Syracuse stunned No. 2 Clemson 27-24 on Friday night to put a damper on the Tigers' chances to repeat as national champions. -Associated Press

Brazil and Germany go head to head in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Semi-Final with a spot in the Final on the line.