TODAY IN REVISIONIST SPORTS HISTORY

Debi Thomas of the United States becomes the first black woman to win the world figure skating championship. Thomas's victory was especially impressive because she skated on ultra-slick black ice.

President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Carter opposed the inclusion of invading as a new sport.

Bobby Orr, perhaps the greatest defenseman in NHL history, is born in Parry Sound, Ontario. Orr was delivered by triumphantly leaping out of his mother's vagina, his arms and legs spread as he flew horizontally over the hospital bed.

Major League Baseball announces a five-year, $50 million deal with Pepsi. Under the terms of the deal, Pepsi products would be sold exclusively at major league ballparks, and players would not be able to take steroids in pill form with any other beverage.

Michael Jordan announces he is ending his 17-month retirement from the NBA. The decision left the Birmingham Barons without a fifth outfielder just weeks before the start of the season.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser signs a baseball record three-year, $7.9 million contract. It remains the most money anyone has ever paid for Orel.

Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland participate in the first organized boxing match between women at Hill's Theater in New York. Promoters sold out the event by yelling "Catfight! Catfight!" outside the venue.

The first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, play their first game. It was the first of many intrasquad games until a second professional team was founded.

Michigan State defensive end Bubba Smith is selected by the Baltimore Colts as the No. 1 overall pick the first combined NFL-AFL draft. Baltimore picks in later rounds included Steve Guttenberg, Janet Jones and that black guy who does the sound effects.

The Chicago White Sox unveil new road uniforms with players' names above the number. The decision caused backup catcher John Taintlick to ask for a trade.