On this day in sports: December 8

1. 1969 Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history. Source
2. 1998 The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed. Source
3. 2001 Born: Josh Christopher, American basketball player Source
4. 2006 Died: José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (born 1959) Source
5. 2014 Died: Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (born 1930) Source

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