On this day in sports: February 11

1. 1990 Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title. Source
2. 2001 A Dutch programmer launches the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star. Source
3. 2011 Died: Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (born 1928) Source
4. 2015 Died: Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (born 1930) Source
5. 2017 Died: Fab Melo, Brazilian basketball player (born 1990) Source

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