On this day in sports: November 24

1. 1906 A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football. Source
2. 1906 The second of two games between two Ohio football teams took place, after which accusations were made that players conspired to deliberately lose games. Source
3. 2014 Died: Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (born 1930) Source
4. 2015 Died: Quincy Monk, American football player (born 1979) Source
5. 2022 Died: Börje Salming, Swedish hockey player (born 1951) Source

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