Record setting events news and stories by mail.com

Record setting events

Heinicke, Breitenstein lead AP FCS All-Americans
Taylor Heinicke passed his way through the record books on his way to becoming an All-American. Heinicke, the record-setting quarterback from Old ...
Philly dancers set 'Soul Train' line record
Almost 300 dancers who strutted, shimmied and shook their way down a Soul Train line set a world record earlier this year in Philadelphia.
Giants, Cowboys, Redskins win in tight NFC East
Winning was required to keep pace in the NFC East playoff race. Losing was all that was needed in the AFC North. The defending Super Bowl champion New ...
Messi sets goal record for a year; Falcao scores 5
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams ...
Broadway box offices rejoice this Thanksgiving
Most Broadway shows had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving — box offices jumped more than $6 million from the previous week and several ...
Ex-UTEP cheerleader flips to beat Guinness record
A former University of Texas at El Paso cheerleader who traded her pom-poms for dog tags after graduating last spring has apparently backed into the ...
Landry, No. 8 LSU hold off Arkansas 20-13
Jarvis Landry helped LSU keep the SEC championship in reach with a 20-13 win over Arkansas on Friday. Now the receiver and the rest of the No.
Nation's top 2 all-purpose outings come in losses
The top two all-purpose performances in the nation were turned in on the same weekend — both in losses. Tavon Austin of West Virginia piled up a Big ...
Notre Dame stays unbeaten, then get more good news
No. 3 Notre Dame stayed undefeated with an uncharacteristically easy victory at home and then had the rest of the night to watch as the teams in front ...
Boyd accounts for 8 TDs in 62-48 win for Clemson
Clemson is somewhere it hasn't been in more than 20 years, riding an offense that keeps shattering records every week. On Saturday, it was quarterback ...
Ravens set points record in 55-20 rout of Raiders
Joe Flacco led a record-setting day for the Baltimore Ravens, who scored touchdowns at a dizzying rate in several different ways. Flacco threw for 341 ...
North Carolina QB sets prep mark in 104-80 win
Will Grier is still trying to get his head around throwing for a national record 837 yards passing and 10 touchdowns in his team's 104-80 win in a ...
Kenjon Barner rushes into Heisman consideration
Kenjon Barner modestly said No. 2 Oregon did "pretty well" in its big win over USC. As for his own record-setting effort, the ever-humble running back ...
Manning sets record, Broncos beat Bengals 31-23
Peyton Manning had no trouble clearing those two interceptions out of his head and leading a fourth-quarter comeback. "I've been there before," the ...
Eurozone unemployment rises to new record
Unemployment in the 17-country eurozone hit a record high of 11.6 percent in September, official figures showed Wednesday, a sign the economy is ...
World Series averages record low television rating
The San Francisco Giants' sweep of the Detroit Tigers set a record low for the World Series' television ratings. The four games on Fox averaged a 7.
Fox sets viewership record with 3rd debate
While it set a viewership record for Fox News Channel, Monday's debate between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was the least-watched ...
Correction: Supersonic Skydiver story
In a story Oct. 14 about a record-setting skydive, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the record for the longest free fall record is 5 ...
World matched record for hottest September _ again
Something about September keeps bringing out the record heat in the world. The globe last month matched a record for the hottest September, set in ...
2 skydivers, 52 years apart, same lofty goal
The advice from master to student over the past three years has been simple: Be prepared. Know what to do and how to do it. "Fearless Felix" ...
Brees sets record, Saints upend Chargers 31-24
Drew Brees threw a long touchdown pass to take ownership of another prestigious NFL passing record, hit three more scoring passes in an emotional ...
Brees sets mark, Saints beat Chargers 31-24
Drew Brees got suspended coach Sean Payton in the building, broke a prestigious NFL passing record and led New Orleans to a desperately needed first ...
Brees sets mark with TD pass in 48th straight game
Drew Brees set an NFL record Sunday night with touchdown passes in 48 straight games, breaking a mark set by Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas ...
49ers set franchise yards record, beat Bills 45-3
Joe Montana never did it. Neither did Steve Young or Y.A. Tittle. Even the architect of the West Coast offense, Bill Walsh, could only imagine such ...