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Originally published Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 2:15 PM
Longest Winning Streaks
The Miami Heat have won 23 games in a row, 10 short of matching the NBA record. From squash to stocks, here are two dozen winning streaks over the years:
The Associated Press
The Miami Heat have won 23 games in a row, 10 short of matching the NBA record. From squash to stocks, here are two dozen winning streaks over the years:
2,495 - Harlem Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals (1962-71)
555 - Jahangir Khan, squash (1981-86)
504 - Miller Place (N.Y.) High School, badminton (1973-2005)
470 - Esther Vergeer, wheelchair tennis (2003-12)
459 - Brandon (Fla.) High School, wrestling (1974-2008)
252 - Trinity (Conn.) men's squash (1998-2012)
159 - Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, wrestling (1998-02)
151 - Concord (Calif.) De La Salle High School, football (1992-2004)
122 - Edwin Moses, 400-meter hurdles (1977-87)
109 - Penn State women's volleyball (2007-10)
90 - Connecticut women's basketball (2008-10)
88 - UCLA men's basketball (1971-74)
87 - Julio Cesar Chavez, boxing (1980-93)
74 - Martina Navratilova, WTA tennis (1984)
62 - U.S. men's Olympic basketball (1936-72)
55 - Mount Union, NCAA Division III football (2000-03)
54 - Kincsem, thoroughbred racing (1874)
46 - Guillermo Vilas, ATP tennis (1977)
33 - Los Angeles Lakers, NBA (1971-72)
26 - New York Giants, MLB (1916)
21 - New England Patriots, NFL (2003-04)
17 - Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL (1993)
15 - Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS (1997-98)
14 days - Dow Jones industrial average (1897)










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