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:

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)

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