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    g8orbill Old Gator Moderator VIP Member

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    • 1874 36th Grand National: Mr. J. M. Richardson wins his second consecutive GN aboard French 5/1 favourite Reugny
    • 1886 48th Grand National: Tommy Skelton wins aboard 25/1 chance Old Joe

    • 1897 59th Grand National: Terry Kavanagh aboard 6/1 favourite Manifesto wins by 20 lengths from Filbert
    • 1909 71st Grand National: Georges Parfrement wins aboard French 100/9 hope Lutteur III
    • 1915 77th Grand National: legendary jockey Jack Anthony wins his second of 3 GN's aboard 100/8 bet Ally Sloper
    • 1915 Stanley Cup Final, Denman Arena, Vancouver, BC: Barney Stanley scores 5 goals as Vancouver Millionaires beat Ottawa Senators, 12-3 for a 3-0 sweep of first non-challenge series; Vancouver first PCHA champions
    • 1917 Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 9-1 for a 3-1 series victory; first US team to win SC
    • 1920 79th Grand National: legendary jockey Jack Anthony wins his record 3rd GN aboard 6/1 Troytown
    • 1926 85th Grand National: Billy Watkinson victorious aboard 25/1 bet Jack Horner; first Australian jockey to win the race
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    1937 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replaces his 40 oz bat with a 36 oz one

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    1945 De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34

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    • 1945 Venray soccer team forms
    • 1949 103rd Grand National: Leo McMorrow aboard 66/1 outsider Russian Hero wins by a comfortable 8 lengths ahead of Roimond
    • 1949 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State, 46-36; Wildcats' back-to-back titles; center Alex Groza MOP
    • 1952 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St. Johns, 80-63; first tournament to have a true "Final Four" format
    • 1955 109th Grand National: Pat Taaffe wins aboard Quare Times at 100/9; third consecutive GN victory for trainer Vincent O'Brien

    • 1955 France misses out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing, 16-11 to Wales at Stade Colombes; share Five Nations Rugby Championship with Wales with 3-1 record
    • 1959 Test debut for Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad v West Indies, aged 15 years
    • 1960 114th Grand National: Gerry Scott wins aboard 13/2 favourite Merryman II; first clear favourite to win in 33 years
    • 1960 Orioles-Reds series planned for Havana is moved to Miami
    • 1960 USC captures NCAA swimming title
    • 1966 120th Grand National: Tim Norman aboard 50/1 outsider Anglo wins by 20 lengths, giving Freddie 2nd place for a second straight year
    • 1966 Wales beats France, 9-8 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch their 15th Five Nations Rugby Championship
    • 1972 LA Lakers break NBA wins record by winning 69 of 82 games (69-13), record will stand for 24 years
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    1973 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; Bruins' 7th straight title; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP for 2nd consecutive year

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    1974 George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title in Caracas, Venezuela

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    • 1975 Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win & NHL record of 17 straight loses
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    1979 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Indiana State, 75-64; marks start of rivalry between future Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; highest-rated game in history of televised college basketball

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    NBA LegendLarry Bird

    • 1979 MLB San Diego Padres & San Francisco Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it
    • 1991 Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34
    • 1991 Victoria beat NSW by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final
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    1992 Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

    • 1992 NHL NY Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years
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    1994 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 m ladies (38.99 sec)

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    Speed SkaterBonnie Blair

    • 1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Nanci Bowen wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Susie Redman; her sole LPGA Tour victory
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    1995 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Lee Janzen wins by a stroke ahead of runner-up Bernhard Langer of Germany

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    Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

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    1996 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld v Vic)

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    Test CricketerAllan Border

    • 1997 NHL announces Anaheim Mighty Ducks & Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 season in Japan
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    2000 Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Karrie Webb of Australia wins the first of her 2 titles in this event, 10 strokes ahead of defending champion Dottie Pepper

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    GolferKarrie Webb

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    2001 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins the first of his 2 PC's, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Vijay Singh of Fiji

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    GolferTiger Woods

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    GolferVijay Singh

    • 2006 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Canadian Stephen Ames shoots a final round 67 to complete biggest win of his career by 6 strokes from Retief Goosen of South Africa
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    2014 Laureus World Sports Awards, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Sportsman: Sebastian Vettel; Sportswoman: Genzebe Dibaba; Team: Germany Men's National Football team

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    Formula 1 DriverSebastian Vettel

    • 2021 Scotland beats France 27-23 at Saint-Denis to confirm Wales' 28th Six-Nations Rugby Championship title; Welsh also claim Triple Crown
     
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    A “War Baby” is born.
    Several birth defects but he made it. :)
     
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    • 1871 First international rugby union match - Scotland beats England, 1-0 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
    • 1873 35th Grand National: J. M. Richardson wins aboard 20/1 shot Disturbance by 6 lengths from Rhyshworth

    • 1885 47th Grand National: Jockey Ted Wilson wins his second consecutive GN aboard 10/3 favourite Roquefort
    • 1896 58th Grand National: Former owner David Campbell wins aboard 40/1 outsider The Soarer
    • 1903 65th Grand National: Percy Woodland aboard 13/2 chance Drumcree wins by 3 lengths from Detail
    • 1908 70th Grand National: Henry Bletsoe wins aboard American 66/1 outsider Rubio
    • 1914 76th Grand National: Bill Smith aboard Sunloch wins by 8 lengths from Trianon III
    • 1925 84th Grand National: Major John Wilson wins aboard 100/9 shot Double Chance; first year a tape, known then as a 'gate', used at the start line
    • 1928 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
    • 1929 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
    • 1931 90th Grand National: 9 year old Grakle, at odds of 100/6 and ridden by jockey Bob Lyall wins by 1.5 lengths from 1929 winner Gregalach
    • 1931 John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on
    • 1932 De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt
    • 1936 95th Grand National: Fulke Walwyn scores back-to-back GN victories aboard Reynoldstown at 10/1
    • 1937 Feijenoord Stadion, home ground of Dutch football club Feyenoord Rotterdam and nicknamed De Kuip opens after 2 years in construction
    • 1939 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: U of Oregon beats Ohio State, 46-33; Ohio State forward Jimmy Hull is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
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    1942 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (NYC)

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    • 1945 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU, 49-44; Cowboys' center Bob Kurland is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 1951 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas, 68-58; Wildcats' 3rd title; 16-team field is introduced
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    1962 NHL Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy

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    NHL GoalieJacques Plante

    • 1965 119th Grand National: Tommy Smith becomes first American jockey to win GN aboard US trained and owned horse, Jay Trump at 100/6
    • 1971 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova, 68-62; UCLA's 5th consecutive title; Villanova later disqualified, ineligible player Howard Porter
    • 1971 Wales clinches its 17th Five Nations Rugby Championship, 6th Grand Slam and 12th Triple Crown with a 9-5 win over France at Stade Colombes, Paris
    • 1973 Dennis Amiss out for 99 v Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket
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    1977 American tennis star Chris Evert wins her 4th and final WTA Tour Championship 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 against England's Sue Barker at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert

    • 1978 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke, 94-88; Wildcats 5th title; forward Jack Givens scores 41 points
    • 1982 Imran takes 14-116 for cricket match v Sri Lanka at Lahore
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    1983 Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

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    WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

    • 1988 Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
    • 1988 Ladies' Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR)
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    1988 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA)

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    Figure SkaterBrian Boitano

    • 1988 Ok-Hee Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic Golf Tournament
    • 1988 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Local resident Mark McCumber wins with record total 273 (−15), 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Mike Reid
    • 1989 Delhi beat Bengal by innings & 210 to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
    • 1990 NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final
    • 1991 NCAA bans U of Minn football team from postseason play in 1992
    • 1994 Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk & Platov (RUS)
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    1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Donna Andrews wins her only major title by 1 over British runner-up Laura Davies; Andrews birdies final hole while Davies makes bogey.

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    LPGA GolferLaura Davies

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    1994 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Australian Greg Norman sets scoring record of 264 (−24) to finish 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller

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    GolferGreg Norman

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    GolferFuzzy Zoeller

    • 1998 Chicago Bulls - Atlanta Hawks matchup at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, draws a crowd of 62,046, largest in any game in NBA history; Bulls win, 89-74
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    2000 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 1983 champion Hal Sutton leads wire-to-wire to win by a stroke ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods

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    GolferTiger Woods

    • 2004 France beats England, 24-21 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; England earns the Triple Crown
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    2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Annika Sörenstam of Sweden wins event for the 3rd time, 8 strokes ahead of American Rosie Jones

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    GolferAnnika Sörenstam
     
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    • 1879 41st Grand National: Garry Moore aboard 5/1 chance The Liberator wins by 2 lengths from Jackal
    • 1884 46th Grand National: Ted Wilson aboard 10/1 shot Voluptuary wins by 4 lengths from Frigate

    • 1890 52nd Grand National: Arthur Nightingall wins aboard 4/1 favourite Ilex
    • 1891 1st world weightlifting championship won by Edward Lawrence in London, England
    • 1919 78th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard Poethlyn; shortest price winner in history at 11-4
    • 1922 Stanley Cup Final, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Toronto St Patricks (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 5-1 for a 3-2 series win
    • 1924 83rd Grand National: Bob Trudgill wins aboard 25/1 shot Master Robert; last GN from a general riding start, now-familiar 'tape' introduced the following year.
    • 1933 1st SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Mississippi State, 46-27
    • 1939 Renaissance Big 5 win 1st pro basketball championship
    • 1942 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth, 53-38; Cardinal forward Howie Dallmar is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth, 42-40; Utes' first title; small forward Arnie Ferrin is named tournament MOP
    • 1950 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley, 71-68; City College of NY first to win NCAA & National Invitational Basketball in same year
    • 1952 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
    • 1953 107th Grand National: Bryan Marshall wins aboard Irish 8-year old Early Mist; first of 3 consecutive GN victories for trainer Vincent O'Brien
    • 1953 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright
    • 1955 NZ cricket all out for 26 v England at Eden Park

    • 1957 1st National Curling Championship held
    • 1962 Devastating 8 for 6 spell by West Indian spin bowler Lance Gibbs gives home side innings & 30 run 3rd Test win over India in Bridgetown
    • 1963 AFL's NY Titan's become the NY Jets
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    1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain

    • 1975 NHL Washington Capitals win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses
    • 1976 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64 at Pennsylvania State University
    • 1977 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina, 67-59; Warriors' first title; coach Al McGuire retires
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    1981 Martina Navratilova beats 16 year old American tennis prodigy Andrea Jaeger 6-3, 7-6 in the final of the WTA Tour Championships at Madison Square Garden, NYC

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

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    Tennis PlayerAndrea Jaeger

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    1981 Viv Richards scores century in the 1st Test at his home Antigua

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    Cricketer and Master BlasterViv Richards

    • 1982 1st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Cheney, 76-62; Lady Techsters' forward Janice Lawrence tournament MOP
    • 1982 Last AIAW Women's Basketball Championship, Rutgers beat Texas 83-77 in Philadelphia
    • 1983 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Hal Sutton comes from 4 strokes back with a final round 69 to win a rain-affected Monday finish by 1 stroke ahead of Bob Eastwood
    • 1989 New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars & Stripes, in a NY court
    • 1990 Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient
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    1990 Michael Jordan scores 69 points, 4th time he scores 60 pts in a game

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    Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

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    1990 US President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal

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    Track and Field AthleteJesse Owens

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    41st US PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush

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    1991 Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

    • 1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Helen Alfredsson of Sweden wins her only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 3 runners-up; first non-American to win the event as a major
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    1993 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Nick Price of Zimbabwe sets a scoring record of 270 (−18) to finish 5 strokes ahead of Germany's Bernhard Langer

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    GolferNick Price

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    Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

    • 1995 Queensland beat South Australia in cricket to win the 1st ever Sheffield Shield
    • 1999 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Purdue beats Duke, 62-45; Boilermakers' Ukari Figgs is named Most Outstanding Player
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    1999 Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: 1992 champion Dottie Pepper wins the last of her 2 major titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Meg Mallon

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    LPGA GolferMeg Mallon

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    1999 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: David Duval wins by 2 strokes from Scott Gump; Duval's father Bob wins Senior Tour's Emerald Coast Classic on the same day

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    GolferDavid Duval

    • 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Grace Park wins her only major title by 1 stroke, sinking a 6-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole; fellow South Korean Aree Song is runner-up
    • 2004 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 23-year old Australian Adam Scott holds on for his 2nd PGA Tour title, 1 stroke ahead of Irishman Pádraig Harrington
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    2005 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 48-year old Fred Funk becomes oldest event winner, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Luke Donald, Tom Lehman, and Scott Verplank

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    GolferTom Lehman

    • 2007 Sri Lankan cricket fast bowler Lasith Malinga produces unprecedented sequence of 4 wickets in 4 balls, as South Africa scrambles to a 1-wicket Super 8's ICC World Cup win in Guyana
    • 2018 Captain Steve Smith and David Warner are suspended by Cricket Australia for 12 months, and Cameron Bancroft (9 months) for their part in the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa
     
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    • 1873 English FA Cup Final, Lillie Bridge, London: Wanderers beat Oxford University, 2-0; second consecutive title
    • 1878 40th Grand National: John Jones aboard 7/1 chance Shifnal wins by 2 lengths from Martha

    • 1879 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Old Etonians beat Clapham Rovers, 1-0; Charles Clerke scores winner
    • 1889 51st Grand National: Jockey Tommy Beasley wins his third GN aboard Irish 2-time runner-up Frigate at 8/1
    • 1895 57th Grand National: Joe Widger aboard 10/1 chance Wild Man From Borneo wins by 1.5 lengths from Cathal
    • 1901 63rd Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his 3rd GN aboard 9/1 shot Grudon in a howling snowstorm
    • 1912 74th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard 4/1 co-favourite Jerry M
    • 1929 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 2-1 for a 2-0 series sweep; Boston's first Championship
    • 1930 89h Grand National: 10-year-old 100/8 shot Shaun Goilin, ridden by jockey Tommy Cullinan, wins by a neck from Melleray's Belle
    • 1935 94th Grand National: Frank Furlong wins aboard Reynoldstown at 22/1; stallion repeats with back-to-back victory the following year
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    1940 American boxer Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 rounds to retain heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

    • 1941 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Washington State, 39-34; Badgers' forward John Kotz is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 1946 1st Test Cricket between Australia & NZ
    • 1946 Australian cricket bowlers Bill O'Reilly (5/14) and Ernie Toshack (4/12) rout NZ for 42 in one-off Test in Wellington; Test debuts of greats Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller & Don Tallon
    • 1947 101st Grand National: 100/1 Irish outsider Caughoo ridden by 35-year-old jockey Eddie Dempsey wins by 20 lengths from Lough Conn
    • 1948 Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten, Netherland

    • 1948 New York Yankees & Boston Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game
    • 1958 112th Grand National: Arthur Freeman aboard 18/1 bet Mr. What wins by 30 lengths from Tiberetta
    • 1959 Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore
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    1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

    • 1969 123rd Grand National: Eddie P. Harty Sr. aboard 100/9 chance Highland Wedding wins by 12 lengths from Steel Bridge
    • 1970 Manchester City of England win 10th European Cup Winner's Cup against Górnik Zabrze of Poland 2-1 in Vienna
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    1973 Boston Celtic Dave Cowens wins NBA MVP

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    NBA Center and Head CoachDave Cowens

    • 1975 Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers
    • 1976 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan, 86-68; first time 2 teams from same conference (Big Ten) play in title game
    • 1979 Delhi beats Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
    • 1979 Last day of Test cricket for Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad
    • 1980 134th Grand National: American amateur rider Charlie Fenwick wins aboard 40/1 outsider Ben Nevis; only 4 from 30 starters finish race
    • 1981 AIAW Women's Basketball Championship, Louisiana Tech beat Tennessee 79-59 in Eugene
    • 1981 Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m
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    1982 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown, 63-62; Tar Heels' future Hall of Fame small forward James Worthy named Tournament Most Outstanding Player

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    NBA Small ForwardJames Worthy

    • 1984 NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis
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    1985 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    • 1987 6th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44; Lady Vols guard Tonya Edwards MOP
    • 1987 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Sandy Lyle of Scotland defeats Jeff Sluman on the 3rd hole of a sudden-death playoff to become the first international player to win the title
    • 1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL

    • 1992 Ice Dance Championship in Oakland, California won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (CIS)
    • 1992 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)
    • 1992 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)
    • 1992 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Dottie Pepper (Mochrie) wins the first of her 2 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Juli Inkster with par on the 1st extra hole
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    1992 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Davis Love III wins by 4 strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.

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    Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship WinnerNick Faldo

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    GolferTom Watson

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    GolferDavis Love III

    • 1993 Queensland all out for 75 v NSW in Sheffield Shield Final
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    1994 Coach Jimmy Johnson quits Dallas Cowboys

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    NFL Head CoachJimmy Johnson

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    1994 Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border

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    • 1996 Cleveland Browns choose new name for their relocated team - Baltimore Ravens
    • 1996 NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
    • 1997 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition)
    • 1998 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech, 93-75; Volunteers' 3-peat, completing undefeated season (39–0)
    • 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Pat Hurst wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson after sinking a 5-foot birdie putt at the final green
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    1998 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Justin Leonard recovers from 5 strokes back to finish 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Glen Day and Tom Lehman

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    GolferTom Lehman

    • 1999 61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Duke, 77-74; Huskies' first title in first title game
    • 2015 Cricket World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Australia defeats fellow host New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their 5th title; Player of Series: Mitchell Starc
     
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    • 1883 45th Grand National: Austrian breeder, owner Count Karel Kinsky rides Zoedone to 10 length win; only 10 starters, the smallest GN field in history; first winning jockey from outside Britain and Ireland
    • 1894 56th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his second GN aboard 5/1 joint favourite Why Not

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    1900 62nd Grand National: Algy Anthony wins aboard Ambush II; owner is Prince Of Wales (King Edward VII)

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    King of EnglandEdward VII

    • 1906 68th Grand National: Aubrey Hastings wins aboard 20/1 shot Ascetic's Silver
    • 1916 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
    • 1918 Stanley Cup, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory; first series contested by the new NHL
    • 1925 Stanley Cup Final, Patrick Arena, Victoria, BC: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 6-1 for a 3-1 series win; last non-NHL team to win trophy
    • 1928 87th Grand National: Mr. William Dutton aboard 100/1 long-shot Tipperary Tim wins as all of the 41 other starters fall during the race
    • 1930 Babberich-H soccer team forms
    • 1940 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas, 60-42; Hoosiers' forward Marvin Huffman is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 1943 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wyoming beats Georgetown, 46-34; Cowboys' point guard Ken Sailors is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 1946 Australia beats NZ in cricket at 3 30pm on 2nd day
    • 1946 Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O'Reilly (5-14 & 3-19)
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    1947 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins her first of 3 Titleholders titles by 5 strokes ahead of Dorothy Kirby

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    All-Round Athlete and GolferBabe Didrikson Zaharias

    • 1954 Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston
    • 1957 111th Grand National: Fred Winter aboard 20/1 bet Sundew wins by 8 lengths from Wyndburgh

    • 1963 117th Grand National: 19-year old jockey Pat Buckley aboard 66/1 outsider Ayala wins by 3/4 of a length from Carrickbeg
    • 1968 122nd Grand National: 20-year old Brian Fletcher aboard 100/7 chance Red Alligator rides the first of 3 GN victories
    • 1974 128th Grand National: Brian Fletcher aboard Red Rum wins for the 2nd consecutive year; horse goes on to win 1977 race for 3 GN victories; Fletcher's record 3rd GN win
    • 1975 Ron Lalonde scores the 1st hat trick by a Washington Capital
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    1981 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina, 63-50; Hoosiers' future Hall of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas is named Tournament Most Outstanding Player

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    NBA Point Guard and CoachIsiah Thomas

    • 1985 139th Grand National: Welsh jockey Hywel Davies aboard 11-year old 50/1 outsider Last Suspect wins by 1½ lengths from Mr. Snugfit
    • 1985 Ireland beats England, 13-10 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin to clinch its 10th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and 6th triple Crown
    • 1986 5th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Texas beats USC, 97-81; Longhorns' Clarissa Davis MOP award; complete first undefeated season (34-0)
    • 1986 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: John Mahaffey wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1990 Jack Nicklaus makes his debut on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain; wins the event by 4 strokes from Gary Player

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

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    GolferGary Player

    • 1991 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles)
    • 1991 Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1992 Man accidentally backs into Oakland A's Jose Canseco's $225,000 Lamborghini

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    MLB PlayerJosé Canseco

    • 1993 New South Wales beat Qld by eight wkts to win Sheffield Shield
    • 1993 Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
    • 1994 Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy
    • 1994 England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain
    • 1996 149th Grand National: 7/1 favourite Rough Quest, ridden by Irish jockey Mick Fitzgerald wins by 1¼ lengths from Encore Un Peu
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1996 Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI vs NZ at Port-Of-Spain

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    CricketerBrian Lara

    • 1996 NY Mets beats NY Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game

    • 1997 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion, 68-59; Volunteers 5th national title
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1997 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: 41-year old Betsy King wins her 3rd title in this event, 2 strokes ahead of Kris Tschetter and Amy Fruhwirth; last of her 6 major titles

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    LPGA GolferBetsy King

    [​IMG]PGA Players Championship
    1997 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Steve Elkington of Australia leads wire-to-wire to win his 2nd PC title, a record 7 strokes ahead of runner-up Scott Hoch.

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    Golfer and PGA ChampionSteve Elkington

    • 1998 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Utah, 78-69; Wildcats' 2nd title in 3 seasons and 7th overall
    [​IMG]World Record
    2001 At 15 years, 9 months American swimmer Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly world record at the US World Championship trials at Austin, Texas; becomes youngest male to set a world mark

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    SwimmerMichael Phelps

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2003 In a final match decider, England beats Ireland 42-6 in Dublin to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; Jonny Wilkinson kicks 3 conversions, a penalty and 2 dropped goals for England

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    Rugby PlayerJonny Wilkinson

    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Patricia Meunier-Lebouc of France wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of the 2-time defending champion Annika Sörenstam of Sweden

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    GolferAnnika Sörenstam

    [​IMG]PGA Players Championship
    2003 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Davis Love III shoots a final round 64 to win his 2nd Players title, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Jay Haas and Pádraig Harrington

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    GolferDavis Love III

    • 2020 International Olympic Committee announces postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    2022 State memorial service held for Australian cricketing great Shane Warne at Melbourne Cricket Ground, attended by 50,000

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    Cricketer and BroadcasterShane Warne
     
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    • 1905
      67th Grand National: Frank Mason victorious aboard Kirkland; first Welsh-trained horse to win the event
    • 1909 National Baseball Commission rules players who jump contracts to be suspended for 5 years; players joining outlaw organizations suspended for 3 years
    • 1923 First dance marathon in New York City; Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hours with 6 different partners
    • 1923 Stanley Cup Final, Denman Arena, Vancouver, BC: Ottawa Senators (NHL) edge Edmonton Eskimos (WCHL), 1-0 for a 2-0 series sweep
    • 1955 West Indies cricket all-rounder Collie Smith scores 104 in his Test debut in a 9 wicket 1st Test defeat to Australia in Kingston, Jamaica
    • 1962 116th Grand National: Fred Winter aboard 28/1 shot Kilmore wins by 10 lengths from Wyndburgh
    • 1973 127th Grand National: Brian Fletcher wins aboard 9/1 co-favourite Red Rum; recovers from 15 lengths behind at final fence; first of Red Rum's record 3 GN victories
    [​IMG]Sports History

    1973 American tennis star Billie Jean King ends Australian Margaret Court's 57-match winning streak 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in semi finals of the WTA event in Indianapolis, IN

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    Tennis LegendBillie Jean King

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    1973 Boston Bruins defenceman Bobby Orr scores his 3rd career hat trick in a 7-3 loss at Toronto to become the first player in NHL history to score 100 points for 4 straight seasons

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    Ice Hockey LegendBobby Orr

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1973 Muhammad Ali suffers a broken jaw in a shock split-points decision loss to Ken Norton over 12 rounds in San Diego; Ali wins rematch in another controversial split decision

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMuhammad Ali

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    Heavyweight BoxerKen Norton

    • 1973 Philadelphia Flyers score an NHL record tying 8 goals from an astounding 60 shots in the 2nd period of a 10-2 win over New York Islanders
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1974 American golfer Lee Trevino goes bogey-free for the full 4 rounds as he wins the Greater New Orleans Open by 8 strokes from Bobby Cole and Ben Crenshaw

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    GolferBen Crenshaw

    • 1975 37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky, 92-85; 10th title under coach John Wooden who had announced his retirement 2 days earlier
    • 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Jazz, 110-101 in New Orleans to clinch club's first ever NBA playoff berth
    • 1979 133rd Grand National: Maurice Barnes victorious aboard Rubstic; first Scottish-trained horse to win the event

    • 1979 Montreal Canadiens beat visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-3 to become just the 2nd team in NHL history to win 50 (or more) games for 4 straight years
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1980 Almost concurrent heavyweight boxing championship fights: Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for WBC title in Las Vegas, NV whilst Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for WBA belt in Knoxville, TN

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    WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

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    WBA World Heavyweight ChampionMike Weaver

    • 1982 NBA and Players Association reach a 4-year agreement that includes a 53% revenue-sharing plan in return for minimum & maximum payrolls; first of its kind in team sports
    • 1984 138th Grand National: Neale Doughty wins aboard 13/1 Hallo Dandy; 23 complete the course, breaking record for most finishers
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1984 Mike Bossy becomes first player in NHL history to record 7 straight 50 goal seasons; scores 50th and 51st of the year in a 3-1 New York Islanders' win at Washington

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    Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

    • 1985 4th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Old Dominion beats Georgia, 70-65; Monarchs' Tracy Claxton, MOP
    • 1985 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Calvin Peete shoots final round 66 to win by 3 strokes from D. A. Weibring; Peete only player to break par in all 4 rounds
    • 1986 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke, 72-69; first tournament to use a shot clock (initially set at 45 seconds)
    • 1987 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse, 74-73; Hoosiers' guard Keith Smart hits game-winner in final seconds, intercepts full court pass at the last second
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1988 New York Islanders celebrate defenseman Denis Potvin's 1,000 points and 1,000 NHL games at tribute night at Nassau Coliseum

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    NHL StarDenis Potvin

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1990 20-year old Quebec Nordiques' center Joe Sakic scores a goal in a 3-2 loss to Hartford to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season

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    NHL LegendJoe Sakic

    • 1991 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Virginia, 70-67; first overtime win in the NCAA's 10-year history
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1991 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Amy Alcott breaks her own scoring record to win her 3rd DS by 8 strokes over Dottie Pepper; her 5th major title, and 29th & final LPGA Tour win

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    GolferAmy Alcott

    [​IMG]PGA Players Championship
    1991 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Australian Steve Elkington birdies final hole to win by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller

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    Golfer and PGA ChampionSteve Elkington

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    GolferFuzzy Zoeller

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1991 St. Louis Blues' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Brett Hull scores his 86th goal of the season in a 2-1 win over Minnesota North Stars; 3rd best total in NHL history

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    NHL LegendBrett Hull

    • 1992 Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons guides the Suns to a 128-111 home win over Portland to become the 6th coach in NBA history to record 800 career wins
    • 1992 Ranji Trophy Cricket Final, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi: Delhi (Ajay Sharma 175 in 532) beats Tamil Nadu (449) on 1st innings
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 Chicago White Sox assigns former NBA superstar Michael Jordan to the Birmingham Barons of Class AA Southern League; returns to NBA after one season

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    Basketball SuperstarMichael Jordan

    • 1995 Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike
    • 1995 Ranji Trophy Cricket Final, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay: Bombay (Sanjay Manjrekar 224 in 6/690) beats Punjab (Vikram Rathour 177 in 372) on 1st innings
    [​IMG]Davis Cup
    1995 Second time in tennis history, world #1 and #2 ranked players play in the same Davis Cup team; Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi score victories in US quarter-final win against Italy in Palermo

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    Tennis PlayerPete Sampras

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    Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

    • 1996 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia, 83-65; 3 Volunteers in All-Tournament team: Michelle Marciniak, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tiffani Johnson
    • 1996 First time in MLB history, the regular season opens in March with Seattle Mariners beating Chicago White Sox, 3-2 in 12 innings at the Kingdome, Seattle
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1996 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Patty Sheehan wIns by 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Meg Mallon, Kelly Robbins and Annika Sörenstam

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    LPGA GolferMeg Mallon

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    LPGA GolferPatty Sheehan

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    GolferAnnika Sörenstam

    [​IMG]PGA Players Championship
    1996 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Fred Couples shoots a final round 64 to win his 2nd PC title, 4 strokes ahead of runners-up Colin Montgomerie and Tommy Tolles

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    Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples

    • 1996 Ranji Trophy Cricket Final, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras: Karnataka (Vijay Bharadwaj 146 of 8/620) beats Tamil Nadu (370) on 1st innings
    • 1997 59th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Arizona beats Kentucky, 84-79 (OT); Wildcats' first title in first title game
    [​IMG]Cricket Debut
    1997 West Indies cricketers win 3rd Test at Bridgetown, Barbados by 38 runs after setting India a modest 120 run target; tourists dismissed for 81 in Brian Lara's debut as Windies' captain

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    CricketerBrian Lara

    • 1998 Expansion clubs, Tampa Bay and Arizona both suffer bad losses in their MLB debuts; Devil Rays lose, 11-6 to the Detroit Tigers and the Diamondbacks fall, 9-2 to Colorado Rockies
    • 1998 Milwaukee becomes first team since the inception of the American League in 1901 to switch MLB leagues; Brewers lose first NL game, 2-1 to the Braves in Atlanta
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2001 German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become first siblings to share front row of the grid in a Formula 1 World Championship event; qualify 1st and 2nd respectively for Brazilian GP in São Paulo

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    Formula 1 DriverRalf Schumacher

    • 2002 21st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Oklahoma, 82-70; Huskies conclude perfect season (39-0)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2002 Andre Agassi wins his 700th career match and captures his second straight Key Biscayne title with a 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 win over Roger Federer at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Florida

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    Tennis LegendAndre Agassi

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    Tennis ChampionRoger Federer

    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Defending champion Annika Sörenstam of Sweden shoots a final round 68 to win, 1 stroke ahead of compatriot Liselotte Neumann

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    GolferAnnika Sörenstam

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2003 Cincinnati Reds open their new home, The Great American Ball Park, with a 10-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates; former President George H. W. Bush throws first ceremonial pitch

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    41st US PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush

    • 2004 Australian swimmer Lisbeth Lenton breaks Inge de Bruijn's 4-year old 100m freestyle women's world record in 53.66s at the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney
    • 2004 With a 12-1 defeat of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Tokyo, NY Yankees starter Kevin Brown becomes only the 2nd pitcher in MLB history to have beaten all 30 teams
     
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    • 1888 Students from Rotterdam, Netherlands establish a cricket club called Rotterdamsche Cricket & Football Club Sparta which evolves into Sparta Rotterdam
    • 1919 Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: With Montreal Canadiens (NHL) & Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) tied at 2-2-1, trophy not awarded due to worldwide flu epidemic

    • 1920 Stanley Cup Final, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Jack Darragh scores a hat-trick as Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA), 6-1 for a 3-2 series win
    • 1926 Montreal Maroons' Clint Benedict becomes first NHL goalie to record 3 straight playoff shutouts, in a 3-0 win against the visiting Victoria Cougars in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Championship series
    [​IMG]Sports History

    1930 American golfer Bobby Jones starts his Grand Slam season by winning the Southeastern Open by 13 strokes over Horton Smith at the Forest Hills-Ricker Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia

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    GolferBobby Jones

    • 1930 Chicago Cubs catcher Leo Hartnett breaks the altitude record for a catch by gloving a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, California
    • 1931 Jackie Mitchell becomes the second female (after Lizzie Arlington 1898) in organised baseball when she signs with the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball Club
    • 1933 England cricket batsman Wally Hammond smashes 34 fours, 10 sixes in a Test record unbeaten 336 in the drawn 2nd Test against New Zealand in Auckland
    • 1933 Scotland beats Ireland, 8-6 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin to win the Home Nations Rugby Championship and Triple Crown
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1938 World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5th round of their title bout in Chicago; 3rd defense by Louis

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

    • 1948 Fast bowler Hines Johnson has match figures of 10-96 on debut in West Indies 4th cricket Test win v England in Kingston, Jamaica; first fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a single Test for West Indies
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1953 West Indian cricket batsmen Frank Worrell (237), Clyde Walcott (118) and Everton Weekes (109) all make centuries in 1st innings of drawn 5th Test v India in Kingston, Jamaica

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    West Indian CricketerEverton Weekes

    [​IMG]Stanley Cup
    1954 Detroit Red Wings right wing Gordie Howe scores 2 goals and an assist, and sets a Stanley Cup playoff record for fastest goal from the start of a game :)09) in a 4-3 2OT win over Toronto in Game 5 of the Semi-Finals

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    Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe

    • 1963 NY Mets purchase future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Duke Snider from the LA Dodgers for $40,000; Snider had starred for the Brooklyn Dodgers 1947-57
    • 1969 Seattle Pilots trade little-known minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to KC Royals for 2 prospects; hits .282 with 11 HRs & 68 RBI to win AL Rookie of the Year; becomes leading MLB manager
    • 1970 Federal Bankruptcy Referee Sidney Volinn declares MLB's Seattle Pilots bankrupt; car dealer Bud Selig buys franchise for $10.8 million and moves club to Milwaukee (Brewers)

    • 1972 MLB players stage first ever collective strike; play resumes (13/4/72) when owners and players agree to $500,000 increase in pension fund payments
    [​IMG]NBA Record
    1973 Boston Celtics captain John Havlicek scores career high 54 points in 134-109 rout of Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of 1st round Eastern Conference playoffs; hits NBA playoff record 24-of-36 field-goal attempts

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    NBA Small forwardJohn Havlicek

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1973 Despite a final round, 5-3 loss to Montreal, Boston Bruins center Phil Esposito wins his third consecutive NHL scoring title with 130 points from 55 goals and 75 assists in the 78-game season

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    NHL StarPhil Esposito

    • 1978 132nd Grand National: Bob Davies aboard 14/1 chance Lucius wins by half a length from Sebastian V
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy becomes first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season after scoring #50 and #51 in the closing moments in a 3-2 win over Washington

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    Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1981 Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky has an assist (his 103rd) in the Oilers 4-4 tie with Colorado Rockies to break Bobby Orr's 10-year mark for most assists in a single NHL season

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    [​IMG]NHL Record
    1982 Quebec center Peter Šťastný scores 4th career hat trick and 4 assists, and his brother Marián adds 5 assists to lead the Nordiques to an 8-5 win at Boston

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    Ice Hockey PlayerPeter Šťastný

    • 1984 3rd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: USC goes back-to-back; beats Tennessee, 72-61; Cheryl Miller 2nd consecutive MOP award
    [​IMG]PGA Players Championship
    1984 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 24-year old Fred Couples finishes at 277 (-11), 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino

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    Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples

    • 1985 47th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Villanova beats Georgetown, 66-64; Wildcats lowest-seeded team (8th) to win tournament
    • 1986 Ranji Trophy Men's Cricket, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi: Delhi beats Haryana by innings & 141; Manoj Prabhakar 113, Kirti Azad 107, Mohinder Amarnath 194, Ajay Sharma 110
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1989 A. Bartlett Giamatti replaces Peter Ueberroth as 7th commissioner of Major League Baseball; dies suddenly of a heart attack 5 months later

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    Olympic Executive and Commissioner of BaseballPeter Ueberroth

    • 1990 9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Auburn, 88-81; Cardinal point guard Jennifer Azzi MOP
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1990 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Betsy King wIns the 2nd of her 3 Dinah Shore events, 2 strokes ahead of Shirley Furlong and Kathy Postlewait

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    LPGA GolferBetsy King

    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1990 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Jack Nicklaus wins his first start on the Senior PGA Tour by 4 strokes from Gary Player

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

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    GolferGary Player

    • 1991 53rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Kansas, 72-65; Blue Devils' first title; power forward Christian Laettner MOP
    • 1992 NHL players begin first strike in 75-year history; 10 day action earns large playoff bonus increase, more control over licensing of their likenesses and changes to free agency system
    • 1992 Sheffield Shield Men's Cricket Final, Perth: West Australia beats NSW by 44 runs; Justin Langer 149
    • 1993 Reigning NASCAR Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki perishes in a private plane crash en route to Bristol for the Food City 500
    • 1995 Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton scores fastest goal in English Premier League history when he nets after 12.94 seconds in 2-1 win at Everton

    • 1995 New York Islanders retire Swedish right wing Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23
    • 1996 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse, 76-67; Wildcats' 6th national championship
    • 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston MA on WBCN 104.1 FM (morn)
    • 1996 Veteran American MLB umpire John McSheery dies of heart attack while umpiring on Opening Day at the Cincinnati Reds' Riverfront Stadium; he was 51
    • 1999 Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars becomes 10th player in NBA history to play 1,000 games with the same team and one of 8 to play 1,000 games with his only team; scores 18 points in 107-75 rout of Chicago Bulls
    • 1999 Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown wins his 900th pro game with an 88-84 win over Miami Heat; Brown record: 671-547 NBA, 229-107 ABA, combined 900-654
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    2000 American boxer Chris Byrd wins WBO Heavyweight title after Ukrainian champion Vitali Klitschko retires with a shoulder injury at the end of the 9th round in Berlin, Germany

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    Boxer and Mayor of KyivVitali Klitschko

    • 2000 Michelle Kwan pushes through all 7 triple jumps at the Palais des Exposition in Nice, France to become the first American since Peggy Flemming to win 3 world figure skating titles
    • 2001 20th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Notre Dame beats Purdue, 68-66; Fighting Irish forward Ruth Riley is named Most Outstanding Player
    • 2002 64th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Maryland beats Indiana, 64-52; Terrapins' first title in first title game
    [​IMG]World Record
    2007 American super swimmer Michael Phelps smashes his own world record in the 400m individual medley (4:06.22) to win his record 7th gold medal at the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia

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    SwimmerMichael Phelps

    • 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Morgan Pressel wins by 1 from Brittany Lincicome, Catriona Matthew & Suzann Pettersen; youngest-ever winner of an LPGA major at 18 years, 313 days
    • 2008 New York Yankees set a MLB record by winning their 11th straight home opener, 3-2 against Toronto Blue Jays
    • 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Sun-Young Yoo wins sudden-death playoff on 1st extra hole after I.K. Kim misses a one-foot putt on the 72nd hole for the win
    • 2016 The Golden State Warriors NBA record winning home run ends at 54 games with a 109-106 defeat to the Boston Celtics; the loss at Oracle Arena was the Warriors’ first since January 2015
    • 2018 37th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Notre Dame beats Mississippi State, 61-58; Fighting Irish forward Jessica Shepard, 19 points
    • 2020 All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II because of the COVID-19 pandemic; entire grass-court season abandoned
     
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    • 1902 Dutch football club Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging (MVV) is established in Maastricht, Netherlands
    • 1906 Dave Nourse takes 4 wickets and Reggie Schwarz 3 as South Africa wins the 5th cricket Test in Cape Town to complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England

    [​IMG]Baseball Record

    1931 17-year old girl Jackie Mitchell strikes out New York Yankees stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition baseball game at Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee

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    Baseball PlayerLou Gehrig

    [​IMG]Film Release
    1932 "Tarzan the Ape Man" released starring Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in the first of his 12 Tarzan films

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    Swimmer and ActorJohnny Weissmuller

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1939 6th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ralph Guldahl wins his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Sam Snead

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    GolferSam Snead

    • 1942 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby retains title by 5 strokes ahead of Eileen Stulb
    • 1969 Toronto center Forbes Kennedy sets a Stanley Cup playoff record for most penalties in one game with 8 as the Maple Leafs crash 10-0 to the Bruins at Boston; Boston’s first NHL playoff victory in 10 years
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1972 New York Mets manager Gil Hodges collapses just minutes after completing a round of golf in West Palm Beach, Florida, and dies of a heart attack

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    MLB First BasemanGil Hodges

    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1974 England cricket fast bowler Tony Greig takes 8-86 in West Indies' 1st innings in tourists' 26 run 5th Test win in Port-of-Spain; Greig also captures 5-70 in 2nd innings

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    Cricketer and CommentatorTony Greig

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1976 Oakland Athletics trade 2 key members from recent World Series C'ship team, sending outfielder Reggie Jackson and pitcher Ken Holtzman to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielder Don Baylor and pitchers Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell

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    MLB Right FielderReggie Jackson

    • 1977 131st Grand National: Tommy Stack wins aboard 9/1 Red Rum; record third GN victory (1973-74); Charlotte Brew first female to ride in the race
    • 1977 Montreal Canadiens rout the Washington Capitals, 11-0 at the Montreal Forum to set an NHL record of 34 straight home games without a loss
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova wins her first WTA Tour Championship; beats Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 7-6, 6-4 at Oakland Coliseum Arena

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

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    Tennis PlayerEvonne Goolagong Cawley

    • 1978 Jamaican batsman Basil Williams scores 100 on debut for the West Indies in Australia's 3 wicket 3rd Test victory in Georgetown, Guyana
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1980 In his first full season in the NHL, Wayne Gretzky scores for Edmonton in a 1-1 tie with Minnesota North Stars to become the youngest player to reach 50 goals at 19 years and 2 months of age

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1980 Montreal right wing Guy Lafleur scores twice to become the first player in NHL history to record 6 straight 50-goal seasons, as the Canadiens beat the Red Wings, 7-2 at Detroit

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    NHL LegendGuy Lafleur


    [​IMG]Sports History
    1983 New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores in a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to become the first player in NHL history to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons

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    Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1984 46th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Georgetown beats Houston, 84-75; Hoyas center Patrick Ewing tournament MOP; John Thompson first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title

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    Hall of Fame NBA CentrePatrick Ewing

    • 1985 Edmonton center Wayne Gretzky sets an NHL record with his 34th career hat trick as the Oilers beat the Kings 6-4 in Los Angeles
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1985 Quebec's Czech center Peter Šťastný scores his 100th NHL point of the season for the 5th straight year, with an assist for the Nordiques in a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins in Quebec City

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    Ice Hockey PlayerPeter Šťastný

    • 1985 The NCAA Rules Committee adopts a 45-second shot clock for men’s basketball to begin in the 1986 season in an effort to eliminate stalling
    • 1986 NCAA Basketball Rules Committee votes to adopt the 3-point shot beginning the 1986-87 season; sets college distance at 19 feet, 9 inches, compared to 21 feet in the NBA
    [​IMG]NHL Record
    1986 Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 47th and 48th goals of the season in an 8-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks to break Bobby Orr's NHL record for most goals by a defenseman

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    NHL StarPaul Coffey

    • 1988 West Indies cricket fast bowling great Curtly Ambrose makes his debut in 9 wicket 1st Test defeat to Pakistan in Georgetown, Guyana; low key debut with 2-108
    • 1989 8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn, 76-60; Lady Vols forward Bridgette Gordon MOP
    • 1989 Calgary Flames right wing Joe Mullen sets new NHL record for most points in a season by a American-born player, with a goal and 2 assists in a 4-2 win over Edmonton Oilers gives him 110 points
    • 1989 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Juli Inkster leads wire-to-wire to win her second DS event, 5 strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner and Tammie Green
    • 1990 52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Nevada-LV beats Duke, 103-73; record largest margin of victory in a championship game; Runnin' Rebels' first title
    • 1993 Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mark Price has his consecutive free throw streak end at 77, during a 114-113 loss at Charlotte; falls 1 short of Calvin Murphy’s NBA record of 78 straight free throws
    • 1995 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee, 70-64; Huskies' first NCAA title, completing first undefeated season since 1986 Texas
    • 1995 Longest strike in American major league sports history (232 days) ends as MLB owners accept players’ offer to return to work without a contract; MLB is first major pro sports league to lose an entire postseason due to labor struggles
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1995 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: 2-time champion Jack Nicklaus wins with birdie on 3rd playoff hole against Isao Aoki

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    [​IMG]WrestleMania
    1995 WrestleMania XI, Hartford Civic Centre, CT: NFL linebacker Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow

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    Hall of Fame American Football PlayerLawrence Taylor

    • 1996 Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game, a 10-6 win at Minnesota Twins; longest duration in MLB history without a stolen base
    [​IMG]Cricket Record
    1996 Sri Lankan cricket batsman Sanath Jayasuriya hits century in 48 balls (134 off 65), in 34 run win over Pakistan in Singapore; world ODI record

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    CricketerSanath Jayasuriya

    • 1996 Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak

    • 2000 19th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee, 71-52; Huskies' point guard Shea Ralph is named the Most Outstanding Player
    • 2000 Adam Gilchrist takes his 10th catch in the 3rd cricket Test against New Zealand in Hamilton to create an Australian record for dismissals by a wicketkeeper; Australia wins by 6 wickets for 3-0 series sweep
    • 2000 Atlanta center Ray Ferraro scores a goal and added 2 assists as the Thrashers end an NHL record 17-game home winless streak (0-15-2) with a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2000 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Tom Kite wins his lone Champions Tour major with birdie on 6th playoff hole with Tom Watson & Larry Nelson

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    GolferTom Watson

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    Golfer and Three-Time Major Championship WinnerLarry Nelson

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    GolferTom Kite

    • 2001 63rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Arizona, 82-72; Blue Devils' 3rd title; forward Shane Battier MOP
    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    2001 New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens becomes American League all-time strikeout leader, recording his 3,509th K in a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals; Walter Johnson previous record 3,508 Ks

    [​IMG]
    MLB Pitching LegendRoger Clemens

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2001 Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has 2 hits and becomes first Japanese position player to play in a regular season MLB game as Mariners beat Oakland A's, 5-4 at Safeco Field

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    Baseball StarIchiro Suzuki

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2003 At 27 years, 249 days Texas Rangers infielder Alex Rodriguez becomes the youngest MLB player to hit 300 home runs; homers off Ramon Ortiz in 5th inning of an 11-5 loss to the Angels in Anaheim

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    MLB ShortstopAlex Rodriguez

    • 2005 Bubba Stewart becomes first African-American to win a major motor sports event when he takes out the Monster Energy AMA Supercross C'ship event in Irving, Texas
    • 2005 Newcastle United teammates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer are sent off for fighting each other in a 3-0 home defeat to EPL rivals Aston Villa at St. James’ Park
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Australian Karrie Webb beats Lorena Ochoa of Mexico with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole; earlier eagles same hole to force the playoff

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    GolferKarrie Webb

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    GolferLorena Ochoa

    • 2007 69th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida beats Ohio State, 84-75; Gators' back-to-back titles; forward Corey Brewer named Most Outstanding Player
    [​IMG]Laureus Awards
    2007 Laureus World Sports Awards, Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Yelena Isinbayeva; Team: Italy Men's National Football team

    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    2010 Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant signs a three-year contract extension with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers worth $87 million

    [​IMG]Cricket World Cup
    2011 Cricket World Cup, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: India beats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets; first country to win on home soil; MS Dhoni Man of the Match, Yuvraj Singh, Player of Series

    • 2012 74th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky defeats Kansas, 67-59; Wildcats guard Doron Lamb, 22 points
    • 2017 36th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: South Carolina defeats Mississippi State, 67-55; Gamecocks power forward A'ja Wilson, 23 points
    • 2017 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Ryu So-yeon of South Korea wins 2nd major in a playoff with Lexi Thompson who had earlier been penalised 4 strokes
    • 2018 80th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Villanova defeats Michigan, 79–62; Wildcats guard Donte DiVincenzo 31 points
    • 2018 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Pernilla Lindberg of Sweden gains her first pro win in a sudden-death playoff against Inbee Park and Jennifer Song that extends to 8 holes
    • 2019 OKC guard Russell Westbrook becomes 2nd player in NBA history to have 20+ points, rebounds and assists in a game; records 20-20-21 in 119-103 win over LA Lakers
     
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    • 1908 Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs
    • 1923 2 "Black Sox" sue White Sox (unsuccessfully) for back salary

    [​IMG]Stanley Cup

    1930 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4-3 for a 2-0 series sweep and their 3rd Championship

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    NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth

    • 1935 Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44)
    • 1955 Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs KC Athletics)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1962 American jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)

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    Racing Hall of Fame JockeyEddie Arcaro

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1966 Tom Seaver signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver

    • 1971 125th Grand National: John Cook aboard 28/1 chance Specify wins a close finish between the leading 5 in the final furlong
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1975 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it, title awarded to Russian Anatoly Karpov

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    Chess ChampionBobby Fischer

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    Chess GrandmasterAnatoly Karpov

    • 1976 130th Grand National: John Burke wins aboard Rag Trade; equal record 4th winner trained by Fred Rimell and 2nd winner owned by Pierre Raymond Bessone
    • 1976 Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game
    • 1977 Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point
    • 1982 136th Grand National: 48 year old Dick Saunders wins aboard 7/1 favourite Grittar; oldest jockey to win the event
    • 1982 Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point
    • 1983 2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: USC beats Louisiana Tech, 69-67; Trojans' forward Cheryl Miller tournament MOP
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: In strong winds, Amy Alcott wins by 2 strokes ahead of Kathy Whitworth and Beth Daniel; first year tournament regarded as a major title

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    LPGA GolferKathy Whitworth

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    LPGA GolferBeth Daniel

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    GolferAmy Alcott


    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega

    [​IMG]
    Auto RacerBill Elliott

    • 1987 MLB Chicago Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to Oakland A's for 3 minor league players
    • 1988 7th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Auburn, 56-54; Lady Techsters Erica Westbrooks MOP
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1988 Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak

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    NHL Legend and OwnerMario Lemieux

    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Amy Alcott wins the 2nd of her 3 DS events, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Colleen Walker

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    GolferAmy Alcott

    • 1988 NJ Devils beat Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT to join playoffs for 1st time
    • 1989 51st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan beats Seton Hall, 80-79 (OT); Wolverines first title; small forward Glen Rice named tournament MOP
    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    1991 Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox

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    NFL Running Back and Baseball OutfielderBo Jackson

    • 1992 1st exhibition game at Camden Field - Orioles beat NY Mets
    • 1993 147th Grand National: race declared void, after 30 of 39 runners carried on racing despite a false start; bookmakers forced to refund estimated £75 million in bets staked
    • 1994 13th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech, 60-59; Tar Heels first NCAA title on 3-point shot by Charlotte Smith as time expires
    • 1994 1st roster of Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) announced
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1994 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Ray Floyd wins first of 4 Champions Tour majors with birdie on first playoff hole against Dale Douglass

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    Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd

    • 1995 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Arkansas, 89-78; Bruins' 11th national title
    [​IMG]Cricket Debut
    1996 Cricketer Rahul Dravid makes his international debut for India in an ODI against Sri Lanka

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    CricketerRahul Dravid

    • 1996 South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield
    • 1996 St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
    • 2000 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Florida, 89-76; Spartans only top-4 seed to advance to the Final Four
    • 2004 157th Grand National: Graham Lee wins aboard Amberleigh House; trainer Ginger McCain's equal record 4th GN victory
    • 2006 68th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida beats UCLA, 73-57; Gators first title; center Joakim Noah named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2006 Steve Yzerman scores his final NHL goal (#692) against the Calgary Flames

    [​IMG]
    NHL LegendSteve Yzerman

    • 2007 26th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Rutgers, 59-46; Volunteers' 7th national title; Candace Parker is named Most Outstanding Player
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Stacy Lewis shoots final round 69 to win her first major, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion Yani Tseng

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    GolferYani Tseng

    • 2012 31st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Baylor beats Notre Dame, 80-61; Lady Bears' second National title
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2016 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins by 1 from Charley Hull & Chun In-gee for her second major title

    [​IMG]
    GolferLydia Ko

    • 2016 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Kolkata: West Indies beat England by 4 wickets with 2 balls remaining for their second title; Player of the Series: Indian batsman Virat Kohli (273 runs • 1 wicket)
    • 2016 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Hayley Matthews with 66 from 45 balls leads West Indies to 149/2; beat Australia 148/5 by 4 wickets with 2 balls to spare
    • 2017 79th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Gonzaga, 71–65; Tar Heels point guard Joel DeWayne Berry II, 22 points
    • 2019 San Antonio coach Geg Popovich is ejected after an NBA record low 63 seconds in the Spurs 113-85 loss in Denver; receives 2 technical fouls in a verbal confrontation with a referee
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2022 Pakistan plunges into constitutional crisis after Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolves parliament and calls for new elections, avoiding a no-confidence vote [1]

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    Cricketer and Prime Minister of PakistanImran Khan

    • 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup: Alyssa Healy scores ICC CWC record 170 as Australia beats England by 71 runs in the final in Christchurch, NZ
     
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    • 1911 Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
    • 1913 75th Grand National: Percy Woodland wins aboard 100/9 chance Covertcoat; owner Sir Charles Assheton-Smith's 2nd straight GN victory and 3rd overall

    • 1921 Stanley Cup Final, Denman Arena, Vancouver, BC: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
    • 1930 England cricket batsman Andy Sandham ends Day 2 of 4th Test against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica unbeaten on 309; 1st triple century in Test history; out for 325
    • 1930 Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149)
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf

    1937 4th Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Byron Nelson wins first of his 5 major titles by 2 strokes ahead of Ralph Guldahl

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    GolferByron Nelson

    • 1938 5th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Henry Picard wins his only Masters, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl
    [​IMG]Baseball History
    1948 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie

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    Baseball LegendConnie Mack

    • 1959 France beats Wales, 11-3 at Stade Colombes to win the Five Nations Rugby Championship outright for the first time
    • 1970 124th Grand National: 15/1 chance Gay Trip wins by 20 lengths, giving Irish jockey Pat Taaffe his second GN winner
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1974 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th in Cincinnati, facing Jack Billingham

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    Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

    • 1981 135th Grand National: Bob Champion aboard 10/1 hope Aldaniti wins by 4 lengths from 8/1 favourite Spartan Missile
    • 1983 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston, 54-52; Wolfpack win with buzzer-beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles off a desperation 30 foot shot from Dereck Whittenburg
    • 1985 Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal
    [​IMG]NHL Record
    1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    • 1987 141st Grand National: Jockey Steve Knight wins his second GN aboard 28/1 shot Maori Venture by 5 lengths from The Tsarevich

    • 1988 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats Oklahoma, 83-79; Jayhawks power forward Danny Manning named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 1988 Eddie Hill becomes the world's first driver to cover the quarter mile in under 5 seconds
    • 1988 Largest crowd (55,438) at an MLB Opening Day game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium; Reds win over St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4 in 12 innings
    • 1988 MLB New York Mets set Opening Day record with 6 HRs, in a 10-6 win over Expos at Montreal
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle

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    NBA LegendKareem Abdul-Jabbar

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1989 NY Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yanks beat Twins on opening day 4-2

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    Baseball PitcherTommy John

    • 1992 146th Grand National: 14/1 shot Party Politics, ridden by Welsh jockey Carl Llewellyn wins by 2½ lengths from Romany King
    • 1992 Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees beat NY Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad
    • 1993 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Texas Tech beats Ohio State, 84-82; future Hall of Fame forward Sheryl Swoopes MOP
    • 1993 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Tom Shaw wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Mike Hill
    • 1994 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Arkansas beats Duke, 76-72; Razorbacks' first title in first title game
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1994 LA Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment

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    Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry

    • 1994 Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706
    • 1994 MLB Chicago Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 HRs in 1993 hits 3 HRs on Opening Day vs Mets starter Dwight "Doc" Gooden at Wrigley Field, Chicago
    • 1997 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
    • 1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
    • 1998 151st Grand National: Carl Llewellyn wins aboard Earth Summit; first GN winner who was also successful in both Scottish and Welsh Grand Nationals
    • 1998 NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1999 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Graham Marsh of Australia wins his second Champions Tour major by 3 strokes from Larry Nelson

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    Golfer and Three-Time Major Championship WinnerLarry Nelson

    • 2005 67th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Illinois, 75-70; Tar Heels' 4th national championship
    • 2006 25th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Maryland beats Duke, 78-75 OT; Terrapins' first national title; Laura Harper MOP
    • 2009 162nd Grand National: French-bred 100/1 outsider Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, wins by 12 lengths from defending champion Comply or Die
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Yani Tseng of Taiwan wins her 2nd major title by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Suzann Pettersen of Norway

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    GolferSuzann Pettersen

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    GolferYani Tseng

    • 2011 73rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Butler, 53-41; Huskies' point guard Kemba Walker scores 16 points
    • 2016 78th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Villanova defeats North Carolina, 77-74; Wildcats guard Phil Booth, 20 points
    • 2021 39th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford Cardinal defeat Arizona Wildcats, 54–53 to win their third NCAA title
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2021 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand wins her first LPGA Tour event by 2 strokes from NZ's Lydia Ko who cards a 10-under-par final round

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    GolferLydia Ko
     
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    • 1904 The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1915 Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson after 26 rounds to win the heavyweight boxing title in front of 25,000 fans at Oriental Park Racetrack in Havana, Cuba

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    World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJack Johnson


    • 1919 Antwerp is officially declared the host city for the Games of the 7th Olympiad to be conducted in 1920; first post WWI Olympics
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1925 Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in NC due to an ulcer

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    Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

    [​IMG]World Record
    1927 Johnny Weissmuller sets world records in both the 100m and 200m free style swimming events

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    Swimmer and ActorJohnny Weissmuller

    • 1930 England cricketers dismissed for then record 849 v West Indies in 4th Test in Kingston, Jamaica; Andy Sandham out for 325
    • 1934 Baseball superstar Babe Ruth agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC for a fee of $39,000 for 13 weeks; $4,000 more than his NY Yankees playing contract
    • 1940 99th Grand National: 25/1 shot Bogskar ridden by Royal Air Force sergeant Mervyn Jones wins by 4 lengths from MacMoffat; last true Aintree GN before a 5-year break due to World War II
    • 1946 100th Grand National: Capt. Robert Petre wins aboard 25/1 shot Lovely Cottage; first true GN since 1940 due to World War II; last on a Friday
    • 1952 106th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Thompson and trainer Neville Crump combine for their second GN with Teal winning at odds of 100/7 [1]
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1959 23rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Art Wall Jr wins by 1 stroke from Cary Middlecoff for his only PGA Tour major victory

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    GolferCary Middlecoff

    [​IMG]NBA Record
    1967 '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds

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    NBA LegendWilt Chamberlain

    • 1972 The regular MLB season fails to open due to a player strike for the first time in history; 86 games are lost before the labor dispute settled
    • 1973 NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19)
    • 1974 Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers & Rohan Kanhai
    • 1975 129th Grand National: Irish combination of jockey Tommy Carberry aboard L'Escargot wins by 15 lengths from 7/2 favourite and 1973-74 winner Red Rum
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1975 American tennis #1 Chris Evert wins her 3rd WTA Tour Championship at the Los Angeles Sports Arena; beats Martina Navratilova 6-4, 6-2

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    Tennis LegendChris Evert

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    Tennis PlayerMartina Navratilova

    • 1981 Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes
    • 1982 43 year old St. Louis reliever Jim Kaat pitches 1 inning for the Cardinals in a season-opening, 14-3 rout of Houston; sets a MLB record for pitchers by playing in his 24th consecutive season
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1983 NY Met Tom Seaver's sets record 14th NL Opening Day assignment

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver

    [​IMG]NBA Record
    1984 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)

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    NBA LegendKareem Abdul-Jabbar

    • 1986 140th Grand National: Richard Dunwoody aboard 9-year-old 15/2 second favourite West Tip wins by 2 lengths from Young Driver
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1987 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Betsy King wins the first of her 6 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Patty Sheehan, with a par on the 2nd extra hole

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    LPGA GolferBetsy King

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    LPGA GolferPatty Sheehan

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1989 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Hershiser's consecutive scoreless streak of 59 innings ends

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    Baseball PitcherOrel Hershiser

    [​IMG]NBA Record
    1990 John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 yrs in a row

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    NBA Point GuardJohn Stockton

    • 1990 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 2-1 in 1st game of preliminary
    • 1991 Detroit Pistons Joe Dumaars ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games
    • 1992 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Western Kentucky, 78-62; Cardinal guard Molly Goodenbour MOP
    • 1992 Game 2 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees sweep NY Mets 6-5 at Shea
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament
    1992 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Lee Trevino win his second Champions Tour major by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    • 1993 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan, 77-71; Tar Heels' 3rd title
    • 1993 73,293 see the NY Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-1 in the season opener at Cleveland Stadium
    • 1993 A win and a loss for MLB expansion teams in their debut games; Florida Marlins beat LA Dodgers, 6-3 in Miami; the Colorado Rockies lose to Mets, 3-0 in NYC
    • 1994 Miami Heat beat NY Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak
    • 1998 France thrashes Wales, 51-0 at Wembley Stadium, London for its second straight Five Nations Rugby Championship and Grand Slam; fly-half Christophe Lamaison lands 5 conversions and 2 penalties

    • 1998 The Arizona Diamondbacks record their first win in team history with a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix, AZ; ends second-worst start ever (0-5) by an expansion team
    • 1998 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Defending champion Gil Morgan wins by 2 strokes from Tom Wargo
    • 2003 156th Grand National: 10-year-old 16/1 shot Monty's Pass, ridden by Barry Geraghty wins by 12 lengths from 2001 Welsh National winner Supreme Glory
    • 2003 The Kansas City Royals become the first MLB team to begin the season 5-0 after losing 100 games the previous year, beating the Cleveland Indians, 2 - 1
    • 2004 66th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Georgia Tech, 82-73; Huskies' forward Emeka Okafor named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 2005 24th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Baylor beats Michigan State, 84-62; Bears' small forward Sophia Young is named Most Outstanding Player
    • 2005 The Washington Nationals lose their inaugural season opener, 8-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies; first team to represent the nation's capital since the Washington Senators left after the 1971 season
    • 2008 161st Grand National: 7/1 joint favourite Comply or Die wins in Irish jockey Timmy Murphy's 11th attempt, 4 lengths ahead of King John's Castle
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Brittany Lincicome eagles the final hole to win her first major title, 1 stroke ahead of fellow American Cristie Kerr

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    GolferBrittany Lincicome

    • 2010 72nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Butler, 61-59; Blue Devils' forward Kyle Singler, 19 points
    • 2011 30th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Texas A&M beats Notre Dame, 76-70; Aggies center Danielle Adams scores 22 of her 30 points in the 2nd half
    • 2012 A three-run homer by J.P. Arencibia off Jairo Asencio gives the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians; 16 inning game duration a MLB Opening Day record
    • 2013 Baltimore outfielder Chris Davis becomes 4th player to homer in first 4 games of a MLB season; 8th-inning grand slam propels Orioles to a 9-5 win over the Twins; his RBI total of 16 a MLB record
    • 2014 167th Grand National: Leighton Aspell wins aboard Pineau de Re; sixth French-bred horse to win the GN
    • 2014 Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire picks up the 1,000th win of his MLB career as the Twins score a 7 - 3 victory over the Cleveland Indians
    • 2015 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Brittany Lincicome eagles last hole to force a playoff, then beats Stacy Lewis on 3rd extra hole to win her 2nd major title
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2016 35th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut defeats Syracuse, 82–51; Huskies' power forward Breanna Stewart, 24 points

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    Basketball Power forwardBreanna Stewart

    • 2019 OKC guard Russell Westbrook becomes first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for the third consecutive season during the Thunder's 123-110 win at home over Detroit Pistons
    • 2021 82nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Baylor Bears become second consecutive first-time NCAA champions with 86–70 over previously undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs
     
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    [​IMG]British Golf Open

    1877 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Jamie Anderson wins his first of 3 consecutive Championships; beats fellow Scot Bob Pringle by 2 shots

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    GolferJamie Anderson


    • 1896 First modern Summer Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece; American athlete James Connolly becomes first modern Olympic champion when he wins triple jump (then 2 hops and a jump); later 3rd in long jump, 2nd in high jump
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1900 James J. Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJames J. Jeffries

    • 1926 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), 2-0 for a 3-1 series victory
    • 1935 H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1936 3rd Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Horton Smith wins his second Masters, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Harry Cooper, with defending champion Gene Sarazen 3rd

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    GolferGene Sarazen

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1941 8th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Craig Wood wins his first major title, 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Byron Nelson; Masters' first wire-to-wire champion

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    GolferByron Nelson

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    GolferCraig Wood

    • 1947 11th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jimmy Demaret wins his 2nd Masters by 2 strokes over Byron Nelson and amateur Frank Stranahan
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    1952 16th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Sam Snead wins his second green jacket by 4 strokes over Jack Burke Jr

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    GolferSam Snead

    • 1954 Montreal Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det
    • 1957 Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1958 22nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins the first of his 4 Masters titles, 1 stroke ahead of Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins; first of his 7 major titles

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    GolferArnold Palmer

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1973 Roberto Clemente Day, Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #21

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    Baseball PlayerRoberto Clemente

    • 1973 Yankee Ron Blomberg becomes 1st designated hitter, he walks
    • 1974 Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, while Yankee Stadium is renovated; beat Cleveland Indians 6-1
    • 1977 Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1979 Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper, a 5-3 Orioles victory over the Chicago White Sox

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    MLB ManagerEarl Weaver

    [​IMG]NHL Record
    1980 Gordie Howe completes a record 26th NHL season

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    Ice Hockey LegendGordie Howe

    • 1982 Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota 52,279
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1986 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Pat Bradley wins the 4th of her 6 major titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Val Skinner

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    LPGA GolferPat Bradley

    • 1986 Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs
    • 1987 Los Angeles Dodger's GM Al Campanis appears on TV program ABC News: Nightline saying Blacks may not be equipped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1987 Middleweight World Boxing Championship bout: Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada

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    BoxerSugar Ray Leonard

    • 1988 NJ Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to NY Islanders 4-3 (OT) in 1st round
    • 1991 145th Grand National: In Canadian distillery Seagram's final year of race sponsorship, New Zealand-bred chestnut gelding Seagram wins, ridden by Nigel Hawke
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1991 Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use

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    Football LegendDiego Maradona

    • 1992 1st game at Camden Field, Baltimore, Maryland - Orioles beat Cleveland Indians 2-0
    • 1992 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan, 71-51; back-to-back titles for Blue Devils and coach Mike Krzyzewski
    • 1993 Florida Marlins 1st lost ever (4-2 to LA Dodgers)
    • 1996 American baseball player Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
    • 1997 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Gil Morgan wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Isao Aoki
    • 2002 155th Grand National: 8-year-old 20/1 shot Bindaree, ridden by Jim Culloty and trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies wins by 1¾ lengths from What's Up Boys
    • 2002 France beats Ireland 44-5 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; their 13th title
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2004 23rd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee, 70-61; UConn's Diana Taurasi is named Most Outstanding Player for the 2nd straight year

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    Basketball PlayerDiana Taurasi

    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: top-ranked Lorena Ochoa of Mexico shoots a bogey-free final round 67 to win by 5 strokes ahead of Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam

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    GolferAnnika Sörenstam

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    GolferSuzann Pettersen

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    GolferLorena Ochoa

    • 2009 71st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan State, 89-72; Tar Heels' 5th national title; Ty Lawson 21 points
    • 2010 29th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Stanford, 53-47; UConn forward Maya Moore scores 23 points
    • 2013 166th Grand National: Ryan Mania wins aboard 66/1 Auroras Encore for trainer Sue Smith
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2013 Bayern Munich win their 23rd German Bundesliga title with 6 games to spare

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    Football StarThomas Müller

    • 2014 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Mirpur: Sri Lanka wins their first title with 6 wicket victory over India with 13 balls remaining; Player of the Series: Indian batsman Virat Kohli (319 runs)
    • 2014 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Dhaka: captain Meg Lanning's 44 from 30 balls leads Australia to 106/4; beat England 105/8 to win by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining); 3rd consecutive T20 WC
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: 19 year old Lexi Thompson shoots a bogey-free final round 68 to win her first major title, 3 strokes ahead of Michelle Wie

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    GolferMichelle Wie

    • 2015 77th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Wisconsin, 68-63; Blue Devils' point guard Tyus Jones, 23 points
    • 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning beats Boston Bruins, 6-3 in the season finale for their 62nd regular season win, tying the NHL record held by Detroit Red Wings (1995-96); 128 points, 4th in NHL history
     
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    • 1896 American athlete Robert Garrett wins the throwing double at the Athens Olympics by taking out the shot putt (11.22m); wins the discus the previous day
    [​IMG]Olympic Gold

    1896 Australian athlete Edwin Flack wins gold in the first Olympic 1500m final at inaugural modern Games in Athens; goes on to win 800m two days later

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    Olympic RunnerTeddy Flack


    • 1928 44-year old NY Rangers GM Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game and beats Montreal Maroons, 2-1 in OT; Rangers go on to win series, 3-2
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1940 7th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jimmy Demaret wins the first of his 3 Masters titles, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum

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    GolferJimmy Demaret

    • 1943 NFL adopts free substitution rule; helmets made mandatory and 10-game schedule for all teams approved
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1946 10th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: American Herman Keiser wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of tour money-leader Ben Hogan; first Masters in 4 years because of World War II

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    GolferBen Hogan

    • 1951 105th Grand National: John Bullock wins aboard 40/1 shot Nickel Coin; of 36 runners, only 3 complete the course
    • 1951 15th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ben Hogan wins the first of his 2 Masters titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Skee Riegel
    • 1956 10th NBA Championship: Despite 30 points from Pistons forward George Yardley, Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne, 99-88; Warriors wrap up series, 4-1
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1957 21st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Doug Ford wins his only Masters, 3 strokes ahead of 3-time champion Sam Snead

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    GolferSam Snead

    • 1958 Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line
    • 1962 Indian cricketer Polly Umrigar slams 172 not out vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1963 27th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 23 year old Jack Nicklaus wins the first of his record 6 Green Jackets with a 3-foot par putt on the final hole to finish 1 stroke ahead of Tony Lema

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    • 1963 Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors
    • 1969 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1969 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4

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    Baseball PlayerTed Williams


    • 1970 MLB Milwaukee Brewers (former Seattle Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1971 Dismissal of Curt Flood's free agency suit against baseball is upheld by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [1]

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    Baseball PlayerCurt Flood

    • 1973 Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 v WI Georgetown
    • 1977 MLB Toronto Blue Jays 1st game, they beat Chicago 9-5
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 US Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976

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    MLB CommissionerBowie Kuhn

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1979 Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0, becoming with his brother Bob Forsch the only MLB siblings to accomplish the feat

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    Baseball PitcherBob Forsch

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1979 Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers

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    Ice Hockey GreatMike Bossy

    • 1984 Detroit Tiger Jack Morris no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0
    • 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Alice Miller shoots a final round 67 (−5) to win her only major title, 3 strokes ahead of Jan Stephenson of Australia
    • 1989 NY Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from SD Yacht Club for using a catamaran against NZ. Appeals court eventually overrules
    • 1990 144th Grand National: Marcus Armytage aboard 16/1 bet Mr Frisk wins in race record 8m 47.8s; 2 equine fatalities during the race
    • 1990 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 5-2, Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary
    • 1991 Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 4 event titles by 1 stroke from Jim Colbert, Jim Dent & Phil Rodgers
    • 1994 NY Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6
    • 1995 Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike
    • 1996 Pakistan beats Sri Lanka to win Cricket's Singer Cup in Singapore
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    1996 Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls v Pakistan, Singapore

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    CricketerSanath Jayasuriya

    • 1996 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Defending champion Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th event title by 3 strokes from Hale Irwin
    • 1997 150th Grand National: Tony Dobbin aboard New Zealand bred Lord Gyllene wins at 14/1 by 25 lengths; race postponed 2 days because of IRA bomb threat
    • 2000 1st regular season MLB game at Enron Field (now Minute Maid Park) in Houston, Texas; visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 4-1, Phillies third baseman Scott Rolen hits first homer at new park

    • 2000 South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje is charged by Delhi police with fixing One Day International matches against India
    • 2001 154th Grand National: Richard Guest wins aboard Red Marauder; trainer Martin Pipe saddles 10 of 40-strong field, Blowing Wind best at 3rd place
    • 2003 65th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Syracuse beats Kansas, 81-78; Orangemen win first title; Carmelo Anthony named tournament Most Outstanding Player
    • 2008 70th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats Memphis, 75-68; first time since seeding began, all 4 top seeds advance to the Final Four
    • 2009 28th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Louisville, 76-54; Huskies' 6th national title with center Tina Charles MOP
    • 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Inbee Park wins her 2nd major title, 4 strokes ahead of fellow South Korean So Yeon Ryu; first of Park's 3 straight major victories in 2013
    • 2013 Sweden wins the 2013 World Men's Curling Championship defeating Canada
    • 2014 76th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Kentucky, 60-54; 2nd time a school has won both men's & women's Div I national titles in same year
    • 2015 34th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Notre Dame, 63-53; Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis & Moriah Jefferson, 15 points for Huskies
    • 2018 Vegas Golden Knights suffer a 7-1 end of regular season defeat at Calgary but finish with an NHL expansion team record 51 victories; previous record 33 by Anaheim Ducks & Florida Panthers 1993-94
    • 2019 38th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Baylor beats Notre Dame, 82-81; Lady Bears' point guard Chloe Jackson, 26 points
    • 2019 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Ko Jin-young wins her first major title by 3 strokes over fellow South Korean Lee Mi-hyang
    [​IMG]NBA Record
    2019 Retiring NBA legends Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) and Dwyane Wade (Miami) play their final home games, both victories; Magic Johnson sensationally quits as LA Lakers president of basketball operations; Houston Rockets convert NBA record 27 three-point field goals in 149-113 win over Phoenix

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    NBA LegendMagic Johnson

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    Basketball PlayerDwyane Wade

    • 2022 MLB Cleveland Guardians lose in first game under their new name, 3-1 to the Royals in Kansas City
     
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    [​IMG]US Masters Golf


    1935 2nd Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Gene Sarazen wins Monday playoff with Craig Wood by 5 strokes

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    GolferGene Sarazen

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    GolferCraig Wood


    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1941 In his 4th title defense in 9 weeks Joe Louis beats Tony Musto by TKO in the 9th round at the Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri to retain NYSAC heavyweight boxing crown

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    Boxer and World Heavyweight ChampionJoe Louis

    • 1943 1943 NFL Draft: Frank Sinkwich from University of Georgia first pick by Detroit Lions
    • 1943 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins, 2-0 for a 4-0 series sweep and their 3rd SC Championship
    • 1945 1945 NFL Draft: Charley Trippi from University of Georgia first pick by Chicago Cardinals
    • 1956 20th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Burke Jr. wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of amateur Ken Venturi; final Masters played without a 36-hole cut
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1963 Detroit Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain on waivers from the Chicago White Sox; McLain goes on the win Cy Young Award 1968, 69 and AL MVP 1968

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    Baseball PitcherDenny McLain

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1966 American Football League votes in 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner after Joe Foss resigns; appointment lasts 3 months when AFL merges with NFL

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    American Football Coach and ExecutiveAl Davis

    • 1967 121st Grand National: John Buckingham aboard rank 100/1 outsider Foinavon avoids famous carnage to win by 15 lengths from favourite Honey End
    • 1968 Major League Baseball decides to postpone Opening Day because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr
    • 1969 Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games
    • 1969 First Major League Baseball game featuring a Canadian team; Montréal Expos beats NY Mets, 11-10 at Shea Stadium; KC Royals, SD Padres and Seattle Pilots also win on debut
    • 1972 126th Grand National: Graham Thorner aboard 14/1 bet Well To Do wins from 1970 winner Gay Trip; Black Secret & General Symons dead heat for 3rd
    • 1972 Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1974 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, off of L.A. Dodger Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta

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    Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

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    1975 Frank Robinson debuts as 1st African American baseball manager (Cleveland Indians beat New York Yankees, 5-3)

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson


    • 1976 1976 NFL Draft: Lee Roy Selmon from University of Oklahoma first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    • 1980 Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings & set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period
    • 1981 Islanders scored 9 goals against Toronto in playoffs
    • 1982 Tracy Caulkins wins her 36th US swimming title aged 19
    [​IMG]Golf Major
    1984 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Juli Inkster wins the first of her 7 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Pat Bradley, with a par on the 1st extra hole

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    LPGA GolferPat Bradley

    • 1989 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 inn
    • 1989 143rd Grand National: Irish 12-year-old Little Polveir, ridden by jockey Jimmy Frost wins by 7 lengths from West Tip
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1990 54th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Nick Faldo of England goes back-to-back with a par on the 2nd sudden-death playoff hole with Raymond Floyd

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    Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship WinnerNick Faldo

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    Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1991 Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident

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    Racing Hall of Fame JockeyBill Shoemaker

    • 1991 Major league umpires & baseball reach a 4-year agreement
    • 1991 Oakland A's stadium becomes 1st outdoor arena in USA to ban smoking
    • 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit HRs in same inn (vs Yanks)
    • 1994 Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0
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    1994 Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford clinic

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    Baseball PlayerDarryl Strawberry

    • 1995 148th Grand National: Irish rider Jason Titley wins aboard 40/1 outsider Royal Athlete; trainer Jenny Pitman's second GN victory
    • 1995 American Bruce Seldon defeats by RTD over Tony Tucker in 7 rounds to win vacated WBA boxing title
    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1995 Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

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    WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

    • 2000 153rd Grand National: Irish 10/1 shot Papillon, ridden by jockey Ruby Walsh and trained by his father Ted Walsh wins by 1¼ lengths from Mely Moss
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2001 65th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his 2nd Masters and 6th major title, 2 strokes ahead of David Duval

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    GolferTiger Woods

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    GolferDavid Duval

    [​IMG]Sports History
    2003 22nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee, 73-68; UConn guard Diana Taurasi is named Most Outstanding Player

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    Basketball PlayerDiana Taurasi


    • 2006 159th Grand National: 11–1 Irish shot Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden wins by 6 lengths from defending champion Hedgehunter
    • 2007 71st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Zach Johnson wins his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini and Tiger Woods
    • 2008 27th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Stanford, 64-48; Volunteers' back-to-back titles; coach Pat Summitt, 8 national championships
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2012 76th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bubba Watson wins on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with South African Louis Oosthuizen

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    GolferLouis Oosthuizen

    • 2013 75th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Michigan, 82-76; Cardinals' forward Luke Hancock hits 22 points
    • 2014 33rd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Notre Dame, 79-58; 2nd time a school has won both men's & women's Div I national titles in same year
    [​IMG]Sports History
    2014 Mike Babcock wins his 414th career game as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the winningest coach in Red Wings history (passing Jack Adams)

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    NHL CoachMike Babcock

    • 2017 170th Grand National: Derek Fox wins aboard 14/1 One For Arthur; second ever Scottish-trained winner of the event
    • 2018 82nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Patrick Reed wins his first major title, 1 stroke ahead of fellow American Rickie Fowler
    • 2019 81st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Virginia beats Texas Tech, 85-77 OT; Cavaliers first ever National title; forward De'Andre Hunter, 27 points
     
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    • 1880 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Scotsman Bob Ferguson wins first of 3 straight titles; beats Peter Paxton by 5 strokes
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    1896 Australian athlete Edwin Flack claims the middle distance double at the Athens Olympics winning the 800m final in 2:11.0; his 2nd victory of the Games after success in the 1500m

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    Olympic RunnerTeddy Flack


    • 1896 Greek shooter Pantelis Karasevdas scores a perfect 40 hits to win the military rifle event at the Athens Olympics; Greek 1-2-3 with Pavlos Pavlidis and Nicolaos Trikupis taking out the minor placings
    • 1912 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard)
    • 1913 Brooklyn Superbas' (later Dodgers) Ebbets Field opens; visiting Philadelphia Phillies win, 1-0
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    1925 Babe Ruth rushed to hospital

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    Baseball LegendBabe Ruth

    • 1928 Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1931 Chicago Cy Wentworth beats Montreal Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period

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    NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth

    • 1932 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers, 6-4 for 3-0 series sweep; Toronto's first SC as the Maple Leafs
    • 1935 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup
    • 1941 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby wins comfortably by 16 strokes ahead of Helen Sigel
    • 1941 PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame
    • 1945 NFL requires players to wear long stockings
    • 1946 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for a 4-1 series victory
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    1947 Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year for "association with known gamblers"

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    Baseball Player and ManagerLeo Durocher

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1950 14th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jimmy Demaret becomes the first 3-time Masters champion by 2 strokes ahead of Australian Jim Ferrier

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    GolferJimmy Demaret


    • 1959 13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games, first of Boston Celtics record 8 straight titles
    • 1959 Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators)
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    1959 Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot

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    NBA GuardBill Sharman

    • 1960 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1962 26th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins the 3rd of his 4 Masters titles in an 18 hole Monday playoff with Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald; tournament's first 3-way playoff

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    GolferArnold Palmer

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    GolferGary Player

    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1965 1st baseball game at Houston Astrodome, Astros beat NY Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits MLB's 1st indoor homerun; US President Lyndon Johnson and wife Lady Bird attend

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    Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

    • 1966 Anaheim Stadium for California Angels opens
    • 1967 31st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Gay Brewer wins his only major title by 1 stroke over runner-up Bobby Nichols
    • 1968 Minn's Wayne Connelly is 1st to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot
    • 1969 Chic Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1972 36th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire to win the 4th of his 6 Masters titles, 3 strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton, Tom Weiskopf and Bobby Mitchell

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    • 1972 New Zealand cricket opening batsmen Glenn Turner (259) & Terry Jarvis (187) make 387 partnership in 4th Test v WI in Georgetown, Guyana
    • 1973 37th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Due to weather delays final round is played on Monday with Tommy Aaron winning his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of J. C. Snead
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    1974 San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies & gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life"

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    McDonald's EntrepreneurRay Kroc

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1978 42nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 42 year old Gary Player shoots a record-tying final round 64 (−8) to win by 1 stroke from Rod Funseth, Tom Watson and Hubert Green

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    GolferGary Player

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    GolferTom Watson

    • 1978 Brewers sweep Orioles 11-3, 16-3, & 13-5 (each with a grand slam)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1978 In separate NBA games Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points (33 in 1 quarter)

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    NBA GuardGeorge Gervin

    • 1980 Los Angeles Kings tie NHL record with two shorthanded playoff goals (vs NY Islanders)
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1981 LA Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela's 1st start, beats Astros 2-0

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherFernando Valenzuela

    • 1982 LA Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record

    • 1983 137th Grand National: Ben de Haan wins aboard 13/1 bet Corbiere; Jenny Pittman first female GN winning trainer
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1985 White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherTom Seaver

    [​IMG]Stanley Cup
    1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Béliveau as all time playoff scoring champ

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    • 1988 142nd Grand National: Irish jockey Brendan Powell wins aboard 10/1 shot Rhyme 'n' Reason by 4 lengths from Durham Edition
    • 1988 NHL New Jersey Devils win 3-0 over New York Islanders; Devils lead 2-1 in playoff 1st round
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1989 53rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Englishman Nick Faldo wins the first of his 3 Masters titles after a final round 65 (−7) and a birdie on the 2nd hole of a sudden-death playoff with Scott Hoch

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    Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship WinnerNick Faldo

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1989 Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car

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    Heavyweight Boxing ChampionMike Tyson

    [​IMG]Baseball Record
    1989 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in NY's 4-3 loss to Clev

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    MLB OutfielderRickey Henderson

    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    1990 Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees

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    Baseball 1st basemanDon Mattingly

    • 1990 NY Islanders beat NY Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1
    • 1992 Florida drops rape charges against NY Mets Gooden, Boston & Coleman
    • 1992 Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)
    • 1993 Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
    • 1994 147th Grand National: Jockey Richard Dunwoody wins his second GN aboard Irish 16/1 shot Miinnehoma by 1¼ lengths from Just So
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1995 59th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ben Crenshaw wins his 2nd Masters title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Davis Love III

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    GolferBen Crenshaw

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    GolferDavis Love III

    • 1997 Cleveland Indians pitcher Jose Mesa is acquitted of rape
    • 1997 Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
    • 1997 NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL & possible "World Classic Bowl"
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2000 64th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fijian Vijay Singh wins by 3 strokes from Ernie Els of South Africa

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    GolferErnie Els

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    GolferVijay Singh

    • 2005 158th Grand National: 9-year-old 7/1 favourite Hedgehunter, ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Willie Mullins, win by 14 lengths from 40/1 shot Royal Auclair
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2006 70th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Phil Mickelson wins his 2nd green jacket by 2 shots from South African Tim Clark

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    GolferPhil Mickelson

    • 2011 164th Grand National: Jason Maguire wins aboard Irish 14/1 shot Ballabriggs; first GN win for trainer Donald McCain Jr., son of 4-time winning trainer Ginger McCain
    • 2013 32nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Louisville, 93-60; Huskies' 8th National title
    • 2016 169th Grand National: David Mullins victorious aboard 33/1 Rule The World; wins by 6 lengths from race favourite The Last Samuri
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2017 81st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Spaniard Sergio García beats Justin Rose of England in a sudden-death playoff, after they completed 72 holes at -9; Garcia's 1st major title in his 74th attempt

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    GolferSergio García

    • 2021 San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove no-hits the Texas Rangers, 3-0 at Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX
     
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    • 1874 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Mungo Park wins first title by 2 strokes from Tom Morris Jr
    • 1887 Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen

    • 1896 American athlete Thomas Burke claims the sprint double at the Athens Olympics winning the 100m final in 12.0s; his 2nd victory of the Games after success in the 400m
    • 1896 High jumper Ellery Clark leads an American sweep of the placings with a leap of 1.81m at the Athens Olympics; his 2nd victory of the Games after taking out the long jump
    [​IMG]Sports History

    1896 Spyridon Louis of Greece wins inaugural Olympic marathon (2:58:50) in Athens; runs last lap accompanied by Constantine I

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    King of GreeceConstantine I

    • 1913 New York Highlanders play first MLB game as the New York Yankees; lose to the Washington Senators, 2-1 at Griffith Stadium
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    1913 President Woodrow Wilson throws out 1st ball, Senators beat Yankees 2-1

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    28th US PresidentWoodrow Wilson

    • 1916 The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is founded in New York City
    • 1924 Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    1930 Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley scores patient 223 in drawn 4th Test against England at Kingston, Jamaica

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    West Indian CricketerGeorge Headley

    • 1934 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 1-0 in double OT for a 3-1 series win; Black Hawks' first Stanley Cup
    • 1945 NFL's Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge
    [​IMG]Contract of Interest
    1947 Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign a MLB contract; Brooklyn GM, Branch Rickey announces Dodgers had bought Robinson’s contract from Montreal Royals

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    Baseball PlayerJackie Robinson

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    Baseball Player and Sports ExecutiveBranch Rickey

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1949 13th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Sam Snead wins his first of 3 green jackets by 3 strokes over Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum

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    GolferSam Snead

    • 1953 NBA Championship Finals, Minneapolis Auditorium, Minnesota, MN: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 91-84 for a 4-1 series victory; Lakers' 5th title in 6 years
    • 1954 108th Grand National: Bryan Marshall wins aboard Royal Tan at 8/1; second consecutive GN victory for both Marshall and trainer Vincent O'Brien

    • 1954 Wales beats Scotland, 15-3 at the St. Helen's Ground, Swansea to share Five Nations Rugby Championship with France and England; France's first title
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1955 19th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Cary Middlecoff wins by a record 7 strokes ahead of Ben Hogan

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    GolferBen Hogan

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    GolferCary Middlecoff

    • 1955 9th NBA Championship: Syrac Nats beat Ft Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3
    [​IMG]Stanley Cup
    1956 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Jean Béliveau has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-2 for a 4-1 series win

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    NHL LegendJean Béliveau

    • 1959 Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox gets a MLB Opening Day record tying 5 hits in 7 at-bats in a 14-inning, 9–7 win in Detroit
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1960 24th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 1958 champion Arnold Palmer birdies the final 2 holes to win by 1 stroke over runner-up Ken Venturi

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    GolferArnold Palmer

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1961 25th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: South African Gary Player beats defending champion Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by 1 stroke to become first international champion; Monday finish because of rain

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    GolferGary Player

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    GolferArnold Palmer

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1961 Washington Senators play first game in franchise history with President John F. Kennedy in attendance; lose a 4-3 decision to the Chicago White Sox

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    35th US PresidentJohn F. Kennedy

    • 1962 52,564 fans attend first MLB game at LA's Dodger Stadium at Chavez Ravine, a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds
    • 1962 Houston Colt .45s make their MLB debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Colt Stadium; outfielder Román Mejías hits a pair of 3-run homers
    • 1964 Demolition begins in Upper Manhattan, New York City on Polo Grounds sports stadium (home to MLB Giants, 1891-1957, Mets, 1962-63, and NFL Jets, 1960-63) to clear way for housing project
    • 1971 Philadelphia Phillies open their new home, Veterans Stadium, with a 4-1 win over the Montreal Expos; 55,352, largest ever crowd to watch a MLB game in Pennsylvania
    • 1973 Kansas City Royals open their new park, Royals Stadium with 12-1 rout of the Texas Rangers; attendance 39,476
    • 1975 Rangers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
    • 1976 Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-Yanks win 9-7
    • 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1977 41st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tom Watson wins the first of his 2 green jackets, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus

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    GolferTom Watson

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    • 1977 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17)
    • 1978 Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced
    • 1979 J. R. Richard of the Houston Astros pitches a complete game but sets a MLB record by throwing 6 wild pitches in 2-1 win over the LA Dodgers at the Astrodome

    • 1982 LA Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton in 3rd period, win in OT 6-5
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1983 Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit

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    MLB 1st BasemanEddie Murray

    • 1988 52nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Scotsman Sandy Lyle claims his second major title with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by 1 stroke over Mark Calcavecchia
    • 1988 Islanders beat Devils 5-4 (OT) 1st round tied at 2-2
    • 1990 Curtly Ambrose takes 8-45 in cricket vs England at Bridgetown
    [​IMG]NHL Record
    1991 LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal

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    Ice Hockey GreatWayne Gretzky

    • 1991 Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51)
    • 1992 NHL strike ends after 10 days
    • 1993 Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses
    • 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1994 58th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: José María Olazábal wins the first of 2 Masters titles, 2 strokes ahead of Tom Lehman; 6th winner from Europe in the past 7 years

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    GolferTom Lehman

    • 1999 152nd Grand National: Irish 10/1 shot Bobbyjo, ridden by jockey Paul Carberry wins by 10 lengths from Blue Charm
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2005 69th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his 4th green jacket on the 1st hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco

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    GolferTiger Woods

    • 2005 At 16 years, 271 days James Vaughan scores for Everton in a 4-0 win against Crystal Palace at Goodison Park; becomes youngest goalscorer in EPL history
    • 2005 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats India by 98 runs
    • 2010 163rd Grand National: Tony McCoy wins aboard 10/1 joint-favourite Don't Push It by 5 lengths ahead of Black Apalachi
    • 2011 75th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charl Schwartzel of South Africa birdies the final 4 holes to win his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of Australian pair Adam Scott and Jason Day
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2016 80th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: England's Danny Willett wins his first major title, 3 strokes ahead of Lee Westwood and defending champion Jordan Spieth

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    Professional GolferJordan Spieth

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2022 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes for record $2.7m payout

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    GolferScottie Scheffler

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    GolferRory McIlroy
     
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    • 1750 Jack Slack retains Champion of England boxing title, beats Frenchman Jean Petit in 7 rounds in Harlston, England; acknowledged as first international prize fight
    [​IMG]The Lewis Chess Pieces
    1831 The 12th century Lewis chess pieces are exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, shortly after their rediscovery in a sand bank on the Scottish Isle of Lewis

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    Lewis chess piece of a queen made of walrus ivory in the British Museum


    • 1896 Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós beats Otto Herschmann of Austria by 0.6s to win the inaugural Olympic 100m freestyle final in 1:22.2 at the Athens Games; also takes out the 1,200m on the same day
    • 1896 Irish tennis player John Boland, representing Great Britain wins both the men's singles and doubles finals at the Athens Olympics; Dionysios Kasdaglis of Greece loses both matches
    • 1907 New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards
    • 1921 KDKA broadcast 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match (Ray-Dundee)
    • 1924 1st men's college swimming championships begin
    [​IMG]Stanley Cup
    1936 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2 for a 3-1 series win; Red Wings first SC Championship

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    NHL GoalieGeorge Hainsworth

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1948 12th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Claude Harmon shoots a record-tying 279 (−9) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff

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    GolferCary Middlecoff

    • 1955 Gary Sobers starts run of 85 Test Cricket appearances for WI uninterrupted
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    1959 Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day HR

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    MLB PlayerDon Drysdale

    • 1961 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1
    • 1962 New York Mets make a losing debut
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    1963 Milwaukee Braves future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn beats NY Mets, 6-1 for his 328th win; most by a left-hander in MLB history

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    Baseball Hall of Fame PitcherWarren Spahn

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1965 29th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus wins the 2nd of his 6 Masters titles with a tournament record 271 (−17); beats Gary Player and Arnold Palmer by a record 9 strokes

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

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    GolferArnold Palmer

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    GolferGary Player

    • 1966 30th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus becomes first back-to-back champion winning an 18-hole Monday playoff with Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer

    • 1966 Emmett Ashford becomes first African American major league baseball umpire in Washington Senators’ game against the Cleveland Indians at D.C. Stadium
    • 1971 35th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charles Coody wins his only major title by 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1975 Hank Aaron returns to County Stadium as a Milwaukee player after his off-season trade from the Atlanta Braves; Brewers beat Cleveland Indians, 6-2

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    Baseball PlayerHank Aaron

    • 1975 J. P. Parisé scores an 11 sec OT goal, to see the NY Islanders eliminate the NY Rangers in their ever 1st playoff advance
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1976 40th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Raymond Floyd wins his only Masters title, 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Ben Crenshaw

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    Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd

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    GolferBen Crenshaw

    [​IMG]Boxing Title Fight
    1981 Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick by unanimous decision in Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight boxing title

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    WBC Heavyweight ChampionLarry Holmes

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    BoxerTrevor Berbick

    • 1982 46th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Craig Stadler wins his only major title by defeating Dan Pohl on the 1st hole of a sudden-death playoff
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1983 47th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Seve Ballesteros of Spain wins his 2nd Masters and 3rd major title, 4 strokes ahead of Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite; Monday finish because of torrential rain

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    Golfer and Five-Time Major WinnerSeve Ballesteros

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    GolferBen Crenshaw

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    GolferTom Kite

    • 1987 Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs KC Royals
    • 1987 Zoja Ivanova wins 2nd female World Cup marathon (2:30:39)
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    1989 1st playoff goal scored by a goalie, Ron Hextall of Philadelphia

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    NHL GoalieRon Hextall

    • 1990 MLB California Angels Mark Langston & Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle, 1-0
    • 1990 NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary playoffs
    • 1992 MLB Cleveland Indians set team record for long game loss to Boston Red Sox (19 innings - 6½ hr)
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1993 57th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins his second green jacket by 4 strokes from Chip Beck

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    Golfer and Two-Time Masters ChampionBernhard Langer

    • 1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1999 63rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: José María Olazábal of Spain wins his second Masters title, 2 strokes ahead of Davis Love III and 3 from of Greg Norman

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    GolferGreg Norman

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    GolferDavis Love III

    • 1999 Neil Jenkins converts a Scott Gibbs try to give Wales a famous, 32-31 win over England at Wembley Stadium; allows Scotland to win final Five Nations Rugby Championship; reverts to 6 teams in 2000
    • 2000 MLB: Pacific Bell Park (now Oracle Park) in San Francisco, California and Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan open
    • 2000 South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje is sacked after admitting dishonesty following match-fixing allegations in India
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2004 68th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Phil Mickelson claims his first major title with a birdie on the final hole to win by 1 stroke over Ernie Els of South Africa

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    GolferPhil Mickelson

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    GolferErnie Els

    • 2010 74th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Phil Mickelson wins his 3rd green jacket by 3 strokes from England's Lee Westwood
    • 2015 168th Grand National: Jockey Leighton Aspell wins his second consecutive GN aboard 25/1 shot Many Clouds; owner Trevor Hemmings' 3rd GN victory
    • 2021 85th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Hideki Matsuyama become first Japanese male to win a golf major; hangs on to beat American Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke
     
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    • 1858 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit
    • 1877 Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game

    • 1896 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
    • 1909 Philadelphia's Shibe Park (later Connie Mack Stadium), baseball's first steel and concrete stadium, opens; Athletics win 8-1 against Boston Red Sox
    • 1930 4th Test Cricket WI v England ends in a draw after nine days
    • 1930 Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days
    • 1931 Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankees manager
    • 1937 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft at Rugby, England.
    • 1938 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for a 3-1 series win; only team to win Cup with losing regular season record
    • 1940 NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards
    • 1941 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Boston Bruins defeat Detroit Red Wings, 3-1 for a 4-0 series sweep
    [​IMG]Golf Tournament

    1946 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Louise Suggs wins her first major title by 2 strokes from Eileen Stulb

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    Golfer and Co-Founder of the LPGALouise Suggs

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1953 17th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ben Hogan shatters the Masters scoring record by 5 strokes with a 274 (−14) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver; Hogan's second Masters

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    GolferBen Hogan

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1954 18th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Sam Snead wins his 3rd and final Masters by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Ben Hogan

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    GolferSam Snead

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    GolferBen Hogan

    • 1954 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
    • 1955 1st game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2

    • 1958 12th NBA Championship: St Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1960 Bill Veeck & Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard"

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    MLB Team Owner and PromoterBill Veeck

    [​IMG]Sports History
    1961 Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner

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    US WWII GeneralDouglas MacArthur

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1964 28th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins by 6 shots from Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus to become the first 4-time winner of the Masters; his 7th and final major victory

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    GolferArnold Palmer

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    • 1965 1st regular season MLB game at Houston Astrodome; visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat Astros 2-0
    • 1966 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2
    • 1969 Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
    • 1969 Wales beats England, 30-9 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch their 16th Five Nations Rugby Championship and 11th Triple Crown
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    1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio

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    Baseball LegendMickey Mantle

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    Baseball PlayerJoe DiMaggio

    • 1980 Canadian one-legged distance runner Terry Fox begins his "Marathon of Hope" attempt to cross the country at St. John's, Newfoundland
    • 1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper & Money hit grand slams)
    • 1980 US Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of the Moscow Olympic games
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1981 45th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tom Watson wins his second green jacket and 5th major title by 2 strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller

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    GolferTom Watson

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    GolferJack Nicklaus

    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1987 51st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Larry Mize chips-in from 140 feet for an improbable birdie 3 on the 2nd playoff hole to beat Greg Norman for his only major title

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    GolferGreg Norman

    • 1987 Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55)
    • 1988 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round
    [​IMG]Sports History
    1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles

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    Baseball Outfielder and ManagerFrank Robinson

    • 1992 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Pistons 72, NY Knicks 61
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    1992 56th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fred Couples wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 1976 champion Raymond Floyd

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    Golfer and Masters ChampionFred Couples

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    Golfer and Four-Time Major Championship WinnerRay Floyd

    • 1992 MLB Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Young no-hits Cleveland Indians, but loses 2-1
    • 1992 NY Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
    • 1993 American Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec) at Sheffield, England
    • 1998 62nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Mark O'Meara claims his first major title with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by 1 stroke from David Duval and Fred Couples
    [​IMG]Cricket History
    2004 West Indian cricket batsman Brian Lara smashes highest individual score in a Test innings with 400 not out (773 mins; 582 balls; 43x4, 4x6) in drawn 4th Test against England at Antigua

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    CricketerBrian Lara

    • 2009 73rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ángel Cabrera wins his 2nd major title in a playoff with Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry; Cabrera, first Masters champion from Argentina and South America
    [​IMG]US Masters Golf
    2015 79th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jordan Spieth leads wire-to-wire to win his 1st major title by 4 strokes from Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose

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    Professional GolferJordan Spieth

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    GolferPhil Mickelson

    • 2019 Melbourne captain Cameron Smith becomes highest point scorer in Australian Rugby League history; 49th minute penalty in Storm's 18-12 win over North Queensland in Townsville takes him to 2,420; Hazem El Masri, 2,418
     
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