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1946 – Oklahoma State wins their second straight NCAA men’s basketball national championship, beating North Carolina 43-40 in the title game. 1948 – Kentucky wins their first NCAA men’s basketball title, defeating Baylor 58-42. 1957 – North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 in three overtimes to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Kansas’ Wilt Chamberlain is named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player despite not playing…

1953 – The United States beats Chile 49-36 to win the first ever FIBA World Championship for Women basketball tournament. 1958 – Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 1959 – Montreal Canadiens forward Dickie Moore sets an NHL record by scoring 96 points in a season. 1969 – Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, scores 37 points as…

1893 – The first women’s college basketball takes place as the freshman and sophomores from Smith College in Massachusetts play against each other. With each basket counting just one point, the freshman beat the sophomores 5-4. The game was held behind locked doors with men prohibited from watching. 1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the 13th round to retain the world…

1897 – Yale defeats Penn 32-10 in the first ever men’s intercollegiate basketball game. 1954 – LaSalle defeats Bradley 92-76 in the first ever televised NCAA men’s basketball championship game. 1965 – Led by Gail Goodrich’s 42 points, UCLA beats Michigan 91-80 to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 1968 – Dave Bing of the Detroit Pistons becomes the first guard since 1948 to…

1942 – The Thoroughbred Racing Association of the United States is formed. 1955 – San Francisco wins the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with a 77-63 victory over LaSalle. San Francisco’s Bill Russell is named Most Outstanding Player. 1956 – The Minneapolis Lakes set a record for the biggest rout in NBA playoff history with a 133-75 win over the St. Louis Hawks. 1960 –…

1945- Maurice “Rocket” Richard becomes the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season, netting the milestone in the final game of the year. 1953 – Led by Don Schlundt scoring 30 points, Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 to win the NCAA men’s basketball national championship. 1953 – The Boston Braves move to Milwaukee. 1972 – The Cornell Men’s College hockey…

1897 – For the first time, a boxing match is photographed by a motion picture camera as Bob Fitzsimmons knocks out Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win the world heavyweight title. 1908 – Tommy Burns knocks out Jene Roche in 80 seconds to retain the world heavyweight title. 1939 – In the first-ever NCAA men’s basketball tournament game, Villanova beats Brown 42-30. 1940…

1900 – The American League forms, with franchises in Chicago, Washington, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. 1938 – Temple defeats Colorado 60-36 in the first National Invitation Tournament, which was the first major post-season college basketball tournament. 1947 – Billy Taylor of the Detroit Red Wings sets an NHL record by tallying seven assists in a 10-6 win over the Blackhawks. 1955…

1869 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings are the first pro baseball team after being founded by George Ellard and Harry Wright. 1912 – Legendary pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball, finishing his career with 511 wins. 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to score 4,000 points in a season. 1968 – Bob Beamon sets the world record for indoor…