This Day in Sports History: 3/30

This Day in Sports History: 3/30

1940 – Indiana wins the college basketball national championship, defeating Kansas 60-42. 1976 – Paul Silas becomes the third player in NBA history to record 10,000 career rebounds before scoring 10,000 career points. 1980 – George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs...

This Day in Sports History: 3/30

This Day in Sports History: 3/29

1929 – The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup with a  2-1 win over the Rangers, sweeping the best of three series. 1940 – Joe Louis makes short work of Johnny Paychek, knocking him out in the second round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1941 – Wisconsin wins the...

This Day in Sports History: 3/30

This Day in Sports History: 3/28

1942 – Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38 to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 1950 – CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 to win the NCAA men’s hoops tournament. With the win, CCNY becomes the only team to win the NIT and NCAA tournament in the same year as CCNY beat Bradley...

This Day in Sports History: 3/30

This Day in Sports History: 3/27

1939 – Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 to win the first NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 1942 – Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the sixth round to retain his world heavyweight title. 1945 – Oklahoma A&M wins the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, beating NYU 49-45...

This Day in Sports History: 3/30

This Day in Sports History: 3/26

1949 – Kentucky wins their second straight NCAA men’s basketball title, beating Oklahoma State 46-36. 1952 – The NCAA men’s basketball tournament debuts the “Final Four” format. 1972 – The Lakers win their 69th game of the season, setting an NBA record that would...