1931 – Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne is among eight people killed in a plane crash in Kansas. In his 13-year tenure at Notre Dame, Rockne led the Irish to a 105-12-5 record with three national championships. 1968 – The MLB expansion franchise in Seattle chooses...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

1934 – Horton Smith wins the first ever Masters, beating Craig Wood by one stroke. 1947 – Holy Cross defeats Oklahoma 58-47 to win the NCAA men’s basketball national championship. 1958 – Sugar Ray Robinson regains the middleweight tile for a  record fifth time,...