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,...
1936 – Detroit beats Montreal in the longest game in NHL history. Taking six overtimes and with 116 minutes and 30 seconds of play, the Red Wings win 1-0. 1956 – The University of San Francisco wins their second straight NCAA men’s basketball tournament, beating Iowa...
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...
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...
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...
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...
