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...
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...
1933 – The Berlin Olympic Committee votes to introduce basketball to the Olympics in 1936. 1940 – For the first time since October 29, 1938 the University of Tennessee football team gives up points in a game as they beat Alabama 27-12. The Volunteers went 71 straight...
1912 – Boxer Jack Johnson is arrested for violating the Mann Act for “transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes.” 1966 – Bobby Orr makes his regular season debut with the Boston Bruins. 1967 – The American League allows the Kansas City Athletics to...
1920 – The Decatur Staleys play their first American Professional Football Association game at Douglas Park. 1960 – The National League officially awards franchises to New York and Houston. 1982 – Robin Yount becomes the first player in MLB history to have two four...
