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Today in Sports History: March 31st
(The aftermath of Rockne's fatal crash) 3/31/1931 - The Gipper dies in plane crash A verdant pasture near Cottonwood Falls, Kansas was the site of college football's first and arguably biggest traged...
Today in Sports History: March 30th
3/30/1987 - Smart jay wins championship Keith Smart, a transfer student from a Kansas community college, drains a 17-foot jump shot to give the Indiana Hoosiers a 74-73 win over the Syracuse Orangemen...
Today in Sports History: March 29th
3/29/2008 - Obama bowls a 37 Barack Obama may be the biggest sports fan of any of our U.S. presidents. When he was still a Senator from Illinois, he appeared on the intro of Monday Night Football; wh...
Today in Sports History: March 21st
(Vinko's famous topsy-turvy crash. Screen image courtesy of ABC) 3/21/1970 - The agony of defeat For several decades, ABC ran a popular weekend series called the "Wide World of Sports," that focused ...
Today in Sports History: March 14th
3/14/2007 - Suns and Mavs play 2OT thriller There was a lot of hype when the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks met in March of 2007. No two teams as good (record-wise) had played each other 60 games ...
Today in Sports History: March 13th
3/13/1930 - Robbie ball switched for fruit At spring training, Brooklyn manager Wilbert Robinson attempts to best a cult accomplishment. In 1908, Gabby Street caught a baseball that was thrown to him ...
Today in Sports History: March 12th
(Abdul-Rauf in front of the US flag. Photo courtesy of the AP) 3/12/1996 - Mahmoud suspended for anthem absences America is a nation that prides itself on having freedom of speech, but it often recoi...
Today in Sports History: March 11th
3/11/2002 - Robbed by Rivera It was on this day in 2002 that the New York Yankees released Ruben Rivera from his contract. Ruben, the younger cousin of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, was a major prosp...
Today in Sports History: March 5th
3/05/1973 - Yankee pitchers trade families New York Yankee pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson appeared almost inseparable. They were both friendly with each others wives and families and regularl...
Today in Sports History: March 3rd
Gary Glitter - Rock'n Roll Part 2 1972 (via fritz5134) 3/03/1875 - First indoor hockey gameAt the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Canada, the first recorded indoor hockey game takes p...
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