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Today in Sports History: March 6th
(O'Neal goes up against the Clippers on his birthday. Photo courtesy of AP) 3/06/2000 - Shaq scores 61 on birthday On March 6, 2000, Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal turned 28 years old. That night, the Lakers played "on the road" against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center...
Today in Sports History: March 22nd
3/22/1986 - Jordan scores only eight In his fifth game back from a foot injury that kept him out most of the season, Michael Jordan scores just eight points as his Chicago Bulls fall to the Cleveland Cavaliers, 123-97. Defending him was the Cavaliers' World B. Free, who in 1981 had legally changed...
Today in Sports History: March 23rd
(Bob Knight manning the Texas Tech sideline. Photo by AP) 3/23/2001 - Texas Tech hires Knight Half a year after he was ignominiously fired at Indiana University, Bob Knight signs a five-year contract to coach the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Knight, who had previously coached at Army and Indiana, was...
Today in Sports History: March 26th
(Magic and Bird a day before the big game. Photo by Jerome McLendon, AP) 3/26/1973 - The redhead comes up large In the 1973 NCAA Championship Game, Bill Walton had what most sport writers consider the greatest performance in college basketball history. The UCLA center went 21-22 from the field for...
Today in Sports History: March 10th
3/10/1976 - The Fat Lady sings On this day in 1976, one of the most famous sports adages in the nation is born, according to Fred Shapiro's The Yale Book of Quotations. The Dallas Morning News published an article on this day that stated: Despite his obvious allegiance to the Red Raiders, Texas...
Today in Sports History: March 27th
(62,046 watched Jordan's Bulls visit Atlanta. Photo by Alan Mothner, AP Photos) 3/27/1902 - Call them the Cubs The Chicago Daily News are the first to call the National League Chicago team the "Cubs." Prior to this, the team had been known as the Orphans, White Stockings, Colts, and Remnants. It...
Today in Sports History: March 28th
(The Mayflower leaves with the Colts' stuff. Photo by Lloyd Pearson, AP Photos) 3/28/1984 - Irsay Moves The Colts To IndyRobert Irsay, the owner of the Baltimore Colts, had contemplated moving the team for some time. Memorial Stadium was in desperate need of renovations and could barely contain...
Today in Sports History: March 19th
3/19/1991 - Phoenix loses '93 Super Bowl The team owners in the NFL revoke Phoenix's privilege to host the Super Bowl.After the St. Louis Cardinals moved to Phoenix in 1988, the NFL granted the city the rights to host Super Bowl XXVII in 1993. But while the league was anxious to host the big game...
Today in Sports History: March 18th
(Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. Photo by Malcolm Emmons, US Presswire) 3/18/1985 - Mays, Mantle reinstatedMLB commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Hall of Fame outfielders Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, who had been banned from baseball by former commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Mays was ostracized in...
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