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In 1998, Jerry Tarkanian won a $2.5 million settlement against the NCAA after more than 25 years battling with them.

In 1985, the NCAA instituted the 45-second shot clock.

In 1986, the NCAA adopted the 3-point shot.

In 2000, Gary Nicklaus came close to winning on the PGA Tour.

In 1972, New York Mets manager Gil Hodges died of a heart attack 2 weeks before the start of the season.

In 1982, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin protested no DH during spring training games sent his pitcher to the plate with a plastic toy bat.

In 1977, 'This Week in Baseball' hosted by Mel Allen debuted on television.

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Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.

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In 1989, Harvard's hockey team won the first National Championship in school history.

In 2007, Morgan Pressel became the youngest woman to win an LPGA Major Golf Tournament.

In 1996, Major League Umpire John McSherry collapsed on the field and died on opening day in Cincinnati.

In 1985, Villanova became the lowest seed to ever win the Men's NCAA Tournament.

In 1991, Duke beat Kansas to win its first NCAA men's basketball championship.

In 2000, Michael ‘Wild Thing’ Wilson set a Guinness World Record for the highest dunk.

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In 2022, it was the end of an era as the Xavier and Texas A&M played in the final NIT Championship game at Madison Square Garden.

In 2001, Duke overcame a 22 point deficit against Maryland to win by double digits themselves and advance to the Championship game.

In 1985, golfer Calvin Peete scorched TPC Sawgrass to win the Players Championship with a record setting 14 under performance.

In 1975, UCLA won the NCAA Championship and Head Coach John Wooden retired.

In 1931, Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne was killed in a plane crash in Kansas.

In 1974, the Toronto Northmen of the brand new World Football League signed running backs Larry Czonka and Jim Kiick along with wide receiver Paul Warfield.

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In 1919, the Spanish Flu wreaked havoc during the Stanley Cup finals and caused it to finish in a draw between Montreal and Seattle.

In 1987, Indiana beat Syracuse to win the National Championship

In 1981, Indiana beat North Carolina to win the National Championship

In 1940, Indiana beat Kansas to win the National Championship

In 1991, Duke ended UNLV's bid to go undefeated, beating the Runnin' Rebels in the National Semifinals.

In 2001, Michael Phelps set his first world record in the 200 meter butterfly

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In 1982, the North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Georgetown Hoyas 63-62.

In 1976, the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Michigan Wolverines to win the the National Championship and finish the year a perfect 32-0. The Hoosiers are the last team to go through the season and win the title undefeated. Also Bobby Knight became the first to win a championship as a player and head coach.

In 1981, it was the beginning of the end for the AIAW Championship. Louisiana Tech beat Tennessee 79-59.

In 1987, Jeff Sluman and Sandy Lyle were locked in a sudden death playoff at the Players Championship. Sluman was lining up a potential tournament winning putt when a guy jumped into the water surrounding the 17th green. Sluman missed the putt and Lyle won on the next hole.

In 2014, Laura Diaz had her second ace in two days at the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California. It was just the second time in LPGA history that a golfer had aced two holes during the same tournament.

And in 1981, American Dick Beardsley and Norwegian Inge Simonson crossed the finish line at the inaugural London Marathon to win as a pair in 2 hours 11 minutes and 48 seconds.

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In 1984, Colts owner Bob Irsay moved the team out of Baltimore in the middle of the night.

In 1977, Marquette beat North Carolina to win the National Championship.

In 1990, Michael Jordan scored a career high and grabbed a career best in rebounds. He also notched the greatest 'NBA Game Score' stat in the history of the league.

In 1982, Division I Louisiana Tech beat Division II Cheney University 76-62 to win the first NCAA Championship.

In 1999, it was a great day for the Duval family. The younger David shot a closing round 73 to win the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, becoming the number one ranked golfer in the world in the process. And his dad, Bob shot 71 to win the Senior PGA’s Emerald Coast Classic. It was Bob’s only career win on the senior PGA tour.

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In 1939, Oregon beat Ohio State to win the first NCAA Tournament.

In 1978, Jack 'Goose' Givens scored 41 exploiting a soft Duke 2-3 zone as Kentucky beat the Blue Devils to win the NCAA Championship.

In 2023, Iowa's Caitlin Clark put together the only 40 point triple double in the NCAA Women's Tournament. She finished with 41 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds as Iowa advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 30 years.

In 2000, in the year of the Tiger, Hal Sutton knocked him off at the Players Championship. His phrase, 'be the right club today' became iconic and is a good mantra for all of us.

In 2006, the NFL owners voted unanimously to brand the official Wilson football used in games, ‘The Duke’ after former New York Giants owner Wellington Mara.

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In 2005, Illinois erased a 15 point second deficit to beat Arizona.

In 2009, Villanova's Scottie Reynolds dribbled length of the court to hit the game winner.

In 1983, NC State beat Virginia for the second time in 2 weeks to advance to the Final Four.

In 1973, UCLA's Bill Walton scored an NCAA Finals record with 44 points against Memphis.

In 1979, Indiana State's Larry Bird went head to head with Michigan State's Magic Johnson in the highest rated college basketball game of all-time.

In 1945, Depaul with George Mikan beat Bowling Green to win the NIT.

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In 1978, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New Jersey Nets in a replay of a portioin of game started in November 1977.

In 1961, Cincinnati beat Ohio State to win the National Title.

Earlier on that same day, St. Joe's beat Utah in a 4OT game. It's the longest NCAA Tournament game ever played.

In 1967, Evel Knievel attempted a jump over 15 cars in his debut appearance on Wide World of Sports.

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