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In 1989, Buffalo Sabre goalie Clint Malarchuk suffered a major cut across a main artery in his neck and nearly died on the ice in a game against St. Louis.

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In 1934, the first Masters Tournament was played.

In 1998, John Daly scores an 18 on one hole during a round of the Bay Hill Invitational.

In 1967, Muhammad Ali fought his last fight before his suspension for not standing for the draft.

In 1893, it was the first women's collegiate basketball game.

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In 1970, Vinko Bogataj slid off the ski jump ramp and right into sports history as the 'Agony of Defeat' moment.

In 1986, Jimmy Connors had a meltdown after a supposed missed line call. He walked off the court, was later fined $25,000 and a 10 week suspension.

In 1940, Ben Hogan won his first golf tournament after years of trying.

In 1987, the Providence Friars beat Georgetown to advance to the Final Four.

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced the US would boycott the upcoming summer Olympics in Moscow.

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In 1954, tiny Milan High School beat Muncie High to win the Indiana State Basketball Championship and inspired the movie 'Hoosiers.'

In 2016, Northern Iowa gave up a 12 point lead in the final minute against Texas A&M and lost in overtime.

In 2010, Northern Iowa upset top-seed Kansas behind the hot shooting of Ali Faroukmanesh.

In 1934,  Babe Didrikson faced 3 major league batters in an spring training exhibition.

In 1975, Texas Manager Billy Martin ordered his starting pitcher to plunk New York's Eliot Maddux. It led to a brawl later in the game.

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In 1966, it was the all black starting five of Texas Western vs. the all white starting five of Kentucky.

In 1995, Michael Jordan returned to the NBA after spending 17 months chasing his professional baseball dream.

In 1991, the NFL pulled Super Bowl 27 out of Phoenix after controversy built to a fever pitch over the state of Arizona refusal to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday as a paid holiday.

In 1961, golfer Bob Goalby rolled in 8 consecutive birdies to set a new PGA record at the time.

In 1981, the Buffalo Sabres set an NHL record by scoring 9 goals in a period.

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In 1993, the Santa Clara Broncos featuring a baby-faced Steve Nash stunned Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

In 1983, NC State survived a 2OT scare against Pepperdine to advance in the NCAA Tournament.

In 1990, Loyola Marymount and Michigan combined for the highest scoring NCAA Tournament game.

In 1953, the Braves moved out of Boston to relocate in Milwaukee.

In 1985, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were reinstated by new baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth.

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In 1973, the Philadelphia 76ers lost their 68th game of the season to set a new record. They eventually lost 73.

In 1937, the jump ball after every bucket rule was eliminated. Instead the jump ball would be used at the start of the game and the start of overtime.

In 1955, the Richard Riot started in Montreal. It was political bonfire with the suspension of Maurice 'the Rocket' Richard as the lit match.

In 1897, Robert Fitzsimmons and James J. Corbett fought in Nevada. This fight came to be known as the 'solar plexus' fight.

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In 2016, UMBC beat top seeded and overall number 1 Virginia to become the first 16 seed to beat a 1 in the Men's NCAA Tournament.

In 1958, Cincinnati Royals Maurice Stokes collapsed on the plane ride home from a playoff loss to Detroit. He never played again.

In 1974, Herb Washington has a special distinction in Major League Baseball and he was signed by the Oakland A's on this day.

In 1975, Jack Nicklaus played most of his round without a pitching wedge after an issue on the range.

In 2001, Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to card a 59 in an LPGA event.

In 1964, Detroit defensive lineman Alex Karras and Green Bay packer running back Paul Hornung were reinstated by the NFL after serving an 11-month suspension for gambling on football.

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In 1963, the Mississippi State played Loyola Chicago. Even though this game was played in Michigan, it violated Mississippi's 'Jim Crow laws.' Soundbites in this story from 'Game of Change' produced by the SEC Network.

In 1989, Michigan Head Coach Bill Frieder was fired two days before the start of the NCAA Tournament.

In 1997, Dean Smith became the all-time winningest Division I basketball coach.

In 1969, the US Hockey team lost 17-0 to the USSR in the World Championships.

In 1978, the Oakland Athletics traded left-handed pitcher Vida Blue to the San Francisco Giants for 7 players and $300,000.

In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team.

In 1892, Liverpool FC was formed after John Houlding was ejected from the Everton Football Club.

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In 1981, three huge upsets with exciting finishes came to epitomize the term 'March Madness.' Unranked St. Joseph's took down #1 DePaul; Kansas State beat #2 Oregon State; and Arkansas stunned the defending champ Louisville with a buzzer beating halfcourt shot.

In 1991, the Richmond Spiders became the first 15 seed to beat a #2 when they toppled Syracuse.

In 1998, the Harvard women's team became the first #16 seed (men's or women's) to take down a top seed.

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In 2012, BYU overcame a 25-point deficit to beat Iona in a First Four game of the NCAA Tournament.

In 1992, a fight between LSU and Tennessee in a quarterfinal game of the SEC Tournament led to bench clearing brawl and led to the ejection of Shaquille O'Neal. O'Neal had to sit out the next game against Kentucky.

In 1998, Valparaiso's Bryce Drew hit the game winner against Ole Miss in one fo the all-time great upsets in NCAA Tournament history.

In 1983, NC State beat Virginia in the ACC Tournament final. Many believe it was the only way the Wolfpack were going to make it to the NCAA Tournament.

In 2011, Minnesota Timberwolf Kevin Love scored just six ending his NBA record run of 53 consecutive double-doubles.

In 1954, the Milwaukee Braves Bobby Thomson broke his ankle in three places in a spring training game. Unfortunate and painful for him, but it opened up a spot for a young Henry Aaron to play left field for the Braves that season. 

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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.