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In 1944, a group of Duke students played a secret basketball game against the all black team at North Carolina College. It remained secret for more than 50 years.

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In 1985, Boston Celtic Larry Bird scored 60 against the Atlanta Hawks in New Orleans.

In 1966, Chicago Blackhawk Bobby Hull set an NHL record with his 51st goal in the season.

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In 1945, Byron Nelson won the first of what would be 11 consecutive wins on the PGA Tour.

In 1984, after five previous tries, Maryland's Lefty Driesell finally won the ACC tournament.

In 2006, Syracuse completed their improbable run in the Big East Tournament, becoming the first to win four games to win the title.

In 1974, MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn told Hank Aaron and the Atlanta Braves that Aaron had to play in the season opening series against Cincinnati.

In 1979, Randy Holt racked up an NHL record 67 penalty minutes, a record that still stands.

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In 1976, the phrase 'ain't over 'til the fat lady sings' was born.

In 1888, American boxer John L. Sullivan fought Englishman Charlie Mitchell to a draw after 39 rounds although one account has the fight going 44 rounds.

In 1991, Eddie Sutton became the first college basketball coach to lead four different colleges to the NCAA tournament when his Oklahoma State Cowboys were given an at-large bid on this day.

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In 1974, NC State beat Maryland in the ACC Championship game. The loss ended the fourth-ranked Terrapins season.

In 1996, UConn's Ray Allen outdueled Georgetown's Allen Iverson to win the Big East Championship.

In 1991, Seton Hall's Oliver Taylor sank his second straight game winner as the Pirates beat Villanova to win the Big East Championship.

In 1946, Ted Williams turned down a 5-year, $500,000 contract offer to play in the Mexican Baseball League.

In 2001, 16-year old Ty Tryon became the second youngest golfer to make a cut on the PGA tour.

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In 1937, Howie Morenz, known by some as 'the Babe Ruth of hockey' died as a direct result of an injury suffered in a hockey game a month earlier.

In 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met at Madison Square Garden in the 'Fight of the Century.'

In 1930, Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract paying him $80,000 a season and was asked after why he deserved more money than the President of the US to which he answered, 'I had a better year than he did.'

In 1936, the first Daytona race was run. It was chaos but eventually led to the creation of NASCAR.

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In 1970, Notre Dame's Austin Carr set an NCAA tournament record when he scored 61 points in a first round game vs. Ohio.

In 2004, Australian golfer Craig Parry won his second PGA tournament when he dunked a shot from the fairway to win the Ford Championship in a playoff against Scott Verplank.

In 2016, tennis player Maria Sharapova was suspended for using a banned substance.

In 1930, the Georgetown High boys team from Chicago beat Homer 1-0.

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In 1954, the first ACC Tournament Final was groundbreaking for several reasons.

In 2015, the NCAA handed down harsh sanctions on the Syracuse basketball program and Head Coach Jim Boeheim.

In 1982, San Antonio's George Gervin scored 50 in a shootout with Milwaukee's Brian Winters, who scored 42 in a game that set the then NBA record for most combined points in a game.

It's Shaquille O'Neal's birthday and on this day in 2000, a slight from the LA Clippers energized his efforts in the first 60/20 game in more than 30 years.

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In 1922, Babe Ruth won a coin flip that gave him a bigger contract and a bonus for every home run he hit.

In 1973, Yankees teammates Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson traded wives.

In 1931, Fort Wayne’s WGL Radio broadcast the first game of the American Basketball League’s championship series between the Brooklyn Visitations and the Fort Wayne Hoosiers.

In 1985, New York Islander Mike Bossy scored his 50th goal of the year, becoming the first NHL player to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons.

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In 2006, the North Carolina Tar Heels spoiled JJ Redick's final game at Cameron Indoor.

In 1990, Loyola Marymount's Hank Gathers collapsed during a game and later died at a hospital.

In 1891, MLB pitcher Dazzy Vance was born.

In 1991, golfer Rocco Mediate became the first player to win on the PGA tour with an anchored putter.

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In 1990, Hakeem Olajuwon came up one assist short of a rare quadruple double.

In 1875, the first formal hockey rules were put into effect.

in 1920, Montreal beat Quebec 16-2. The 16 goals are the most ever scored by one team in an NHL game.

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