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March 15th, 1967
On this day in 1967, Wilt Chamberlain is given two technical fouls and ejected from the game. So what, you ask? Well, this was the only time in his career he was ever forced to leave a game in his career.
March 14th, 1976
On this day in 1976, jockey Bill Shoemaker posts his 7,000th career victory, aboard Royal Derby II, in the fifth race at Santa Anita Park.
March 13th, 1915
On this day in 1915, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit instead!
March 12th, 1992
On this day in 1992, Moses Malone passed Oscar Robertson to become 4th highest scorer in NBA history - Kareem, Wilt, and Elvin Hayes are the only ones to top him.
March 11, 1917
On this day in 1917, in the 1st NHL Championship game ever played, the Toronto Arenas beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st game of a 2 game set.
March, 10th, 1896
On this day in 1896, Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins the 1st modern marathon in 3:18.
March 9th, 1946
On this day in 1946, Red Sox star Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican Baseball League. He refuses.
March 8th, 1930
On this day in 1930, Babe Ruth signed a 2-year contract for $160,000 with the Yankees. GM Ed Barrow wrongly predicted, "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth."
March 7th, 1987
On this day in 1987, Sunil Gavaskar becomes the 1st cricket batsman to score 10,000 test runs.
March 6th, 1964
On this day in 1964, boxer Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam and its leader Elijah Muhammad renames him Muhammad Ali.
March 5th, 1965
On this day in 1965, Ernie Terrel beat Eddie Machen in 15 rounds for Heavyweight boxing title.
March 4th, 1941
On this day in 1941, Chicago goalie Samuel LoPresti stopped an NHL record 80 of 83 Boston shots.
March 3rd, 1974
On this day in 1974, future master griller and long-lived boxer George Foreman KO'ed Ken Norton.
March 2nd, 1929
On this day in 1929, the Chicago Black Hawks were shut-out for an NHL record 8th straight game.
March 1st, 1953
On this day in 1953, former Olympian Babe Didrikson-Zaharias won the LPGA's Sarasota Golf Open.
February 28th, 1957
On this day in 1957, jockey Johnny Longden rode to his 5,000th career victory.
February 27th, 1959
On this day in 1959, the Boston Celtic's Bob Cousy set NBA record with 28 assists and the Celtics scored 173 points against the Minneapolis Lakers.
February 26th, 1935
On this day in 1935, the New York Yankees released superstar Babe Ruth. Ruth signed with Boston Braves and to finish his declining career.
February 25th, 1974
On this day in 1974, Veronica and Colin Scargill of England begin a tandem bicycle ride that would end with a record 18,020 miles around the world. They completed the ride on August 27, 1975.
February 24th, 1982
On this day in 1982, Wayne Gretzky scored his NHL-record 78th goal of season. He ended the season with 92 goals in all.
February 23rd, 1938
On this day in 1938, Joe Louis KO'ed Nathan Mann in 3 rounds to win the heavyweight boxing title.
Miracle on Ice
On February 22nd, 1980, the USA beat the USSR in Olympic Hockey 4-3 en route to winning the gold medal.
February 21, 1979 Yawner
On this day in 1979. a pair of Iowa girls high school basketball teams played 4 scoreless quarters. The game was eventually won 4-2 in 4th overtime period.
February 20th, 1971
On this day in 1971, Boston Bruin Phil Esposito became the NHL's fastest player to score 50 goals in a season.
February 19th, 1984
On this day in 1984, Phil & Steve Mahre dominated the slalom skiing event and became the 1st brother combo to win gold & silver medals in same event at the Olympic Games.