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March 10th, 1984
On this day in 1984: Heavyweight Tim Witherspoon KOs Greg Page
March 9th, 1979
On this day in 1979: Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters
March 8th, 1987
On this day in 1987: 8th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Georgetown beats Syracuse, 69-59
March 7th, 1978
On this day in 1978: Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders
March 6th, 1982
On this day in 1982: NBA highest scoring game: San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 (3 OT)
March 5th, 1960
On this day in 1960: Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)
March 4th, 1941
On this day in 1941: NHL Chicago goalie Samuel LoPresti stops record 80 of 83 Boston shots
March 3rd, 1984
On this day in 1984: NY Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6)
March 2nd, 1874
On this day in 1874: Baseball batter's box is officially adopted
March 1st, 1980
On this day in 1980: 27th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Maryland, 73-72
February 29th, 1964
On this day in 1964: Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 m
February 28th, 1940
On this day in 1940: 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)
February 27th, 1850
On this day in 1850: 12th Grand National: Chris Green aboard Abd-El-Kader wins
February 26th, 1982
On this day in 1982: Test Cricket debut of batsman Martin Crowe, playing for New Zealand v Australia in Wellington, run out for 9
February 25th, 1933
On this day in 1933: Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on goal line)
February 24th, 2002
On this day in 2002: Canada defeats the United States 5-2 to win the men's ice hockey Olympic Gold Medal
February 23rd, 1991
On this day in 1991: NC is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games
February 22nd, 1959
On this day in 1959: 1st Daytona 500: Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH)
February 21st, 1979
On this day in 1979: 2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period
February 20th, 1953
On this day in 1953: US Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport & not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling
February 19th, 1942
On this day in 1942: NY Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games
February 18th, 1995
On this day in 1995: Angela Kennedy swims world record 100m butterfly
February 17th, 1955
On this day in 1955: Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257
February 16th, 1926
On this day in 1926: Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France
February 15th, 1980
On this day in 1980: Wayne Gretzy assists on NHL-record-tieing 7 goals