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| 1975 |
Detroit's Dave Bing's 12th point against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden made him the 18th player in NBA history to reach the 15,000 point plateau. |
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| 1982 |
The NCAA men?s basketball tournament field is unveiled on television for the first time. |
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| 1985 |
Chris McCarron rode his 4,000th career winner, Hawkley (GB), in the fifth race at Santa Anita Park. |
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| 1987 |
Mike Tyson made his first title defense and scored a decision of James "Bonecrusher" Smith in Las Vegas, |
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| 1988 |
University of Michigan LHP Jim Abbott won the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. |
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| 1996 |
The Orlando Magic set an NBA record by hitting at least one three pointer for 210 consecutive games. |
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| 2001 |
The Dallas Cowboys waived QB Troy Aikman. |
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| 2002 |
Duke ended North Carolina's 27-year run with a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels finished the season with a very disappointing 8-20 record. |
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| 2002 |
The Miami Dolphins acquired RB Ricky Williams from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for draft picks in 2002 and 2003. |
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| 2002 |
The New England Patriots traded WR Terry Glenn to the Green Packers for draft picks. |
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| 2003 |
Villanova suspended 12 men's basketball players for unauthorized telephone calls. |
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| 2006 |
NFL owners approved the Players' Association's latest offer, extending the league's collective bargaining agreement for six years and ending a week-long stalemate between the two sides. |
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| 2006 |
Adam Stern went 3-for-4 with an inside-the-park homer and four RBI to lead Canada to a stunning 8-6 win over the United States in World Baseball Classic action at Chase Field. |
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| 2007 |
The Denver Broncos signed TE Daniel Graham to a five-year contract. |
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| 2007 |
The Cleveland Browns signed RB Jamal Lewis to a one-year contract. |
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| 2007 |
Arkansas State changed its team nickname from Indians to Red Wolves. |
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| 2009 |
The Buffalo Bills signed WR Terrell Owens to a one-year contract worth $6.5 million. |
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| 2010 |
The National Football League suspended DT Jason Ferguson for the first eight games of the 2010 season for a violation of the league's performance enhancing drug program. |
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| 2011 |
Texas Tech fired basketball coach Pat Knight. |
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| 2011 |
Manhattan fired basketball coach Barry Rohrssen. |
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| 2011 |
Towson basketball coach Pat Kennedy resigned. |
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| 2012 |
The Indianapolis Colts released QB Peyton Manning. |
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| 2012 |
Temple University will make its football return to the Big East next season and will join the conference in all other sports in 2013. |
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