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- 1941 - Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship
- 1962 - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59
- 1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later
- 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
- 1974 - 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7-year reign as NCAA basketball champions
- 1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title
- 1980 - 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54
- 2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head
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