Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins
1930 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4-3 for a 2-0 series sweep and their 3rd Championship
Sports History
1962 American jockeyEddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)
Sports History
1966Tom Seaver signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus
- 1971 125th Grand National: John Cook aboard 28/1 chance Specify wins a close finish between the leading 5 in the final furlong
Sports History
1975Bobby Fischer is stripped of the world chess title for refusing to defend it, and the title is awarded to RussianAnatoly Karpov
- 1976 130th Grand National: John Burke wins aboard Rag Trade; equal record 4th winner trained by Fred Rimell and 2nd winner owned by Pierre Raymond Bessone
- 1976 Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game
- 1977 Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point
- 1982 136th Grand National: 48-year-old Dick Saunders wins aboard 7/1 favourite Grittar; oldest jockey to win the event
- 1982 Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point
Theater Premiere
1982Marco van Basten plays his first match for Ajax, scoring a debut goal in a 5-0 victory over NEC
- 1983 2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: USC beats Louisiana Tech, 69-67; Trojans' forward Cheryl Miller tournament MOP
Golf Major
1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: In strong winds,Amy Alcott wins by 2 strokes ahead ofKathy Whitworth andBeth Daniel; first year tournament regarded as a major title
Sports History
1987Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega
- 1987 MLB Chicago Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to Oakland A's for 3 minor league players
- 1988 7th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Auburn, 56-54; Lady Techsters Erica Westbrooks MOP
Sports History
1988Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak
Golf Major
1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC:Amy Alcott wins the 2nd of her 3 DS events, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Colleen Walker
- 1988 NJ Devils beat Blackhawks, 4-3 in OT to join playoffs for 1st time
- 1989 51st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan beats Seton Hall, 80-79 (OT); Wolverines first title; small forward Glen Rice named tournament MOP
Contract of Interest
1991Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox
- 1992 1st exhibition game at Camden Field - Orioles beat NY Mets
- 1993 147th Grand National: race declared void, after 30 of 39 runners carried on racing despite a false start; bookmakers forced to refund estimated £75 million in bets staked
- 1994 13th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech, 60-59; Tar Heels first NCAA title on 3-point shot by Charlotte Smith as time expires
- 1994 First roster of Silver Bullets is announced, an all-female professional baseball team
- 1995 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Arkansas, 89-78; Bruins' 11th national title
Rahul Dravid Debuts
1996 CricketerRahul Dravid makes his international debut for India in an ODI against Sri Lanka
- 1996 South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield
- 1996 St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
- 2000 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Florida, 89-76; Spartans only top-4 seed to advance to the Final Four
- 2004 157th Grand National: Graham Lee wins aboard Amberleigh House; trainer Ginger McCain's equal record 4th GN victory
- 2006 68th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Florida beats UCLA, 73-57; Gators first title; center Joakim Noah named tournament Most Outstanding Player
Sports History
2006Steve Yzerman scores his final NHL goal (#692) against the Calgary Flames
- 2007 26th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Rutgers, 59-46; Volunteers' 7th national title; Candace Parker is named Most Outstanding Player
Golf Major
2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC:Stacy Lewis shoots final round 69 to win her first major, 3 strokes ahead of defending championYani Tseng
- 2012 31st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Baylor beats Notre Dame, 80-61; Lady Bears' second National title
Cricket History
2016 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Kolkata: West Indies beat England by 4 wickets with 2 balls remaining for their second title; Player of the Series: Indian batsmanVirat Kohli (273 runs • 1 wicket)
- 2016 ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Hayley Matthews with 66 from 45 balls leads West Indies to 149/2; beat Australia 148/5 by 4 wickets with 2 balls to spare
- 2017 79th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Gonzaga, 71–65; Tar Heels point guard Joel DeWayne Berry II, 22 points
Sports History
2018Alex Puccio ascends Penrose Step V14 (8B+) in Leavenworth, USA
- 2019 San Antonio coach Geg Popovich is ejected after an NBA record low 63 seconds in the Spurs 113-85 loss in Denver; receives 2 technical fouls in a verbal confrontation with a referee
- 2022 40th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota: South Carolina Gamecocks defeat UConn Huskies, 64–49 to win their second NCAA title: MOP Aliyah Boston (SC)
- 2022 Chevron Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: American Jennifer Kupcho wins her first LPGA tournament by 2 strokes over Jessica Korda
- 2022 ICC Women's Cricket ODI World Cup: Alyssa Healy scores record 170 as Australia beats England by 71 runs in the final in Christchurch, NZ
Sports History
2022 Pakistan plunges into constitutional crisis after Prime MinisterImran Khan dissolves parliament and calls for new elections, avoiding a no-confidence vote[1]
