In 1990, Pascual Perez showed up 8 days late for training camp for the New York Yankees. He was rushed out to the mound for a photo op workout. That workout would lead to problems a month later.
In 1939, Oregon beat Ohio State to win the first NCAA Tournament.
In 1978, Jack ‘Goose’ Givens scored 41 exploiting a soft Duke 2-3 zone as Kentucky beat the Blue Devils to win the NCAA Championship.
In 2023, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark put together the only 40 point triple double in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. She finished with 41 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds as Iowa advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 30 years.
In 2000, in the year of the Tiger, Hal Sutton knocked him off at the Players Championship. His phrase, ‘be the right club today’ became iconic and is a good mantra for all of us.
In 2006, the NFL owners voted unanimously to brand the official Wilson football used in games, ‘The Duke’ after former New York Giants owner Wellington Mara.