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In 1955, the Richard Riot started in Montreal. It was political bonfire with the suspension of Maurice ‘the Rocket’ Richard as the lit match. In 1982, a horrible oversight during a routine knee surgery led to a respected French footballer slipping into.a coma for 39 years. In 2012, Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the field...
In 2018, the UMBC Retrievers beat top-seed Virginia. In 1980, Louisville’s Dr. Dunkenstein and the Doctors of Dunk destroyed LSU to advance to the Final Four. In 1958, Cincinnati Royals player Maurice Stokes collapsed on the airline ride home from a game. The seizure he suffered left him incapacitated, ending his career. Most figured he...
In 1985, 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson came within a whisker of beating #1 seeded Michigan. It was the first year the tournament expanded to 64 teams. In 1989, Michigan Head Basketball coach Bill Frieder was fired two days before he was to coach his #3 seeded Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament. ‘A Michigan man will coach...
On March 10th, 2001, current Louisville Head Football Coach and former XFL QB with the Orlando Rage started a game just six days after getting literally ‘knocked out’ of a game. On March 10th, 1976, the origin of ‘Ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings’ can be tracked back to an article written in that...
In 1937, Howie Morenz, known by some as ‘the Babe Ruth of hockey’ died as a direct result of an injury suffered in a hockey game a month earlier. In 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met at Madison Square Garden in the ‘Fight of the Century.’ In 1930, Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract...
In 1964, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali. In 1967, Ali was ordered to report to military service. In 1954, the ACC crowned its first men’s basketball champ, sending that team to the NCAA tournament. In 2015, the NCAA penalized Syracuse men’s basketball and head coach Jim Boeheim after an investigation found misconduct and impermissible booster...
In 1922, Babe Ruth won a coin flip that gave him a bigger contract and a bonus for every home run he hit. In 1973, Yankees teammates Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson traded wives. In 1931, Fort Wayne’s WGL Radio broadcast the first game of the American Basketball League’s championship series between the Brooklyn Visitations...
In 2006, the North Carolina Tar Heels spoiled JJ Redick’s final game at Cameron Indoor. In 1990, Loyola Marymount’s Hank Gathers collapsed during a game and later died at a hospital. In 1891, MLB pitcher Dazzy Vance was born. In 1991, golfer Rocco Mediate became the first player to win on the PGA tour with...
In 1974, North Carolina’s Walter Davis hit a 30-footer as time expired to complete an 8-point comeback in 17 seconds against Duke. In 2023, Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis came up 3 points shy of equaling LSU’s Pete Maravich as the NCAA All-Time Leading scorer. In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a 169-147 win...
In 1986, the Barkley ultramarathon raced for the first time. In 1993, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was reinstated by Faye Vincent after serving 2 1/2 years of a lifetime ban. In 1969, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle retired after 18 years in MLB. In 1971, Spencer Haywood won his court case against the...