Today is Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Today in
Sports History
1938 - The Toronto Maple Leafs scored 8 goals in 5 minutes.
1942 - The Thoroughbred Racing Association was formed in Chicago.
1948 - Lee Savold knocked out Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds of the first round of their prize fight at Madison Square Gardens.
1954 - Viewers saw the first televised prizefight shown in color when Joey Giardello knocked out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1956 - The Minneapolis Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in Game 2 of the Western Divisional Finals. It was the largest margin of victory in NBA playoff history.
1967 - The Chicago Bulls won their 33rd game of the season. It was the most games won by an NBA expansion team.
1981 - The Buffalo Sabres set a record when they scored 9 goals in the second period in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sabres won the game 14-4.
1990 - The first world ice hockey tournament for women was held in Ottawa.
1991 - Brett Hull, of the St. Louis Blues, became the third National Hockey League (NHL) player to score 80 goals in a season.
1991 - NFL owners voted to take the 1993 Super Bowl away from the city of Phoenix because Arizona didn't recognize Martin Luther King Day.
1995 - Michael Jordan returned to the Chicago Bulls after nearly two years of retirement. He scored 19 points in the loss to the Indiana Pacers. The game, televised on NBC, was the most watched regular season game in NBA history with an estimated 35 million viewers.
2010 - Paul Kariya (St. Louis Blues) scored his 400th career goal.
Sports Quote
He shouldn't pick on girls just because he hasn't had much luck with guys. - Pam Shriver, tennis pro, on Vitas Gerulaitis, who has been bad-mouthing women's tennis
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