Today in Sports - UConn sweeps the men's and women's NCAA basketball crown in the same year
Fri, Apr 5, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)
April 6
1896 - The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins the first event - the hop, step and jump.
1936 - Horton Smith edges Harry Cooper by one stroke to win the Masters.
1941 - Craig Wood beats Byron Nelson by three strokes to win the Masters.
1947 - Jimmy Demaret wins the Masters for the second time with two-stroke victory over Byron Nelson and Frank Stranahan.
1952 - Sam Snead wins his second Masters, beating Jack Burke Jr. by four shots.
1958 - 22nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins the first of his 4 Masters titles.
1973 - Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees becomes the first major league designated hitter, in an opening-day game against Boston.
1973 - Roberto Clemente Day, Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #21.
1979 - Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game.
1980 - Gordie Howe completes a record 26th NHL season.
1982 - Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota 52,279.
1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard returns to the ring after a three-year layoff to upset Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a 12-round split decision for the middleweight title, becoming boxing's 10th triple champion.
1991 - Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use.
1992 - Duke becomes the first team in 19 years to repeat as NCAA champion with a 71-51 victory over Michigan's Fab Five freshmen, the youngest team to vie for the title.
2004 - Led by Diana Taurasi, UConn beats Tennessee 70-61 for its third straight women's title. This is the first time one school sweeps the men's and women's NCAA basketball crown in the same year.
2008 - Lorena Ochoa continues her dominance of women's golf with a five-shot victory in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
2008 - Keith Tkachuk scores his 500th career goal and adds an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in the season finale.
2009 - Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson help send North Carolina to a national championship, ending Michigan State's inspirational run with a 89-72 rout. The Tar Heels take a 55-34 at halftime, breaking a 42-year-old title-game record for biggest lead at the break and setting the mark for most points at the half.
2010 - New Jersey's Martin Brodeur gets his 600th career win with his second straight shutout in a 3-0 win over Atlanta. The shutout is Brodeur's league-leading ninth of the season and the 110th of his career.
2010 - Maya Moore scores 23 points to help Connecticut rally from a horrible first half to beat Stanford 53-47 for its second straight undefeated championship season and its seventh national title. UConn (39-0) won its 78th straight, extending its women's NCAA record for consecutive victories.
2013 - Rick Adelman becomes the eighth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 games when the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Detroit Pistons 107-101.
2015 - Duke's star freshmen - Tyus Jones, Grayson Allen, Jahlil Okafor - turn a nine-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 1:22 left to grit out a 68-63 victory over Wisconsin for the Blue Devils' fifth national title.
2017 - Charley Hoffman finishes with the largest first-round lead at Augusta National in 62 years. Hoffman shoots a 7-under 65 in the wind for a four-shot edge over William McGirt. That's the largest lead since the 1955 Masters, when Jack Burke Jr. opened with 67 and was four shots ahead of Julius Boros and Mike Souchak.
2019 - Tampa Bay Lightning beats Boston Bruins, 6-3 in the season finale for their 62nd regular season win, tying the NHL record held by Detroit Red Wings.
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