1937 – Byron Nelson wins the Masters by two strokes over Ralph Guldahl.
1974 – Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s career home run record by hitting his 714th homer in a game against Cincinnati.
1983 – Lorenzo Charles dunks in Derek Whittenburg’s desperation 3-point attempt to give North Carolina State a 54-52 over Houston to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship.
1986 = Wayne Gretzky breaks his record for points in a season by totaling 214.
1988 – Behind Danny Manning’s 31 points and 18 rebounds, Kansas defeats Oklahoma 83-79 to win the NCAA men’s basketball title.
1993 – Texas Tech’s Sheryl Swoopes sets the NCAA women’s basketball championship game record by scoring 47 points in a victory over Ohio State.
1994 – Arkansas wins its first NCAA men’s hoops title, beating Duke 76-72.
1994 – Cubs outfielder Tuffy Rhodes gets the season off to a great start by hitting three homers on opening day. He’s the first MLB player to hit home runs in each of his first three at-bats of a season. He would finish the season with eight home runs total.
2001 – Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideo Nomo becomes the fourth pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in both the AL and NL during his career as Nomo shuts down the Orioles.
2003 – Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa becomes the 18th player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs.
2004 – The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers finish a game tied at six. Due to a rule change in the off-season, it is the final tie game in NHL history.
2005 – North Carolina beats Illinois 75-70 to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
2011 – UCONN wins the NCAA men’s basketball national championship with a 53-41 win over Butler.
2016 – Villanova’s Kris Jenkins hits a three at the buzzer to give the Wildcats a 77-74 win over North Carolina in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game.
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