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…

NBA Schedule - 4/3 Pacers at Hornets - 6:00 Timberwolves at 76ers - 6:00 Hawks at Nets - 6:30 Bulls at Knicks - 6:30 Jazz at Rockets - 7:00 Raptors at Grizzlies - 7:00 Celtics at Bucks - 7:00 Magic at Mavericks - 7:30 Pelicans at Kings - 9:00 MLB Schedule - 4/3 Dodgers at Nationals - 12:05 Cardinals at Tigers - 12:10 Marlins…

1930 – The Montreal Canadiens complete a two-game sweep of Boston to win the Stanley Cup. 1987 – The Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to the Oakland A’s for three minor leaguers. 1988 – Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux wins the NHL scoring title, ending Wayne Gretzky’s streak of eight seasons leading the league in points. 1989 – Michigan beats Seaton Hall in overtime 80-79 to win…

1931 – 17-year-old girl pitcher Jackie Mitchell strikes out both Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth in an exhibition game. 1972 – New York Mets manager Gil Hodges dies of a heart attack. Hodges played in parts of 20 seasons as a major league and was an eight-time All-Star. A native of Princeton, Indiana, Hodges is also a member of the Indiana Baseball Hall of…

1938 – Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1969 – The Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Pinella to the Yankees. Pinella would go on to win Rookie of the Year after hitting .282 with 11 homers and 68 RBI. 1972 – Major League baseball players go on strike for the first time.…

1931 – Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne is among eight people killed in a plane crash in Kansas. In his 13-year tenure at Notre Dame, Rockne led the Irish to a 105-12-5 record with three national championships. 1968 – The MLB expansion franchise in Seattle chooses “Pilots” as their name. 1973 – Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12-round split decision to win…

1940 – Indiana wins the college basketball national championship, defeating Kansas 60-42. 1976 – Paul Silas becomes the third player in NBA history to record 10,000 career rebounds before scoring 10,000 career points. 1980 – George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs becomes the fifth player in NBA history to win scoring titles in three consecutive seasons. 1981 – Led by Isaiah Thomas’ 23…

1929 – The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup with a  2-1 win over the Rangers, sweeping the best of three series. 1940 – Joe Louis makes short work of Johnny Paychek, knocking him out in the second round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1941 – Wisconsin wins the NCAA men’s hoops tournament, defeating Washington State 39-34. 1960 – Bill Russell sets an…

1942 – Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38 to win the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 1950 – CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 to win the NCAA men’s hoops tournament. With the win, CCNY becomes the only team to win the NIT and NCAA tournament in the same year as CCNY beat Bradley to win the NIT on March 18. 1963 – The AFL’s New York Titans change…

1939 – Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 to win the first NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 1942 – Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the sixth round to retain his world heavyweight title. 1945 – Oklahoma A&M wins the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, beating NYU 49-45 in the championship. 1960 – The Boston Celtics set an NBA Finals record by scoring 76 points in…