Record setting events
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
By Beth Harris Dec. 02, 2020 01:46 PM EST
McGhee hits career-high 7 3s, Liberty beats Mississippi St
Nov. 26, 2020 08:32 PM EST
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored 23 points and made a career-high seven 3-pointers, Elijah Cuffee added 17 points and five 3s, and Liberty set a...
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By The Associated Press Nov. 25, 2020 05:27 PM EST
Nov. 29
1890 — Navy beats Army 24-0 in the first matchup of this historic series.
1934 — The Detroit Lions play their...
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By The Associated Press Nov. 12, 2020 11:53 AM EST
Nov. 15
1879 — Princeton beats Harvard 1-0 in a college football game held in New Jersey. The Tigers unveil the concept of using blockers...
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By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Sept. 20
1913 — Twenty-year-old amateur Francis Ouimet beats Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open....
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2020 10:27 AM EDT
June 6
1919 — Man o’ War wins his first race, a 5-furlong contest over a straightaway at Belmont Park. The 3-to-5 favorite wins by six...
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By The Associated Press May. 28, 2020 10:22 AM EDT
May 30
1903 — Flocarline becomes the first filly to win the Preakness Stakes.
1908 — Jockey Joe Notter misjudges the...
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By The Associated Press May. 14, 2020 11:13 AM EDT
May 16
1884 — Isaac Murphy, a black jockey considered one of the greatest U.S. riders, wins the first of his three Kentucky Derby titles...
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By The Associated Press Apr. 23, 2020 11:04 AM EDT
April 25
1950 — Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked...
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By The Associated Press Mar. 29, 2020 09:54 AM EDT
March 30
1940 — Indiana routs Kansas 60-42 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1943 — Ken Sailors scores 16 points to...
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By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2020 01:28 PM EDT
April 2
1939 — Ralph Guldahl beats Sam Snead by one stroke to capture the Masters.
1983 — New York Islander Mike Bossy...
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By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2020 01:27 PM EDT
March 30
1940 — Indiana routs Kansas 60-42 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1943 — Ken Sailors scores 16 points to...
AP Sportlight
By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2020 09:18 PM EDT
March 16
1938 — Temple defeats Colorado 60-36 in the first National Invitation Tournament and the first major postseason basketball...
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March 19
1942 — The Thoroughbred Racing Associations of the United States is formed, with John C. Clark as president.
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March 16
1938 — Temple defeats Colorado 60-36 in the first National Invitation Tournament and the first major postseason basketball...
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By The Associated Press Feb. 29, 2020 04:46 PM EST
March 1
1919 — Newsy Lalonde of the Montreal Canadiens sets a Stanley Cup Playoff record by scoring five goals in a 6-3 win against the...
Clark, Flowers lead LIU past Merrimack 67-64 in OT
Feb. 08, 2020 07:58 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Ty Flowers and Raiquan Clark combined to score 45 points in a record-setting performance and Long Island University snapped Merrimack's nine...
Lyons scores 33, sets record as Furman tops W Carolina 82-73
Feb. 08, 2020 05:07 PM EST
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Lyons scored 33 points and Furman defeated Western Carolina 82-73 on Saturday, setting records for both Lyons and the Paladins.
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Texas A&M tops Missouri 66-64 despite record free throws
By Hannah Hoffmeister Jan. 21, 2020 11:52 PM EST
