When the games were played ...
Daily look back at some of the great sporting events that happened on this day
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1936: Detroit’s Mud Bruneteau ends the longest game in NHL history with a goal after 116 minutes, 30 seconds (six overtimes) to edge the Montreal Maroons, 1-0, in the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
1945: NYU rallies from a tenpoint deficit with two minutes to go to force overtime and goes on to win an NCAA Tournament semifinal, 70-65, over Ohio State.
1956: San Francisco’s Bill Russell has 26 points and 27 rebounds to lead the Dons to an 83-71 win over Iowa and their second straight national title and 55th consecutive victory, then an NCAA record.
1962: Paul Hogue scores 22 points and grabs 19 rebounds and Tom Thacker adds 21 points to lead Cincinnati to a 71-59 victory over Ohio State for its second NCAA basketball championship.
1975: Muhammad Ali knocks out Chuck Wepner in the 15th round to retain the world heavyweight title in Cleveland.
1975: Princeton becomes the first Ivy League school to win the NIT with an 80-69 win over Providence.
1979: Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, advances to the NCAA championship game by defeating DePaul, 76-74.
Bird has 35 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists.
1980: Louisville beats UCLA, 59-54, to win the NCAA basketball title.
Detroit Red Wings.
and 12-for-16 from the line.
2013: Florida Gulf Coast beats San Diego State, 81-71, to become the first No.
15 seed to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
Muhammad Ali, right, and Chuck Wepner fight during a heavyweight bout in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 24, 1975. Ali won in the 15th round via TKO.
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Florida Gulf Coast’s Chase Fieler, top, dunks over San Diego State’s Deshawn Stephens during a Round of 32 game of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Philadelphia.
1992: Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux becomes the 36th player in NHL history with 1,000 points, getting an assist in the second period of the Penguins’ 4-3 loss to the 1994: Kansas State’s Askia Jones scores 62 points in 28 minutes in a 115-77 win over Fresno State in the NIT quarterfinals. Jones shoots 18for-25 from the floor, including 14-for-18 on 3-pointers,
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