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1936 \u2014 The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n
1948 \u2014 12th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Claude Harmon shoots a record-tying 279 (\u22129) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff.<\/p>\n
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1961 \u2014 15th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1.<\/p>\n
1963 \u2014 Milwaukee Braves future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn beats NY Mets, 6-1 for his 328th win; most by a left-hander in MLB history.<\/p>\n
1965 \u2014 Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 271 and wins the Masters golf tournament by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.<\/p>\n
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1966 \u2014 Jack Nicklaus wins his third Masters and becomes the first to win in consecutive years as he shoots a 70 in an 18-hole playoff to beat Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer.<\/p>\n
1966 \u2014 Emmett Ashford becomes first African American major league baseball umpire.<\/p>\n 1971 \u2014 35th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charles Coody wins his only major title by 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1976 \u2014 Ray Floyd shoots a record-tying 271 to win the Masters by eight strokes over Ben Crenshaw.<\/p>\n 1981 \u2014 Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick in a 15-round unanimous decision to retain his world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n 1982 \u2014 Craig Stadler beats Dan Pohl in a sudden-death playoff to take the Masters.<\/p>\n 1983 \u2014 Spain\u2019s Seve Ballesteros wins the Masters by four shots over Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1987 \u2014 Zoja Ivanova wins 2nd female World Cup marathon (2:30:39).<\/p>\n 1989 \u2014 Ron Hextall scores his second career goal and becomes the first goalie to connect for a playoff goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 8-5.<\/p>\n 1993 \u2014 Bernhard Langer of Germany wraps up his second Masters title with a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 13. Langer posts a four-stroke win over Chip Beck with an 11-under 277.<\/p>\n 1996 \u2014 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 1997 \u2014 Mario Lemieux reaches the 50-goal mark for the sixth time in his NHL career in a 4-2 loss the Florida Panthers. Lemieux scores on a third-period penalty shot against John Vanbiesbrouck, to becomes the first player in NHL history to score his 50th goal of the season on a penalty shot.<\/p>\n 1999 \u2014 63rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal of Spain wins his second Masters title, 2 strokes ahead of Davis Love III and 3 from of Greg Norman.<\/p>\n 2004 \u2014 Phil Mickelson\u2019s agonizing pursuit of a major ends at the Masters when he makes an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole, ending a spectacular back-nine duel with Ernie Els.<\/p>\n 2007 \u2014 Roberto Luongo sets an NHL record for saves in a first career playoff start, making 72 in Vancouver\u2019s 5-4 quadruple-overtime win over Dallas. The sixth-longest playoff game in NHL history, ends on a goal by Henrik Sedin 18:06 into the fourth overtime period.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n 2008 \u2014 Missouri\u2019s Jacob Priday sets a Big 12 Conference record, hitting four home runs against Texas in a 31-12 rout. The senior goes 5-for-5, drives in nine runs and scores six times.<\/p>\n 2010 \u2014 Phil Mickelson wins his third Masters title, shooting a 5-under 67 to pull away for a three-stroke win over Lee Westwood.<\/p>\n 2014 \u2014 Stephen Curry has 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and Golden State clinches a playoff berth with a 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers set a franchise low with the 54th loss of their miserable season. The 1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers lost 53 times in their 72-game season. 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