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1939 - Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA's first national basketball tournament.
1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.
1945 - Oklahoma A&M beats NYU 49-45 to win the NCAA basketball championship.
1945 - DePaul, led by George Mikan, beats Bowling Green for the NIT title.
1951 - Bill Spivey scores 22 points to lead Kentucky to a 68-58 victory over Kansas in the NCAA championship game.
1971 - UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 for its fifth NCAA title.
1976 - Delta State beats Immaculata 69-64 for its second straight AIAW basketball title.
1978 - Jack Givens scores 41 points to lead Kentucky to a 94-88 victory over Duke for the NCAA title.
1983 - Larry Holmes wins a unanimous 12-round decision over Lucien Rodriguez to retain his world heavyweight title in his hometown of Scranton, Pa.
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