TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MARCH 19TH

1897 - Yale defeated Penn, 30-10 in 1st major college basketball game.

1927 - Richie Ashburn, baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)/sportscaster is born.

1938 - Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes.
1950 - 5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias.

1956 - Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minnesota Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75.

1971 - Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half.

1972 - LA Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 points.
1975 - Pennsylvania is first state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports.

1990 - First world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa).
1991 - KC Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers.
1991 - Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses.

1991 - St Louis Blues Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 80 goals in a season.
1991 - NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to

Arizona Not recognizing Martin Luther King Day.

1991 - John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies.

1995 - Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months, beats Pacers.
1995 - NBA NY Knicks beat NY Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47).
1997 - Major League Baseball announces 5 year/$50M deal with Pepsi.