Today's 5 March Sport in History

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  • 1840 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 13
  • 1845 7th Grand National: William Loft aboard outsider Cure-All wins in record time of 10 minutes, 47 seconds
  • 1910 Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Montreal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1

Bradman's Last 1st Class Innings

1949 Donald Bradman plays his last innings in first-class cricket, scores 30

  • 1955 2nd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 87-77
  • 1960 7th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Wake Forest, 63-59
  • 1960 Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny & Jones (GRB)
  • 1960 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA)
  • 1960 Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champions in Vancouver won by Carol E Heiss (USA)
  • 1964 Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr, announces a baseball team is moving there
  • 1965 Ernie Terrell beats Eddie Machen by unanimous points decision over 15 rounds in Chicago, Illinois to win vacant WBA heavyweight boxing title
  • 1966 13th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats NC State, 71-66
  • 1966 Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19m indoor world record
  • 1966 Player reps elect Marvin Miller as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association
  • 1972 Dutch speed skater Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes Women's Allround World Champion at Heerenveen, Netherlands, her second title in 3 years
  • 1973 Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
  • 1977 24th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Virginia, 75-69

Sports History

1982 MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners

  • 1983 NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield

Sports History

1985 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy is 1st to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons

  • 1991 Reggie Miller (Indiana Pacers) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games

Sports History

1993 Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery

  • 1993 Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game

1997 Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

  • 2011 David Silva scores 38' winner as Manchester City scores 1-0 win over Wigan at City of Manchester Stadium to start EPL record 20 home game winning streak; streak ends 31/3/12

Sports History

2023 Caitlin Clark records 30 points, 17 assists, and 10 rebounds in the Big Ten tournament final for Iowa against Ohio State


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