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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 3

2007  Kansas Jayhawks win their 1,900th game – 3rd all time to Kentucky and North Carolina
2006  1st ever World Baseball Classic game – South Korea beat Taiwan 2-0
1999  Dell Curry of Milwaukee scored his 1,000th three point field goal
1995  AC Green played in his 707th consecutive game – 3rd most all time
1985  Kevin McHale sets Celtics team record with 56 points – Larry Bird will get 60 nine days later
1985  Willie Shoemaker is the 1st jockey to win $100 million in purses
1983  Steve Carlton signs 4 year $4.15 million deal with Philadelphia – will be the highest paid pitcher in MLB
1962  Jackie Joyner-Kersee born – Olympic gold in 1988 and 1992
1962  Herschel Walker born – Heisman award winner and NFL star
1872  Willie Keeler born – batted .341, 2,932 hits, hit .300 or better in 16 of 19 seasons including .424 in 1897

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