TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 3

2006  Florida Marlins start 6 rookies – lose 1-0 to Houston

2006  Florida Gators win NCAA basketball title

2002  Barry Bonds hits 2 HRs for the 2^nd day in a row – will end season with 46 vs. 73 in 2001

1999  NJ Nets player Kendall Gill ties NBA record with 11 steals in the game – 1^st done in 1976 and not repeated

1998  Michael Jordan scores his 29,000^th point

1996  Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota 105-103 – 1^st win after 23 consecutive losses

1995  UCLA wins 1^st NCAA title on 20 years

1989  51^st NCAA Basketball Championship – Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 (OT)

1989  Ken Griffey Jr. makes his MLB debut – gets a double in 1^st at bat

1988  Mario Lemieux wins the NHL scoring title – Wayne Gretzky had won it the prior 7 seasons

1987  Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to Oakland – will be outstanding reliever for them – he had 3 saves in his career dating to his debut in 1975 – will have 320 saves for Oakland from 1987 to 1995

1977  Boston Bruins Jean Ratelle gets his 1,000^th NHL point

1962  Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years and 24,092 races