TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 25

2008  Baseball season opens in Japan as Red Sox beat Oakland 6-5

1999  NY Mets sign Orel Hershiser

1982  Wayne Gretzky is the 1^st NHL player to score 200 points in a season

1975  Golden State gets then NBA record 25 steals in a game vs. LA Lakers – Seattle will get 27 in 1997

1973  Philadelphia 76ers end the NBA season with a 9-73 record – worst ever

1972  UCLA beats Florida 81-76 – UCLA’s 6^th consecutive NCAA championship

1961  St. Joseph’s beats Utah 127-120 in 4 OTs in NCAA tournament – 204 field goal attempts is NCAA record