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Friday, March 9, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 9

1999  Hakeem Olajuwon blocks his 3,500th shot – ends game with 3,503 NBA record
1997  Karl Malone becomes only the 5th player to have 25,000 points and 10,000 rebounds
1988  Pat Riley gets his 400th coaching win – fastest ever (540 games)
1985  Fats Lever of the Denver Nuggets sets a NBA record with 8 steals in a quarter
1981  Carlton Fisk signs with the Chicago White Sox
1979  Kevin Porter of Detroit dishes out 25 assists in a game vs. Boston
1968  In the NCAA tournament, Elvin Hayes scores 49 and has 27 rebounds as Houston beat Loyola 94-76 – only player to record 40 or more and 25 rebounds in a tournament game
1960  What a year in Boston – Celtics win 59th game of the season most in NBA history at the time – NBA record most FGs made per game (49.9), most FGs attempted (119.6), most rebounds per game (71.5)
1958  First player to score 2,000 points in a NBA season – George Yardley of Detroit
1922  Roger Hornsby becomes highest paid player in NL history - $18,500 – will win Triple Crown this season with .401 average, 42 HRs, and 152 RBI, 250 hits, and 46 doubles – will also win Triple Crown in 1925 with .403/39/143

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