This Day in Sports

Shaquille O’Neal became the second player in NBA

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Portland Trail Blazers star guard Brandon Roy scores

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Chris Paul steals an attempted pass from Tony

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Carmelo Anthony matches George Gervin’s NBA record for

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2008 Heisman winner Sam Bradford

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In Madison Square Garden against the New York

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2007 Heisman winner Tim Tebow

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Dec. 1, 2007: Concordia-St. Paul wins the first of seven straight Division II Women’s Volleyball Championships under coach Brady Starkey. The team also won two more in 2016 and 2017.

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Aug. 27, 2007: The NCAA Executive Committee approves a new seating configuration that will increase capacity to about 70,000 at the Men’s Final Four beginning in 2009, creating sections that will put thousands of students courtside for the national championship. The Executive Committee authorized the purchase of temporary seating to be transported and installed at all Final Four sites. 

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New York Knicks forward David Lee scores a

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