This Day in Sports

April 6, 2009: An NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament record crowd of 72,922 attends the championship game of the Men’s Final Four at Ford Field in Detroit. North Carolina defeats Michigan State 89-72 to win the national championship. The attendance for the national semifinals two days earlier was 72,456.

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The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics

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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 a five-player trade with the White Sox, the Yankees obtained Nick Swisher

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With a year left on his contract, Ron Gardenhire agrees to a two-year extension to remain as the Twins skipper through 2001

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The Yankees look to upgrade their offense by trading for OF Nick Swisher.

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