This Day in Sports

2004 Heisman winner Matt Leinart

December 6, 2004 9

April 5-6, 2004: UConn becomes the first Division I school to win the men’s and women’s basketball titles in the same year. It is the third consecutive title for the women’s team.

April 6, 2004 8

Feb. 4, 2004: The NCAA announces an agreement with the Indiana Sports Corp. making Indianapolis the permanent “backup site” for the Men’s and Women’s Final Fours in case of an emergency that requires those events to be relocated. The agreement also ensures that the city frequently will host the Association’s high-profile championships and its Convention.

February 4, 2004 9

Jan. 12, 2004: Division III delegates approve most of a landmark “Future of Division III” legislative package, including measures to create an electronic financial aid reporting process and eliminate the practice of “redshirting.”

January 12, 2004 9

2003 Heisman winner Jason White

December 5, 2003 10

2003: The Playing Rules Oversight Panel is formed as an Association-wide committee to review playing rules proposals, especially those involving player safety, financial impact or image of the game, and to review playing rules issues, including implementation of playing rules proposed by playing rules committees.

November 18, 2003 7

May 26, 2003: UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl throws a nine-inning no-hitter in the 2003 NCAA Division I Softball Championship game.

May 26, 2003 12

Jan. 1, 2003: Myles Brand of Indiana becomes the fourth NCAA president, succeeding Cedric Dempsey. Brand is the first institutional president to serve in the position.

January 1, 2003 9

The NBA Expansion Committee unanimously recommends that the

October 17, 2025 8

2002 Heisman winner Carson Palmer

December 4, 2002 12