This Day in Sports

Julius Erving joins 3000 point club in final home game

April 17, 1987 5

Sugar Ray Leonard comes out of retirement to beat Marvelous Marvin Hagle

April 6, 1987 5

April 2-4, 1987: Stanford’s Pablo Morales surpasses Southern California’s John Naber as the most victorious individual titlist in the history of the Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, claiming his 11th championship.

April 2, 1987 9

Big Mac Claims Title

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March 29, 1987: Tennessee wins the first of eight Division I Women’s Basketball Championship titles between 1987 and 2008 under coach Pat Summitt.

March 29, 1987 8

March 16, 1987: New York University’s Michael Lofton becomes the first to win four titles in the same event (sabre) at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships.

March 16, 1987 6

March 13-14, 1987: LSU wins the first of 11 Division I Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship team titles between 1987 and 2004. In May, the school claims the first of 11 straight outdoor team titles.

March 14, 1987 6

March 13-14, 1987: Wisconsin-La Crosse wins its first of 18 team titles from 1987 to 2017 at the Division III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. The titles include a streak of six straight from 2001 to 2006.

March 13, 1987 7

Woody Hayes Passes Away

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Feb. 25, 1987: The SMU football program is suspended for one year in the NCAA’s first application of the “death penalty” for assorted and ongoing rules violations.

February 25, 1987 8