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This day in sports history April 1

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April 2023: A 15-month celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX culminates in Dallas, where Divisions I, II and III will crown their women’s basketball champions. The Division I game will be broadcast live on ABC for the first time in 2023.

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March-April 2021: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all rounds of the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship are held in Indianapolis, and all rounds of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship are held in San Antonio, marking the first time each tournament is played entirely in one geographic region.

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April 2016: The Board of Governors announces new requirements for host cities that include protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for all people involved in the event. This decision was prompted by several states passing laws that permit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in accordance with religious beliefs.

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April 2012: Legendary Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt retires after 38 years of coaching. Summitt accumulated 1,098 wins, which was a record for any NCAA men’s or women’s basketball coach at the time of her retirement. She led Tennessee to eight NCAA national championships.

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John McSherry dies at age 51 of a heart attack.

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March 29-April 1, 1996: Penn State’s Olga Kalinovskaya becomes the first woman to win four straight titles in one event (foil) at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships.

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Umpire John McSherry Dies on Opening Day

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April 1995: The NCAA opens its government relations office in Washington, D.C.

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April 1986: The Men’s Basketball Rules Committee adopts the 3-point shot for the 1986-87 season.

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