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This day in sports history December 1

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2008 Heisman winner Sam Bradford

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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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1999 Heisman winner Ron Dayne

December 1, 1999 42

December 1994: The NCAA and CBS agree to a $1.7 billion, eight-year television contract; ESPN agrees to expand its coverage of the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.

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Marino Makes History: 3,000-Yard Mark Reached for Eighth Time in 1991 Win

December 1, 1991 43

1990 Heisman winner Ty Detmer

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1981 Heisman winner Marcus Allen

December 1, 1981 43

December 1981: The first Division I, II and III Women’s Volleyball Championships are conducted.

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Dec. 1, 1973: The College Athletics Publishing Service relocates to Mission, Kansas, and becomes the NCAA Publishing Service.

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