Today in sports history: April 6
In 1987, Sugar Ray Leonard returns to the ring after a three-year layoff to upset Marvelous Marvin Hagler, becoming boxing’s 10th triple champion. See more sports moments:
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1896: The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece
1896 — The first modern Olympic Games begin in Athens, Greece. James B. Connelly wins the first event — the hop, step and jump.
1941: Craig Wood beats Byron Nelson by three strokes to win the Masters
1941 — Craig Wood beats Byron Nelson by three strokes to win the Masters.
1952: Sam Snead wins his second Masters, beating Jack Burke Jr. by four shots
1952 — Sam Snead wins his second Masters, beating Jack Burke Jr. by four shots.
1987: Sugar Ray Leonard returns to ring, upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler to become triple champion
1987 — Sugar Ray Leonard returns to the ring after a three-year layoff to upset Marvelous Marvin Hagler in a 12-round split decision for the middleweight title, becoming boxing’s 10th triple champion.
1992: Duke becomes first team in 19 years to repeat as NCAA champion
1992 — Duke becomes the first team in 19 years to repeat as NCAA champion with a 71-51 victory over Michigan’s Fab Five freshmen, the youngest team to vie for the title.
2004: UConn sweeps women's and men's NCAA basketball championships
2004 — Connecticut’s championship sweep is complete. Led by Diana Taurasi, UConn beats Tennessee 70-61. The victory by the women — their third straight and fourth in five years, makes Connecticut the first Division I basketball school to sweep both men’s and women’s titles.
2008: Lorena Ochoa earns five-shot victory in Kraft Nabisco Championship
2008 — Lorena Ochoa continues her dominance of women’s golf with a five-shot victory in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
2008: Teenager Graham Rahal youngest winner in major open-wheel history
2008 — Teenager Graham Rahal, making first IRL IndyCar Series start in the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, holds off veteran Helio Castroneves to become the youngest winner in major open-wheel history. At 19 years, 93 days, Rahal breaks the age record set two years ago in Sonoma, Calif., by Marco Andretti, who was 19 years, 167 days old.
2009: Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and North Carolina win national championship
2009 — Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and North Carolina win a national championship, ending Michigan State’s inspirational run with a 89-72 rout.
2010: New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur gets his 600th career win
2010 — New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur gets his 600th career win with his second straight shutout in a 3-0 win over Atlanta.
2010: Maya Moore scores 23 as UConn rallies to win seventh national title
2010 — Maya Moore scores 23 points to help Connecticut rally from a horrible first half to beat Stanford 53-47 for its second straight undefeated championship season and its seventh national title. UConn (39-0) won its 78th straight, extending its women’s NCAA record for consecutive victories, although this one is the closest. All of the Huskies’ previous wins in the streak were by double digits.
2015: Duke's freshmen spark Blue Devils to fifth NCAA title
2015 — Duke’s talented group of freshman — Tyus Jones, Grayson Allen and Jahlil Okafor — turn a one-time nine-point deficit into an eight-point lead with 1:22 left to grit out a 68-63 victory over Wisconsin for the program’s fifth national title. Allen, the most unheralded of coach Mike Krzyzewski’s first-year players, steps up and scores 16 points to keep Duke in it when Wisconsin looked like it was about to run away.
2017: Charley Hoffman finishes with largest first-round lead at Augusta National in 62 years
2017 — Charley Hoffman finishes with the largest first-round lead at Augusta National in 62 years. Hoffman shoots a 7-under 65 in windy conditions to have a four-shot edge over William McGirt heading into second round. That’s the largest since the 1955 Masters, when Jack Burke Jr. opened with 67 and was four shots ahead of Julius Boros and Mike Souchak.
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