In 2001, Arizona Diamondback Randy Johnson obliterated a bird on a pitch to the plate in a spring training game.

In 2001, Tiger Woods hit a slippery 60-foot triple breaker putt to make birdie at the 17th island green of TPC Sawgrass. CBS announcer Gary Koch called it 'Better than Most.'

In 2007, Anthony Atkinson scored 10 points in the final 45 seconds to lift Barton from certain defeat to a D-2 National Championship.

In 1990, Duke's Christian Laettner hit the game winner in an Elite Eight game against UConn.

In 1962, St. John's Head Coach Joe Lapchick's 'Lucky Shirt' ran out of luck on this day in the NIT Final.

In 1975, Muhammad Ali beat Chuck Wepner in the 15th round. Wepner became an inspiration for Sylvester Stallone. He wrote the screenplay for 'Rocky' after watching the fight.

In 1957, future mystery writer Dick Francis looked to be the sure winner in the Grand National Steeplechase race but an unexplainable belly flop after clearing the final jump in the lead left him watching the leaders stream past.