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In 1977, Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner managed his team for a game before being told that was illegal. In 1919, the New York ...
In 1970, Richard Petty had a horrible wreck at Darlington that resulted in NASCAR mandating window nets as a safety feature.
In 2009, Carolina's Jussi Jokinen redirected the game winner past New Jersey's Marty Brodeur with .02 left in the game. In 1951 ...
In 1931, Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne was killed in a plane crash in Kansas. The crash led to reforms in airplane ...
March 27th is the birthday of the NCAA Championship game! In 1939, the Oregon Webfoots topped Ohio State 46-33 in ...
In 1974, the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals got into a bench clearing brawl after Bill Madlock walked away from the plate ...
August 12, 1984—Padres vs. Braves. 17 ejections, fans arrested, and the two guys who started it all never got tossed. Here's how ...
In 1979 New York Yankee catcher Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash. In 1960, the Continental Baseball League ...