Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth Career Home Run Record
Hank Aaron hits his 715th career homer off Al Downing in the fourth inning to surpass Babe Ruth in Atlanta’s home opener. The moment marks a landmark in the 1974 season following a long chase for the all time mark.
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Expansion talk grows for NCAA Tournament to 96 teams
A Miami Herald item quotes Greg Cote saying the NCAA men's tournament could expand from 64 to 96 teams. At a meeting, attendees debated keeping the current format versus altering a beloved March Madness event.
Kentucky five freshmen declare for NBA draft
Freshman All-Americans John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins join five Kentucky players in entering the NBA Draft. Patrick Patterson Eric Bledsoe Daniel Orton also file for selection after a 35-3 season that won the SEC regular season and tournament titles before losing to West Virginia in the NCAA regional finals. Players must decide by May 8.
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Stephenson to enter NBA Draft for Cincinnati
Cincinnati freshman Lance Stephenson, Big East rookie of the year, will hire an agent and forfeit remaining college eligibility. The 6foot-5 guard led the conference in scoring by a freshman with 12.3 points per game and closed the season strong with 16.8 points and 8.3 rebounds over the final four games.
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Granderson's blast lifts Yankees past Red Sox in 10th
The Associated Press reports Curtis Granderson led off the 10th with a tiebreaking homer off Jonathan Papelbon as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 3 to 1 in ten innings. Vernon Wells homered twice for the Blue Jays in a 7 4 win over the Rangers. Fausto Carmona and a one-hitter pace the Indians past the White Sox 5 3. Kurt Suzuki's RBI double in the ninth lifts the Athletics over the Mariners 6 5.
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Giants rout Astros as Renteria ties career high with five hits
National League Giants 10, Astros 4. Edgar Renteria matched a career high by collecting five hits. In other scores, Twins 4, Angels 2. Pavano strong in seven innings in his season debut. Brewers edge Rockies 5-4 on Edmonds leadoff hit setup. Braves 3, Cubs 2 as Jones homers late for lead. Cardinals 6, Reds 3 with Pujols tiebreaking single and Holliday two-run double. Dbacks 5, Padres 3 with Kelly Johnson homering twice. Phillies 8, Nationals 4 as Howard drives in two. Pirates 4, Dodgers 3 (10) Cedeno bases loaded walk-off. Marlins 7, Mets 6 (10) Helms scores on Paulino hit.
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