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April 7

1940 — Jimmy Demaret wins the Masters with a four-stroke triumph over Lloyd Mangrum.

1946 — Herman Keiser edges Ben Hogan by one stroke to win the Masters.

1951 — Ben Hogan wins the Masters by two strokes over Robert Riegel.

1956 — Joe Graboski scores 29 points and Paul Arizin 26 as the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 99-88 to win the NBA championship in five games.

1963 — Jack Nicklaus, at 23, becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters, beating Tony Lema by a stroke.

1985 — New Jersey's Herschel Walker rushes for a USFL-record 233 yards in leading the Generals to a 31-25 victory over the Houston Gamblers. Walker also breaks his own USFL record for the longest run from scrimmage by going 89 yards on his second carry of the game.

1993 — The Ottawa Senators break the NHL record of 37 straight road losses, set by the 1974-75 Washington Capitals, with a 7-3 defeat in Hartford.

1996 — Dave Andreychuk scores a goal for his 1,000th career point as the New Jersey Devils post a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers.

1998 — Al MacInnis has a goal and an assist in St. Louis' 5-3 loss at Detroit to become the sixth defenseman in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points.

2003 — Syracuse wins the NCAA tournament with an 81-78 victory over Kansas. Freshman Carmelo Anthony, fighting off a bad back, finishes with 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Gerry McNamara hits six 3-pointers in the first half and finishes with 18 points.

2007 — Michigan State beats favored Boston College 3-1 for its first NCAA hockey title in 21 years.

2007 — Dany Heatley's 50th goal of the season gives Ottawa a 6-3 win over Boston. Heatley is the first player with consecutive seasons of at least 50 goals since Pavel Bure did it with Florida in 2001 and 2002.

2007 — Vince Carter and Jason Kidd are the first teammates with triple-doubles in the same game since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in 1989. Carter matches his season high with 46 points, adds a career-best 16 rebounds and 10 assists. Kidd ties a career high with 16 rebounds, equals his season high with 18 assists and adds a late free throw for 10 points to lead New Jersey to a 120-114 overtime win over Washington.

2008 — Mario Chalmers hits a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to push the game into overtime, and Kansas grinds it out from there for a 75-68 victory over Memphis in the men's NCAA basketball title game.

2009 — Tina Charles scores 25 points and grabs 19 rebounds as Connecticut routs Louisville 76-54 to capture its sixth women's basketball title. UConn (39-0) wins every one of its 39 games by double digits, a first in college basketball.

2010 — Don Nelson sets the NBA career record for victories by a coach in the Golden State Warriors' 116-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nelson with 1,333 wins, surpasses Lenny Wilkens to move atop the list.

2012 — Steven Whitney scores twice and Boston College beats Ferris State 4-1 for its fifth NCAA ice hockey title and third in five seasons.

2012 — Steven Stamkos scores his 60th goal and Teddy Purcell has a hat trick — including the overtime winner — to lift Tampa Bay 4-3 over Winnipeg in the season finale between teams that will miss the playoffs.

2013 — Inbee Park doubles her lead to six strokes on the opening hole and runs away with the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second major title. Park closes with a 3-under 69 to finish at 15 under, four strokes ahead of So Yeon Ryu at Mission Hills.

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