This Day in Sports History: March 13

Unforgettable Games and Remarkable Records

• 1861: In the 23rd Grand National, Joseph Kendall won aboard Jealousy at 5/1.
• 1878: The University of Oxford defeated Cambridge University in the first varsity golf match.
• 1911: In the Stanley Cup, the Ottawa Senators beat the Galt Professionals of the Ontario Professional Hockey League 7-4 at Dey's Arena in Ottawa, Ontario.
• 1912: The Quebec Bulldogs defeated the Moncton Victorias 8-0 for a 2-0 sweep of the Stanley Cup Challenge.
• 1918: In the final of the newly created NHL championship, the Toronto Arenas beat the Montreal Canadiens, outscoring them 10-7 in a two-game set.
• 1948: Ireland won their first Grand Slam with a 6-3 victory over Wales in the Five Nations Rugby Championship at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast.
• 1954: Braves' Bobby Thomson broke his ankle and was replaced by Hank Aaron.
• 1955: Patty Berg won her sixth Titleholders golf crown by two strokes over Mary Lena Faulk.
• 1961: At the Miami Beach Convention Hall, Floyd Patterson overcame two first-round knockdowns to KO Ingemar Johansson in six and retain the world heavyweight boxing crown.
• 1971: Margaret Court won her 10th Australian singles title, beating fellow Australian Evonne Goolagong 2-6, 7-6, 7-5.
• 1979: The New York Islanders Mike Bossy got his fifth career hat trick. 
• 1980: American speed skater Eric Heiden set a world record in the 1000-meter with a time of 1:13.60.
• 1982: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Great Britain won the World Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 1998: In a memorable NCAA tournament moment, Valparaiso's Bryce Drew hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat Mississippi.
• 1999: Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis fought to a 12-round split draw in one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history.
• 2005: In the 52nd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, No. 3 Duke University beat Georgia Institute of Technology 69-64.
• 2005: Toronto Raptor Donyell Marshall tied the NBA record with 12 three-pointers in a single game.
• 2007: Lance Mackey became the first musher to win major long-distance North American sled dog races back-to-back.
• 2009: No. 5 Louisville defeated No. 10 Villanova 69-55 in the 30th Big East Basketball Tournament.
• 2010: In the 31st Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, No. 7 West Virginia beat No. 22 Georgetown 60-58.
• 2011: No. 5 Duke beats No. 6 North Carolina 75-58 in the 58th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.
• 2022: After a 40-day retirement, record-breaking quarterback Tom Brady announced that he would play at least one more season in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.