In 1949, Tony Lavelli, a lanky forward enrolled at Yale University, ended his time with the Bulldogs with a total score of 1.964 points, breaking the record for the first time in history. brief ...

1893 — The first women’s collegiate basketball game is played at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In this game, each basket is worth 1 point and the freshman class defeats the sophomore ...

1945 — George Mikan of DePaul scores 53 points in the semifinals ... 1959 — California edges West Virginia 71-70 for the NCAA basketball championship. Jerry West scores 28 points for West ...

REA launched its fixed-price marketplace Wednesday, debuting with more than 600 items listed, ranging from a Shohei Ohtani game-worn jersey ($500,000) to a George Mikan Type I photo ($50,000).

1994 — Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals. 1996 — Todd Eldredge becomes the first American in eight years to win the gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.