Today in sports history: April 9
In 2017, Sergio Garcia beats Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first major after nearly two decades of heartache. See more sports moments:
1947: Manager Leo Durocher suspended one year
1947 — Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is suspended for one year by Commissioner A.B. “Happy” Chandler for “conduct detrimental to baseball.” Durocher is linked to gambling interests.
1950: Jimmy Demaret wins his third Masters
1950 — Jimmy Demaret wins his third Masters, by two strokes over Jim Ferrier.
1962: Arnold Palmer wins three-way playoff in Masters
1962 — Arnold Palmer wins a three-way playoff, beating Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald in the Masters.
1978: Gary Player shoots final-round 64 to win his third Masters
1978 — Gary Player shoots a final-round 64 to win his third Masters, edging Hubert Green, Rod Funseth and defending champion Tom Watson by a shot.
1989: Nick Faldo wins Masters with 25-foot birdie putt in sudden-death playoff
1989 — Britain’s Nick Faldo makes a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Masters. Runner-up Scott Hoch missed a 2-foot putt for par on the first hole of the playoff that would have given him the title.
2011: Minnesota Duluth beats Michigan in overtime to claim NCAA hockey title
2011 — Kyle Schmidt scores 3:22 into overtime to lift Minnesota Duluth to a 3-2 victory over Michigan in the NCAA men’s ice hockey championship game, the first national title for the Bulldogs.
2016: Drake Caggiula scores twice in third period to lift North Dakota to eighth NCAA title
2016 — Drake Caggiula scores twice in the third period and Brock Boeser has a goal and three assists to help North Dakota win its eighth NCAA hockey championship, 5-1 over top-seeded Quinnipiac.
2016: Manny Pacquiao wins unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley
2016 — Manny Pacquiao returns from the biggest loss of his career with a bang, knocking down Timothy Bradley twice on his way to a unanimous 12-round decision in their welterweight showdown in Las Vegas.
2017: Sergio Garcia wins sudden-death playoff to claim Masters, his first major
2017 — Sergio Garcia overcomes a two-shot deficit with six holes to play and beats Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first major after nearly two decades of heartache.
2017: Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 56-year-old record with 42nd triple-double of season
2017 — Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 56-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the season, then he breaks the Denver Nuggets’ hearts with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for a 106-105 victory.
