In 1990, Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during Loyola Marymount’s West Coast Conference tournament game against Portland. He was 23.
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1968: Joe Frazier wins the vacant New York world heavyweight title
1968 — Joe Frazier wins the vacant New York world heavyweight title with an 11th-round TKO of Buster Mathis at Madison Square Garden.
Buster Mathis lies with his head propped against the ropes after being knocked down by Joe Frazier in the 11th round of their heavyweight bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden March 4, 1968. Referee Art Mercante declared Frazier the winner as Mathis struggled to his feet at the count of nine. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey)
1990: Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during Loyola Marymount’s WCC tournament game
1990 — Hank Gathers, one of two Division I players to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season, dies after collapsing during Loyola Marymount’s West Coast Conference tournament game against Portland. He was 23.
A dazed Hank Gathers, the West Coast Conference's all-time leading scorer and No. 11 on the NCAA's all-time scoring list, sits up after collapsing on he court in Los Angeles during Loyola Marymount's game against Portland in the semi-finals of the West Coast Conference Tournament, March 4, 1990. (AP Photo/Doug Sheridan)
2012: Deron Williams scores a Nets franchise-record 57 points
2012 — Deron Williams scores a franchise-record 57 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 104-101 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Williams breaks the franchise’s previous mark of 52 points, shared by Mike Newlin and Ray Williams.
New Jersey Nets' Deron Williams (8), center, shoots between Charlotte Bobcats' Kemba Walker (1) and Boris Diaw (32) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March, 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. Williams scored a franchise-record 57 points as the Nets won 104-101. (AP Photo/Rick Havner)
2013: Brittney Griner scores a Big 12 single-game record 50 points
2013 — Brittney Griner scores a Big 12 single-game record 50 points in her final regular-season game at Baylor and leads the Bears to a 98-50 win over Kansas State.
Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) celebrates after she scored 50 points during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State, Monday, March 4, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Baylor won 90-68 and Griner marked a Big 12 single game scoring record. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
2015: Russell Westbrook becomes first player since Michael Jordan to have 4 straight triple-doubles
2015 — Russell Westbrook becomes the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to have four consecutive triple-doubles and the first since Jordan that year to have back-to-back triple-doubles with at least 40 points. Westbrook sets career highs with 49 points and 16 rebounds, and adds 10 assists, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Philadelphia 76ers 123-118 in overtime. It’s the most points by any player with a triple-double since Larry Bird also had 49 in 1992.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook gestures after a basket in overtime of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Oklahoma City won 123-118. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
2017: Marcel Hirscher stuns world of Alpine skiing by locking up 6th straight World Cup title
2017 — Marcel Hirscher stuns the world of Alpine skiing by locking up an unprecedented sixth straight overall World Cup title. Two days after his 28th birthday, the Austrian wins a giant slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, to become the first male skier to win six overall titles.
Austria’s Marcel Hirscher competes during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
2017: UConn women extend NCAA-record winning streak to 105 games
2017 — Napheesa Collier scores 24 points and top-ranked UConn routed Tulsa 105-57 in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals. Katie Lou Samuelson adds 19 points to help the Huskies (30-0) extend their NCAA-record winning streak to 105 games and reach the 30-victory mark for the 12th consecutive season. UConn is 80-0 in league play since the formation of the AAC, including 10-0 in the postseason tournament.
Connecticut's Napheesa Collier, right, receives the conference co-player of the year award from Barbara Jacobs, Associate Commissioner of Women's Basketball, before an NCAA college basketball game in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals at Mohegan Sun Arena, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
