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Sporting Events on April 09

1986 : "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character
1959 : 13th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics sweep Minn Lakers in 4 games
1950 : 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283
1960 : 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1912 : 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs Harvard)
1965 : 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition
1962 : 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280
1906 : 3«th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS)
1967 : 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer Jr wins, shooting a 280
1962 : 34th Academy Awards - "West Side Story," Sophia Loren & Max Schell win
1972 : 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
1973 : 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283
1978 : 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277
1950 : 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party & South Pacific win
1979 : 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight & Jane Fonda win
1989 : 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283
1984 : 56th Academy Awards - "Terms of Endearment," R Duvall & S Maclaine win
1995 : 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274
1959 : Boston Celtics wins 8th straight title
1913 : Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0
1993 : Colorado Rockies 1st home game & 1st victory, 11-4 over Mont Expos
1987 : For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game
1978 : Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter)
1972 : Glenn Turner (259) & Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand v WI
1980 : Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles
1982 : LA Lakers block 21 Denver shots setting NBA regulation game record
1997 : NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL & possible "World Classic Bowl"
1945 : NFL requires players to wear long stockings
1946 : Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1
1935 : Stanley Cup: Montreal Maroons sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 3 games
1932 : Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep NY Rangers in 3 games
1985 : White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game
2003 : USA: Michael Jordan says he is not interested in moving to the Chicago Bulls to take over as its executive vice-president of basketball operations after he retires at the end of this season.

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