#ThisDayInSportsHistory - Brought to you by #AllSportsNetwork #Wednesday, #March 12, 2014 1903 The American League approved the name change of the New York Highlanders to the Yankees. 1956 Dick Farley of Syracuse fouled out after playing just five minutes, the fastest disqualification in NBA history, in a game against St. Louis. 1961 Mickey Wright won the LPGA Championship by nine strokes over Louise Suggs, her third in the last four years. 1966 Chicagos Bobby Hull established a record for points scored in one season with his 51st point in a game against the Rangers. 1966 In the last race of his 40-year career, John Longden won the San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita Park, aboard George Royal. He retired with a then-record number of victories, 6,032. 1972 It was Bill Russell Day at Boston Garden, as his uniform No. 6 was retired in afternoon ceremonies. 1973 Hall of Famer Frankie Frish, known as the Fordham Flash, died at the age of 72. 1982 Cam Fella won the New Faces Series final for 3-year-old pacers in 1:58 at the Meadowlands. 1985 Larry Bird poured in 60 points, including Bostons final 16 to set a team record and lead the Celtics to a 126-115 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. 1997 NFL owners voted against the return of instant replay for the 1997 season. The vote went 20-10 in favor, but it needed 23 affirmative votes to pass. 2003 The Arizona Cardinals signed free agent safety and Super Bowl XXXVII MVP Dexter Jackson to a five-year contract. 2003 Atlanta Falcons RB and 10-year NFL veteran Bob Christian announced his retirement. 2005 High Limit won the Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds. 2006 Duke, Connecticut, Villanova and Memphis earned top-seeds in the Mens NCAA Tournament. 2005 The Arizona Cardinals signed RB Edgerrin James to a four-year contract. 2007 Duke, Connecticut, North Carolina and Tennessee were named top seeds in the Womens NCAA Tournament. 2007 Roger Federers amazing 41-match winning streak came to a halt when Argentine Guillermo Canas pulled off a 7-5, 6-2 win at the Pacific Life Open. 2008 Lance Mackey captured the Iditarod sled dog race for the second consecutive year. 2009 In what was the second longest game in NCAA history, Syracuse upended Connecticut, 127-117 in six overtimes in quarterfinal action in the Big East Tournament. 2010 American skier Lindsey Vonn won her third straight World Cup overall title with a clinching Super G victory in Germany. 2010 American Ted Ligety won his second overall giant slalom title. 2010 Oregon Ducks QB Jeremiah Masoli was suspended for the entire 2010 season after pleading guilty to charges of second-degree burglary. 2011 Georgia Tech fired basketball coach Paul Hewitt. 2012 The NCAA placed North Carolinas football program on three years probation and banned it from the 2012 postseason. 2012 Baylor, Stanford, Connecticut and Notre Dame earned top seeds for the Womens NCAA Tournament. 2012 The San Francisco 49ers signed WR Randy Moss to a one-year contract. 2013 Notre Dame and the Big East Conference have announced a separation agreement that would allow the Fighting Irish to begin play in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2013-14 academic year. 2013 Tennessee Titans guard Steve Hutchinson announced his retirement. 2013 The Philadelphia Eagles released CB Nnadmi Asomugha. 2013 The Kansas City Chiefs acquired QB Alex Smith from the San Franciso 49ers for two draft picks. 2013 The Baltimore Ravens traded WR Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth round draft pick. 2013 The Seattle Seahawks acquired WR Percy Harvin from the Minnesota Vikings for three draft picks. 2013 The Miami Dolphins signed WR Mike Wallace to a five-year contract. 2013 The Cleveland Browns signed OLB Paul Kruger to a five-year contract. 2013 Former champion Mitch Seavey became the oldest person to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the age of 53.
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