AP Sportlight



AP Sportlight
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
By The Associated Press
April 14
1928 -- The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Maroons for the Stanley Cup, three games to two.
1931 -- The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 in the fifth game to win the Stanley Cup after trailing two games to one.
1948 -- The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup in four games as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2.
1960 -- The Montreal Canadiens win their fifth straight Stanley Cup with a four-game sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs, including a 4-0 victory in the finale.
1962 -- Elgin Baylor of Los Angeles scores a record 61 points to lead the Lakers to a 126-121 triumph over the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals.
1968 -- Bob Goalby wins the Masters when Roberto de Vincenzo of Argentina is penalized for signing an incorrect scorecard.
1985 -- Bernhard Langer beats Curtis Strange, Ray Floyd and Seve Ballesteros by two strokes to win the Masters.
1991 -- Ian Woosnam of Wales makes a par putt to turn back Tom Watson on the last hole and capture the 55th Masters. Woosnam claims his first major championship with an 11-under 277 total.
1991 -- The Minnesota North Stars beat the Chicago Blackhawks in six games, making Chicago the first regular-season champion in 20 years to lose in the opening round of the NHL playoffs.
1993 -- The NHL's longest winning streak ends at 17 games as the Pittsburgh Penguins settle for a 6-6 tie with the New Jersey Devils on a late goal by Joe Mullen.
1994 -- Seattle becomes the first team in NBA history to have 10 double-figure scorers in one game, as the SuperSonics beat the Los Angeles Clippers 150-101. All 12 Sonics score in the game and Steve Scheffler's layup with 8.4 seconds left makes him the 10th Sonic to score in double figures.
1996 -- The Detroit Red Wings wrap up the winningest season in NHL history by defeating Dallas 5-1. The Red Wings finish with 62 victories, beating the 60 wins of the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens.
1996 -- Greg Norman shoots a startling 78 in the greatest collapse in Masters history, giving Nick Faldo his third green jacket and sixth major championship. It's the sixth time Norman has taken a lead into the final round of one of the Grand Slam events, only to lose.
1999 -- John Franco strikes out the side in the ninth inning of the New York Mets' 4-1 win over the Florida Marlins, becoming the second pitcher to reach 400 career saves.
2002 -- Tiger Woods becomes the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. He closes with a 1-under 71 to claim a three-stroke victory over Retief Goosen.
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