AP Sportlight

AP Sportlight
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
March 23
1939 -- Long Island University finishes the season undefeated with a 44-32 victory over Loyola of Chicago in the NIT championship game.
1948 -- Alex Groza and Ralph Beard lead Kentucky to a 58-42 win over Baylor in the NCAA championship game.
1956 -- Bill Russell powers San Francisco to an 83-71 victory over Iowa for the NCAA championship.
1968 -- Lew Alcindor's 34 points carry UCLA to a 78-55 win over North Carolina in the NCAA title game.
1979 -- Larry Holmes knocks out Osvaldo Ocasio in the seventh round in Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
1991 -- London beats Frankfurt 24-11 in the first World League of American Football game.
1993 -- Winnipeg's Teemu Selanne sets an NHL rookie points record in a 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Selanne scores twice and adds an assist to give him 111 points, surpassing the 109 that Peter Statsny got with the Quebec Nordiques in 1980-81.
1994 -- Wayne Gretzky scores his 802nd goal, passing Gordie Howe as the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history. The Los Angeles Kings center scores in the second period for his 62nd NHL record.
1996 -- Michelle Kwan wins the women's title in the World Figure Skating Championships for the United States' first singles sweep since 1986.
1997 -- Laura Davies becomes the first LPGA player to win the same tournament four consecutive years, beating Kelly Robbins on the first hole of a playoff at the Standard Register Ping.
2002 -- Brendan Shanahan of the Red Wings scores his 500th career goal, breaking a scoreless tie at 7:48 of the third period as Detroit beats Colorado 2-0.
2002 -- Iowa State's Cael Sanderson becomes the first undefeated four-time NCAA wrestling champion at the NCAA championships. Sanderson beats Lehigh's Jon Trenge, 12-4, to win at 197 pounds and finish his career with a 159-0 record.
2005 -- Reggie Miller becomes the 13th NBA player to score 25,000 points, during Indiana's 100-93 win over San Antonio.
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