AP Sportlight

AP Sportlight
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
By The Associated Press
April 27
1956 -- Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finishes with a 49-0 record, including six title defenses and 43 knockouts.
1968 -- Jimmy Ellis wins the world heavyweight boxing title with a 15-round decision over Jerry Quarry in Oakland, Calif. This is the final bout of an eight-man elimination tournament to fill Muhammad Ali's vacated title.
1994 -- Scott Erickson, who allowed the most hits in the majors the previous season, pitches Minnesota's first no-hitter in 27 years as the Twins beat Milwaukee 6-0.
1994 -- Dave Hannan scores 5:43 into the fourth overtime to keep the Buffalo Sabres going in the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils, the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
2001 -- Jamal Mashburn of Charlotte sets an NBA playoff record by making all 25 of his free throws during the three-game sweep of Miami. Mashburn is 10-for-10 in Charlotte's 94-79 victory.
2002 -- Derek Lowe pitches a no-hitter against Tampa Bay. Brent Abernathy is the only baserunner Lowe allows in Boston's 10-0 victory.
2003 -- Kevin Millwood pitches his first career no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 1-0.
April 28
1966 -- Boston edges the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 in Game 7, giving the Celtics and coach Red Auerbach eight straight NBA titles. Auerbach, who announced his retirement earlier, is replaced by center Bill Russell, the first black head coach of a major U.S. sports team.
1987 -- The NBA awards expansion franchises to Charlotte, N.C., and Miami for 1988, and Minneapolis and Orlando, Fla., in 1989. Each paid a 32.5 million entry fee.
1990 -- Boston sets single-game NBA playoff records for scoring and shooting accuracy in a 157-128 rout of the New York Knicks to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
1995 -- Michael Jordan, in his first playoff game since his return from retirement, scores 48 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-100.
1995 -- The Orlando Magic give the Boston Celtics their worst defeat in team history, 124-77, in a playoff opener.
2001 -- John Stockton gets his first triple-double in 171 career playoff games with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Utah's 94-91 loss to Dallas.
2001 -- Colorado's Patrick Roy sets an NHL record with his 16th career playoff shutout, making 20 saves in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles.
2005 -- Competing in the Drake Relays decathlon for the last time, Kip Janvrin finishes first in the final four events to run away with the title. Janvrin, 39, who wins at Drake for the 15th time, increases his world record for decathlon victories to 38. He finishes with 7,671 points, his lowest winning score since 1988.
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