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THIS DATE IN SPORTS

March 21

1984his 50th — goal Glenn of Andersonthe season of and Edmontonhelps the scoresOilers beat the Hartford Whalers 5-3. The Oilers become the first NHL team to have three 50-goal scorers in one season. 1985 — Washington’s Bobby Carpenter becomes

the first U.S.-born player in NHL history to score

50 goals in a season. He reaches the milestone in

a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at The Forum. 1990 — Brett Hull of St. Louis becomes the sixth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in

a Edmontonseason with Oilers.a goal in the Blues’ 8-6 loss to the 1993 — Patty Sheehan wins her 30th tournament to become the 13th member of the LPGA Hall of Fame, shooting a 3-under 70 for a five-stroke victory over Kris Tschetter and Dawn Coe-Jones in the Standard Register Ping. 1996 — Todd Eldredge becomes the first American figure skater in eight years to win the gold medal at the world championships. 2002 — Missouri is the first 12th-seeded team to reach the round of eight by beating UCLA 82-73 in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. 2008 — Alex Ovechkin becomes the NHL’s first 60-goal scorer in 12 years by netting two in the Washington’s 5-3 victory over at Atlanta. 2008 — For the first time, four NCAA men’s basketball tournament first-round games at the same site on the same day are classified as upsets. Two No. 12 seeds Western Kentucky and Villanova, and No. 13s San Diego and Siena win first-round games in Tampa, Fla. 2010 — Teemu Selanne becomes the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone in the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. 2014 — Mercer pulls off the biggest upset in the men’s NCAA Tournament by knocking off Duke 78-71 in the second round. The 14th-seeded and senior-laden Bears score 11 straight points during the late 20-5 run.