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Great day to be an Indiana Hoosier! – This DiSH for March 30

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On this day in 1940, 1981 and again in 1987, Indiana University won the men’s basketball national championship.

In In 1991, the Duke Blue Devils knocked off UNLV 79-77 in the national semifinals, leaving Indiana as the last team to go undefeated and win the national title. 

In 1919, the Stanley Cup was canceled due to an outbreak of the Spanish Flu. 

And in 2003, Michael Phelps became the youngest man to set a World swimming record. 

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Michael Jordan hits the game winner vs. Georgetown – This DiSH March 29

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In 1982, North Carolina beat Georgetown 63-62 to win the National title

In 1976, Indiana finished the season a perfect 32-0, winning the national championship against Michigan. 

In 1981, Louisiana Tech won the AIAW championship. It wasn’t the last one but it was the last one before the NCAA started its own women’s post-season tournament. 

In 1998, the Tennessee Lady Vols won their third straight NCAA championship. 

In 1977, the NFL expanded the regular season to 16 games.

And in 1867, Cy Young was born. 

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SMU’s Post Apocalyptic Landscape – This DiSH for Feb. 27

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In 1987, two days after the NCAA dropped the so-called ‘Death Penalty’ on SMU’s football program, the landscape looked bleak.

In 1960, the USA hockey team beat the Soviets in the Olympics and went on to win the gold medal just like in 1980. 

And in 1987, the movie ‘Hoosiers‘ was released in theaters. 

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How the Weather Influenced Bobby Knight to Throw a Chair – This DiSH for Feb. 23

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In 1985, Bobby Knight and his infamous chair throwing incident was influenced a great deal by the weather in Bloomington that day. 

In 1958, Formula One driver Juan Manuel Fangio was kidnapped by one of Fidel Castro’s men.

And in 1980, speed skater Eric Heiden won his fifth gold medal of the Lake Placid Olympiad. 

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