First Intercollegiate Competition Ever Staged, the NBA formed, and Jack Molinas gunned down - This DiSH for Aug. 3
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In 1852, Yale and Harvard rowed against each other on Lake Winnipesaukee in the first recognized intercollegiate competition.
In 1949, the BAA and NBL merged to form the NBA.
In 1975, former NBA player Jack Molinas was gunned down in his Los Angeles home. Molinas was a key figure in both the 1951 and 1961 college basketball points shaving scandals and had ties with organized crime figures, including Vincent Gigante.
In 1921, Kennesaw Mountain Landis handed down lifetime bans for 8 Chicago White Sox.
In 1984, Mary Lou Retton posted two perfect 10s in the Olympic All-Around, including one in the final vault to beat Romania's Katerina Szabo by .05 of a point.
In 1948, Satchel Paige became the first black pitcher to start an MLB game.
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