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One-hundred-three years ago this week - Apr. 18, 1923 - New York's Yankee Stadium, the grandest ballpark ever constructed, was christened with a Babe Ruth home run and a 4-1 Yankee victory over Boston. "The Great Bambino" hit 259 of his 714 home runs at Yankee Stadium during his career (1923–1934).
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ILLINI HISTORY - Thirty-four years ago - Apr. 18, 1992 - the University of Illinois baseball program retired jersey No. 5 in honor of former star Lou Boudreau. A product of Thornton Township High School in suburban Chicago, he was captain of both the Illini basketball and baseball teams. During the 1936–37 seasons, Boudreau led each team to a Big Ten Conference championship. In 1970, he was inducted into Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame.
SPARTAN HISTORY - On Apr. 18, 1950, Michigan State ended a six-week search by naming Pete Newell as its basketball program's head coach. From 1950-51 through '53-54, his four Spartan teams had a 45-42 record. Newell returned to the West Coast in 1954 when he was hired as head coach at the University of California. He coached the 1960 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team to a gold medal, leading a talented squad that featured future Hall of Famers Walt Bellamy, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Jerry Lucas.
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