On This Day in Sports Odds History

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1985 (College Basketball): Indiana head coach Bob Knight is ejected after throwing his chair across the court just 5 minutes into a home game against Purdue. The Hoosiers, who were a 9½-point favorite, would go on to lose 72-63. Knight was incensed by a foul called against Marty Simmons during a loose-ball scramble. It was the 3rd straight home loss for Indiana - the first time that had happened in 14 years.

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2014 (Olympics): Canada wins their 2nd straight Men's Ice Hockey Gold Medal and 9th overall after defeating Sweden 3-0. Canada was a -180 favorite for the game and entered the tournament as the favorite to win at +180. Goalie Carey Price stopped all of Sweden's 24 shots and Sydney Crosby scored a goal for Canada in the win.

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2014 (NASCAR): Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins his 2nd and last Daytona 500 by holding off Denny Hamlin in the final lap. Earnhardt Jr., who was +1200 to win the race, broke a 55-race winless streak.

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