Rocky Paylor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor, watches as Muhammad Ali clenches and shakes his fists as Ali answers questions about his draft status at news conference on March 31, 1971 at the school?s Center for Afro-American Culture in Milwaukee. Ali is scheduled to speak and read his poetry at UWM at night. 1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland.
1966 — Ernie Terrell scores a unanimous 15-round decision over Doug Jones in Houston to win the WBA title, which had been stripped from Muhammad Ali. 2007 — Craig Biggio becomes the 27th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits in Houston’s 8-5 11-inning victory over Colorado.2009 — Mariano Rivera earns his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 4-2 for a Subway Series sweep.