Sports Fact of the Day 1/16/2007

1/16/1988:
Beginning to make inroads at the top of the Big East under second-year head coach Jim Calhoun, the Connecticut Huskies upset last year's NCAA tournament finalists Syracuse, 51-50, at the Carrier Dome. Led by center Cliff Robinson and guard Phil Gamble, UConn takes the high-scoring Orangemen (94 ppg.) completely out of their fast-break rhythm, holding them to their lowest point total in eight years. After building a solid program in 13 years at Northeastern, Calhoun quickly transforms Connecticut from an ordinary team to a top-10 national power. The Huskies will go on to a 20-14 record and win the NIT this March.

Birthdays:
Dizzy Dean b. 1911
A.J. Foyt b. 1935
Jack McDowell b. 1966
Roy Jones Jr. b. 1969
Albert Pujols b. 1980