Sports Fact of the Day 2/25/2007

2/25/196:
The Niagara Purple Eagles stun St. Bonaventure, 87-77, at the Olean Armory, snapping the Bonnies' 99-game home-court winning streak. Al Butler leads the winners with 25 points in the signature win of head coach Taps Gallagher's career. Ironically, Niagara was also the last visiting team to win in this cozy gym, over 13 years ago. Kentucky holds the all-time home-court winning streak record of 129 from 1943 to 1955.

Birthdays:
Monte Irvin b. 1919
Tony Lema b. 1934
Ron Santo b. 1940
Anders Hedberg b. 1951
Paul O'Neill b. 1963