Sports Fact of the Day 3/6/2007

3/6/1993:
For the second time this season, the Philadelphia 76ers get blown out by 56 points as they lose at Seattle, 149-93. (Earlier this year, they lost at Sacramento, 154-98.) The Sonics go on a 31-2 run in the first half, and the rout is on. Seven Sonics score in double figures, led by Eddie Johnson with 21, and all 12 Seattle players have at least two baskets. It's the 10th straight win for Seattle, while the season can't end quickly enough for the bedraggled 76ers.

Birthdays:
Cookie Rojas b. 1939
Willie Stargell b. 1940
Dick Fosbury b. 1947
Sleepy Floyd b. 1960
Shaquille O'Neal b. 1972