Sports Fact of the Day 3/7/2007

3/7/1997:
Keith Van Horn hits his second buzzer-beater in as many nights, sending Utah into the championship game of the WAC tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Tonight, Van Horn hits a 10-footer in the lane to nip New Mexico, 72-70. Last night, his tip-in as time expired beat SMU, 59-58. The All-American forward will leave nothing to chance tomorrow, scoring 37 points to lead the Runnin' Utes to the conference title, 89-68 over TCU.

Birthdays:
Franco Harris b. 1950
Lynn Swann b. 1952
Joe Carter b. 1960
Ivan Lendl b. 1960
Jeff Kent b. 1968