Sports Fact of the Day 4/9/2007

4/9/1955:
After a second-period brawl involving players, courtside fans and local police, the Syracuse Nationals even their NBA finals series with the Fort Wayne Pistons at three games apiece with a 109-104 victory at the Syracuse War Memorial. It's the 27th straight home victory for Syracuse over Fort Wayne since entering the league in 1949-50, and they'll make it 28 in a row tomorrow when they bet the Pistons again, 92-91, for the title.

Birthdays:
Ebbie Goodfellow b. 1907
Paul Arizin b. 1928
Nate Colbert b. 1946
Seve Ballesteros b. 1957
Olaf Kolzig b. 1970