March2010

March 2010 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Laureus Awards

Mar 10 Laureus World Sports Awards, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE: Sportsman: Usain Bolt; Sportswoman: Serena Williams; Team: Brawn F1 team

Usain Bolt — Olympic Sprinter Usain Bolt

Serena Williams — Tennis Player Serena Williams

Mar 13 31st Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: #7 West Virginia beats #22 Georgetown, 60-58
Mar 14 57th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #4 Duke beats Georgia Tech, 65-61
Mar 14 51st SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Mississippi State, 75-74 (OT)
Mar 20 France edges England, 12-10 at Stade de France, Saint Denis to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; France's 17th title

Deaths in Sport

Mar 3 Keith Alexander, British soccer forward (3 caps St Lucia; Grimsby Town FC, Lincoln City FC) and manager (Lincoln, Peterborough, Macclesfield), dies from a brain aneurysm at 56
Mar 4 Tony Richards, British footballer (b. 1934)
Mar 6 Endurance Idahor, Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)

Willie Davis

Mar 9 Willie Davis, American MLB center fielder (LA Dodgers), dies at 69

Willie Davis — Baseball Player Willie Davis

Mar 11 Merlin Olsen, American football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Father Murphy), dies of cancer at 69
Mar 17 Wayne Collett, American 400m runner (Olympic silver 1972), dies of cancer at 60

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