Events in Sport in April 2004

  • Apr 3 157th Grand National: Graham Lee aboard Amberleigh House wins
  • Apr 5 66th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Georgia Tech 82-73
  • Apr 6 23rd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee 70-61

Sport awardGolf Major

Apr 11 68th Masters Golf, Augusta: Phil Mickelson wins by 1 stroke from Ernie Els of South Africa

Golfer Phil Mickelson
Golfer
Phil Mickelson

Sports record brokenBaseball Record

Apr 13 Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run, passing his godfather Willie Mays on the MLB all-time list

MLB Legend Barry Bonds
MLB Legend
Barry Bonds
  • Apr 19 108th Boston Marathon: Timothy Cherigat of Kenya 1st man in 2:10:37 and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya 1st woman in 2:24:27
  • Apr 24 NFL Draft: Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning first pick by San Diego Chargers