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The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's founders declined to be charter members of the new American Football League. The schedule was also expanded from 12 games per team to 14 games per team where it would ...
The 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 14, 1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played ...
1961 National Invitation Tournament; Season: 1960–61: Teams: 12: Finals site: Madison Square Garden New York City: Champions: Providence Friars (1st title) Runner-up: Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game) Semifinalists
The 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1960-61 NCAA College Division men's basketball season.
The league schedule is expanded from 154 to 162 games. January 16 – Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid player in Major League Baseball by signing a contract that will pay him $75,000 per season. April 11 – The former Washington Senators play their first home game in Metropolitan Stadium as the Minnesota Twins
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The 1961 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, a half-game ahead of the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles .
The first two days of the men’s 2022 NCAA Tournament are in the books. The second round of the Big Dance gets underway on Saturday. The action starts with Baylor, the No. 1 seed in the East ...