On this day in sports: March 18

1. 1892 Canadian governor general Lord Stanley of Preston pledged to donate an award to Canada's top-ranked amateur ice hockey club, now known as the Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America. Source
2. 1964 Died: Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1870) Source
3. 2002 Born: Brenden Rice, American football player Source
4. 2016 Died: Tray Walker, American football player (born 1992) Source

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