On this day in sports: March 6

1. 1964 In a radio broadcast, Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad announced that American boxer Cassius Clay would change his name to Muhammad Ali (pictured). Source
2. 2006 Died: Kirby Puckett, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960) Source
3. 2009 As part of their investigation into an athletic scandal at Florida State University, the National Collegiate Athletic Association released a report alleging that 61 student athletes had engaged in academic fraud. Source
4. 2012 Died: Helen Walulik, American baseball player (born 1929) Source
5. 2015 Died: Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (born 1926) Source

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