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The day Kansas defeated Memphis to win the National Championship, there were a few things other than basketball happening in the world.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Notitzki (41), of Germany, fights for position against Portland Trail Blazers' Jared Jeffries, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in Dallas.
MUSIC
Record of the Year: "Rehab" - Amy Winehouse
Album of the Year - River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
Song of the Year - "Rehab" Amy Winehouse
Best New Artist - Amy Winehouse
Best Rap Album - Graduation, Kanye West
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Reigning champions of the four major professional sports:
NFL - Feb. 3, 2008 - Super Bowl 42: New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14
NBA Reigning champion (2006-2007 season): San Antonio Spurs
MLB Reigning champion (2006-2007 season): Boston Red Sox
NHL Reigning champion (2006-2007 season: Anaheim Ducks
Reigning BCS Champion (Jan. 7, 2008): LSU Fighting Tigers
Reigning NFL MVP: Tom Brady, quarterback, New England Patriots
Reigning NBA MVP: Dirk Nowitzki, forward, Dallas Mavericks
Reigning AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez, third base, New York Yankees
Reigning NL MVP: Jimmy Rollins, shortstop, Philadelphia Phillies
Reigning NHL MVP: Sidney Crosby, center, Pittsburgh Penguins
NCAA Division I All-Americans: Michael Beasley, forward, Kansas State; Tyler Hansbrough, center, North Carolina; D.J. Augustin, guard, Texas; Kevin Love, center, UCLA; Chris Douglas-Roberts, guard/forward, Memphis
Reigning Heisman Trophy winner: Tim Tebow, quarterback, Florida
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Amy Winehouse performs live in concert. Winehouse earned Record of the Year honors for her album "Rehab" and Song of the Year, "Rehab." She was also named Best New Artist.
DEATHS DURING THE SEASON
Sean Taylor, Washington Redskins' safety, murdered Nov. 27, 2007
Evel Knievel, daredevil, Nov. 30, 2007
Edmund Hillary, first man to summit Mount Everest, Jan. 11, 2008
Bobby Fischer, eccentric World Chess Champion, Jan.17, 2008
Heath Ledger, actor, Jan. 22, 2008
Neil Aspinall, head of The Beatles' Apple Corps, March 24, 2008
Charlton Heston, actor (The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur), April 5, 2008
FILM
"21," the movie about college students counting cards in Las Vegas and starring Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne and Jim Sturgess is No. 1 at the box office.
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Best Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis — There Will Be Blood
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
Best Animated Feature: Ratatouille
EVENTS DURING THE SEASON
Dec. 10, 2007 - Former vice president Al Gore is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Dec. 13,2007 - Former U.S.senator George Mitchell releases the Mitchell Report implicating 89 current and former MLB players of using performance-enhancing drugs.
Jan. 2, 2008 - Petroleum hits $100 per barrel for the first time.
Feb. 12, 2008 - The Writers' Guild of America strike ends.
Feb. 14, 2008 - A gunman at Northern Illinois University kills six students, wounds 15 more, and then takes his own life.
Feb. 19, 2008 — Fidel Castro resigns effective 24. Raul Castro takes over.
March 4,2008 - John McCain secures the Republican presidential nomination.
March 12, 2008 - New York governor Eliot Spitzer resigns for arranging to meet with a prostitute at a hotel.
March 23, 2008 - The United States' military endures its 4,000th fatality in Iraq.