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Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.
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- Yesterday6 min
Canes win a Wild One in '06, Dave Winfield drafted for the Fourth Time, and War Admiral won the Triple Crown - This DiSH for June 5
In 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes won a wild game one, with Rod Brind'Amour scoring a late third period goal and Cam Ward repelling every shot in the final frantic seconds. In 1974, Dave Winfield was drafted by the San Diego Padres with the third overall pick. It was the fourth professional team that had drafted him to play in four different leagues. In 1977, the Portland Trailblazers won the NBA Championship, becoming the first team to come back from an 0-2 deficit. In 1937, War Admiral won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.
- 2 days ago8 min
The Greatest NBA Game, Chris Chelios oldest to win the Cup, and 10 cent Beer Night goes awry - This DiSH for June 4
In 1976, the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns played 3OTs in the 'Greatest NBA Game Ever Played.' In 2008, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup with Chris Chelios becoming the oldest active player to win the cup. In 1974, 10 cent beer night in Cleveland led to debauchery and violence.
- 3 days ago6 min
Michael Jordan Shrugged, New York Cosmos signed Pelé, and Tiger made another Impossible Shot - This DiSH for June 3
In 1992, Michael Jordan hit 6-10 from 3-point range as the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trailblazers in game one of the NBA Finals. In 1975, the New York Cosmos signed Pelé to play in the NASL. In 2012, Tiger Woods won the Memorial Tournament to equal Jack Nicklaus' for career wins. In 2013, former NFL great Deacon Jones died. Jones was the one who coined the term 'sack.'In 1888, the poem 'Casey at the Bat' was published for the first time in the San Francisco Examiner.
- 4 days ago7 min
The 28-out Perfect Game, New York Knicks frustration over the years, and Babe Ruth retired - This DiSH for June 2
In 2010, Detroit Tiger pitcher Armando Galarraga pitched a perfect game for 26 batters. The 27th was called safe at first but replays showed he was out. In 1993, Charles Smith was denied on multiple occasions on a potential go-ahead bucket in an ECF game against Chicago.In 2000, Indiana's Reggie Miller scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter to sink the hopes of the New York Knicks in the ECF. In 1935, Babe Ruth retired from baseball.In 1941, New York Yankee great Lou Gehrig died from ALS.
- 5 days ago5 min
Seattle's first title in 62 years, Mr. Game Seven did it again, and Madden Football debuted - This DiSH for June 1
In 1979, the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Washington Bullets in game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the first major professional sports title for Seattle since 1917.In 2014, LA King Justin Williams scored his seventh goal in career game playoff game sevens, earning him the nickname of 'Mr. Game Seven.'In 1957, Cal-Berkeley junior Don Bowden became the first American to run a sub 4-minute mile.In 1925, Lou Gehrig started his 2,130 game consecutive games played streak.In 1988, the original version of John Madden Football was released to be played on a Commodore 64 or an Apple 2.
- 5 days ago6 min
World Cup Stunner, San Antonio's Sean Elliott's Memorial Day Miracle, and the rarest of the rare in MLB - This DiSH for May 31
In 2002, Senegal upset France 1-0 in the opening game of the 2002 World Cup. In 1999, San Antonio's Sean Elliott hit his 6th 3-pointer to give the Spurs the win over Portland in game 2 of the WCF.In 1927, Detroit's first baseman Johnny Neun recorded an unassisted triple play against Cleveland. It was the second day that an unassisted triple play had been recorded in MLB. There wasn't another one for 40 years. In 2013, Australian golfer Andrew Dodt became the first player on the European golf tour to drop two aces during the same competitive round.
- 1 weeks ago6 min
Bama Rowell's Bomb Inspired a scene in 'The Natural,' Janet Guthrie lines up with the NASCAR boys, and Steve Prefontaine died - This DiSH for May 30
In 1946, Bama Rowell hit a monster home run at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field that shattered glass on a clock above the scoreboard, raining shards down on the field. It inspired the triumphant scene in the movie, "The Natural."In 1976, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a NASCAR race when she raced the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.In 1973, a crew member working the Indianapolis 500 was killed by an emergency vehicle going the wrong way on pit road. Driver Swede Savage was badly injured in a wreck and died in the hospital 33 days later. In 1975, middle distance star Steve Prefontaine died in a car accident in Eugene, Oregon. In 1976, golfer Roger Maltbie turned a fortunate bounce into a win at the inaugural Memorial Golf Tournament.
- 1 weeks ago7 min
Eleven in 13, Niekro vs. Niekro, and Lenny Randle's Revenge - This DiSH for May 29
In 1995, Indiana beat Orlando in game four of the ECF as Rik Smits hit the game winner with no time left. The Magic and Pacers scored 11 points in the final 13.3 seconds. In 1976, Joe Niekro hit a homer off his brother Phil in a win for the Houston Astros. In 1982, the Minnesota Twins pulled off a strikeout triple play. In 1974, Texas' Lenny Randle laid down a bunt and then attacked the pitcher covering it as retaliation for a purpose pitch. In 2015, a rain soaked Texas golf course caused a par four to be shortened to a par 3. It also made par for the course 69. It's the only time a PGA event played a course with par less than 70. In 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first humans to ever summit Mount Everest.
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