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In 1970, Cincinnati’s Pete Rose bowled over Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse in the MLB All-Star to score the winning run. in 1967, Houston’s Eddie Matthews hit career home run #500. In 1968, Atlanta slugger Hank Aaron his career home run #500. In 2019, Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the longest men’s single final. The...
In 1930, France beat Mexico 4-1 and the US beat Belgium 3-0 in the first ever World Cup matches ever played. In 1972, Baltimore Colts’ owner Carroll Rosenbloom traded his franchise to Robert Irsay in exchange for the Los Angeles Rams. In 1971, Oakland A’s Reggie Jackson belted a 539-foot home run in the All-Star...
In 1998, Dennis Rodman teamed up with Hulk Hogan and Karl Malone was partnered with Diamond Dallas Page at the Bash at the Beach n San Diego. In 1979, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey went way off the rails. In 1992, Nigel Mansell took the lead on corner number two and led the rest of...
In 1914, Babe Ruth made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox. In 1973, Gene Sarazen aced the par 3 8th hole at Troon as a 71-year old. In 1979, Bobby Knight was arrested in San Juan, Puerto Rico after punching a police officer. In 1967, the MLB All-Star game went a full...
In 1999, Brandi Chastain hit the deciding shot in the PK Shootout against China to win the World Cup. In 2011, Abby Wambach’s goal in the final seconds against Brazil tied the match at 2 and the US went on to win the quarterfinal match on PKs and advanced to the Semis of the World...
In 2006, Italy beat France 5-3 in PKs to beat France. Zinedine Zidane was given a red card late in extra time for head-butting to Marco Mattarazi. In 1932, New England got its first football team when George Marshall was awarded a franchise to play in Boston. They spent five years there before moving to...
In 2014, Germany shocked Brazil and the world, winning 7-1. In 1982, West Germany beat France in a World Cup Semifinal match in a penalty shootout, the first ever in a World Cup. In 2010, LeBron James announced live on ESPN that he was taking his talents to South Beach. In 2000, Venus Williams won...
In 1974, Gerd Muller scored the game winner to lead West Germany to the World Cup title over the Netherlands. In 1985, 17-year old Boris Becker became the youngest to win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles title and the first to do it as an unseeded player. In 1912, Jim Thorpe won Gold in the first...
In 1932, Chicago Cub shortstop Billy Jurges was shot by his girlfriend Violet Popovich. Music from :44 – 8:04 composed by Lobo Loco and used under a Creative Commons license via Free Music Archive. Music for the remainder of the episode composed by Thrive Sweet Productions.
in 1982, Italy’s Paolo Rossi, suspended for two years for match fixing, returned to the National Team, scoring three goals in a win over Brazil in the World Cup. In 2015, US striker Carli Lloyd scored a hat trick in 18 minutes as the US women beat Japan to win their third World Cup. In...