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Today in Sports History: April 27th
(Hornets fans cleared out during their 58-point loss. Photo by Bill Haber, AP) 4/27/1984 - Isiah threatens, but King reigns Trailing in the final game of their first round, best-of-five series against the New York Knicks, the Detroit Pistons come back to force overtime thanks to a stellar spurt by...
Today in Sports History: April 26th
(Hal McRae loses it in front a camera crew.) 4/26/1993 - Put that in your pipe and smoke it Kansas City manager Hal McRae was known as a mild-mannered guy. But after a tough 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, there was nothing mild about him. One reporter, of several who had followed him in to his...
Today in Sports History: April 22nd
(Biasone, the inventor of the shot clock, in 1992. Photo by Michael Okoniewski, AP) 4/22/1954 - NBA introduces shot clock A long-overdue innovation to the game of basketball happens as the NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock. For years, NBA games ranged from being very exciting to unbelievably...
Today in Sports History: April 21st
(Rosie Ruiz briefly celebrates. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press) 4/21/1980 - Rosie Ruiz: the marathon bandit Bill Rodgers' fourth straight win in the men's field of the Boston Marathon was overshadowed by Rosie Ruiz, a 26 year-old Cuban immigrant who won it on the women's side. Ruiz posted...
Today in Sports History: April 8th
(Hank Aaron belts out his record-breaking home run. Photo courtesy of SI Photos) 4/08/1974 - Hank Aaron passes the Babe It was on this day some decades ago that Hank Aaron delivered the most memorable home run in Major League history. His shot over the left field wall was career home run number...
Today in Sports History: April 6th
(Ted Koppel and Al Campanis on Nightline) For the 40th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breakthrough into Major League Baseball, ABC's Nightline hosted a routine conference call to commemorate the Dodger hero. Al Campanis, who was the Dodgers' current VP and general manager, had been a part of the...
Today in Sports History: April 5th
4/05/1913 - Dodgers open at Ebbets Field The Brooklyn Dodgers play their first game at Ebbets Field, named after Dodgers owner Charles Ebbets. Besides being home to the Brooklyn Tigers of the NFL (who were also known as the Dodgers at one point), Ebbets Field would house the baseball team for...
Today in Sports History: April 4th
4/04/2003 - Sosa joins 500 clubSammy Sosa waited a long time to hit his 500th home run. He ended the 2002 season with 499 homers and waited 187 days to knock #500, which he did on the road against the Reds' Scott Sullivan. Sosa, who was a beloved figure before the steroid allegations and corked bat...
Today in Sports History: April 2nd
(Gehrig, Ruth and Jackie Mitchell. Photo courtesy of Wide World Photos) 4/02/1931 - Teenage girl K's Ruth and Gehrig In a now-historic exhibition game, the New York Yankees face off against the minor league Chattanooga Lookouts. Pitching in relief for the Lookouts is 17 year-old Jackie Mitchell,...
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