Episode 771

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Published on:

8th Jan 2026

Beast Quake 1.0, the Music City Miracle, and Kentucky's 129 Home Winning Streak Halted - This DiSH for Jan. 8

In 2011, Seattle's Marshawn Lynch broke 8 tackles on his way to a touchdown. The roar from the crowd registered as a tremor on local seismic devices.

In 2000, the Tennessee Titans used the 'Home Run Throw Back' to pull off the Music City Miracle agains the Buffalo Bills.

In 2012, Tim Tebow hit Demaryius Thomas for the game winner against Pittsburgh on the first play of OT.

In 1955, Georgia Tech shocked the Kentucky Wildcats and snapped their 129 home winning streak.

In 1972, the NCAA ruled that freshmen could play basketball and football.

In 1984, the NCAA expanded the post-season basketball tournament to 64 teams.

In 1977, American Roscoe Tanner won his first and only tennis major, beating Argentina's Guillermo Vilas in straight sets in the finals of the Australian Open.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
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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