Episode 998

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7th Sep 2026

Jimmy Connors stunned at the US Open, N. Illinois upset #5 Notre Dame, and Chester Marcol's Miracle - This DiSH for Sept. 7

In 1896, the first automobile race on a closed-circuit race was run at the Rhode Island State Fair in Cranston, RI.

In 1993, St. Louis Cardinal Mark Whitten hit an MLB record tying 4 HRs and 13 RBI.

In 1975, Spain's Manuel Orentes beat Jimmy Connors in the US Open final to win his only Grand Slam title.

In 2024, Northern Illinois upset #5 Notre Dame.

In 1980, Chester Marcol's game-winning FG was blocked but the ball landed in his hands and he ran 25-yards for the game-winning TD instead.

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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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