Episode 887

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22nd May 2026

LeBron's First Playoff Game Winner, the Kentucky Colonels won the ABA Title, and boxer Oscar Bonavena killed - This DiSH for May 22

In 2009, LeBron James hit his first playoff game-winner against Orlando.

In 1975, the Kentucky Colonels beat the Indianapolis Pacers in game five of the ABA Championship to win the title.

In 1976, boxer Oscar ‘Ringo’ Bonavena was shot and killed outside the Mustang Ranch brothel.

In 1963, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hit a monster shot at Yankee Stadium.

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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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