Episode 855

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20th Apr 2026

MJ poured in 63, Fenway Park opened, and Greg LeMond shot by his brother-in-law - This DiSH for April 20

In 1986, Chicago Bull Michael Jordan set a new NBA playoff record, scoring 63 against the Boston Celtics in a loss.

In 1912, Boston's Fenway Park opened for business with a game between the Red Sox and the team that would soon become known as the Yankees.

In 1957, American John J. Kelley broke a 12-year drought of an American winning the Boston Marathon, running the newly redesigned and re-measured race course in 2 hours 20 minutes 5 seconds.

In 1987, cyclist Greg LeMond was nearly killed after his brother-in-law accidentally shot him while turkey hunting.

In 1966, boxing promoter Don King killed a man.

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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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