Episode 886

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21st May 2026

Ralph Sampson's Wild Shot Sank the Lakers, the Tide Slide, and the Dodgers score 15 in the 1st - This DiSH for May 21

In 1986, Houston's Ralph Sampson scored the game winner as time expired to propel the Rockets into the NBA Final.

In 2009, the Denver Nuggets beat the LA Lakers in a playoff game for the first time in 24 years.

In 1989, Rusty Wallace sent Darrell Waltrip spinning through the infield grass in what became known as the 'Tide Slide.'

In 1952, the Brooklyn Dodgers scored 15 runs in the first inning to set a major league record for runs scored in the opening frame.

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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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