Episode 885

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20th May 2026

Was Kobe intentionally poisoned during the WCF?, Rasheed Wallace ejected for staring, and Babe Ruth reinstated - This DiSH for May 20

In 2002, Kobe Bryant ate something that didn't agree with him leading some to wonder if somebody had put something in his food.

In 2000, Rasheed Wallace was handed a technical foul and ejected for staring at a ref.

In 2012, Jim Peruto was able to reach a top speed of 243.7 mph and over the 90 mile course, averaged 217.55 mph, both records for an open road event.

In 1922, Kenesaw Mountain Landis reinstated Babe Ruth and two other players after suspending them following the 1921 season.

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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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