Episode 610

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29th Jul 2025

Yankees Fans Taunt Jose Canseco with a Blow Up Madonna, Bo Jackson's Timeout Home Run, and a Perfect Game Denied - This DiSH for July 29

In 1991, New York Yankees fans jeered Jose Canseco after rumors erupted of him and Madonna becoming an item.

In 1988, Bo Jackson hit a home run after the timeout he asked for was denied.

In 1908, John McFarlan was denied a perfect game because the final guy refused to step into the batter's box.

In 1996, Carl Lewis won the gold medal in the long jump becoming part of an elite crowd to win gold in four consecutive Olympics in the same event.

In 2017, Claire Smith became the first female sportswriter to be honored by the baseball hall of fame. Fire

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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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