Josh Mandel Discusses Ohio

Happy Birthday Eddie George

This Day in Sports History - 9/24/1972

Oakland Raiders cornerback Jack Tatum sets an NFL record returning a fumble 104 yards during a 20 - 14 win over the Packers at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The Packers lead 7 - 3 in the first quarter when Tatum picks up running back MacArthur Lane's fumble in the Oakland end zone and sprints across the Green Bay goal line. The 104 yard fumble return breaks the 98 yards record set by George Halas when he played for the Chicago Bears in 1923. A review of the film shows that Lane's turnover was actually a muffed lateral and should have been ruled a touchback with Oakland gaining the ball on its own 20. Had the instant replay rule existed in 1972, it's likely that Tatum's touchdown would have been nullified. Tatum remains in the record books, however. His 104 yard fumble return will be tied by cornerback Aeneas Williams of the Arizona Cardinals on November 5, 2000.

Happy Birthday Mike Richter

Dov Hikind on the Obama Presidency

This Day in Sports History - 9/5/1972

Eleven Israeli athletes, five terrorists and a German policeman are killed during a 23-hour drama that begins with an invasionof the Olympic village in Munich by terrorists. It ends in a shootout at a military airport some 15 miles away as the terrorists attempt to fly to Cairo with their Israeli hostages. The first two Israelis are killed earlier in the day when the terrorists, armed with automatic rifles, break into headquartersof the Israeli team and seize the nine others as hostages. The terrorists demand the release of more than 200 Arab commandos imprisoned in Israel. The bloodbath brings about a suspension of the Games and there is some doubt the Olympics will continue. However; Avery Brundage, chairman of the IOC, famously says, "The games must go on," and 34 hours later competition resumes.

This Day in Sports History - 6/24/2003

Expos Left Fielder Brad Wilkerson records a natural cycle - a single, double, triple and Homerun in order. Wilkerson singles in the second inning, doubles in the fifth, triples in the sixth, and homers in the seventh during a 6 - 4 victory over the Pirates at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

This Day in Sports History - 6/13/1993

In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Suns defeat the Bulls, 129 - 121, in three overtimes at Chicago Stadium. Chicago comes back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. The Suns outscore the Bulls 15 - 7 in the third OT. Michael Jordan collects 44 points, but hits only 9 of 27 shots after halftime. Guard Dan Majerle leads the Suns' attack with 28 points, including six three-pointers. It is the second triple overtime in NBA Finals history. The first was between the Suns and Celtics in Boston in Game 5 in 1976, which the Celtics won, 128 - 126. The Bulls will go on to win the 1993 NBA title in six games. It is Chicago's third straight championship.

Happy Birthday President George H.W. Bush

This Day in History

Today is the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's famous speech at the Berlin Wall where he famously said "tear down this wall". Here is the speech in its entirety.

This Day in Sports History - 5/29/2010

Roy Halladay of the Phillies pitches a perfect game to defeat the Florida Marlins, 1-0, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The lone run of the contest is scored in the third inning on a three-base error by Marlins CF Cameron Maybin. Halladay faces three pinch hitters in the ninth inning. Ray Lamb hits a fly ball to deep center field where Shane Victorino snags it. The final out is recorded when Ronny Paulino hits a grounder to third baseman Jaun Castro, who fires the ball across the diamond to first baseman Ryan Howard. Halladay throws 115 pitches and strikes out 11. It is the second perfect game of 2010, following the gem by Dallas Braden of the Athletics on May 9. It is the first time since 1880 that there have been two perfect games in a season.

This Day in Sports History - 5/23/2002

Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green has one of the greatest games of any offensive player in major league history during a 16 - 3 drubbing of the Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Green hits a run-scoring double in the first inning and a three-run homer in the second off Glenn Rusch. Facing Brian Mallette, he homers in the fourth and the fifth. With Jose Cabrera pitching, he singles in the eighth and homers in the ninth. In all, Green ties the major league record for most home runs and another for most runs since 1900. His 19 total bases sets a big league mark. In a three game span from May 23rd through the 25th, Green collects 11 hits in 13 at-bats for 33 total bases. Among his 11 hits are seven home runs, the most ever by a player in three straight contests.