Ick's Corner

This day in sports is brought to us by the New Orleans Superdome. 1975 – The New Orleans Superdome was officially opened when the Saints played the Houston Oilers in exhibition football. The new Superdome cost $163 million to build. This has bee a production of *This Day In Sports*. Please join us tomorrow to [...]

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This day in sports is brought to us by Gertrude Ederle. 1926 – Gertrude Ederle became the first American woman to swim the English Channel. She was 19 years old at the time. The swim took her 14 1/2 hours.

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This day in sports is brought to us by Nolan Ryan. August 4th 1993 – Nolan Ryan (46) beats the hell outta Robin Ventura (26) for  charging the mound after being hit by a pitch. This has been a production of  *This Day In Sports*. Please join us tomorrow to see where history will take [...]

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This day in sports is brought to us by Micheal Irvin. 2001 – Former Dallas Cowboy receiver Michael Irvin entered an innocent plea for a felony charge of possession of less than a gram of cocaine. The charges stemmed from Irvin’s arrest August 9, 2000. This has been a production of *This Day In Sports*. [...]

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This day in sports is brought to us by Notre Dame. 1953 – Notre Dame announced that the next five years of its football games would be shown in theatres over closed circuit TV. This has been a production of *This Day In Sports*. Please join us tomorrow to see where history will take us.

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