This Day in Sports History

This Day in Sports History


A Flurry of Threes! – This DiSH for May 29

May 29, 2024

In 1997, the Utah Jazz battled back from a 13-point deficit and John Stockton hit the game winning 3 to advance to the NBA Finals


In 1995, Rik Smits hit the game winner to beat the Magic after a flurry of 3s seesawed the game back and forth.


In 1982, the Minnesota Twins pulled off an unusual triple play against the New York Yankees.


In 2015, a par 4 was shortened to a par 3 due to standing water, marking the first time par for a PGA round was less than 70. 


In 1976, Joe Niekro hit his only major league home run and it came off his older brother, Phil. 


And in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Mount Everest.