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EPISODE SUMMARY

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In 1989, Darrell Waltrip won the Daytona 500 in his 17th try.

In 1984, Phil and Steve Mahre won gold and silver in the Olympic slalom event.

In 1970, Denny McLain was suspended from baseball due to his involvement in gambling.

In 2013, sprinter Oscar Pistorius appeared in court for the first time after shooting his girlfriend.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND

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.