This Day in Sports

Send us a Text Message.We're rolling into the warmer weather and helping to heat things up with another hot episode. This one has historic stuff about Larry Bird vs. Isiah Thomas, the first-ever Ryder Cup, Sandy Koufax, Steffi Graf and the Washington Capitals reaching their first-ever Stanley Cup final. Plus - A mysterious death at the racetrack, The Big Unit reaches immortality, incredible sportsmanship (In France!) and the NFL finally coming to the Pacific Northwest (no, not Van...

Send us a Text Message.We're charging into June with our 43rd episode and it's a beauty! Great tales about great sports legends like Roy Halladay, Mike Schmidt, Wayne Gretzky, Danica Patrick and Edmund Hillary's climb to the top of Mt. Everest! In addition, we'll share funny stories about close finishes at the Indy 500, the Niekro brothers' rivalry, major upsets at the French Open and Jose Canseco doing more stupid things. On top of all that, we've got the greatest pitcher in Expos hist...

Send us a Text Message.Our second episode this month is coming in hot! Great sports anecdotes about Reggie Miller, Mike Bossy, Claude Lemieux, Barry Bonds and Ric Flair! Also great Kentucky Derby stuff; the first #8 seed to win an NBA playoff series and the Lakers finally winning a championship in L.A.! On top of all that great content, comedian Ann Pornel @glampornel the host of The Great Canadian Baking Show, joins the show to judge this week's DORK DRAFT. This week we're debating wha...

Send us a Text Message.Our 41st episode(!) sees us heading into the warmer weather on a heater! Of course we've got all the usual great sports history content, with cool stories about Pat Riley, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Pat Lafontaine, Rickey Henderson and Jean Beliveau. Plus, fun details about the futility of the Hartford Whalers, some Kentucky Derby trivia tidbits and a hilarious story about Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis (no, not the one about him pitching while on LSD - it's another one!). In...

Send us a Text Message.Fore! This Day In Sports drops another above-par episode today, and everyone out there in podcast land can do a golf clap to celebrate. Great laughs and great content about legendary names like Steph Curry, Jack Nicklaus, Warren Spahn, Kevin Costner and Bobby Hull. Plus: new ballparks, snowball fights, goalies scoring goals and an umpire you actually wanted to cheer for! Plus, with this being Masters week we've tailored our DORK DRAFT to be about the best fictional golf...

Send us a Text Message.It's the day after April Fools and we've officially entered the sweet spot of a sports fans' year - MLB, NHL, NBA, the Final Four, Wrestlemania, the PGA and LPGA - it all happens this time of year and that means plenty for us to talk about. This episode features fantastic facts and feats from fellows like Russell Westbrook, Zack Greinke, Cecil Fielder, Lawrence Taylor and Guy Lafleur as well as a some unforgettable NCAA hoops national championship game...

Send us a Text Message.What better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than to join the four of us for a fresh new episode? This one's got lots of great stuff about Michael Jordan buying an NBA team, Lindsey Vonn becoming the GOAT, Maurice Richard causing riots in Montreal, the biggest upset in March Madness history, the UConn women's team being historically dominant AND a landmark Wrestlemania main event. Curious? Yeah, I thought so. Plus, this week has one of our greatest guests yet. O...

Send us a Text Message.Finally, February is finished! Let's celebrate the approach of Spring together with an hour full of sports geekiness! Today's episode is fresh with great stories about Wilt Chamberlain, Teemu Selanne, Jack Nicklaus, Seabiscuit and the Giants (barely) staying in San Francisco. Plus, fascinating little stories about a (semi) famous collapse on the Pro Bowlers' Tour, a fistfight at Mets' Spring Training, Mario Lemieux finishing his chemotherapy in style and the NBA's...

Send us a Text Message.Two episodes in less than one week?? What a work ethic these men have! As we stare into the February sports abyss (no more football, March Madness still a month away), this episode will cure you of your winter blues. It's got great stuff about Steinbrenner and Yogi, Jimmy Connors, Hayley Wickenheiser, Ray Bourque, Ted Williams and Michael Jordan as well as great nuggets about names and facts you might not know like Dick Button, Ray Sheppard, Keith Acton, the horrible '9...

Send us a Text Message.The day after Valentine's Day isn't a sad day when you're a lover of THIS DAY IN SPORTS! Today's episode offers you plenty of sports love without any of the commitment hassles that many others might demand in exchange. We've got great stuff about George Steinbrenner firing managers (again), the '89 Pistons' road to glory, Bill Belichick getting fired, Muhammad Ali's first title loss in the ring and Richard Petty dominating Daytona (again). Plus there's great bits about ...

Send us a Text Message.As January winds down and we look toward Spring (eventually...), here's a little cure for your winter blues courtesy of the four of us at TDIS! This episode has great memories about iconic names like Candace Parker, Serena & Venus Williams, Montana & Rice, John Madden, Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. There are also stories you might not have known about - like the formation of the American League as a rival to the established National League, the Battlin' B...

Send us a Text Message.Our first episode of 2024 is (finally) here, with enough sports talk and humour to keep you warm all month - or at least until the next TDIS episode arrives! For such an inhospitable weather day, there were plenty of amazing sports stories to discuss on this day - great content about household names like Dennis Rodman, Gordie Howe, LeBron James, Abby Wambach and Ivan Lendl. Plus we dug around for great stories about things like the launching of the Golf Channel, t...

Send us a Text Message.Who better to spend New Year's Eve with than the guys from This Day in Sports? The last episode of 2023 is a great one - lots of really interesting things happened on this day historically. There are great stories about Catfish Hunter, the Soviet Red Army team, the Cleveland Browns' winless season, James Harden and two famous bad weather NFL Playoff games. We also get into a few great reasons why December 31 might have been Mario Lemieux's favourite day of the yea...

Send us a Text Message.Today's episode is a holiday gift from the three un-wise men of This Day in Sports. No frankincense or myrrh here - but plenty of gold! Icons like Bill Russell, Brett Hull, Zinedine Zidane and Brett Favre all have some of their finer moments discussed and dissected, plus we touch on great stories you probably didn't know about Tony Cavelli - the Boston Celtics player who did half-time shows or when the Arizona Cardinals ruined one of the best seasons they ever had...

Send us a Text Message.Our thirtieth episode has landed...dropped...appeared...you get the idea. This one will be a treat for sports fans - great anecdotes about names you know like the Montreal Forum, Lionel Messi, Nadia Comaneci, Joe Morgan, Lee Trevino, Rogie Vachon and Peyton Manning. Plus we unearth great nuggets about lesser-known names like Jeremy Chinn, Mel Renfro, Barclay Plager and...get this...apparently there's been an NFL team in Detroit for quite years! (who knew?) O...

Send us a Text Message.Has it been a year already? Yes - and what a year it's been! Exactly one year (and one day) ago, we did our very first episode. Since then our audience has grown and our listeners have been very enthusiastic - thanks to everyone for listening! Today we're rewarding you, loyal fans. We've got fantastic stories about icons like Joe DiMaggio, Rocky Balboa, Pete Rose, the Dallas Cowboys and Notre Dame football; and as always we've got lots of stories about thing...

Send us a Text Message.Our second November episode ever is a doozy! This one sees us discussing some all new stories about some of your favourite personalities from sports history including Magic Johnson, Glenn Hall, Dez Bryant, Phil Esposito, Jerry Sloan and Martina Navratilova. Plus there are great little-known items about the Bulls starting to build a dynasty alongside MJ, Alex Delvecchio, Gregg Olson, Yvon Labre and the last scoreless tie game in NFL history. Plus, 12 year MLB veter...

Send us a Text Message.Boo! We're back just in time for the scariest night of the year! Our latest episode has a perfect combination of fun and sports date. We've got fantastic stories about legends like John McEnroe, Maurice Richard, Tim Duncan, Bethany Hamilton and Eric Dickerson. We also have great little nuggets about lesser-known sports names like Scott Hunter, Vince Van Patten, the Temple University football team and an NBA player named Earl Lloyd whose name everyone should know. ...

Send us a Text Message.Good news! We've recovered this 'lost' episode, giving our fans an unexpected bonus from a recording session a few months back! This previously unearthed gem includes great stories about legends like Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux, Hal Sutton, Dominik Hasek, Ichiro Suzuki, Emmitt Smith, Jennifer Capriati and Roger Bannister. Plus, little-known nuggets about great sports personalities like Katie Ledecky, Alan Page, John Landy and Satchel Paige pitching for the Miami Marlins in...

Send us a Text Message.Hot on the heels of our last episode, we hit it hard with another fantastic hour of info-tainment! Today's episode has stories about big names like Don Shula, Steve Carell and Emma Stone, Barry Bonds, the (short-lived) Aaron Sorkin-penned series "Sports Night", the 1987 NFL Players Strike and...The Undertaker. Plus, we've got plenty of the obscure sports nuggets our fans love! Great underreported stories about long lost names like Karl Spooner, Matt Biondi, Hal Ne...