'And then the Locusts descended,' 80 games of futility, and Rulon Gardner shocked the world! - This DiSH for Sept. 27

In 1991, the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers played the first outdoor game and it took place in Las Vegas with game time temps around 90. In 1998, Prairie View's football broke their 80-game losing streak.In 2000, US Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner beat Russian Alexander Karelin to win Gold in the Olympics .In 1968, St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson closed out the regular season with a 1.12 ERA. His performance was so dominant that major league baseball lowered the mound the following season. In 1930, Bobby Jones won the US Amateur to win golf's first and only official Grand Slam. In 1998, St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire blasted two home runs for numbers 69 and 70 on the season for a new major league record.