Graf wins, Novotna weeps, Babe crushes the field at The Open, and Cloninger's Dingers - This DiSH for July 3

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1993, Steffi Graf won five straight games to win the Wimbledon Women's Final. Jana Novotna's close call caused tears to flow after the match.

In 1954, Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the women's US Open Golf Championship a year after a cancer diagnosis and surgery.

In 1966, Braves' pitcher Tony Cloninger hit two grand slams in a 17-3 win. It's the only time that a pitcher has hit a pair grand slams.

In 1968, the NFL players went on strike for the first time. It led to the first collective bargaining agreement.

In 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies announced they were moving to Memphis.

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