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  • 5/15/2025
This Day in Sports – May 15
Relive the magic of sports history with us!

📅 On May 15:
⚽ Zinedine Zidane scores an iconic UCL final goal (2002)
🐎 Smarty Jones dominates the Preakness Stakes (2004)
⚾ Nolan Ryan throws his 1st no-hitter (1973)

Zidane’s left-foot volley for Real Madrid is still one of the greatest goals in football history. Smarty Jones crushed the Preakness Stakes by 11½ lengths, and Nolan Ryan began his record-setting no-hitter legacy.

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Transcript
00:00Welcome to This Day in Sports, where history meets highlights.
00:04Let's rewind to May 15.
00:06On this day in 2002.
00:09Zinedine Zidane scored one of the greatest goals in Champions League history.
00:14Real Madrid defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.
00:17Zidane's magical left-foot volley in the final is still played in slow motion by football lovers around the globe.
00:23A moment of pure genius.
00:26Back in 2004.
00:28Smarty Jones won the Preakness Stakes by a record-breaking 11 and a half lengths.
00:33The American thoroughbred was unstoppable, and fans believed he'd win the Triple Crown.
00:38Although he later fell short at Belmont, May 15 remains a legendary day for horse racing.
00:44And in 1973.
00:46Nolan Ryan threw his first no-hitter for the California Angels.
00:50He'd go on to pitch seven in his career, a record that still stands.
00:54May 15 gave us drama, brilliance, and history.
00:59Which moment was your favorite?
01:01Like, subscribe, and come back tomorrow for more sports history, one day at a time.

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