News 25 Sports Virus Vault: April 13th

In today’s ‘Virus Vault’ segment News 25’s Jeff Haeger takes a look back at this day in sports history.

- on this day in history... has - always been a popular way to- consume sports content... but - now we really don't have much - of a choice do we?- back for third time tonight, is- the news 25 virus vault... whic- is- here to help us reflect on the- april 13th that was... accordin- to my timehop.- - - - - take music- a lot of sad kobe bryant news,- this year... but not on this- day.- april 13th... 20-16... the blac- mamba going out in a blaze of - glory, in his final regular - season n-b-a game... a 101-96 - win,- against the utah jazz.- he took 50 of his team's 85 - shots, in a 60-point farewell..- - - - perhaps the most memorable- send-off... in the history of - professional sports.- yours truly... even got caught- up in the moment.

- - - - nat ---> "oh!

That's 50!

That's 50!"

Nat ---> "woo!

Oh my gosh!

Are you kidding me!"

- - - also four years ago today...- southern miss baseball getting- some revenge up in oxford... an- the golden eagles didn't- have to wait very long to get - it... taking down 11th-ranked - ole - miss, 5-1... just eight days- after losing to their in-state- rival... at - trustmark park.

- harrison central and mississipp- gulf coast community- college alum michael gilbert...- hit the go-ahead r-b-i double..- in- the top of the eighth.- nat ---> "picked up there by watson.

Keys going to try to- score.

The throw to the plate.- - - - not in time!

And keys scores- from second on an rbi double by- michael gilbert."

- - - down in biloxi... three years - ago today... shuckers drop a 4-- decision, to the pensacola blue- wahoos... but forget about- that... johnny davis going- back... at the wall... and that- home run is coming all the way- back... the catch of a- lifetime, out there in right- - center.

- in addition to being the w-x-x-- play of the day... davis and hi- robbery even made an appearance- on e-s-p-n... as the- number one play... on - sportscenter's top 10.- nat ---> "now we've had a chang in our w-x-x-v play of- the day in between our 9 and 10- o'clock shows... and you- can see why... johnny davis...- are you kidding me... sticks hi- - - - glove all the way to the bottom- of the cookie jar... but- that's not a cookie... that's a- baseball that he comes out of - there with... complete robbery- of a home run out - there in deep right center."

Nat---> "oh, the old shuckeroos it's johnny davis!

And look at- him at the wall!- aw shucks!"

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