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What Happened in Sports: March 9, 2021
What happened in sports on March 9, 2021 ft. the 2021 NFL Franchise tag deadline, Trent Brown back to NE, Lavonte David's extension, and more!
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March 9th, 2021 was highlighted by the 2021 NFL Franchise Tag deadline which saw 10 total players get tagged (including Dak Prescott by technicalities). Bears WR Allen Robinson, Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin, Giants DL Leonard Williams, Saints S Marcus Williams, Panthers OT Taylor Moton, Jaguars OT Cam Robinson, Washington OG Brandon Scherff, Jets S Marcus Maye, and Broncos S Justin Simmons will all play the 2021 NFL season under a lucrative one-year contract or have until July 15 to work out a long-term extension with their respective teams.
Tampa Bay also worked out a two-year deal with Lavonte David while Tennessee released CB Malcolm Butler, 3x Pro Bowl OG Kyle Long announced his return to the NFL, and Yankees RP Zack Britton will miss over half of the upcoming MLB season.
See what happened in sports on March 9th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Jamal Murray taking his game to new heights with some memorable plays while hosting the reigning MVP, Trae Young and the Hawks getting the dub against Charlotte in double-OT, and Nikola Jokic making a full-court dime look easy.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, top performances of the day, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
The TOP PLAYS from the first half of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/xCNMZF7dqv
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2021
The BEST DUNKS from the first half of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/S4H7xpqtY7
— NBA (@NBA) March 9, 2021
These rookie QBs this season 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Tv0ZAGqfSc
— NFL (@NFL) March 9, 2021
.@Chiefs. @Raiders. On @snfonnbc.
Best game of the season?
It’s gotta be up there. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/3EDwgWFckp
— NFL (@NFL) March 9, 2021
Playoff Lenny cemented his legacy forever as “Lombardi Lenny” after an amazing postseason run with the Bucs.
What’s next for @_fournette? https://t.co/3LWKsTVVni
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 8, 2021
The old 3-5-4 double play. 😱 pic.twitter.com/iNjlGpSkgU
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) March 10, 2021
These punts from 2020 were absolute perfection.
CC: @PatMcAfeeShow #ForTheBrand pic.twitter.com/fqA3Vn7scc
— NFL (@NFL) March 10, 2021
Marcus Maye was best player on #Jets D last season & voted Team MVP
I guarantee Douglas wants to sign him long term & sometimes franchise tag is step towards that
@ErikBurkhardt making it look like there’s rift between him & team @alldayMAYE please fire him pic.twitter.com/L0AF0PAIDu
— Harrison Glaser (@NYJetsTFMedia) March 3, 2021
March 9, 2009: @DwyaneWade steals the ball and drains a running three at the buzzer to down the Bulls in double OT.#ThisIsMyHouse pic.twitter.com/52kl6z3HLW
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) March 9, 2021
October 16, 2003: @AaronBoone walks it off in B11 of G7 of the ALCS to give the Yankees a 6-5 win over the Red Sox and a berth in the World Series. pic.twitter.com/BpYwi6xykr
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) October 16, 2020
Murray had ‘em going the other way 🏹 #CenterCourt pic.twitter.com/ebqTKOdTnX
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 10, 2020
MURRAY CAUGHT A BODY. pic.twitter.com/ggG9Y3uOkn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 10, 2020
March 9, 1996: Ray Allen hits the game winner for UConn in the Big East Tournament Championship to defeat Allen Iverson & Georgetown. pic.twitter.com/I10ovukNwB
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) March 9, 2021
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No MLB, NBA, or NFL games today
NFL: CB Mike Hilton, Pittsburgh Steelers (turns 27)
NFL: S Marcus Maye, New York Jets (28)
NFL: LB Avery Williamson, Pittsburgh Steelers (29)
MLB: RP Daniel Hudson, Washington Nationals (34)
MLB: RP Craig Stammen, San Diego Padres (37)
NBA: SF Matt Barnes, Retired after 2017 (41)
MLB: 3B Aaron Boone, retired after 2009; Now Manager of Yankees (48)
2011: Recording 16 PTS and 21 REBs in a win over the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves PF Kevin Love broke Moses Malone‘s NBA record with his 52nd straight double-double
2009: Miami Heat SG Dwyane Wade drained a 2OT buzzer-beating game-winning floater from the 3pt line to beat Chicago (his hometown team) in Miami as he celebrated by standing on the announcer’s table and exclaiming, “this is my house!”
1999: Houston Rockets C Hakeem Olajuwon became the very 1st (and still the only) player in NBA history with 3,500 career blocks
1995: MLB officially admitted two expansion franchises — the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1988: Defeating the New York Knicks 104-99, Los Angeles Lakers HC Pat Riley recorded his 400th career victory in just his 540th game, faster than anyone in NBA history
1985: Denver Nuggets PG Fat Lever set an NBA record with 8 steals in a single quarter against the Indiana Pacers
1961: Philadelphia Warriors C Wilt Chamberlain scored 67 points in a victory over the New York Knicks, the 2nd most PTS in a game ever behind Elgin Baylor’s 71 PTS from earlier that season. Wilt is the only player to ever score exactly 67 PTS in a game and has done it 4x
1958: Detroit Pistons SF George Yardley became the 1st player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in a single season
1946: Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams turned down an offer to play in the Mexican League for a $500,000 salary — 10x greater than his MLB salary
1897: Cleveland Spiders signed OF Louis Sockalexis, a full-blooded member of the Penobscot tribe; his quick rise to stardom led to fans referring to the Cleveland team as the “Indians”, and the nickname would be revived in 1915 by the former “Naps”
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