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What Happened in Sports: October 11, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 11, 2021 ft. Lamar Jackson's historic MNF comeback, Red Sox walk-off to ALCS, Jon Gruden resigning, & more
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October 11th, 2021 was highlighted by Lamar Jackson’s all-time performance to spark an unprecedented comeback in Indianapolis as he set NFL records en route to handing the Colts their first loss when leading by 16+ points in the 4th Qtr since moving to Indy. The Boston Red Sox walked off the Rays again, this time to clinch their spot in the ALCS while Jon Gruden shockingly resigned after disrespectful comments were revealed from old emails. Evan Longoria & Joc Pederson provided the only Runs in their team’s NLDS Game 3 Wins.
See what happened in sports on October 11th last year, headlined by LeBron James winning his fourth career NBA Championship and first with the Los Angeles Lakers plus Tampa Bay beat Houston in ALCS Game 1, and the Raiders upset the Chiefs during NFL Sunday Week 5 as well as what happened in sports on October 11th, 2019 ft. Anibal Sanchez‘s near no-hitter in NLCS Game 1.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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1:07 PM: #2 Milwaukee Brewers vs. #3 Atlanta Braves [Series tied 1-1]
3:37 PM: #2 Houston Astros vs. #3 Chicago White Sox [HOU leads 2-1]
7:07 PM: #1 Tampa Bay Rays vs. #4 Boston Red Sox [BOS leads 2-1]
10:00 PM: #1 San Francisco Giants vs. #4 Los Angeles Dodgers [Series tied 1-1]
NBA: SF Keldon Johnson, San Antonio Spurs (turns 22)
NFL: C Brian Allen, Los Angeles Rams (26)
NFL: OL Billy Price, New York Giants (27)
NFL: EDGE TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers (27)
MLB: 3B Gio Urshela, New York Yankees (30)
NFL: OT Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Browns (30)
NBA: PG Mike Conley, Utah Jazz (34)
NFL: OT Demar Dotson, Free Agent (36)
NFL: EDGE Terrell Suggs, Last played in 2019 (39)
NFL: QB Steve Young, Hall of Fame (60)
2020: Los Angeles Lakers tied Boston’s NBA record with their 17th Championship in franchise history as LeBron James became the 1st player to win Finals MVP with 3 different teams in pro sports history with the oldest triple-double in NBA Finals history
2012: Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger passed Terry Bradshaw for the most career PASS YDS (27,989) in franchise history. Big Ben played all of his 18 seasons with the Steelers and finished with 64,088 PASS YDS which still stands as the franchise record
2002: Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves played in the very 1st NBA game held in the Dominican Republic, a preseason victory for Minnesota
1999: Boston Red Sox SP Pedro Martinez delivered 6 no-hit innings in relief during ALDS Game 5 to beat Cleveland and advance to the ALCS after Boston’s previous 2 pitchers combined to allow a whopping 8 runs through the 1st 3 innings
1992: CB/OF Deion Sanders played in the Atlanta Falcons’ loss in Miami to the Dolphins then flew to Pittsburgh for the Atlanta Braves’ NLCS matchup in the same day — a loss to the Pirates
1992: Despite leading the league with 51 saves, Oakland Athletics RP Dennis Eckersley gave up a game-tying 2-run HR to Toronto Blue Jays 2B Roberto Alomar, sending the game into extra innings where Toronto would pull off the 7-6 victory in 11 innings and take a 3-1 lead
1980: Dallas Mavericks won their NBA debut against their interstate rival, the San Antonio Spurs
1971: Baltimore Orioles 3B Brooks Robinson tied a World Series record by reaching base in 5 consecutive ABs (3 hits, 2 walks) in an 11-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates
1967: Boston Red Sox set a World Series record as OF Carl Yastrzemski, OF Reggie Smith, and SS Rico Petrocelli hit 3 consecutive HRs in a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals
1964: In their 1st meeting after being traded for each other, Washington QB Sonny Jurgensen threw 4 touchdown passes to defeat QB Norm Snead and the Philadelphia Eagles 35-20
1925: New York Giants played their very 1st NFL game, a 14-0 loss to the Providence Steam Rollers
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