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What Happened in Sports: March 7, 2022
See what happened in sports on March 7, 2022 ft. Calvin Ridley getting suspended for gambling, NFL franchise tags decisions, and more!
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March 7th, 2022 was remembered for Calvin Ridley getting suspended for one season by the NFL for gambling on games during his time off last year. The Bengals franchise tagged S Jessie Bates while the Chiefs did the same for OT Orlando Brown and the Browns surprisingly tagged TE David Njoku. Colts TE Jack Doyle retired, Julius Randle and Joel Embiid both had historic performances, and Moody’s big game was outdone by another big performance from the reigning MVP. Portland’s playing awful, Oladipo returned, and a wild buzzer-beater in CBB.
See what happened in sports on March 7th last year, headlined by the 2021 NBA All-Star Game that also included the Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, and Skills challenge all in the same day, as well as what happened in sports on March 7th, 2020 ft. a point guard battle between Ja Morant and Trae Young while Jamal Murray hit an unreal deep halftime buzzer-beater against Cleveland.
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.
Jessie Bates' #Bengals Safety records:
– Rookie COMB TKL (111)
– COMB TKL in 1st 2/3/4 seasons
– SOLO TKL in 1st 2/3/4 seasons
– PD in 1st 2/3/4 seasons
– GS in 1st 2/3/4 seasons
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 8, 2022
Julius Randle is the 1st player to record 45+ PTS/10+ REB/8+ 3PM during 1 GP in New York #Knicks historypic.twitter.com/XFu7JPINcm
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 8, 2022
Joel Embiid has the most season GP (10) of 40+ PTS & 10+ REB during 1 Philadelphia #76ers season since the 1976 NBA merger
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 8, 2022
Most PTS during 1 GP by a teenager in Golden State #Warriors history:
1. Moses Moody (30)
2. Jonathan Kuminga (26)
3. James Wiseman (25)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) March 8, 2022
THT gets the bucket using a crafty finish in the paint!
Watch the @Lakers on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/2Os6CycFNH
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1501002377456979974
Victor Oladipo knocks down his first bucket since returning from injury
The @MiamiHEAT are Live Now on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/53nEteE448
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2022
elimination-game buzzer-beater season >>>https://t.co/PNhNajSgmr
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) March 8, 2022
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7:00 PM: Chicago Bulls (39-25) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (39-24)
8:00 PM: Utah Jazz (40-23) vs. Dallas Mavericks (39-25)
8:30 PM: Los Angeles Lakers (28-35) vs. San Antonio Spurs (24-40)
9:00 PM: Golden State Warriors (43-21) vs. Denver Nuggets (38-26)
NFL: RB Marlon Mack, Free Agent (turns 26)
MLB: SP Pablo Lopez, Miami Marlins (26)
MLB: 2B Jeff Kent, Retired after 2008 (54)
MLB: OF Joe Carter, Retired after 1998 (62)
NFL: WR Lynn Swann, Hall of Fame (70)
NFL: RB Franco Harris, Hall of Fame (72)
2021: NBA held the All-Star Game, Slam Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, & Skills Challenge all on the same day for the 1st time ever with Steph Curry & Damian Lillard exchanging DEEP 3PM in the ASG to steal the show
2017: Oklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook scored the t-most PTS (58) during a game in Thunder/Sonics history, tying Fred Brown from 1974. Westbrook’s 5 career games of 50+ PTS are the most in franchise history
2016: Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning announced his retirement from the NFL after winning his 2nd Super Bowl as the league’s all-time leader in PASS YDS & PASS TD at the time
2016: Golden State Warriors won the most consecutive home games (45) in NBA history, surpassing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls while PG Steph Curry became the 1st player to record 300 3PM during a season with 20 games remaining. GSW’s record ended at 54
2012: Indianapolis Colts released future HOF QB Peyton Manning following a missed 2011 season (neck surgery) that led to them landing the No.1 pick after going 2-14 to select QB Andrew Luck out of Stanford University. Manning would join the Denver Broncos and become the 1st starting QB to win a Super Bowl with multiple teams
2012: Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose drained a step-back GW-FG at the buzzer to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 106-104
2010: During an iconic inbounds pass, Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant didn’t flinch at all after Orlando Magic F Matt Barnes pump-faked the ball right in his face, epitomizing the mamba mentality
1996: Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson became just the 2nd player in NBA history to record 10,000 career assists (John Stockton). Magic’s 11.2 career APG over 13 seasons is the highest in NBA history
1974: New Orleans Jazz were officially announced as the NBA’s 18th franchise
1969: Wilt Chamberlain grabbed a Lakers franchise-record 42 REB in a single game. Wilt holds the single-game REB record for all 3 teams (Warriors, 76ers, Lakers) he’s played for
1903: The very 1st inter-league trade formed after the AL-NL peace agreement. The New York Giants sent 2B Heinie Smith to the Detroit Tigers for 2B Kid Gleason, who was promptly flipped to the Philadelphia Phillies
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