What Happened in Sports: April 29, 2022

2021: The 2021 NFL Draft featured the most offensive players (7) picked to start a draft ever, the highest-picked TE of all-time (Kyle Pitts – 4th), Mac Jones becoming Bill Belichick’s only 1st Rd QB, and Ja’Marr Chase joining LSU teammate Joe Burrow in Cincy

2018: Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James passed Scottie Pippen (395) to become the all-time NBA Playoff leader in steals. King James still owns the record with 454 and counting 

2015: Due to protests and riots in Baltimore, MD after the murder of Freddie Gray by the police department, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox played at Camden Yards without any fans present for the 1st time in MLB history

2007: New England Patriots traded a 2007 4th-round pick to the Oakland Raiders for WR Randy Moss who would go on to set the all-time single-season REC TD record (23) during New England’s 16-0 season

1988: Finally ending their MLB record-worst 0-21 start, the Baltimore Orioles secured their 1st victory of the season over the Chicago White Sox 

1986: Boston Red Sox SP Roger Clemens set an MLB record by striking out 20 batters in a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson, and Max Scherzer have since tied the record, but Clemens is the only player to ring up 20 batters multiple times as he did it again a decade later (9/18/96)

1986: Auburn RB Bo Jackson was drafted 1st overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he would never sign for the franchise due to a suspicion of them intentionally sabotaging his baseball career; re-entering the following year, he would be selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 7th round

1970: In NBA Finals Game 3, Los Angeles Lakers SG Jerry West made a 60-foot desperation heave at the buzzer to send the game into OT, but the New York Knicks would prevail 111-108

1941: 6 years after changing their name to the “Boston Bees”, the team decided to change their nickname back to the “Braves” and they would move to Milwaukee a little over a decade later before ultimately moving to Atlanta in 1966

1931: Cleveland Indians SP Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns (for whom his brother, Rick, played for) and also brought in 4 runs on a HR and double