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The Best in Sports: October 31, 2019
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Here is the best from October 31, 2019:
If Kawhi never asked to be traded from San Antonio, many NBA fans would credit any Spurs success to Gregg Popovich, not Kawhi Leonard, unlike in Toronto where Leonard is now praised as “The Best Player on the Planet” after bringing a title north of the border. On Thursday, he reminded Pop and NBA fans alike of how far he’s come since departing from Texas.
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Jimmy G and newly acquired Emmanuel Sanders led SF’s offense in Arizona as the 49ers extend their undefeated streak to 8-0.
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Michael Porter Jr. made his NBA debut after sitting out the first few games. If MPJ can stay healthy, the Missouri product could become one of the best players in the NBA someday.
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Kendrick Nunn certainly hasn’t looked like an undrafted Free Agent thus far in his rookie season as he leads all rookies in scoring thus far.
#GLeagueAlum Kendrick Nunn is shattering records left & right 👏
✅ Most PTS by an undrafted rookie in 1st 5 games in @NBA history
✅ Most PTS by a @MiamiHEAT rookie in 1st 5 games in franchise history
✅ 1st player with 100 PTS in 1st 5 @NBA games since Kevin Durant (2007-08) pic.twitter.com/kBISaS5qeV
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) November 1, 2019
Kendrick Nunn has the most points through 5 games of any Undrafted Free Agent in NBA history https://t.co/VIA7a7rwgZ
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 1, 2019
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Here are the best highlights from Thursday’s Halloween games.
Top NBA Highlights From Halloween (10/31) 🎥 https://t.co/NP4cbRjd4t🎥/
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 1, 2019
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Kyler Murray and Andy Isabella connected only once on TNF, and it was for the longest TD by rookies in almost half a century.
Kyler’s COLD.
Murray hooks up with Andy Isabella for 88-yard TD to cut the Niner lead to 28-25 with five minutes to go
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/myVGdqvbeH
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 1, 2019
The 88-yard TD pass from Kyler Murray to Andy Isabella tonight was the longest rookie-to-rookie TD pass in the NFL since 12/19/1971, when the Patriots’ Jim Plunkett hit Randy Vataha for an 88-yard TD.@AZCardinals #RedSea
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) November 1, 2019
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After a short stint in New England, Josh Gordon will officially be looking for a new team now, but this time it isn’t because of his previous substance abuse issues (although it may have played a part).
WR Josh Gordon released from Patriots’ IR, will be subject to waivers. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/dm3totjJ74
— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2019
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After Ned Yost retired, the Kansas City Royals will replace their World Champion manager with a manager still looking for his first World Series appearance.
We have named Mike Matheny the 17th manager in franchise history. #AlwaysRoyal pic.twitter.com/vAmBUz3B1a
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) October 31, 2019
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Now that the World Series is over, MLB teams are officially picking up or declining club options for the 2020 season, and there’s plenty of big names’ options to be decided.
Indians exercise ace Corey Kluber’s 2020 contract option – via @ESPN App https://t.co/tkFoBy0aTK
— Jim Lehman (@jimlehman) November 1, 2019
Yankees decline $20 million option on Edwin Encarnacion, making him a free agent https://t.co/A9KitvFF8v pic.twitter.com/W4A9FibaUF
— GameDayBlog (@GameDayBlog1) November 1, 2019
Braves are declining Billy Hamilton’s option. Per Jon Heyman, Chris Archer, Freddy Galvis, Starling Marte and Manny Pina will all have their options picked up. Kenley Jansen will not opt out
— CarterHud (@CarterHudBlog) November 1, 2019
Related: MLB Free Agency
While most people think of October 31st as Halloween, NBA GM’s focus on the rookie team option deadline. Most players have already been decided on, but there were a few notable names that still had to have their 2020-21 option exercised or declined before the deadline passed.
Today is the deadline for rookie scale team options for 2020-21 to be exercised. Here’s the updated list of who is still outstanding:
-CLE- A. Zizic (won’t be exercised)
-GSW- O. Spellman
-MEM- Josh Jackson
-MIN- J. Okogie
-SAC- M. Bagley, D. Fox, H. Giles, C. Swanigan https://t.co/2mYd03Gv2t— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 31, 2019
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These prospects caught our eye with their performances in the desert this fall. 👀
Here’s our list of the 25 best prospects from this year’s @MLBazFallLeague: https://t.co/e2ZZie7o6d pic.twitter.com/WgCyozxjlN— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 1, 2019
Early Free Agency Preview:
Biggest names that could test the free agent market in 2020 ⬇️https://t.co/VtacmjLjjh pic.twitter.com/q0b1oFUUxy— PFF (@PFF) October 30, 2019
Early Impressions of Every NBA Contenderhttps://t.co/UF8nECNITh
— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) October 31, 2019
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San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers
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#PlayerOfTheDay Jimmy Garoppolo is now 16-2 as a starting QB in the NFL. He passed for a career-high 4 TDs on TNF against a division-rival en route to leading SF to a 8-0 record, the 2nd best start any NFL team has had after winning less than 5 games the previous year https://t.co/k7CbmfP0AC
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) November 1, 2019
Related: Players of the Day
Related: Facts to Know#GLeagueAlum Kendrick Nunn is shattering records left & right 👏
✅ Most PTS by an undrafted rookie in 1st 5 games in @NBA history ✅ Most PTS by a @MiamiHEAT rookie in 1st 5 games in franchise history ✅ 1st player with 100 PTS in 1st 5 @NBA games since Kevin Durant (2007-08) pic.twitter.com/kBISaS5qeV — NBA G League (@nbagleague) November 1, 2019
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