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What Happened in Sports: April 6, 2020
What happened in sports on April 6, 2020 ft, the 2020 NFL Draft going virtual, 2010 All-Decade NFL team released, Al Kaline passing, and more!
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April 6th, 2020 was highlighted by the 2020 NFL Draft becoming the first ‘Fully Virtual’ Draft event in professional sports history, the NFL officially announcing the 2010s All-Decade team, and Detroit Tigers legend Hall of Famer Al Kaline passing away at the age of 85 years old.
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, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
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Where the legend of @OBJ began ?
?: #DALvsNYG (2014) | Tonight at 7pm ET @SNFonNBC on @NBCSN pic.twitter.com/orWt4bWPGF
— NFL (@NFL) April 5, 2020
.@RobGronkowski DOMINATED the decade.
Easy choice for the 2010s All-Decade Team. ? pic.twitter.com/UFIB22BicJ
— NFL (@NFL) April 8, 2020
.@_CeeDeeThree's tape is a clinic on how to avoid tacklers. ? @OU_Football
?: 2020 NFL Draft, April 23-25 on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/mtAfavlobX
— NFL (@NFL) April 5, 2020
These rookie RBs balled out in their first season! ? pic.twitter.com/TSqTd4RGPN
— NFL (@NFL) April 6, 2020
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NFL: DB Jalen Mills, Philadelphia Eagles (turns 26)
NFL: LB Neville Hewitt, New York Jets (27)
NBA: PG Spencer Dinwiddie, Brooklyn Nets (27)
NFL: P Ty Long, Los Angeles Chargers (27)
NFL: OL Ben Garland, San Fransisco 49ers (32)
1996: Charlotte Hornets C Robert Parish passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most NBA games ever played (1,560)
1995: Phoenix Suns SG Danny Ainge became just the 3rd player in NBA history to make 1,000 career 3-pointers (Dale Ellis, Reggie Miller)
1992: Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-0 in the 1st regular season game at Camden Yards
1989: In his season debut, Los Angeles Dodgers SP Orel Hershiser‘s MLB-record run of 59 scoreless innings was snapped in a 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds
1975: In the last game of the regular season, Washington Bullets C Wes Unseld pulled down 30 rebounds to edge out Boston Celtics C Dave Cowens for the season REB title (14.8 to 14.7)
1973: Just a few short months after his tragic passing, the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted “Roberto Clemente Day” and retired the late HOFer’s #21 jersey
1973: New York Yankees 1B Ron Blomberg became the very 1st official DH in MLB history; he drew a bases-loaded walk and went 1-3 in the 15-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox
1972: For the 1st time in the sport’s history, the MLB regular season was delayed due to a player strike
1970: A month short of his 40th birthday, San Francisco Giants OF Willie Mays hit a HR in an Opening Day victory over the San Diego Padres, beginning a record run of 4 straight games with a HR to start the season
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