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What Happened in Sports: April 11, 2020
What happened in sports on April 11, 2020 ft. the aftermath of the PI reversal, remembering Moss' debut, top H.O.R.S.E. type shots, and more!
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April 11th, 2020 was highlighted by the aftermath of the PI challenge reversal, incredible highlights of Randy Moss bursting onto the NFL scene with an immediate impact, and a look at the best H.O.R.S.E. kind of shots in the NBA that might be considered during the nationally televised event on Sunday.
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.
No NFL, NBA, or MLB headlines on this day in the midst of the season suspensions
How many games did it take @RandyMoss to record his first multi-TD game? Just one. (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/lkeSdGHo2J
— NFL (@NFL) April 11, 2020
Would these circus shots give you a HORSE letter??
NBA HORSE Challenge begins Sunday 7:00 PM ET on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/xJ20mgYa9B
— NBA (@NBA) April 11, 2020
#OTD in 2001: Ichiro. Something out of Star Wars. pic.twitter.com/ggNkNtV9oV
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 11, 2020
60 career TDs in three seasons at @USUfootball.
9,003 yards of total offense. ?
Where will QB @Jordan3Love land?
?: 2020 @NFLDraft, April 23-25 on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/i3tGuAMG5K
— NFL (@NFL) April 11, 2020
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MLB: 2B Cavan Biggio, Toronto Blue Jays (turns 25)
MLB: RP Jose Cisnero, Detroit Tigers (31)
NFL: OT Mike Remmers, Kansas City Chiefs (31)
MLB: SP Kenta Maeda, Minnesota Twins (32)
MLB: 1B Mark Teixeira, Retired after 2016 (40)
MLB: C Jason Varitek, Retired after 2011 (48)
2014: Minnesota Timberwolves SG Corey Brewer scored a career-high 51 points in a 112-110 victory over the Houston Rockets
2003: In the midst of his final retirement tour, the Miami Heat retired Washington Wizards SG Michael Jordan‘s jersey number, becoming the 1st NBA team to retire the number of a player who had never played for them
1999: Miami Heat HC Pat Riley won his 938th career game, tying Red Auerbach for 3rd on the all-time list
1996: With the Atlanta Braves’ 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres, SP Greg Maddux suffered his 1st road defeat in nearly 2 years (June 27, 1994)
1981: After 15 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, HOF SP Don Sutton made his debut for the Houston Astros but was hammered by his former club for 6 runs in a 7-4 defeat
1975: 10 years after the Braves moved to Atlanta, OF Hank Aaron made his return to Milwaukee to play for the Brewers
1969: Seattle Pilots won their inaugural regular season game, defeating the Chicago White Sox 7-0; they would move to Milwaukee and rebrand as the Brewers just one year after their debut
1967: Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Division Finals to end Boston’s 8-year championship run
1962: New York Mets played their 1st game in franchise history, falling to the St. Louis Cardinals; NYM would lose their 1st 9 games of the season, but now own the best Opening Day win % (66.1%) of any team in MLB history
1961: Minnesota Twins played their 1st game after relocating from Washington; HOF 1B Harmon Killebrew recorded the 1st hit in Twins history as they beat the eventual ’61 World Series Champion Yankees in New York
1959: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Don Drysdale became the 1st pitcher in MLB history to hit a home run on 2 opening days
1947: Playing in an exhibition game for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1B Jackie Robinson became the very 1st African-American to play professional baseball
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