By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Apr 13, 2022

April 13th, 2022 was highlighted by Derek Carr’s 3y/$121.5M extension with the Raiders. Dave Roberts controversially pulled Clayton Kershaw after seven perfect innings and just 80 pitches, and Vlad Jr. boosted his early MVP case with three homers at Yankee Stadium in a 6-4 win. CJ McCollum went off for 27 first half points to carry the Pelicans over the Spurs in the 9 vs. 10 play-in game, the Hawks dominated the Hornets that led Miles Bridges to throwing his mouth piece in the stands, and the Houston Texans signed CB Steven Nelson to a 2y/$10M deal. 

See what happened in sports on April 13th last year, headlined by Denver Nuggets PG Jamal Murray being diagnosed with a torn ACL after a loss to the Warriors while Cleveland SP Shane Bieber and Chicago SP Lucas Giolito exchanged shutouts, as well as what happened in sports on April 13th, 2020 ft. Carolina Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey signing an extension to become the highest-paid running back in NFL history and the NFL-NFLPA agreeing to a virtual offseason. 

WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records 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.

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Raiders extend their GOAT QB

 

Perfect Kershaw season debut

 

Vladdy’s 3 bombs in the Bronx

 

BI brought the house down

 

CJ was dominant in the 1st half

 

Hawks ended Hornets season

 

D-Backs walked off the Astros

 

Best NBA QB passes in ’21-’22

 

Kayvon was a problem at OU

 

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NBA Playoff Play-in

7:00 PM: #10 Charlotte Hornets (43-39) vs. #9 Atlanta Hawks (43-39)

9:30 PM: #10 San Antonio Spurs (34-48) vs. #9 New Orleans Pelicans (36-46)

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

NFL: RB Chase Edmonds, Miami Dolphins (turns 26)

NFL: RB Gus Edwards, Baltimore Ravens (27)

NFL: OT Trent Brown, New England Patriots (29)

NFL: RB Melvin Gordon, Free Agent (29)

NFL: S DeAndre Houston-Carson, Chicago Bears (29)

NFL: WR Paul Richardson, Retired after 2019 (30)

NFL: WR Josh Gordon, Kansas City Chiefs (31)

MLB: OF Lorenzo Cain, Milwaukee Brewers (36)

MLB: 1B Steve Pearce, Retired after 2019 (39)

NBA: PG Baron Davis, Retired after 2012 (43)

2020: Carolina Panthers agreed to extend RB Christian McCaffrey to a 4y/$64M contract, making him the highest-paid RB ($16M AAV) in NFL history to this day 

2019: San Antonio Spurs HC Gregg Popovich became the winningest coach in NBA history with his 1,413th career victory (regular season & playoffs combined). Popovich also owns the most Wins in regular season history as well

2019: Golden State Warriors PG Steph Curry passed Ray Allen (385) for the most career 3PM in NBA postseason history. Curry continues to extend his record beyond 100 more than the previous mark

2016: Los Angeles Lakers SG Kobe Bryant scored 60 points during his final career game in a comeback victory over the Utah Jazz, the most points scored in a career finale in NBA history, giving him 6 total 60-pt games (most ever besides Wilt). Kobe was 5 years older than any player that ever scored 60 in a game

2016: Golden State Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 73-9, surpassing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record (72-10) for the most Wins during a season in NBA history

2012: NBA officially approved the New Jersey Nets’ move to Brooklyn, NY

1986: Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a home record of 40-1, the most wins and best winning percentage at home in NBA history, that’s tied for the record to this day

1975: Kansas City-Omaha Kings PF Larry McNeill set an NBA Playoff record by making all 12 FGA in a Game 2 Western Conference Semifinal victory over the Chicago Bulls, which remains the record (Nene tied it in 2017)

1963: After 11 hitless ABs to begin his career, Cincinnati Reds 2B Pete Rose, baseball’s eventual all-time hits leader, earned his 1st career MLB hit off of the Pittsburgh Pirates

1957: After a 2OT Game 7 classic, the Boston Celtics won their 1st NBA Championship in franchise history over the St. Louis Hawks as rookie Bill Russell became the 1st NBA player to record 30+ REB in a Finals game. He has since tied or surpassed his record 3 more times but nobody else has recorded over 27

1954: The eventual home run king, OF “Hammerin” Hank Aaron made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Braves

 

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