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What Happened in Sports: April 17, 2020
What happened in sports on April 17, 2020 ft. Isaiah Todd heading to the G-League, pay-cuts in the NBA, CHI dropping TE Burton, and more!
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April 17th, 2020 was highlighted by another top 2021 NBA Draft prospect in PF Isaiah Todd following Jalen Green to the G-League rather than taking the common route to college, the NBA and Players Association agreeing to cut 25% of players salary starting May 15, and the Chicago Bears releasing TE Trey Burton two years after signing him to a 4y/$32M deal while saving some cap space as a post-June 1 cut.
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.
“@EmmittSmith22 doing a @BarrySanders imitation!” (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/kTe46U9Vkh
— NFL (@NFL) April 17, 2020
The THROW! The CATCH! ?
This @AaronRodgers12 to @JaredCook89 moment is simply unbelievable.
?: #DALvsGB (2017) TONIGHT | 8pm ET | @FS1 pic.twitter.com/FxVthuhMkj
— NFL (@NFL) April 16, 2020
.@Raiders. @Patriots. A 2001 playoff matchup for the ages.
Rewatch the Tuck Rule game tonight at 10pm ET on @CBSSportsNet! pic.twitter.com/lMzLJUrh4d
— NFL (@NFL) April 17, 2020
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NFL: OL Ali Marpet, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (turns 27)
NFL: FB Jamize Olawale, Dallas Cowboys (31)
MLB: 2B/IF Jed Lowrie, New York Mets (36)
2010: Colorado Rockies SP Ubaldo Jimenez threw the very 1st no-hitter in franchise history in a victory over the Atlanta Braves
1987: Philadelphia 76ers SF Julius Erving became just the 3rd player in NBA/ABA history to score 30,000 career points (Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
1983: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 3,500 career strikeouts
1982: Denver Nuggets’ trio of SF Alex English (25.4 PPG), C Dan Issel (22.9), and PF Kiki Vandeweghe (21.5) became the 1st to average over 20 PPG each since the St. Louis Hawks in 1961 (Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette)
1976: After trailing the Chicago Cubs 12-1, the Philadelphia Phillies stormed back (led by 3B Mike Schmidt‘s 4 consecutive HRs) to win 18-16 in 10 innings
1969: Just 10 games into the franchise’s existence, Montreal Expos SP Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies
1968: Oakland Athletics lost their very 1st game at what is still their current home, Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, 4-1 to the Baltimore Orioles
1966: Behind PG Jerry West‘s 41 PTS, the Los Angeles Lakers stormed back from a 14-point Q1 deficit (NBA Finals record) to defeat the Boston Celtics in Game 1
1951: New York Yankees OF Mickey Mantle made his MLB debut and picked up his 1st career hit
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