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What Happened in Sports: April 21, 2020
What happened in sports on April 21, 2020 ft. Gronk's return to football, Chase Young highlights, Tony Romo's 40th bday, and more!
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April 21st, 2020 was highlighted by 4x All-Pro TE Rob Gronkowski returning to the NFL as the New England Patriots have traded him and a 2020 seventh-round pick to Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 2020 fourth-round pick, a look at the highlights of Ohio State’s Chase Young who looks to be the most ferocious defender and athlete to enter the draft for many years, and celebrating Tony Romo’s 40th birthday.
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.
.@RobGronkowski. @TomBrady. Reunited. ? pic.twitter.com/YJe0Ij74ur
— NFL (@NFL) April 21, 2020
.@youngchase907's career sacks highlight reel is almost 10 minutes long. ?
That means the @OhioStateFB star racked up a lot of them.
cc: @NFL ? pic.twitter.com/pDQYNJ1ZB6
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 21, 2020
The man was a magician. Happy 40th Birthday, @TonyRomo!
(via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/CYou26nxtR
— NFL (@NFL) April 21, 2020
When @tonyromo turned a high snap into a first down. (Sept. 30, 2007) pic.twitter.com/gZUtMd3xQI
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) April 1, 2021
First-team All-American and lockdown corner.@JeffOkudah is hungry to make his mark on the NFL. ?
?: 2020 @NFLDraft starts Thursday on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/mScrTxP2Ii
— NFL (@NFL) April 21, 2020
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NBA: C Jarrett Allen, Brooklyn Nets (turns 22)
NFL: LB Shaq Thompson, Carolina Panthers (26)
NFL: OL Mitch Morse, Buffalo Bills (27)
MLB: RP Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers (27)
NFL: OT Alex Lewis, New York Jets (27)
NFL: QB Tony Romo, Retired after 2016 (40)
2018: Oakland Athletics SP Sean Manaea pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox
2001: Atlanta Falcons selected Virginia Tech QB Michael Vick with the 1st overall pick
1996: Houston Rockets C Hakeem Olajuwon became the NBA’s all-time leader in blocks, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3,190)
1996: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan broke Wilt Chamberlain‘s NBA record with his 8th consecutive scoring title with 30.4 PPG, leading Chicago’s record-setting 72-win season
1996: Utah Jazz PG John Stockton broke Bob Cousy‘s NBA record with his 9th consecutive assist title (11.2 APG)
1996: Denver Nuggets C Dikembe Mutumbo became the very 1st in NBA history to lead the league in blocks for 3 consecutive seasons
1994: Cleveland Indians 1B Eddie Murray broke Mickey Mantle‘s record by hitting switch-hit HRs in the same game for the 11th time in his career
1991: After giving up 5 runs in the top of the 11th (Andre Dawson grand slam), the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs with a 6-run inning to complete the biggest extra-inning comeback in MLB history
1991: Denver Nuggets broke their own NBA record (1981-82) by allowing an average of 130.8 PPG for the season
1989: Future US President George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose officially became joint CEOs of the Texas Rangers
1987: Milwaukee Brewers’ AL-record undefeated start (13-0) came to an end against the Chicago White Sox
1982: Atlanta Braves extended their MLB-record start to 13-0 with a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds
1948: Baltimore Bullets defeated the Philadelphia Warriors in Game 6 to win the NBA’s 2nd Championship
1944: Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers (who had previously merged with the Philadelphia Eagles to form the “Steagles”) temporarily merged to resolve scheduling issues
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