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What Happened in Sports: April 23, 2020
What happened in sports on April 23, 2020 ft. the 1st Rd of 2020 NFL Draft, NE adding Marqise Lee, PSO's official draft rankings, and more!
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April 23rd, 2020 was highlighted by the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft concluding with Joe Burrow going first overall to Cincinnati and Chase Young following at second overall to DC. Henry Ruggs and Jerry Jeudy also became the first WR teammates to be the first two WR’s selected in the Draft in over80 years. The New England Patriots added WR Marqise Lee on a one-year deal and PSO released its official 2020 NFL Draft Rankings where you can create your own rankings.
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.
Happy 1st Anniversary to this epic moment ?@dame_lillard | #RipCity pic.twitter.com/Bs4v9KYJss
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 23, 2020
On this day in 1995, Steve Kerr establishes a new NBA single season mark for 3-point FG% at .524, a record that would stand for 15 years! #NBAVault#TheLastDance continues Sunday, April 26 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN pic.twitter.com/wvRAYEQj0y
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) April 23, 2020
There are 4 players to have 10+ Gold Gloves and 400+ HR:
Mike Schmidt
Willie Mays
Ken Griffey Jr.@andruwjones25
Happy birthday, Andruw! pic.twitter.com/Seg8frD9u5
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) April 23, 2020
The odds of hitting TWO grand slams in ONE inning? 12 million to 1. Fernando Tatís beat those odds 21 years ago today. #TBT
(MLB x @budweiserusa) pic.twitter.com/uIJnu9px6j
— MLB (@MLB) April 23, 2020
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NFL: EDGE Brian Burns, Carolina Panthers (turns 22)
NFL: FB Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers (29)
NFL: CB Nevin Lawson, Las Vegas Raiders (29)
NFL: OL Chris Hubbard, Cleveland Browns (29)
MLB: OF Andruw Jones, Retired after 2012 (43)
MLB: SP Warren Spahn, Hall of Fame (99)
2019: Capping off a franchise-record 50-point effort in Game 5, Portland Trail Blazers PG Damian Lillard hit a game-winning 3 from just inside halfcourt to effectively end the Westbrook–George era in OKC
1999: In a 12-5 defeat of the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals 3B Fernando Tatis became the 1st player to ever hit 2 grand slams in a single inning, also setting the record for most RBI in an inning (8)
1995: Chicago Bulls SG Steve Kerr set an NBA record for 3PT% in a season, finishing with a 52.7% mark
1989: Los Angeles Lakers C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the very last game of his illustrious career, finishing with the most points scored (38,387) and games played (1,560) in NBA history
1989: Denver Nuggets SF Alex English became the 1st in NBA history to record 2,000+ points in 8 consecutive seasons
1969: With 53 points in a Game 1 victory over the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers SG Jerry West set an NBA Finals record for a guard
1964: Houston Colt .45s’ SP Ken Johnson became the 1st in MLB history to lose despite pitching a no-hitter (1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds)
1962: After a 0-9 start, the New York Mets finally won their 1st game in franchise history 9-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates
1954: Milwaukee Braves OF Hank Aaron hit his very 1st career HR (of 755) in a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals
1950: Minneapolis Lakers became the very 1st team in NBA history to win consecutive championships with a Game 6 victory over the Syracuse Nationals
1939: Boston Red Sox rookie OF Ted Williams went 4-for-5 and recorded his 1st career HR in a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies
1903: New York Highlanders (Yankees) picked up their very 1st win in franchise history with a victory over the Washington Senators
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