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What Happened in Sports: April 26, 2020
What happened in sports on April 26, 2020 ft. the Saints deals with backup QBs, new episodes of "The Last Dance", SEA cutting Britt, and more
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April 26th, 2020 was highlighted by the New Orleans Saints adding 2019 passing leader Jameis Winston on a one-year deal to play behind Drew Brees while extending QB/Flex Taysom Hill to a 2y/$21M deal. “The Last Dance” episodes three and four aired featuring some NBA legends while the Seattle Seahawks released starting C Justin Britt and starting RG D.J. Fluker to save $12.2M in 2020 cap space.
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.
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5x NBA Champion, 7x NBA Rebound Leader, 8x All-Defensive… The Worm, @dennisrodman! pic.twitter.com/Cean8HlZDi
— NBA (@NBA) April 27, 2020
"Might be the best receiver in the draft with the ball in his hands."
Breaking down new @DallasCowboys WR @_CeeDeeThree. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/ZRS3q50pX7
— NFL (@NFL) April 26, 2020
Michael Jordan’s “The Shot” in #NBABreakdown! pic.twitter.com/CG6JzYSZDu
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) April 27, 2020
Happy birthday, @TheJudge44!
Thanks for being you and defining what it means to be #BiggerThanBaseball. pic.twitter.com/huewdLQEZT
— MLB (@MLB) April 26, 2020
.@TheJudge44 is the 3rd-fastest player (371 games) to reach 100 HR in @MLB history.
Happy birthday, Aaron! pic.twitter.com/O0qLxd4za6
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) April 26, 2020
OTD in 1989: Kevin Mitchell
OTD in 1990: Ken Griffey Jr.
Which catch was better? pic.twitter.com/zqkveIWvtl
— MLB (@MLB) April 26, 2020
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NBA: PF Moritz Wagner, Washington Wizards (turns 23)
MLB: OF Nomar Mazara, Chicago White Sox (25)
NFL: OL Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills (26)
MLB: OF Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (28)
NBA: PG Delon Wright, Dallas Mavericks (28)
MLB: 2B Joey Wendle, Tampa Bay Rays (30)
NFL: WR Cole Beasley, Buffalo Bills (31)
NFL: EDGE Melvin Ingram, Los Angeles Chargers (31)
NFL: CB Buster Skrine, Chicago Bears (31)
MLB: OF Hack Wilson, Hall of Fame (120)
2019: SF Kevin Durant recorded the only 50-point game in his NBA Playoff career in the Golden State Warriors Game 6 series-clinching win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round that came a week after KD’s famous words “I’m Kevin Durant, y’all know who I am.”
2017: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Gift Ngoepe became the very 1st African-born player to appear in an MLB regular season game
2012: Finishing the lockout-shortened season at 7-59, the Charlotte Bobcats set an NBA record for the worst winning percentage in history (.110)
1997: Chicago Cubs 2B Ryne Sandberg hit his 267th career HR, breaking Joe Morgan’s all-time record for the position
1990: Texas Rangers SP Nolan Ryan pitched his 12th career 1-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox, tying Bob Feller‘s all-time record
1988: New York Mets MGR Davey Johnson became the 2nd in MLB history to record 400 wins through his 1st 4 seasons (Al Lopez)
1985: Utah Jazz C Mark Eaton set an NBA Playoff record by blocking 10 shots in a loss to the Houston Rockets. Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990 and Andrew Bynum in 2012 have tied the record but nobody has beaten it. Blocks became official in 1973-74
1984: Stunning the defending champions in the 1st round, the New Jersey Nets clinched a series win over the Philadelphia 76ers in 5 games
1983: In what’s now considered the greatest QB draft class of all-time (6 1st-rounders), Hall of Famers John Elway was drafted 1st overall by the Colts (traded to the Broncos shortly after), Jim Kelly went to Buffalo (14th), and Dan Marino was selected by Miami (27th)
1966: After 16 seasons and 9 NBA Championships, Boston Celtics HC Red Auerbach officially announced his retirement
1941: Chicago Cubs became the very 1st team in MLB to install an organ in their ballpark, which would be manned by Roy Nelson
1931: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig had a HR called back because he passed a runner, and it would eventually cost him the league lead (tied Babe Ruth for the season)
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