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What Happened in Sports: April 28, 2020
What happened in sports on April 28, 2020 ft. KC dropping P Colquitt, DEN adding Covington, Mancini's colon cancer diagnosis, and more
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April 28th, 2020 was highlighted by the Kansas City Chiefs releasing 16-year Pro Bowl Punter Dustin Colquitt saving $2M in 2020 cap space, the Denver Broncos signing DL Christian Covington to a 1y/$1.8M deal, and the Baltimore Orioles OF Trey Mancini getting diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer which requires 6 months of chemotherapy and will end his season as he recovers.
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.
2 full years in the bigs, 2 Platinum Gloves. 💪@mattchap6 turns 27 today. 🎂 pic.twitter.com/hJELTUDa6I
— MLB (@MLB) April 28, 2020
On this day in 2012, Kevin Durant bounces in the game-winning jumper in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs! #NBAVault pic.twitter.com/d4UC1yd3hc
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) April 28, 2020
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NFL: CB Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns (turns 23)
NFL: DL Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons (27)
MLB: 3B Matt Chapman, Oakland Athletics (27)
MLB: 1B Matt Beatty, Los Angeles Dodgers (27)
NFL: EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys (28)
NFL: QB Blake Bortles, Free Agent (28)
MLB: 3B David Freese, Retired after 2019 (37)
MLB: SS Barry Larkin, Hall of Fame (56)
2018: In the 5th round of the NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks made UCF LB Shaquem Griffin the very 1st 1-handed player to be drafted
2016: Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles both traded up to the No. 1 & No. 2 selections to draft California QB Jared Goff and North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz, respectively
2011: Legendary 2011 NFL Draft class features QB Cam Newton (1st – CAR), EDGE Von Miller (2nd – DEN), WR AJ Green (4th – CIN), CB Patrick Peterson (5th – ARZ), WR Julio Jones (6th – ATL), OT Tyron Smith (9th – DAL), EDGE Cameron Jordan (24th – NO), and DL Cameron Heyward (31st – PIT) all selected in the 1st round
2007: 2007 NFL Draft featured future Hall of Famers such as WR Calvin Johnson (2nd – DET), OT Joe Thomas (3rd – CLE), RB Adrian Peterson (7th – MIN), RB Marshawn Lynch (12th – BUF), and CB Darrelle Revis (14th – NYJ), among others
1990: Boston Celtics set an NBA Playoff scoring record in their 157-129 victory over the New York Knicks
1988: Baltimore Orioles set an AL record by losing their 21st consecutive game, 4-2 to the Minnesota Twins
1987: NBA announced expansion franchises for Charlotte, NC and Miami, FL (1988) along with Minneapolis, MN and Orlando, FL the following year
1985: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Fernando Valenzuela set an MLB record by starting the season with 41 consecutive scoreless innings
1981: 3 future HOFers were selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft — LB Lawrence Taylor (2nd – NYG), S Kenny Easley (4th – SEA), and DB Ronnie Lott (8th – SF)
1966: Boston Celtics won their 8th consecutive NBA Championship with a 95-93 Game 7 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, after which legendary HC Red Auerbach announced his retirement
1961: Just 5 days after his 40th birthday, Milwaukee Braves SP Warren Spahn became the 2nd-oldest player to throw a no-hitter (Cy Young)
1956: Cincinnati Reds OF Frank Robinson hit the very 1st of 586 career HRs in a victory over the Chicago Cubs
1930: Very 1st organized baseball game at night was played in Independence, Kansas
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