By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Aug 02, 2020

August 2nd, 2020 was highlighted by Aaron Judge delivering 2 HRs including the game-winner, James Harden & Westbrook leading the Rockets comeback win over the Bucks, and the Celtics-Blazers coming down to the wire. Check out everything that happened in sports on August 2nd last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago.

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. More content will be uploaded throughout the day. 

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What a night for Judge

Huge 4th quarter from Jaylen

Tatum and Lillard’s duel

Giannis and Russ battle it out

Rubio dime through the legs

Luka’s dominant 1st half

Boban’s easy slam on Rubio

Beautiful ball movement

DJ dime leads to open 3

Morant to Clarke

Brown with authority

Dame is unreal

Tatum hits contested 3

LeVert’s quick crossover

Thomas Bryant’s big 1st half

DeRozan in the clutch

Fultz’s full-court buzzer beater

Luka’s handles are insane

Harden’s best dimes of 2019-20

Tatum was heated in 1st half

Middleton’s tough and-1

New reliever record

Baez clutch line shot

Kick saves for days

Crazy out in Cincy

Castellanos revenge tour

Demeritte robs Castellanos

Bauer strutin’ on the mound

Welcome back, Kershaw

Pujols lifts grand slam

Joey Gallo launches dagger

Devers slick snag

Cannon saves the game

Bregman plays hero

Priest Holmes highlights

Happy bday to the Unicorn

Olympic Melo was a legend

DBook dropped 30

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NBA

[HighlightsGiannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (@HOU): 36 PTS (14-25 FG), 8 AST, 18 REB, 1 BLK, 3 TO 

[HighlightsLuka Doncic, DAL (@PHX): 40 PTS (11-20 FG), 11 AST, 8 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 6 TO

[HighlightsPG Damian Lillard, POR (@BOS): 30 PTS (8-20 FG), 16 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 5 TO

[HighlightsThomas Bryant, WAS (@BKN): 30 PTS (12-20 FG), 3 AST, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO

[HighlightsSF Jayson Tatum, BOS (v.POR): 34 PTS (11-22 FG), 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO

MLB

[Highlights] OF Aaron Judge, NYY (v.BOS): 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB, Game-Winning Home Run [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] SP Trevor Bauer, CIN (@DET): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 7 K, 2 BB, W

[Highlights] SS Xander Bogaerts, BOS (@NYY): 4-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 BB

[Highlights] OF Joey Gallo, TEX (@SFG): 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB

[Highlights] OF Nicholas Castellanos, CIN (@DET): 3-7, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 RBI, 1 BB (Double-Header)

MLB: 2B Keston Hiura, Milwaukee Brewers (turns 24)

NBA: PF Kristaps Porzingis, Dallas Mavericks (25)

NFL: LB Foyesade Oluokun, Atlanta Falcons (25)

NFL: OT Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans (26)

MLB: SS Paul DeJong, St. Louis Cardinals (27)

NFL: WR Golden Tate, New York Giants (32)

2019: Philadelphia Phillies P Vince Velasquez was put in LF in the 14th inning and threw the potential game-winning run out at the plate on a 94.7 MPH assist and then made a 5-star catch in the 15th (via Statcast)

2005: The Celtics, Heat, Grizzlies, Hornets, and Jazz completed a 13-player trade that sent PF Antoine Walker, PG Jason Williams, and SF James Posey to Miami, SF Eddie Jones to Memphis, SF Rasual Butler to New Orleans, and C Greg Ostertag to Utah; the trade would help Miami win their 1st NBA Championship in franchise history

2001: The Rockets traded HOF C Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwan to the Raptors for a 1st and 2nd round pick

1982: Athletics OF Rickey Henderson stole his 100th base of the season, becoming the very 1st player in MLB history with 2 100-steal seasons

1979: Yankees star C Thurman Munson passed away after his private plane (that he was piloting) crashed near the Akron-Canton Airport

1970: The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals for their 23rd consecutive victory in the series, an MLB record

1968: After being involved in a 6-player trade between the teams in February, Senators SS Ron Hansen and White Sox 2B Tim Cullen were traded for each other, becoming the very 1st pair to be swapped for each other twice in season

1921: The Black Sox Scandal defendants were found not guilty, but Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis proceeded to ban all eight players for life

1907: At only 19 years old, future HOF SP Walter Johnson made his MLB debut for the Senators in a 3-2 loss to Detroit

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