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What Happened in Sports: August 5, 2020
What happened in sports on August 5, 2020 ft. Chris Taylor's game-saving throw at the plate, Chris Paul's Thunder thriving, and more!
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August 5th, 2020 was highlighted by Chris Taylor’s cannon captivating baseball fans and CP3’s Thunder overpowering LeBron’s Lakers. Check out everything that happened in sports on August 5th 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.
A 93.3 MPH rocket from Chris Taylor to end it. pic.twitter.com/qLaZuS4Hov
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 6, 2020
Back-to-back with 30+ for MPJ ‼️@MPJr goes for 30 PTS (5 3PM) and a career-high 15 REB to lift the @nuggets over SAS! #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/0yDIg79PNx
— NBA (@NBA) August 5, 2020
🚨📢2 DAYS IN A ROW CALLS FOR 2 TROUT HORNS📢🚨 pic.twitter.com/7j4aiBl2Ts
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 6, 2020
.@MikeTrout, AGAIN. 😱 pic.twitter.com/5q8215z33g
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2020
⛈️ @CP3 controls the floor, posting 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST in the @okcthunder win! #ThunderUp #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/HFvNfNv9ir
— NBA (@NBA) August 6, 2020
🔔 JoJo double-double 🔔
30 PTS, 11 REB from @JoelEmbiid helps the @sixers win in Orlando! #PhilaUnite #WholeNewGame pic.twitter.com/I7KrDZN9IT
— NBA (@NBA) August 6, 2020
TIME LORD'S DIFFERENT 😤 pic.twitter.com/JnVCIWXyTJ
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 6, 2020
REJECTED pic.twitter.com/wg8mBFBLX0
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 6, 2020
TIME LORD INCOMING ⏰👑 pic.twitter.com/Ey2xCYXYlv
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) August 6, 2020
Throw it down Hami ‼️@hamidoudiallo | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/xIG3kk8Yc5
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) August 6, 2020
Juan Soto is back. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/bNdHvoCVow
— MLB (@MLB) August 5, 2020
Juan’s doing it ALL. pic.twitter.com/HzNH7Q05Zt
— MLB (@MLB) August 5, 2020
.@yungjoc650‘s putting the team on his back. 💪 pic.twitter.com/sG6XLXuCfn
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2020
WATCH IT FLY, @tatis_jr. 😱 pic.twitter.com/lYlf6piKHB
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2020
What 👏 A 👏 Play. @JDDavis26 pic.twitter.com/cVOMXYryN7
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 5, 2020
🚨 INSIDE-THE-PARK HOME RUN 🚨 pic.twitter.com/egY6DCuaWi
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2020
.@TheJudge44 has now hit 7 HR in the first 10 games.
That’s tied for the most in that span for a Yankee (@AROD, 2007). pic.twitter.com/78WFP0ZnA7
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 5, 2020
.@AaronNola027 tied a career high with 12 punchouts tonight. pic.twitter.com/icV5FRtmva
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 6, 2020
Luke absolutely crushed this baseball. 😱 pic.twitter.com/L4DGe1jaNv
— MLB (@MLB) August 6, 2020
Austin Allen goes to the moon for his first @MLB home run! #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/wibVbSvnfx
— Oakland A’s (@Athletics) August 6, 2020
Max Kepler shitting on baseballs again this year. pic.twitter.com/tybJ7199Hd
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) August 6, 2020
Jokic showing off his range with three straight triples 🔥 pic.twitter.com/78Bv4bB42s
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) August 5, 2020
📹| @joeingles7 ⤵️
25p | 6 3pm | 5a | 4r pic.twitter.com/hw89H0nn6S
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) August 5, 2020
Lob Ross 🎨@MarkelleF ↗️ @TerrenceRoss pic.twitter.com/OYiwY9jTdw
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) August 6, 2020
A new career high for GA, @GraysonJAllen pic.twitter.com/E4lR594XJ8
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) August 5, 2020
.@walterpayton. @JerryRice. @michaelstrahan. @ShannonSharpe.
Spotlighting the greatest HBCU players in NFL history.
Watch the latest episode of Real Talk with the NFL, hosted by @kimmichex: https://t.co/SwagDhj2Eh pic.twitter.com/82pmFsHF2P
— NFL (@NFL) August 5, 2020
August 5, 2014: Javy Baez hits a game-winning home run in his major league debut in the top of the 12th in Colorado. pic.twitter.com/MY44YTJH8Z
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) August 5, 2020
One of the most unappreciated & underrated greats of the game! HBD Patrick Aloysius Ewing pic.twitter.com/uKPNXyYLQx
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) August 5, 2020
August 5, 2001: The Indians come back from a 12-run fifth inning deficit to beat the Mariners 15-14 in extra innings on Sunday Night Baseball.
Clevland was down 14-3 with two outs in the bottom of the 7th and won this game. pic.twitter.com/LBr3ZlIXN8
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) August 5, 2020
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2:30 PM: Memphis Grizzlies (32-33) vs. Utah Jazz (41-23)
4:00 PM: Denver Nuggets (43-22) vs. San Antonio Spurs (27-36)
6:30 PM: Oklahoma City Thunder (40-24) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (49-14)
8:00 PM: Toronto Raptors (46-18) vs. Orlando Magic (30-35)
9:00 PM: Brooklyn Nets (30-34) vs. Boston Celtics (43-21)
6:05 PM: New York Mets (3-2) vs. Washington Nationals (1-4)
6:40 PM: Boston Red Sox (1-4) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (4-1)
8:40 PM: San Francisco Giants (2-3) vs. Colorado Rockies (3-1)
9:05 PM: Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) vs. San Diego Padres (4-1)
9:40 PM: Los Angeles Angels (2-3) vs. Seattle Mariners (1-4)
[Highlights] F Michael Porter Jr., DEN (@SAS): 30 PTS (11-19 FG), 0 AST, 15 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] C Joel Embiid, PHI (@WAS): 30 PTS (11-20 FG), 3 AST, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 3 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] C Nikola Jokic, DEN (@SAS): 25 PTS (10-17 FG), 11 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 5 TO
[Highlights] C Rudy Gobert, UTA (v.MEM): 21 PTS (5-9 FG), 1 AST, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] PG Fred VanVleet, TOR (@ORL): 21 PTS (8-13 FG), 10 AST, 4 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 0 TO
[Highlights] OF Joc Pederson, LAD (@SDP): 2-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 1 BB
[Highlights] SP Aaron Nola, PHI (v.NYY): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 12 K, 0 BB
[Highlights] OF Mike Trout, LAA (@SEA): 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB
[Highlights] 1B Matt Olson, OAK (v.TEX): 2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 1 BB
[Highlights] SP Hyun-Jin Ryu, TOR (@ATL): 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 8 K, 3 BB, W
NFL: LB Malik Reed, Denver Broncos (turns 24)
MLB: OF Domingo Santana, Cleveland Indians (28)
MLB: OF Carl Crawford, Retired in 2016 (39)
NBA: PF Patrick Ewing, Hall of Fame (58)
2013: As a result of the Biogenesis Lab scandal, MLB suspended Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez for 211 games
2007: Mets SP Tom Glavine reached his 300th career win with an 8-3 victory over the Cubs
2006: Warren Moon became the very 1st black QB to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
2005: Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols extended his MLB record, becoming the 1st player to hit 30+ HRs in each of his 1st 5 seasons
2004: The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks completed a 6-player trade that involved C Dikembe Mutumbo and SG Jamal Crawford
2001: The Cleveland Indians erased a 12-run lead to defeat the Mariners 15-14, tying an MLB comeback record; Even more impressive considering Seattle would finish the season a single win shy of the most in MLB history (116)
1999: Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire hit his 500th career home run in a loss to the Padres; he would finish the season with 65 a year after setting the single-season record with 70
1999: The Suns acquired PG Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway from the Magic for PF Danny Manning, SF Pat Garrity, and 2 1st-round picks that would become PFs Jason Smith and Amar’e Stoudemire; the Stoudemire pick was traded 16 months later from Orlando back to Phoenix, who then selected him with the 9th overall pick
1986: Hall of Fame SP Steve Carlton became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 4,000 career strike outs (Nolan Ryan), but gave up seven runs in 3 1/3 innings; he was promptly released by the Giants and signed with the White Sox
1978: Playing the NFL’s very 1st exhibition game in Mexico City, the Saints defeated the Eagles 14-7
1976: As compensation for signing SG Gail Goodrich, the New Orleans Jazz traded their next 3 years’ 1st round picks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a future 1st and 2nd round pick; the 1979 1st-rounder from Utah would be used on Hall of Fame PG Magic Johnson
1967: In the very 1st exhibition game after the AFL-NFL merger, the Denver Broncos (AFL) defeated the Detroit Lions (NFL) 13-7
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