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What Happened in Sports: August 26, 2020
See what happened in sports on August 26, 2020 ft. the Bucks' boycott, all NBA playoff games postponed, 3 MLB games postponed, and more!
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August 26th, 2020 was highlighted by the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting their Game 5 against the Orlando Magic on the heels of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin and the NBA postponing the rest of the day’s games. The Brewers-Reds was the first of three MLB games that were also postponed on this day. Check out everything that happened in sports on August 26th 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.
Putting the walk in walk-off! pic.twitter.com/4UuroOoTsq
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 27, 2020
TIED GAME! pic.twitter.com/BwwL3A1wLr
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 27, 2020
SO CLOSE.
Get to FOX Sports Arizona NOW!!
📱https://t.co/rWkOnYJtw7 pic.twitter.com/1UABw3o5dL
— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) August 27, 2020
The 🐃 brings home @BillyHamilton. #LGM pic.twitter.com/Nc6UnrwY6e
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 27, 2020
.@bryceharper3‘s 20th RBI of the season was a big one. pic.twitter.com/cry3ZU0ZvK
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 27, 2020
Just in the Mike of time pic.twitter.com/q0h8vckduT
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 27, 2020
Naq ‘n’ bake.#OurTribe pic.twitter.com/6y8SMuIsJS
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 27, 2020
🎶 DaDaDa, DaDaDa 🎶 pic.twitter.com/nRhfaWjjTZ
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) August 27, 2020
Welcome back, @ronaldacunajr24. pic.twitter.com/eJtIBMaEmz
— MLB (@MLB) August 26, 2020
The Sultan of Swanson#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/leVHXMlNsm
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 26, 2020
3⃣ strikeouts in 4⃣ no-hit frames for Ian Anderson in his MLB debut so far. pic.twitter.com/PM411GMFvB
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 26, 2020
It says “step up to our plate” behind home
Still doesn’t mean you can hit this tho pic.twitter.com/3nDjqzFXMm
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 27, 2020
Wong showing off!#STLCards | @ShaneCompany pic.twitter.com/0XtzENLbf3
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 27, 2020
Aikman to Irvin 🙌 @TroyAikman @michaelirvin88 pic.twitter.com/nq0JVAAhy6
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) August 26, 2020
The crossover 😵
The stepback 🎯
Watch some of @JHarden13's best moves from the past five seasons! pic.twitter.com/r5P29nuaul
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2020
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4:00 PM: Orlando Magic (#8) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (#1) [MIL leads 3-1]
6:30 PM: Oklahoma City Thunder (#5) vs. Houston Rockets (#4) [HOU leads 2-2]
9:00 PM: Portland Trail Blazers (#8) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (#1) [LAL leads 3-1]
4:10 PM: New York Yankees (16-9) vs. Atlanta Braves (16-12) [Game 1]
6:05 PM: Philadelphia Phillies (11-14) vs. Washington Nationals (11-16)
7:00 PM: New York Yankees (16-9) vs. Atlanta Braves (16-12) [Game 2]
7:10 PM: Minnesota Twins (20-11) vs. Cleveland Indians (18-12)
9:40 PM: Colorado Rockies (15-15) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (13-18)
[Highlights] SP Jacob deGrom, NYM (v.MIA): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 14 K, 2 BB, W [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SP Ian Anderson, ATL (v.NYY): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 6 K, 2 BB, W
[Highlights] SP Mike Fiers, OAK (@TEX): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 2 BB, W
[Highlights] 1B Rowdy Tellez, TOR (v.BOS): 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB
[Highlights] OF Michael Conforto, NYM (v.MIA): 2-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
MLB: RP Brusdar Graterol, Los Angeles Dodgers (turns 22)
NFL: S Justin Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (25)
NFL: DL Solomon Thomas, San Francisco 49ers (25)
NFL: CB Jimmy Moreland, Washington Football Team (25)
MLB: RP Ranger Suarez, Philadelphia Phillies (25)
MLB: 3B Maikel Franco, Kansas City Royals (28)
MLB: RP Trevor Gott, San Francisco Giants (28)
NBA: SG James Harden, Houston Rockets (31)
MLB: SS Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers (32)
MLB: RP Ryan Brasier, Boston Red Sox (33)
MLB: SP David Price, Los Angeles Dodgers (35)
2019: Gleyber Torres joined Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to ever hit 13+ HR in the month of August with 5 days still remaining
2016: 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick began his protest against racial injustice by kneeling during the American national anthem before a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers
2002: The very 1st instance of video streaming coverage of an MLB game took place as over 30,000 fans visited MLB.com to watch the Yankees defeat the Rangers 10-3
1990: Returning from a 6-week stint on the DL, Royals OF Bo Jackson tied an MLB record by extending his consecutive home run streak to 4 at bats
1972: Leo Durocher was named the new manager of the Houston Astros, becoming the first to manage two NL teams in the same season
1971: The New York Giants football team officially announced they would be leaving the Bronx for East Rutherford, New Jersey after 1975
1969: The 1st ever televised Major League Baseball game was broadcasted on W2XBS, the station that became WNBC-TV as the Cincinnati Reds played a double-header against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Ebbets Field
1947: Dodgers SP Don Bankhead became the very 1st black pitcher in MLB history and hit a HR in his 1st AB, but Brooklyn lost to the Pirates 16-3
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