December 13th, 2020 was highlighted by Jalen Hurts’ first career win during his first start against the NFC-leading New Orleans Saints to make the NFC East race even more interesting. The Bills also made a statement on Sunday Night with a big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, as KD made his on-court return in the Nets preseason debut against the Wizards without Westbrook or Beal. Check out everything that happened in sports on December 13th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by James Harden continuing his insane start to the season by dropping over 50 points for the second consecutive game.
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.
Oh my, @KennyKennyMoe3. Beautiful one-handed INT! #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsLV on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
From 43 yards out, @MikeBadgley15 for the win. #BoltUp #ATLvsLAC pic.twitter.com/IRhjYaxarm
— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
The @Chiefs are TOO FAST.@MecoleHardman4 goes 67 yards on the punt return TD. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Only a @Cheetah can run this fast. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
There goes the @Cheetah again 🔥
21 unanswered for the @Chiefs. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
AJ BROWN ARE YOU KIDDING? @Brown1arthur
📺: #TENvsJAX on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
FIVE sacks and three forced fumbles for Haason Reddick today. 💪 #RedSea #AZvsNYG pic.twitter.com/1KykXs1Nvs
— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
And the @Chargers intercept the pass!
📺: #ATLvsLAC on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
Justin Herbert with the precision.
📺: #ATLvsLAC on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
The King with a nod to The King. 👑 @KingHenry_2 @KingJames
📺: #TENvsJAX on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
There he goes. @kinghenry_2
📺: #TENvsJAX on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Taron Johnson PICK-6! 🏠@BuffaloBills take the lead before the half. #BillsMafia
📺: #PITvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
Levi Wallace takes it back for the @BuffaloBills!
Second INT for the Bills defense tonight. #BillsMafia
📺: #PITvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
The rookie Jalens connect for a 40-yard gain! @JalenHurts @JalenReagor #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #NOvsPHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
.@JalenHurts delivers on 4th down. Touchdown, @Eagles! #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #NOvsPHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
80 YARDS AND GONE.@MontgomerDavid goes LONG for the @ChicagoBears TD! #DaBears
📺: #HOUvsCHI on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Talen Horton-Tucker takes flight to lead Sunday’s TOP 5 PLAYS! #NBAPreseason pic.twitter.com/pblldAI4JW
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
MILES SANDERS GOES 82 YARDS. #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #NOvsPHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
.@TomBrady airs it out to @MillerTime___10 for a 48-yard @Buccaneers touchdown! #GoBucs
📺: #MINvsTB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Diontae Spencer’s first career touchdown is an 83-yard punt return! @DSpencer4_ #BroncosCountry
📺: #DENvsCAR on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
XAVIEN HOWARD.
His ninth INT of the season might be his best one yet 😱 #FinsUp
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
30-yard SACK for Jerome Baker! #FinsUp @LastName_Baker
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Byron Jones intercepts the tipped pass! #FinsUp @Byron31Jump
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Russell Gage drops a DIME 😱 @GageRussell @CalvinRidley1 #RiseUpATL
📺: #ATLvsLAC on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Derek Carr throws a strike and @fhmoreau makes a defender miss for a @Raiders TD! #RaiderNation
📺: #INDvsLV on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
.@Tua to @MikeGesicki AGAIN. #FinsUp
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
3⃣3⃣ for KD, Kyrie in first half as teammates!
Durant: 15 PTS (5-8 FGM)
Irving: 18 PTS (7-9 FGM), 4 AST#NBAPreseason on @NBATV pic.twitter.com/4ix75Nug8a
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
🚨 Talen Horton-Tucker (@Thortontucker) GOES OFF in the @Lakers win! #NBAPreseason
33 PTS | 10 REB | 4 AST | 4-5 3PM pic.twitter.com/F4KOLfDNM4
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
Marcus Maye tips the INT to himself! #TakeFlight
📺: #NYJvsSEA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
CHASE YOUNG. @youngchase907 #WashingtonFootball
📺: #WASvsSF on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Chase Young is all over the field. @youngchase907 #WashingtonFootball
📺: #WASvsSF on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Anybody better than Davante Adams? #GoPackGo @tae15adams
📺: #GBvsDET on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Second defensive touchdown for @WashingtonNFL 💪
Both were scored by #WashingtonFootball rookies 👏
📺: #WASvsSF on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Drew Lock goes deep to to @Kj_hamler AGAIN. #BroncosCountry
📺: #DENvsCAR on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
.@Kj_hamler takes the top off the defense for a 37-yard TD! #BroncosCountry
📺: #DENvsCAR on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Khalil Mack strips it away! #DaBears @FiftyDeuce
📺: #HOUvsCHI on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Khalil Mack takes down Watson for the safety! #DaBears @FiftyDeuce
📺: #HOUvsCHI on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Taysom Hill with the deep ball TD to Emmanuel Sanders! #Saints
📺: #NOvsPHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
GOLDEN TATE 😱 #TogetherBlue
📺: #AZvsNYG on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Markus Golden making his presence felt against his former team. #RedSea
📺: #AZvsNYG on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Stefon Diggs dives in! #BillsMafia @stefondiggs
Buffalo leads 16-7.
📺: #PITvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
.@StefonDiggs pinballs his way to a 23-yard gain. #BillsMafia
📺: #PITvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
It’s the @StefonDiggs show. #BillsMafia
📺: #PITvsBUF on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) December 14, 2020
See ya, @JayT23. A 62-yard sprint to the 🏠 #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsLV on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
📺: #TENvsJAX on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
54-yard fumble return for the @Panthers! #KeepPounding
📺: #DENvsCAR on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Luka (13 PTS), Giannis (25 PTS) duel in their first #NBAPreseason action! pic.twitter.com/Id9u7gza7J
— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2020
.@TYHilton13 has another touchdown! 👻 #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsLV on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Beautiful sideline connection between @TomBrady & @MikeEvans13_ 🔥 #GoBucs
📺: #MINvsTB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Jason Pierre-Paul 😤 @UDWJPP
📺: #MINvsTB on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Aldon Smith recovers the fumble and goes 78 yards to the house!
📺: #DALvsCIN on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Fumble!
📺: #DALvsCIN on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Chris Jones closes in for the safety 🙏 #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #KCvsMIA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
18 PTS on 7-9 shooting for @KyrieIrving! 💦#NBAPreseason x @BrooklynNets pic.twitter.com/h2eOPGkE1j
— NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2020
A strike from Russ for the #Seahawks TD
📺: #NYJvsSEA on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/3alYfT3slD pic.twitter.com/luxtloalhv
— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
10th TD catch of the season for @dkm14 #Seahawks
📺: #NYJvsSEA on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Philly forces the fumble on fourth down 💪 #FlyEaglesFly
📺: #NOvsPHI on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
.@AaronRodgers12 keeps it for the rushing TD!
His 40th total TD of the season. #GoPackGo
📺: #GBvsDET on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Strong hands by MVS for the @packers TD! #GoPackGo
📺: #GBvsDET on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
Khari Willis intercepts the pass and takes it all the way! #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsLV on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) December 13, 2020
BALL ON A STRING… Where else can you see Kyrie Irving’s mesmerizing handles? #OnlyHere
Kyrie is back opening night as the @BrooklynNets host Golden State – Tuesday, December 22nd on TNT pic.twitter.com/Winif0Ck1r
— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2020
Where else does “OHHH, BLOCKED BY JAMES!!” happen? #OnlyHere @KingJames and the defending champion @Lakers battle the Clippers opening night – Tuesday, December 22nd on TNT pic.twitter.com/K4CZyYZNwU
— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2020
⏪ Rewind to Tyler Herro’s (@raf_tyler) debut with the @MiamiHEAT last year!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off Christmas Week with games beginning Tuesday, December 22nd. #KiaTipOff20 pic.twitter.com/SPYodbiWb9
— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2020
▪️ 5-5 in the 4th for @isaacokoro303.
▪️ 18 in his #NBAPreseason debut.
▪️ The And-1 to win it for the @cavs.#NBARooks making immediate impacts… #OnlyHere pic.twitter.com/kLgBaYrvIZ
— NBA (@NBA) December 13, 2020
On this date in 1998, fans in Baltimore witnessed a bonkers start to the Vikings-Ravens game, as the teams combined to return THREE kickoffs for touchdowns in the 1st quarter. I hope you had the over that day. pic.twitter.com/FwLbT4y9EQ
— Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) December 14, 2019
December 13, 2009: Brandon Marshall breaks the all-time record for receptions in a single game with 21 in Indianapolis. pic.twitter.com/LY8KBFQEkB
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) December 13, 2020
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1:00 PM: Minnesota Vikings (6-6) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5)
1:00 PM: Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) vs. Miami Dolphins (8-4)
1:00 PM: Arizona Cardinals (6-6) vs. New York Giants (5-7)
4:05 PM: Indianapolis Colts (8-4) vs. Las Vegas Raiders (7-5)
6:00 PM: Washington Wizards vs. Brooklyn Nets
8:00 PM: Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls
8:30 PM: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
[Highlights] RB Derrick Henry, TEN (@JAX): 26 CAR, 215 YDS, 2 TD; 2 REC, 7 YDS [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] LB Haason Reddick, ARI (@NYG): 5 TKL, 5 TFL, 5 SK, 3 FF
[Highlights] QB Drew Lock, DEN (@CAR): 21-27 (77.8%), 280 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT; 6 CAR, 4 YDS
[Highlights] RB Jonathan Taylor, IND (@LV): 20 CAR, 150 YDS, 2 TD; 2 REC, 15 YDS
[Highlights] QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (@DET): 26-33 (78.8%): 290 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT; 6 CAR, 13 YDS, 1 TD
MLB: 2B Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees (turns 24)
MLB: RP Luis Garcia, Houston Astros (24)
NFL: OG Jermaine Eluemunor, New England Patriots (26)
MLB: 3B Johan Camargo, Atlanta Braves (27)
MLB: OF Austin Slater, San Francisco Giants (27)
NFL: DL Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles (30)
MLB: SP Fergie Jenkins, Hall of Fame (78)
MLB: OF Larry Doby, Hall of Fame (97)
2018: German-born PF Dirk Nowitzki debuted for his 21st consecutive season with the Dallas Mavericks, breaking Kobe Bryant’s record of 20 with the Los Angeles Lakers
2009: Denver Broncos WR Brandon Marshall set the NFL record with 21 REC in a single game
2007: Former US Senator George Mitchell released a report that accused over 80 current and former MLB players of steroid use, bringing the issue to the national spotlight
2000: Utah Jazz PG John Stockton became the very 1st in NBA history to record 14,000 career assists
1998: Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings combined for 3 kickoff return TDs to set a new NFL record (Ravens’ Corey Harris, Patrick Johnson, Vikings’ David Palmer). In the same BAL-MIN game, Vikings K Gary Anderson set an NFL record by converting his 34th consecutive FG attempt
1996: SP Roger Clemens, a 3x Cy Young Award winner at the time, surprisingly signed with the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees
1983: Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets in 3OT by a score of 186-184, the highest-scoring game in NBA history
1956: Brooklyn Dodgers traded 1B Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants for P Dick Littlefield and cash; Robinson promptly retired from baseball
1936: Green Bay Packers defeated the Boston Redskins 21-6 in the NFL Championship, the latter’s last game before moving to Washington, D.C.
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