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What Happened in Sports: January 9, 2021
What happened in sports on January 9, 2021 ft. BUF, TB, & LAR getting playoff wins, LaMelo's triple-double, Nats signing Schwarber, & more!
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January 9th, 2021 was highlighted by the first day of the first-ever NFL “Super” Wildcard weekend with three games on each day. Tom Brady extended some NFL postseason records with a win over an impressive Taylor Heinecke and the Washington Football Team, Josh Allen led Buffalo to their first playoff win in his lifetime, and Cam Akers historic game led a Rams upset over Seattle. LaMelo Ball became the youngest ever to record a triple-double, Patty Mills came in clutch in OT for the Spurs, and the Nationals signed Kyle Schwarber.
Check out everything that happened in sports on January 9th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Russell Westbrook’s return to OKC, Chris Paul embarrassing his old team, and an under-the-radar trade that helped the Rays land Randy Arozarena. 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.
TAYLOR HEINICKE. #WashingtonFootball
📺: #TBvsWAS on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
Heinicke showing his elusiveness 👀#WashingtonFootball #SuperWildCard
📺: #TBvsWAS on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
Josh Allen said lemme throw a TD real quick 😳 #BillsMafia #SuperWildCard
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
THIS DUO. @JoshAllenQB @StefonDiggs #BillsMafia
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Josh Allen is delivering dimes all over the field. #BillsMafia
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Goodness gracious what a catch pic.twitter.com/FqXocuQbnx
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 9, 2021
The fake. The throw.
Perfect from @JoshAllenQB. #BillsMafia
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Big time dunks down the lane headline Saturday’s TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/9b4LgW0FPo
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
Tom Brady on a DIME. #GoBucs
📺: #TBvsWAS on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
Heinicke delivers a dime to Steven Sims for the TD!@WashingtonNFL makes it a one-possession game. #WashingtonFootball #SuperWildCard
📺: #TBvsWAS on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
MARCUS PETERS. CLUTCH.
📺: #BALvsTEN on ESPN/ABC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
Kupp caught that. #RamsHouse @CooperKupp
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
The court vision from LaMelo 😯 pic.twitter.com/GHMwp9hwSo
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 10, 2021
Straight 🅱️ALL of fire 🔥@MELOD1P | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/JmUZRClBM4
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) January 10, 2021
After finishing one assist shy of a triple-double on Friday, LaMelo Ball hit the mark on Saturday against the Hawks.
🔘 22 points
🔘 12 rebounds
🔘 11 assistspic.twitter.com/1fg84KiKC6
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 10, 2021
LaMelo Ball comes off the bench to tally his first career triple-double! #AllFly @MELOD1P: 22 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST pic.twitter.com/IHwfedr9G4
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
Sheesh Terry 😯 pic.twitter.com/W6pljBXfGA
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 10, 2021
Hornets bench after Caleb Martin’s monster dunk 😂 pic.twitter.com/tqlY9KAOT6
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 10, 2021
Rivers delivers!
The @Colts pull within 3 after the two-point conversion. #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
DARIOUS WILLIAMS PICK-6 #RamsHouse
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
.@TDLockett12 with the casual left-handed grab 😱 #12sEverywhere
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Playoff Diggs 😱 #BillsMafia #SuperWildCard
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
RUSS TO DK! #Seahawks
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Brady to Brown puts the Bucs up 9. #GoBucs #SuperWildCard
📺: #TBvsWAS on NBC
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
44 yards for the rookie Cam Akers #RamsHouse
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Another rookie playmaker having a big day for the @Colts: @MikePittJr #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsBUF on CBS
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— NFL (@NFL) January 9, 2021
Rams come up with the ball on the punt return fumble. #RamsHouse
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
DEMAR DROPPED THE HAMMER 🔨 pic.twitter.com/5arCyAiZpk
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 10, 2021
Career-high 39 points for @TyreseMaxey, the most in a rookie’s first start since 1970! pic.twitter.com/qQLEW6iD6W
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2021
All-around game from the Joker as the @nuggets win.
15 PTS | 9 REB | 12 AST | 6-8 FGM pic.twitter.com/HRBMUAh5QK
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2021
☀️ @mikal_bridges goes off for a career-high 34 PTS as the @Suns improve to 7-3! #WeAreTheValley pic.twitter.com/1VkKvweYkg
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
Career-high 31 for Tyler Herro (@raf_tyler)! #HEATTwitter pic.twitter.com/sE48m9XpBu
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
Goff. Woods. @RamsNFL take a 17-point lead! #RamsHouse #SuperWildCard
📺: #LARvsSEA on FOX
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— NFL (@NFL) January 10, 2021
Capela attacks off the dribble and throws it down!
Tie game in Q2 on NBA League Pass pic.twitter.com/VxufGy0TEm
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 BLK for @KarlTowns in his return! #RaisedByWolvespic.twitter.com/w6lR92lR8w
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
28 PTS & 22 REB for @Dsabonis11, including 20 & 9 in the 3rd Q. 💪 #AlwaysGame pic.twitter.com/48ExG3rvOz
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
💫 @luka7doncic‘s triple-double powers the @dallasmavs. #MFFL
20 PTS | 11 REB | 10 AST | 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/3qS97nizax
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
37 PTS, 6 3PM, 2 STL for @CJMcCollum in the @trailblazers W! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/j5La1MgfQ4
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
38 PTS for @DeMar_DeRozan as the @spurs win their 3rd in a row! #GoSpursGo
pic.twitter.com/oaTQnhLqPW
— NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2021
Thank you to @kschwarb12 for your kindness, generosity and resilience.
You gave us moments #Cubs fans will never forget. pic.twitter.com/nnuZRPsZPn
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) January 9, 2021
Who else is excited to see Mr. Smile in New York? pic.twitter.com/5FbZLslwXU
— MLB (@MLB) January 9, 2021
Averaging 35.8 PTS… watch the best buckets from Stephen Curry’s last 4 games!@warriors x #DubNation pic.twitter.com/qJWeaYaWwv
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2021
Bradley Beal (41 PTS) drops 40+ for the 2nd consecutive game. #DCAboveAll pic.twitter.com/CcHRxZM1kS
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2021
Carlos Beltrán made centerfield look easy 🤯 pic.twitter.com/8cfFaKLiNN
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 10, 2021
Happy birthday to the one and only @ochocinco!
🙌 6x Pro Bowler
🙌 766 receptions
🙌 11,059 receiving yards pic.twitter.com/3b7DYpFWF9
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 9, 2021
January 9, 2017: Deshaun Watson finds Hunter Renfrow for a TD with one second left to give Clemson a 35-31 win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. pic.twitter.com/YRyb5aq7r1
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 9, 2021
January 9, 2005: @RandyMoss catches a TD in an NFC Wild Card Matchup in Green Bay and tops it off with a moon shot celebration that Joe Buck from finds extremely offensive. The Vikings won 31-17.
“That is a disgusting act by Randy Moss” pic.twitter.com/EJjINdkURC
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 9, 2021
106 yards! Now THAT’S a way to start a Wild Card game, @BOOBIE_KNILE. 😳
Watch the full 2015 #KCvsHOU AFC Wild Card game for FREE: https://t.co/3yQtk4tAZ4 pic.twitter.com/mW51XrKgZe
— NFL (@NFL) May 8, 2020
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1:05 PM: Indianapolis Colts (AFC #7) vs. Buffalo Bills (AFC #2)
4:40 PM: Los Angeles Rams (NFC #6) vs. Seattle Seahawks (NFC #3)
8:15 PM: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC #5) vs. Washington Football Team (NFC #4)
3:00 PM: Denver Nuggets (3-5) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (7-2)
7:00 PM: Phoenix Suns (6-3) vs. Indiana Pacers (6-2)
7:00 PM: Miami Heat (3-4) vs. Washington Wizards (2-7)
8:30 PM: Orlando Magic (6-3) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-4)
10:00 PM: Portland Trail Blazers (4-4) vs. Sacramento Kings (4-5)
[Highlights] RB Cam Akers, LAR (@SEA): 28 RSH, 131 YDS, 1 TD; 2 REC, 45 YDS [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] QB Tom Brady, TB (@WAS): 22-40 (55.0%) 381 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
[Highlights] QB Josh Allen, BUF (v.IND): 26-35 (74.3%), 324 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT; 11 RSH, 54 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] DL Daron Payne, WAS (v.TB): 5 TKL, 2 TFL, 2 SK, 1 FF
[Highlights] QB Taylor Heinicke, WAS (v.TB): 26-44 (59.1%), 306 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; 6 CAR, 46 YDS, 1 TD
[Highlights] G LaMelo Ball, CHA (v.ATL): 22 PTS (9-13 FG | 3-5 3PT), 11 AST, 12 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] G/F Jimmy Butler, MIA (@WAS): 26 PTS (10-18 FG | 0-1 3PT), 9 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 0 TO
[Highlights] F DeMar DeRozan, SA (@MIN): 38 PTS (13-23 FG | 0-2 3PT), 5 AST, 5 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] G Tyrese Maxey, PHI (v.DEN): 39 PTS (18-33 FG | 3-8 3PT), 6 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] G CJ McCollum, POR (@SAC): 37 PTS (13-22 FG | 6-11 3PT), 3 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO
NFL: LB Blake Martinez, New York Giants (turns 27)
NFL: CB Marcus Peters, Baltimore Ravens (28)
NFL: RS/WR Andre Roberts, Buffalo Bills (33)
NFL: WR Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Retired after 2011 (43)
NFL: QB Bart Starr, Hall of Fame (87)
2020: Tampa Bay Rays acquired unheralded (at the time) OF prospect Randy Arozarena from the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4-player trade that also included SP prospect Matthew Liberatore heading to STL from TB
2020: Oklahoma City Thunder franchise icon Russell Westbrook played his 1st game in OKC since his departure and was honored with an epic tribute video and a blowout loss at the hands of his former team led by CP3
2005: During a Wild Card upset of the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings WR Randy Moss pretended to “moon” the crowd as a TD celebration
2000: Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino won his last career game 20-17 over the Seattle Seahawks
1996: Toronto Raptors became the 1st (and still only) team in NBA history to complete a game without making a single free throw (0-3 FT) in a 92-91 loss to the Charlotte Hornets who shot 24/41 on FTs in the game
1991: MLB officially banned Pete Rose from the Hall of Fame for his gambling involvement
1991: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan scored 40 points in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers to reach 15,000 points for his career quicker than any player (460 games) in NBA history except Wilt Chamberlain (358 games)
1977: Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings for their very 1st Super Bowl title
1972: Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA-record 33-game win streak was snapped by C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Milwaukee Bucks
1967: New Orleans’ expansion NFL franchise officially adopted the “Saints” nickname
1963: Cleveland Browns fired longtime HC and namesake, Paul Brown, after a fallout with new owner Art Modell
1962: The NFL made a new rule that grabbing of the facemask while tackling would be a penalty
1947: Providence Steamrollers SG Don Martin became the 1st player in NBA (BAA) history to score 40 points in a victory over the Cleveland Rebel
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