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What Happened in Sports: January 11, 2021
What happened in sports on January 11, 2021 ft. PHI firing HC Pederson, Alabama winning the NC, CJ making a 17-pt comeback & GW, & more!
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January 11th, 2021 in sports was highlighted by the Philadelphia Eagles firing HC Doug Pederson just three years after leading the franchise to their first Super Bowl victory. Many top NFL Draft prospects like Devonta Smith, Mac Jones, and Justin Fields battled it out in another Alabama National Championship victory while the Chicago White Sox inked the best Closer on the market. CJ McCollum drained the GW against Toronto to cap off a 17-point comeback and Buddy Hield’s clutch play led the Kings victory over Indiana.
Check out everything that happened in sports on January 11th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by King Henry’s day of destruction, Lamar’s record-breaking day, and Jonnu Smith’s spectacular grab. 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.
future @miamidolphins WR deVonta smith put on a show at hard rock stadium monday night when he caught 12/15 targets for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns.
here’s a look at every catch from deVonta smith’s record-setting first half. #finsup pic.twitter.com/7Ss5RuWyZi
— josh houtz (@houtz) January 12, 2021
▪️ 30 points
▪️ 5 threes
▪️ Game-winner@CJMcCollum steers the @trailblazers to the win. #RipCity pic.twitter.com/qt8kbE5cUQ
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
The composure.
All-angles of CJ McCollum’s @trailblazers game-winner! #RipCity pic.twitter.com/lpInLS1FuG
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
League-leading scorer @RealDealBeal23 stays hot with 34 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST in the @WashWizards W! #DCAboveAll pic.twitter.com/KxO0XOjbf5
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
HERE. COMES. DE’AARON. FOX.
SAC leads by 4 with 28.4 left pic.twitter.com/HSifuChw1K
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
All-angles of LaMelo Ball’s fullcourt dime to Gordon Hayward! pic.twitter.com/lrtUC42uKP
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
AARON GORDON PUT EM ON A POSTER! 😱 pic.twitter.com/hlSxaStXIT
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 12, 2021
Bradley Beal is just ridiculous 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VoUbRHisN6
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 12, 2021
PSkills with the dime 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tNe7DDadbu
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 12, 2021
The @SacramentoKings defeat IND behind Harrison Barnes’ game-high 30 PTS! #SacramentoProud pic.twitter.com/dB8zNMpExR
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
Gordon Hayward gets out to a half career-high 28 PTS in the opening two quarters on NBA League Pass! pic.twitter.com/a1l7pWzS2y
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
Bucks math.
Donte’s hustle + Bryn’s shooting = buckets.
⚡️ @we_energies ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/FdBmM70UUl
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 12, 2021
Game-winners, high-flying dunks, slick passes… recap the TOP 10 PLAYS from Week 3’s action. #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/cnJnoVyiel
— NBA (@NBA) January 11, 2021
What a performance by Taylor Heinicke on #SuperWildCard Weekend.@WashingtonNFL| #WashingtonFootball pic.twitter.com/nHRdABCQeI
— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2021
.@bakermayfield was LOCKED IN for his #NFLPlayoffs debut. #CLEvsPIT pic.twitter.com/A2ifEiC01G
— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2021
176 total yards and a TD.@RamsNFL rookie @thereal_cam3 was HUGE in his #NFLPlayoffs debut.#RamsHouse | #SuperWildCard pic.twitter.com/lpI1Bz5muJ
— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2021
.@JoshAllenQB & @stefondiggs aren’t slowing down in the #NFLPlayoffs. 😤😤@BuffaloBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/Xi7OeuBHat
— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2021
.@Lj_era8 got his first #NFLPlayoffs win in style. 😈@Ravens | #RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/9GJXuMsrWo
— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2021
The best UP & UNDER’S from Bradley Beal’s career! #DCAboveAll pic.twitter.com/DFKywvjqWg
— NBA (@NBA) January 12, 2021
.@A_kamara6 was solid in the @Saints‘ #SuperWildCard win. 💪 #CHIvsNO pic.twitter.com/BFHMfb1dp5
— NFL (@NFL) January 12, 2021
381 yards, 2 TDs. @tombrady‘s first #NFLPlayoffs with the @buccaneers was a dandy. #GoBucs | #SuperWildCard pic.twitter.com/kSlpPNRL1K
— NFL (@NFL) January 11, 2021
Leading the @dallasmavs to a 3-0 record in Week 3, @luka7doncic was named Western Conference Player of the Week! #BestOfNBA
30.3 PPG | 12.0 RPG | 11.3 APG pic.twitter.com/lnD8OEO2nx
— NBA (@NBA) January 11, 2021
Leading the @celtics to a 3-0 record in Week 3, @jaytatum0 was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week! #BestOfNBA
33.0 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 2.7 APG pic.twitter.com/wwdCwa0eDk
— NBA (@NBA) January 11, 2021
The @rams‘ defense lived in the backfield on #SuperWildCard Weekend. #RamsHouse | #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Au1dSi63B9
— NFL (@NFL) January 12, 2021
When @Revis24 was a Buccaneer 🏝 (2013)
📺: #TBvsNO — Sunday 6:40pm ET on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/I6eGfFOXD7
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 12, 2021
All @Eagles fans know it…
FOURTH AND 26.
The 2003 NFC Divisional Round. In FULL on https://t.co/TAuzHhPGvH: https://t.co/Dex1UY9IL4 @fmitchell84 pic.twitter.com/RXIAsFMIzY
— NFL (@NFL) May 3, 2020
January 11, 2015: Dez did not catch it (according to referee Gene Steratore). The Packers would beat Cowboys 26-21 in the NFC Divisional Round. pic.twitter.com/wVHuPyyqY1
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 11, 2021
OTD in 1973, the AL agreed to the idea of the DH.
And moments like this were born. pic.twitter.com/DDzw5Grnyp
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 11, 2021
Tony Allen defensive highlights 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wbAvGUYQlR
— ThrowbackHoops (@ThrowbackHoops) March 24, 2021
January 11, 2017: @TJMcConnell hits the game-winner at the buzzer and the Sixers beat the Knicks 98-97. pic.twitter.com/CiWAZVPtzE
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) January 12, 2021
[SEE MORE]
7:00 PM: Milwaukee Bucks (6-4) vs. Orlando Magic (6-4)
7:00 PM: Phoenix Suns (7-3) vs. Washington Wizards (2-8)
7:30 PM: Philadelphia 76ers (7-3) vs. Atlanta Hawks (4-5)
8:30 PM: New Orleans Pelicans (4-5) vs. Dallas Mavericks (5-4)
10:00 PM: Toronto Raptors (2-7) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (5-4)
[Highlights] SG Bradley Beal, WAS (W v.PHX): 34 PTS (12-22 FG | 2-7 3PT), 9 AST, 8 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] G CJ McCollum, POR (W v.TOR): 30 PTS (10-19 FG | 5-11 3PT), 5 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 0 TO
[Highlights] PF Pascal Siakam, TOR (L @POR): 22 PTS (9-17 FG | 0-2 3PT), 10 AST, 13 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] SF Harrison Barnes, SAC (W v.IND): 30 PTS (10-14 FG | 2-3 3PT), 2 AST, 8 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] F Gordon Hayward, CHA (W v.NYK): 34 PTS (11-17 FG | 2-2 3PT), 3 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] WR Devonta Smith, BAMA (W v.OSU): 12 REC (FBS Title record), 215 REC YDS, 3 REC TD [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] QB Mac Jones, BAMA (W v.OSU): 36-45 (80%), 464 YDS, 5 TD, 0 INT; 4 RSH, 11 YDS
[Highlights] RB Najee Harris, BAMA (W v.OSU): 22 RSH, 79 YDS, 2 TD; 7 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD
NFL: WR Corey Davis, Tennessee Titans (turns 26)
MLB: SS JP Crawford, Seattle Mariners (26)
MLB: DH/IF Nick Solak, Texas Rangers (26)
NFL: DL Matt Ioannidis, Washington Football (27)
NBA: PF Chris Boucher, Toronto Raptors (28)
NFL: OG David DeCastro, Pittsburgh Steelers (31)
NFL: DL Malik Jackson, Philadelphia Eagles (31)
NFL: LB Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints (32)
NBA: SG Tony Allen, Last played in 2018 (39)
2020: Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry became the 1st player to ever record 175+ RUSH YDS in consecutive playoff games as he led the Titans upset victory over the #1 seeded Baltimore Ravens that included a surprising jump pass TD on 3rd & goal. Henry also became the 1st player ever with 180+ RUSH YDS in 3 consecutive games in NFL history and posted the most RUSH YDS through his 1st 4 career postseason GP than any player ever. TEN was outgained by BAL 530 to 300 total YDS (-230) which was the worst yardage differential for any victorious team in NFL Playoff history
2015: In a monumental play, Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant went up and grabbed the football on 4th & 2, but reached for the end zone before completely coming down with the catch and it slipped loose when hitting the pylon. Dallas would end up losing to the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers 26-21 in the NFC Divisional Rd after that 4th down incompletion led to a turnover on downs
2010: 4x HR champion Mark McGwire admitted that he had used steroids on and off for nearly a decade, including during his record-breaking 1998 season
2004: Trailing the Green Bay Packers by 3 and facing a 4th and 26, Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb and WR Freddie Mitchell connected for 29 yards then would tie the game and win in OT
2001: New York Knicks set an NBA record by holding their opponent to under 100 points for the 29th consecutive game
1987: “The Drive”: Trailing the Browns by 7 with just over 5:00 remaining, QB John Elway led the Broncos on a 15-play, 98-yard drive to force OT, then a 9-play, 60-yard drive on the first possession of OT that resulted in a FG, securing their 3rd AFC Championship (2nd consecutive)
1984: Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 163-155 in what was the 2nd-highest scoring non-OT game in NBA history (Warriors-Nuggets combined for 320 in 1990)
1973: American League adopted the Designated Hitter rule on a trial basis
1971: At age 27, Detroit Tigers RP John Hiller suffered a heart attack but would make a triumphant comeback after missing the 1971 season
1970: Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV, the AFL’s 2nd in a row leading into the leagues’ merger
1967: San Diego was granted an NBA franchise, the “Rockets”; the team would move to Houston just 4 years later
1947: In an effort to speed up the game, the BAA (NBA) voted to outlaw “zone” defenses
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