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What Happened in Sports: January 29, 2021
What happened in sports on January 29, 2021 ft. the St. Louis Cardinals landing Nolan Arenado, Trae Young setting a 3PM record, and more!
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January 29th, 2021 was remembered for the St. Louis Cardinals agreeing to acquire 4x Platinum Glove winner 3B Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies in a blockbuster trade. Trae Young became the fastest player ever to reach 400 career 3PM while Tyrese Haliburton and LaMelo Ball stood out for their presence in close Kings and Hornets victories. Giannis went off against Zion and the Pelicans, but a Lonzo–Eric Bledsoe 3-point barrage was too much for Milwaukee to overcome. Also, Eddie Rosario and Joc Pederson both came off the free agent market on 1-year deals.
See everything that happened in sports on January 29th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Dame‘s first career triple-double in a matchup vs. Westbrook, Oladipo‘s epic return to the court, and DeRozan dropping a season-high. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Monster slams headline Friday night’s TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/eyQNMdy6WL
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
Tyrese Haliburton coming in clutch 🔥#CrunchTime pic.twitter.com/6VEPNLmQkP
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 30, 2021
Tobias Harris with AUTHORITY 😤 pic.twitter.com/WtHHJLJxiq
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 30, 2021
A full body SLAM 😤 pic.twitter.com/Jo5KaIUPZY
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 30, 2021
LAMELO OUT OF NOWHERE 😱 pic.twitter.com/zZUX9oBGpO
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 30, 2021
This John Collins alley-oop 😮 pic.twitter.com/wfGw6JukFY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 30, 2021
❄️ Trae drops 18 in 4th ❄️@TheTraeYoung erupts for 41 PTS to steer the @ATLHawks past Washington! #TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/MAKTYjhVXQ
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
BI SHOOK PORTIS 😳 pic.twitter.com/7TmIYIAwhg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 30, 2021
Beard triple-double 👀
The @BrooklynNets win in OKC behind James Harden’s 25 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST! #BrooklynTogether pic.twitter.com/UdunZUvRIr
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
☔️ @PelicansNBA backcourt combines for 14 3’s in the win!
Lonzo Ball: 27 PTS, 7 3PM
Eric Bledsoe: 25 PTS, 7 3PM pic.twitter.com/IuhfIBWPmp
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
🎷 JAZZ WIN 11TH STRAIGHT 🎷
Bojan Bogdanovic scores a season-high 32 PTS (7 3PM) in the 11th consecutive win for the @utahjazz! #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/gmPcumy8QP
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
Immanuel Quickley drops a game-high 2️⃣5️⃣ in the @nyknicks win! #NBARooks pic.twitter.com/iLWkbTUTWA
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) January 30, 2021
Zion, Ingram combine for 49 in the @PelicansNBA W vs. Milwaukee!@Zionwilliamson: 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST@B_Ingram13: 28 PTS, 3 3PM pic.twitter.com/rpHGODkyKs
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
PG, Klaw fuel LAC in their return! 💪
Paul George: 26 PTS, 9 REB
Kawhi Leonard: 24 PTS pic.twitter.com/bSmXdw7mrI
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
🔔 @JoelEmbiid puts up 37 PTS, 11 REB in 27 minutes played for the @sixers! #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/tag070Krl3
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
De’Aaron Fox (24 PTS) & Buddy Hield (22 PTS, 5 3PM) help the @SacramentoKings outlast Toronto! #SacramentoProud pic.twitter.com/eixa8GiOkD
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
DeMar paces SAS 3rd straight W! 🙌@DeMar_DeRozan scores 30 PTS and hands out 10 AST to lead the @spurs over Denver! #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/fDOAzXJ2qv
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
👌 Watch the best of Utah’s 11 1st half threes on ESPN! 👌@dallasmavs 45@utahjazz 61 pic.twitter.com/CqpL6iQuDJ
— NBA (@NBA) January 30, 2021
.@deshaunwatson gave us some highlight GEMS this season. 💎
Watch him battle @MichaelVick on #NFLProBowlVerzuz TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFL social channels! @verzuzonline pic.twitter.com/5Fp10NTACF
— NFL (@NFL) January 29, 2021
.@MichaelVick was a highlight machine back in the day! 🎞 (via @nflthrowback)
Watch him face off against @deshaunwatson on #NFLProBowlVerzuz TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFL social channels! @verzuzonline pic.twitter.com/K9xkT97t11
— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2021
👌 The BEST THREES from the first quarter of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA pic.twitter.com/LdqLEhdn8X
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
Nearly averaging a triple-double (27.4 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 9.7 APG), watch the best of @luka7doncic from the first quarter of the 2020-21 season! #BestOfNBA
Luka and the @dallasmavs visit Utah tonight at 10pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/KxcUG1ym63
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
Does @DeAndreHopkins have the best hands in the league? 🤔
Watch Hop and @jalenramsey battle it out on #NFLProBowlVerzuz TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFL social channels! @verzuzonline pic.twitter.com/8V57V4mHF4
— NFL (@NFL) January 28, 2021
.@jalenramsey always locks it down. 🔒⬇️
Watch him battle @DeAndreHopkins on #NFLProBowlVerzuz TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFL social channels! @verzuzonline pic.twitter.com/MVnFiZ706h
— NFL (@NFL) January 29, 2021
💥 The Greek Freak and Zion meet at the rim on both ends! 💥
Don’t miss @Bucks vs. @PelicansNBA TONIGHT at 7:30pm/et on ESPN pic.twitter.com/2TpJft7bDK
— NBA (@NBA) January 29, 2021
One team in baseball history has turned two triple plays in one game: the @Twins on July 17, 1990. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/0zQYyPOAHQ
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 29, 2021
The @Yankees hadn’t turned a triple play in almost 42 years before @AROD started this one in 2010. pic.twitter.com/yNG5GUXNR7
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 29, 2021
Come for the triple play turned by the @Mets, stay for the call by Matty V. pic.twitter.com/JvY90nDV2w
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
Who could forget MLB’s most recent unassisted triple play: Eric Bruntlett’s game ender in 2009 for the @Phillies. pic.twitter.com/9lttASC43Q
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
There have been 15 unassisted triple plays in baseball history, including this one turned by Randy Velarde in 2000. pic.twitter.com/Hvm8AIGJiT
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
The @Astros turned this great triple play in 1991. pic.twitter.com/qb7XFEHalD
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
1-6-2-5-1-4
This triple play turned by the @Rangers in 2002 was WILD. pic.twitter.com/uR7Q7XumIx
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 28, 2021
When Dan Campbell was catching passes for the @Lions. (2006-08) pic.twitter.com/K4k9OWFYnD
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 29, 2021
“Hit that first pitch out, you only have one chance.”
Daniel Nava took the advice of @RedSox broadcaster Joe Castiglione and hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues. pic.twitter.com/9Rnz1TbL93
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 29, 2021
Yogi Berra once nailed a prediction of a grand slam from the broadcast booth. 🔮 pic.twitter.com/4uIQZTEwI4
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) January 29, 2021
On this day in 1995, Steve Young sets a @SuperBowl record with six touchdown passes in #SBXXIX, leading the @49ers to a 49-26 win over the Chargers! #GoNiners (via @nflthrowback)
📺: #SBLIV | Sunday 6:30pm ET on FOX
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/yzmF7wQev5
— NFL (@NFL) January 30, 2020
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7:30 PM: Milwaukee Bucks (11-6) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (6-10)
8:00 PM: Los Angeles Clippers (14-5) vs. Orlando Magic (8-11)
8:00 PM: Brooklyn Nets (12-8) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (8-9)
8:30 PM: Denver Nuggets (11-7) vs. San Antonio Spurs (10-8)
10:00 PM: Dallas Mavericks (8-10) vs. Utah Jazz (14-4)
[Highlights] PG Trae Young, ATL (W @WAS): 41 PTS (10-18 FG | 5-9 3PT), 5 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 2 TO [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] F Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (L @NO): 38 PTS (15-27 FG | 2-7 3PT), 5 AST, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 2 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] SG James Harden, BKN (W @OKC): 25 PTS (9-14 FG | 3-6 3PT), 11 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO
[Highlights] C Nikola Jokic, DEN (L @SAS): 35 PTS (14-24 FG | 5-11 3PT), 5 AST, 10 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] C Joel Embiid, PHI (W @MIN): 37 PTS (10-19 FG | 1-2 3PT), 3 AST, 11 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 0 TO
NFL: K Rodrigo Blankenship, Indianapolis Colts (turns 24)
NFL: OL Tyre Phillips, Baltimore Ravens (24)
MLB: RP Connor Brogdon, Philadelphia Phillies (26)
NFL: K Ka’imi Faibairn, Houston Texans (27)
NBA: C Maxi Kleber, Dallas Mavericks (29)
MLB: 1B Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox (34)
MLB: C Alex Avila, Washington Nationals (34)
NBA: C Marc Gasol, Los Angeles Lakers (36)
2000: With 35 points in a narrow loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz PF Karl Malone became just the 3rd player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain)
1988: An NBA record that stood for a decade, nearly 62,000 fans packed into the Pontiac Silverdome to watch their Pistons defeat the Celtics 125-108
1995: San Francisco 49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26 to win their record 5th Super Bowl as QB Steve Young set a Super Bowl record with 6 touchdown passes; SD’s 1st appearance
1980: In a 154-153 4OT loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers PG Norm Nixon played an NBA-record 64 total minutes
1963: Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its inaugural inductees, including Curly Lambeau, Sammy Baugh, Jim Thorpe, George Halas, Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski, Tim Mara, and several others
1948: MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler fined the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies $500 each for signing high-schoolers
1936: 1st inductees of the Baseball Hall of Fame were announced, including the likes of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and Walter Johnson, among others
1900: American League officially organized with clubs from Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis. Kansas Cit, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis
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