By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Jul 08, 2021



July 8th, 2021 was highlighted by the Suns shooting the lights out in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals. The San Diego Padres pulled off a comeback for the ages against 2x Cy Young winner Max Scherzer as their local RP that they called up from Triple-A that day hit a Grand Slam for his first career Hit that helped spark a eight-run comeback, capped off with a Trent Grisham walk-off RBI. Franmil Reyes launched a walk-off HR for CLE while the Twins infield made some Gold-Glove caliber plays. 

See what happened in sports on July 8th last year, headlined by Jamal Crawford signing with the Brooklyn Nets. 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. 

Suns take 2-0 lead on Bucks

Padres pull off major comeback

Twins Infield came to play

CLE takes the Win in a crazy 9th

Yu snagged it from 60ft

Greek Freak did his thing in G2

LBJ took his talents to MIA OTD

Memorable HR derby battle OTD

Happy bday to this PIT legend

Happy bday Marlon Humphrey

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NBA Finals

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NBA Finals

[Highlights] PF Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (L @PHX): 42 PTS (15-22 FG | 1-5 3P), 4 AST, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL, 3 TO

[Highlights] SG Devin Booker, PHX (W v.MIL): 31 PTS (12-25 FG | 7-12 3P), 6 AST, 5 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 3 TO

[Highlights] SF Mikal Bridges, PHX (W v.MIL): 27 PTS (8-15 FG | 3-9 3P), 1 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO

NBA TOP PERFORMERS

NFL: WR KJ Hamler, Denver Broncos (turns 22)

NBA: SG Ty Jerome, Oklahoma City Thunder (24)

NFL: LB Logan Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals (25)

NFL: CB Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens (25)

NFL: TE Will Dissly, Seattle Seahawks (25)

NFL: LB Vic Beasley, Free Agent (29)

MLB: 2B Josh Harrison, Washington Nationals (34)

NFL: LB Jack Lambert, Hall of Fame (69)

2019: Toronto Blue Jays IF Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke the Home Run derby records for total HR (91; 30 more than previous record), 1st Rd HR (29), and 2nd Rd HR (40), but Pete Alonso hit more in the championship to become the 2nd rookie to win the HR Derby in a memorable battle of young power hitters

2011: After playing in just 5 games over the previous 2 seasons due to injuries, Chinese superstar C Yao Ming announced his retirement from the NBA

2010: In his controversial live ESPN special, “The Decision”, SF LeBron James announced that he would be “taking his talents to South Beach” and leaving his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, joining up with Dwyane Wade and later signed Chris Bosh in MIA to win 2 championships over the next 3 years

1976: San Diego Padres SP Randy Jones set an NL record by recording his 16th victory of the season before the All-Star break, a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs

1949: 3B Hank Thompson and OF Monte Irvin became the 1st black players in Giants history, and when Thompson stepped into the box against Los Angeles Dodgers SP Don Newcombe, it was the 1st time a black pitcher and batter had faced off

1941: In the midst of their legendary seasons, New York Yankees OF Joe DiMaggio (56-game hit streak) and Boston Red Sox OF Ted Williams (.406 batting avg) played side-by-side and batted back-to-back in the All-Star Game; with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th and 2 men on base (including DiMaggio), Ted Williams hit a walk-off 3-run HR

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