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What Happened in Sports: July 21, 2021
What happened in sports on July 21, 2021 ft. Fred Warner becoming the highest-paid LB ever, surprising retirements, MLB walk-offs, and more!
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July 21st, 2021 was highlighted by the San Francisco 49ers making Fred Warner the highest-paid Linebacker in NFL history thanks to a 5y/$95M extension. Pittsburgh Steelers veteran LB Vince Williams surprisingly retired at 31 years old. Yankees, Rays, Cardinals, and Giants all won thanks to game-winning RBI’s and the Bucks celebrated winning their first Championship in 50 years the day before with Giannis comically getting 50 nuggets at Chick-Fil-A to represent his 50 points in Game 6.
See what happened in sports on July 21st last year, headlined by the NFL canceling the 2020 preseason and DE Michael Bennett announcing his retirement. 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.
50 percent wow, 50 percent ouch, 100 percent effort. pic.twitter.com/Yjr0L7hFHw
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 21, 2021
Wilmer for the lead! 😱 pic.twitter.com/9pr6IqMHIw
— MLB (@MLB) July 22, 2021
Yadier Molina walks it off for the Cardinals to avoid yet another embarrassing Calapse at the hands of the Cubs with a Double to bring home Paul Goldschmidt in the Bottom of the 10th and win 3-2 pic.twitter.com/9hFHyRIApt
— MLB Walk Offs & Game Winning Plays (@MLBWalk_Offs) July 22, 2021
Ryan LaMarre Walks it off with a double to Right Field to win the game 6-5 for the Yankees over the Phillies pic.twitter.com/fQXlRoMODQ
— MLB Walk Offs & Game Winning Plays (@MLBWalk_Offs) July 22, 2021
Smell ya’ later. pic.twitter.com/CsUNFSIPI0
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) July 22, 2021
We would say Nolan is a walking highlight reel, but he was kneeling so… pic.twitter.com/8EtV1e8Hk0
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 22, 2021
WEDNESDAY WALKOFF WINNER pic.twitter.com/Ifb2RBTVBg
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 21, 2021
.@fred_warner‘s not going anywhere, @49ers Faithful 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tT2Mfsjwxb
— NFL (@NFL) July 21, 2021
July 21, 2008: Arizona #Diamondbacks SP Randy Johnson became the 1st pitcher with 2,000+ career Ks on multiple teams as he racked up 2,162 Ks with the #Mariners and would go on to finish his Arizona career with 2,077 Ks
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
DeAndre Jordan had the most REB (8,880) and dunks (1,956) in the 2010s
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
DeAndre Jordan’s ranks in #Clippers history:
– 1st in career GP (750), REB (7,988), BLK (1,277), FG% (.673)
– 1st & 4th in season REB (1,226/1,171)
– 1st & 5th in season RPG (15.2/15.0)
– 1st in season OREB (397)
– 2nd in career MIN (21,045)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
Most career REB in #Clippers history:
1. DeAndre Jordan (7,988)
2. Elton Brand (4,710)
3. Blake Griffin (4,686)
4. Loy Vaught (4,471)
5. Bob McAdoo (4,229)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
Most career BLK in #Clippers history:
1. DeAndre Jordan (1,277)
2. Benoit Benjamin (1,117)
3. Elton Brand (1,039)
4. Chris Kaman (707)
5. Bob McAdoo (614)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
CC Sabathia’s career resume:
– 6x All Star
– 2009 World Series Champ
– 2007 AL Cy Young
– 2x MLB Wins Leader
– 2009 ALCS MVP
– 1 of 3 LHP with 3,000+ career Ks
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
Most career Ks by a LHP in MLB history:
1. Randy Johnson (4,875)
2. Steve Carlton (4,136)
3. CC Sabathia (3,093)
4. Mickey Lolich (2,832)
5. Frank Tanana (2,773)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 21, 2021
[SEE MORE]
NFL: DE Whitney Mercilus, Houston Texans (turns 31)
NFL: P Chris Jones, Free Agent (32)
NBA: C DeAndre Jordan, Brooklyn Nets (33)
NFL: LB Wesley Woodyard, Last played in 2019 (35)
MLB: SP CC Sabathia, Retired after 2019 (41)
2019: Mariano Rivera became the 1st unanimous-voted Hall of Famer inducted into Cooperstown as he was joined by Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, and Lee Smith in the HOF Class of 2019
2010: After going undrafted, PG Jeremy Lin signed his 1st NBA contract with the Golden State Warriors
2008: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Randy Johnson became the 1st pitcher with 2,000+ career strikeouts on multiple teams as he racked up 2,162 Ks with the Mariners and would go on to finish his Arizona career with 2,077 Ks
2006: New Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez not only recorded his 2,000th career hit, but also passed Ken Griffey Jr. to become the youngest player in MLB history to slug 450 career HRs at 30 years, 358 days old
1995: OF Deion Sanders was involved in an 8-player trade that sent him from the Cincinnati Reds to the San Francisco Giants
1973: Atlanta Braves OF Hank Aaron joined Babe Ruth as the only 2 members of the 700 home run club
1945: Detroit Tigers SP Les Mueller pitched 19.2 innings against the Philadelphia Athletics, a game that ended in a 1-1 tie after 24 innings
1921: The Cleveland Indians (9) and New York Yankees (7) combined for an AL-record 16 doubles in a 17-8 Cleveland victory
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