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What Happened in Sports: June 9, 2020
What happened in sports on June 9, 2020 ft. Todd Gurley officially becoming an Atlanta Falcon, MLB solidifying July 10 Opening Day, and more!
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June 9th, 2020 was highlighted by Todd Gurley passing his physical and making his 1-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons official, the MLB & Player’s Association agreeing on a July 10 Opening Day with details of season length and player salaries still TBD, and various historical moments and significant birthdays.
This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
June 9, 2013: LeBron James with the incredible block on Spurs’ Tiago Splitter during Game 2 of the NBA Finals. pic.twitter.com/Dv1jwflWwA
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) June 9, 2020
Happy Zack Greinke Day. ♋️ pic.twitter.com/XNpucP5uNN
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 9, 2020
11 years ago today, @MikeTrout put on our hat for the first time. 🤩 #MLBDraft x #Angels pic.twitter.com/dSB7eaG9GK
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) June 9, 2020
.@JoshCribbs16 was ELECTRIC.
📺: #CLEvsKC— Sunday 3:05pm ET on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/iGmJhHVP3n
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 15, 2021
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NFL: EDGE Dean Lowry, Green Bay Packers (turns 26)
NFL: S Marcell Harris, San Francisco 49ers (26)
MLB: RP Jonathan Holder, New York Yankees (27)
MLB: C Tony Wolters, Colorado Rockies (28)
MLB: RP Joe Kelly, Los Angeles Dodgers (32)
MLB: 1B Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros (36)
NBA: PF Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat (40)
NFL: LB Tedy Bruschi, Retired after 2008 (47)
2013: LeBron James’ most famous block with the Miami Heat came when he denied Tiago Splitter of an easy dunk in Game 2 of the NBA Finals that ended up going 7 games
2008: Ken Griffey Jr. became the 6th player in MLB history to join the 600-HR club
2000: Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal shattered an NBA Playoff record by going to the free throw line 38 times in their Game 2 victory over the Pacers, yet only made 18 of those attempts
1990: Dodgers 1B Eddie Murray hit a HR from both sides of the plate for the 10th time in his career, tying Mickey Mantle’s all-time record
1987: Lakers PG Magic Johnson used teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s patented sky hook as time expired to defeat the Celtics 107-106 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead
1985: As the Lakers defeated the Celtics in 6 games to win their 9th NBA Championship, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest player to ever be named Finals MVP at 38 years old and the first to win the award on 2 different teams (1971 w/ Milwaukee)
1980: Celtics GM Red Auerbach completed a notorious trade with the Warriors in which Boston received C Robert Parish and a 1980 1st round pick (which would be used on PF Kevin McHale) for a pair of 1st-rounders in 1980 (Joe Barry Carroll, Rickey Brown). Parish & McHale both became Hall of Famers for Boston.
1966: The Twins became the 1st team in AL history to hit 5 home runs in a single inning as Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versailles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew all homered in the 7th inning
1914: Pirates SS Honus Wagner became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits (Cap Anson)
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