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What Happened in Sports: June 13, 2020
What happened in sports on June 13, 2020 ft. the MLBPA cutting off negotiations for a longer season, MLB's billion-dollar deal w/ Fox, and more!
Sports Illustrated
June 13th, 2020 was highlighted by the latest updates about the MLBPA cutting off negotiations, the MLB’s new billion dollar TV deal with FOX, and the NBA’s upcoming return. On this day a year ago, Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors were celebrating their first Championship in franchise history.
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 13, 1997: @SteveKerr hits the game winner to put the Bulls ahead of the Jazz & give Chicago a 4-2 series win and its second straight championship. pic.twitter.com/Pxwp0WTiZo
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) June 13, 2020
June 13, 2012: The Giants’ Matt Cain tosses the 22nd perfect game in MLB history, and the 1st in franchise history. pic.twitter.com/kWLMiCPX41
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) June 13, 2020
Ja Morant looks ready for the NBA season to resume.
(via moussacisse33/Instagram, @justlobs) pic.twitter.com/mKzEtl8FNg
— ESPN (@espn) June 13, 2020
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MLB: C James McCann, Chicago White Sox (turns 30)
NFL: TE Vance McDonald, Pittsburgh Steelers (30)
MLB: SP Drew Smyly, San Francisco Giants (31)
NBA: C Hassan Whiteside, Portland Trail Blazers (31)
MLB: RP Justin Miller, Toronto Blue Jays (33)
NFL: OL Ted Larsen, Free Agent (33)
MLB: C Jonathan Lucroy, Boston Red Sox (34)
MLB: RP Pedro Strop, Cincinnati Reds (34)
2019: The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors (winners of 3 of the previous 4 NBA Finals) in Game 6 after Klay Thompson tore his ACL to secure their very 1st NBA Championship in franchise history
2016: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Stars LeBron James & Kyrie Irving become the 1st pair of teammates to each score 40+ points in a NBA Finals game as they each drop 41 in a Game 5 victory over the Golden St. Warriors
2012: Giants SP Matt Cain pitched the very 1st Perfect Game in franchise history (22nd in MLB history) in a 10-0 demolition of the last-place Astros
2003: After coming up short in his previous 3 starts (L, ND, L), Yankees SP Roger Clemens finally became the 21st member of the 300-win club at 40 years old with a victory over the Cardinals
1997: Steve Kerr drained the Game-Winner in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to clinch Chicago’s 5th Championship in 7 years
1995: Houston Rockets completed their sweep of the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals to become the 1st (and only) team to win the Championship as a non top-4 seed, winning every series on the road with Houston securing consecutive championships after acquiring Clyde Drexler midseason
1993: The Phoenix Suns defeated the Chicago Bulls in 3OT in Game 3, marking just the 2nd NBA Finals to ever go into 3 OT periods (which happened to be Phoenix vs Boston in 1976)
1989: The Detroit Pistons completed a 4-game sweep of the “Showtime” Lakers, securing their 1st NBA Championship in franchise history
1973: The Dodgers’ infield of 1B Steve Garvey, 2B Davey Lopes, SS Bill Russell, and 3B Ron Cey played their very 1st game together, beginning a record-setting 8+ year run
1948: Over 13 years after his final appearance as a Yankee, Babe Ruth gave a final farewell address to the nearly 50,000 fans at Yankee Stadium who came to see his #3 jersey retired; he would pass away 2 months later
1912: Exactly 7 years after pitching his 2nd career no-hitter against the Cubs, New York Giants SP Christy Mathewson became just the 8th player in MLB history to win 300 career games, yet again against the Cubs
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