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What Happened in Sports: March 13, 2020
What happened in sports on March 13, 2020 ft. Spring Training's continued suspension, Jags franchise tagging Ngakoue, Vikings cutting key players, and more!
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March 13th, 2020 was highlighted by the continued suspension of MLB Spring Training as hopes for the season-opener to arrive on time become slimmer by the minute, the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise tagging star EDGE Yannick Ngakoue for $19M, and the Minnesota Vikings cutting two multi-time Pro Bowlers in CB Xavier Rhodes and DL Linval Joseph to save $18M in 2020 cap space.
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, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.
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He can catch the deep ball…
And sometimes he throws it too.@Edelman11's best plays of 2019! pic.twitter.com/3hxcZYx8MF
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020
.@KirkCousins8’s deep ball?
Almost too pretty.
The @Vikings’ QB’s top plays of 2019! pic.twitter.com/dHah29QhHb
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020
.@cj_wentz going DEEP to @DeSeanJackson10?@G_Ward1's game-winner?
What was YOUR favorite @Eagles TD of 2019? ? pic.twitter.com/0c5cYvKnpv
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020
Need a big play? Find this man.@tkelce's TOP 10 PLAYS from the 2019 season! @chiefs pic.twitter.com/uEU9VyVQa1
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
They say defense wins championships.
All the huge defensive plays that helped win the @Chiefs a Super Bowl! ? pic.twitter.com/QhpzVuVBQo
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020
The @Broncos QB has an ARM. ?
The best throw from every @DrewLock23 start in 2019! pic.twitter.com/5f7PdlolAy
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
.@TG3II. @JaredGoff16. @CooperKupp. And more!
The top @RamsNFL touchdowns of 2019! pic.twitter.com/EPpkDYkQ9I
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
EIGHT TDs in his rookie year? Not bad @young_slay2! ??
All the highlights from the @Giants WR's 2019 season ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/JiEq5c64k6
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020
All of the best @Colts plays from 2019!
Including… some absolutely WILD catches. ??? pic.twitter.com/579qJt6KvP
— NFL (@NFL) March 13, 2020
A highlight tape that leads with a flea-flicker. ?
The @Steelers' best offensive plays from 2019! pic.twitter.com/FTsYwvuo61
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
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NBA: SG Landry Shamet, Los Angeles Clippers (turns 23)
NBA: PF Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers (29)
NFL: DL Marcell Dareus, Free Agent (30)
MLB: RP Scott Oberg, Colorado Rockies (30)
MLB: SP Johan Santana, Retired after 2012 (41)
2017: After spending 2 seasons as a backup for the Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams, QB Nick Foles returned to the Philadelphia Eagles on a 1y/$1.6 million deal as the backup to QB Carson Wentz, who tore his ACL in Week 13; Foles then led Philadelphia to their 1st Super Bowl victory in franchise history
2012: Washington Redskins and St. Louis Rams agreed to a blockbuster trade that sent 4 draft picks (3 1sts, 1 2nd) to St. Louis in exchange for the #2 selection, which Washington would ultimately use to select QB Robert Griffin III
2009: Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James scored 51 points in a victory over the Sacramento Kings
1999: Houston Rockets PF Charles Barkley became just the 3rd player in NBA history to record 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain)
1999: Dallas Mavericks PF AC Green played in his 1,000th consecutive game, extending his NBA-record streak
1983: Atlanta Hawks SG Randy Smith‘s NBA-record streak of 906 consecutive games played was finally snapped
1962: With a victory over the Syracuse Nationals, the Boston Celtics became the 1st team in NBA history to win 60 games in a season
1960: NFL’s Chicago Cardinals officially moved to St. Louis, joining the city’s baseball team of the same nickname
1954: After breaking his ankle sliding into a base during spring training, the Milwaukee Braves were forced to replace 3x All-Star OF Bobby Thomson with a rookie named Henry “Hank” Aaron
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