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What Happened in Sports: March 14, 2020
What happened in sports on March 14, 2020 ft. the continued halt in pro sports, exciting highlights across all leagues, and more!
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March 14th, 2020 was highlighted by the continued halt in all professional sports in an extremely unique time that many would never have imagined. The MLB, NFL, and NBA make strong efforts to keep fans entertained by putting out the best content in the history of their sports.
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.
Sacks, turnovers, goal line stands and house calls.
The @49ers' defense was RELENTLESS in 2019. ? pic.twitter.com/HlHHyeWJDD
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
The @RamsNFL traded two first rounders for @JalenRamsey.
Roll the highlights to see why. ?? pic.twitter.com/6gZYMb0qvT
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
.@_fournette's BEST runs from 2019! pic.twitter.com/1uRW7pBJh4
— NFL (@NFL) March 15, 2020
Brian Burns' superpower: Rushing quarterbacks ??
The rookie had 7.5 sacks in his first @Panthers season! @fire_burns99 pic.twitter.com/8RGkaOnjmd
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
The @Seahawks defense made big plays in 2019! ? pic.twitter.com/kM4jcNBjqu
— NFL (@NFL) March 15, 2020
.@Colts LB Darius Leonard with a STRONG second season:
? Five INTs (one pick-6)
? Two forced fumbles
? Five sacks pic.twitter.com/FIL4KmHeDb
— NFL (@NFL) March 14, 2020
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NBA: PF Marvin Bagley, Sacramento Kings (turns 21)
MLB: 1B Marwin Gonzalez, Minnesota Twins (31)
NBA: PF Patrick Patterson, Oklahoma City Thunder (31)
NBA: PG Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (32)
MLB: OF Kirby Puckett, Hall of Fame (60)
2006: After 5 seasons with the San Diego Chargers, QB Drew Brees signed with the New Orleans Saints to partner with HC Sean Payton and allow 1st round QB Phillip Rivers to become the unquestioned starter in San Diego
1998: Houston Rockets PF Charles Barkley moved into 10th place on the all-time FTM list, passing Wilt Chamberlain (6,059)
1996: With 7 3PM in a victory over the Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs SF Chuck Person became just the 4th player in NBA history to reach 1,000 career 3-pointers
1991: Defeating the Miami Heat in 2OT, New York Knicks HC John MacLeod became just the 8th in NBA history to reach 700 career wins
1986: Chicago Bulls SF Rod Higgins became the 1st player in NBA history to play for 4 teams in a single season (CHI, SA, NJ, SEA)
1972: Cincinnati Royals officially announced their plans to relocate to Kansas City, MO, where they’d become the “Kings” due to the team’s baseball team of the same name
1967: AFL and NFL held the 1st combined amateur player draft, 3 years before the merger in 1970
1963: San Francisco Warriors PG Guy Rodgers tied an NBA record with 28 AST in a loss to the St. Louis Hawks
1962: Playing every single minute for the record 47th consecutive game in the Philadelphia Warriors’ OT win over the Bulls, C Wilt Chamberlain completed his incredible record-setting regular season by averaging 50.4 PPG and 48.5 MPG
1960: Philadelphia Warriors rookie C Wilt Chamberlain scored a playoff-record 53 points in a victory over the Syracuse Nationals
1954: Milwaukee Braves rookie OF Hank Aaron hit a HR in his very 1st start, an exhibition against the Boston Red Sox
1954: Baltimore Bullets became the only team in NBA history to lose every single road game in a season
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