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What Happened in Sports: March 20, 2022
See what happened in sports on March 20, 2022 ft. Red Sox signing Trevor Story, Bengals adding La'el Collins, Showtime in Indy, and more!
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March 20th, 2022 was highlighted by Trevor Story joining the Boston Red Sox on a 6y/$140M deal where he’s set to play 2B for the first time of his MLB career. The Cincinnati Bengals finished the overhaul of their Offensive Line with OT La’el Collins on a 2y/$22M deal. The Trail Blazers are getting blown out at record rates while the Celtics are dominating on the road more than ever, plus Donovan Mitchell made Jazz history at MSG. The top highlights of the day included showtime in Indy, a tip-in to beat the buzzer, big dunks, and defenders getting crossed.
See what happened in sports on March 20th last year, headlined by Kenny Golladay signing a $72 million dollar contract with the Giants and CB Kyle Fuller heading to Denver to reunite with HC Vic Fangio, as well as what happened in sports on March 20th, 2020 ft. two star running backs switching teams with Todd Gurley going to the Falcons and Melvin Gordon signing with the Broncos.
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6:00 PM: New Orleans Pelicans (29-41) vs. Atlanta Hawks (35-35)
7:30 PM: Utah Jazz (44-26) vs. New York Knicks (30-40)
8:00 PM: Boston Celtics (43-28) vs. Denver Nuggets (42-29)
8:30 PM: Toronto Raptors (39-31) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (43-26)
NFL: OL David Edwards, Los Angeles Rams (turns 25)
MLB: RP Brad Hand, Philadelphia Phillies (32)
NBA: SG Jamal Crawford, retired since 2020 (42)
NFL: EDGE Rickey Jackson, Hall of Fame (64)
NBA: SF/HC/GM Pat Riley, Hall of Fame (77)
2006: After serving 27 years as Commissioner of the NFL, Paul Tagliabue announced he would be retiring in July
2005: Cleveland Cavaliers SF LeBron James became the youngest player (20 years, 80 days old) to score 50+ points (56) during a game in NBA history, while also setting the Cavaliers single-game franchise-record at the time (passed by Kyrie Irving in 2015)
1989: MLB Commissioner Peter Ueberroth announced an investigation into Cincinnati Reds MGR Pete Rose for “serious allegations”
1976: Boston Celtics SF John Havlicek became the 1st player to score 1,000 PTS during 14 consecutive seasons in NBA history
1973: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Roberto Clemente became the 1st ever latin-born player to be elected into the HOF, doing so just 11 weeks after his tragic death, forgoing the typical 5-year waiting period
1968: Philadelphia 76ers C Wilt Chamberlain ended the season as the 1st Center ever to lead the NBA in assists (8.6) while Detroit Pistons PG Dave Bing became the 1st guard in 20 years to lead the NBA in scoring (27.1)
1968: During the final day of the 1967-68 regular season, the Chicago Bulls qualified for the playoffs with only 29 wins, the least amount of wins for any team to qualify for the postseason during a 82-game schedule in NBA history
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