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What Happened in Sports: March 23, 2020
What happened in sports on March 23, 2020 ft. the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed, Dunbar to Seattle, Travis Frederick retiring, and more!
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March 23rd, 2020 was highlighted by the International Olympic Committee announcing that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will officially be postponed until 2021 and the Seattle Seahawks acquiring a top-level CB in Quinton Dunbar for a 2020 5th round pick. 5x Pro Bowl C Travis Frederick also announced his retirement after a spectacular career with the Dallas Cowboys.
A few NFL teams strengthened their depths at the QB position such as the Las Vegas Raiders picking up Marcus Mariota, the Washington Redskins adding Kyle Allen to reunite with HC Ron Rivera, and the Carolina Panthers recruiting the XFL MVP favorite P.J. Walker to play under his former Temple HC Matt Rhule.
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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"Is this the dagger… OHHH! GAME! SERIES! TORONTO HAS WON!!"
Kawhi Leonard bounces in the first Game 7 #TissotBuzzerBeater in NBA Playoffs history to win it for the @Raptors! #ThisIsYourTime #NBATogetherLive pic.twitter.com/gYhmSmEjjq
— NBA (@NBA) March 24, 2020
Beware AFC West defenders…
New @Broncos RB @Melvingordon25 isn't going anywhere. ? pic.twitter.com/zn3Yrb62ne
— NFL (@NFL) March 23, 2020
The Steel City’s new tight end.
Eric Ebron’s best plays from the past two seasons! @ebron85 @steelers pic.twitter.com/hHdG9YjNft
— NFL (@NFL) March 23, 2020
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NFL: C Scott Quessenberry, Los Angeles Chargers (turns 25)
NBA: PG Quinn Cook, Los Angeles Lakers (27)
NBA: PG Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets (28)
NBA: SF Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics (30)
MLB: RP Dellin Betances, New York Mets (32)
NFL: RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Retired after 2014 (35)
NFL: WR Brandon Marshall, Retired after 2018 (36)
NBA: PG Jason Kidd, Hall of Fame (47)
NBA: C Moses Malone, Hall of Fame (55)
2012: Minnesota Timberwolves PF Kevin Love scored a career-high 51 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder
2001: Led by PF Keon Clark‘s 12 blocks, the Toronto Raptors set an NBA record with 23 total blocks in a victory over the Atlanta Hawks
1994: NFL owners unanimously approved an expansion team for Cleveland that would become the 2nd coming of the Cleveland Browns, debuting in 1999
1994: Detroit Pistons PG Isiah Thomas became just the 4th guard in NBA history to record 9,000 assists (Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, John Stockton)
1993: One of the most notorious brawls in NBA history, 6 players were ejected from a game between the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns — John Starks (NYK), Anthony Mason (NYK), Greg Anthony (NYK), and Doc Rivers (NYK), Danny Ainge (PHX), and Kevin Johnson (PHX)
1991: World League of American Football (later renamed NFL Europe) began play as the London Monarchs, Sacramento Surge, and Montreal Machine defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks, and Birmingham Fire, respectively
1979: As the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets replayed the final 17:50 of their bout on 11/8/78, C Harvey Catchings and SG Ralph Simpson had been traded from Philly to New Jersey while PG Eric Money and SG Al Skinner had been sent the other way; the 4 became the only players in professional sports history to play for both teams in a single game
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