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What Happened in Sports: March 24, 2020
What happened in sports on March 24, 2020 ft. Carolina releasing Cam Newton, adding Robby Anderson, Noah Syndergaard's Tommy John, and more!
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March 24th, 2020 was highlighted by the Carolina Panthers officially releasing the 2015 MVP QB Cam Newton, saving $19M in 2020 cap space to compensate for the signing of WR Robby Anderson to a 2y/$20M deal. More NFL additions were made at the wide-out position as the New York Jets agreed to sign WR Breshad Perriman on a 1y/$6M deal and the Green Bay Packers are adding WR Devin Funchess on a one-year deal. Mets star SP Noah Syndergaard will also have to undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2020 season.
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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On this date 3 years ago, @DevinBook dropped 70 PTS! #NBAVault pic.twitter.com/qS0kZaNQl9
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) March 24, 2020
A career-high 479 passing yards.
31 completions.
And 4 touchdowns.
Peyton was still slinging it in Year 17. pic.twitter.com/iO6pl8ma1S
— NFL (@NFL) March 24, 2020
2x Super Bowl Champion.
5x NFL MVP.
7x All-Pro.
See you in Canton, Peyton. (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/PsXBByDeWv
— NFL (@NFL) March 24, 2020
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NBA: C Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers (turns 24)
NFL: S Kyzir White, Los Angeles Chargers (24)
NFL: LB Danny Trevathan, Chicago Bears (30)
MLB: 2B Starlin Castro, Washington Nationals (30)
NBA: PF Chris Bosh, Retired after 2016 (36)
NFL: QB Peyton Manning, Retired after 2015 (44)
2019: 2x AL MVP Mike Trout signed a record-shattering extension with the Los Angeles Angels — 12y/$426.5 million
2019: A 3x Super Bowl champion, New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski announced his retirement, “finishing” his career (until 2020) as the NFL’s all-time playoff leader in receptions (81), yards (1,153), and TDs (12) for the position
2017: Phoenix Suns SG Devin Booker scored 70 points in a loss to the Celtics, the most in a single game since Kobe Bryant‘s 81 in 2006
2001: Utah Jazz PF Karl Malone became the NBA’s all-time leader in free throws made, passing Moses Malone (8,532)
1988: After 15 years at the helm of the San Diego Chargers’ “Air Coryell” attack, HOF QB Dan Fouts announced his retirement
1973: Kansas City-Omaha Kings PG Nate “Tiny” Archibald became the 1st and only player in NBA history to lead the league in points (34) and assists (11.4)
1970: San Diego Rockets C Elvin Hayes became the 1st rookie since Wilt Chamberlain to lead the league in scoring (28.2 ppg)
1970: Los Angeles Lakers SG Jerry West, also known as “The Logo”, won his 1st and only scoring title with an average of 31.2 PTS over 74 games
1969: Baltimore Bullets C Wes Unseld became just the 2nd rookie in NBA history to win MVP (Wilt Chamberlain)
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