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What Happened in Sports: March 31, 2020
What happened in sports on March 31, 2020 ft. the 2020 NFL Playoff format expansion, CLE adding Clayborn, CIN releasing Kirkpatrick, and more!
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March 31st, 2020 was highlighted by the NFL officially expanding the Playoff format to 14 teams for the 2020 season, the Cleveland Browns agreeing to a 2y/$7M deal with DE Adrian Clayborn, and the Cincinnati Bengals releasing former first-round pick CB Dre Kirkpatrick while saving $8.3M in 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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A home run that we will always remember. ?? pic.twitter.com/oAHg0BOgjb
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 1, 2020
▪️ @nyknicks record.
▪️ @TheGarden record.
▪️ Career-high.@CarmeloAnthony makes history with a 62-point eruption! #NBATogetherLive pic.twitter.com/DDRWfSTF4W
— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2020
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NFL: WR Steven Sims, Washington Redskins (turns 23)
NFL: EDGE Yannick Ngakoue, Jacksonville Jaguars (25)
MLB: RP Ty Buttrey, Los Angeles Angels (27)
NFL: DL Quinton Jefferson, Buffalo Bills (27)
NFL: RB/DB Jimmy Johnson, Hall of Fame (82)
2004: NFL owners adopted a rule that would require a 15-yard penalty for “excessive” celebrations
2004: With a 12-1 defeat of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (in Tokyo, Japan), New York Yankees SP Kevin Brown became just the 2nd to defeat all 30 MLB teams (Al Leiter)
1998: Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks both played their franchises’ inaugural regular season games
1996: With a defeat of the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs became the 11th team to finish a calendar month undefeated and tied the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers for the winningest month in NBA history (16-0)
1996: For the 1st time in MLB history, the regular season began in March instead of April
1992: Phoenix Suns HC Cotton Fitzsimmons became the 6th in NBA history to reach 800 career wins
1976: Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their very 1st Playoff birth in franchise history
1970: US Federal Bankruptcy Court allowed the Seattle Pilots to be sold to a group based in Milwaukee, WI
1968: Seattle’s new AL franchise chose their new nickname, the “Pilots”
1906: Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the NCAA) was officially organized, setting standards to amateur sports
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