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What Happened in Sports: May 1, 2020
What happened in sports on May 1, 2020 ft. NBA Draft Lottery & Combine postponed, umpires taking pay cuts, no 5th year for Lenny, and more!
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May 1st, 2020 was highlighted by the NBA officially postponing the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery and Combine indefinitely, MLB Umpires agreeing on new pay cuts to eliminate another issue from preventing the 2020 season, and the Jacksonville Jaguars declining RB Leonard Fournette’s $8M 2021 fifth-year option despite two seasons with 1K+ rushing yards.
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.
List of RBs to start their careers with 10-straight 1,000-yard seasons: Barry Sanders and @curtismartin, who turns 47 today!
Happy birthday, Curtis! 🎂 (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/w54I4uiKoE
— NFL (@NFL) May 1, 2020
Happy 39th birthday to legendary slot receiver @WesWelker!
Welker caught 903 passes in his 12-year career, the most ever by an undrafted WR. (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/cB7lLfaOkT
— NFL (@NFL) May 1, 2020
On this day in 1991, Michael Jordan shakes baseline and soars for the emphatic slam in one of his most memorable flights at “The World’s Most Famous Arena!" #NBAVault
The Last Dance continues Sunday (5/3) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPNpic.twitter.com/xBdHSl1rJX
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2020
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NFL: RB Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Eagles (turns 23)
NFL: CB Artie Burns, Chicago Bears (25)
NFL: CB Bradley Roby, Houston Texans (28)
MLB: SP Marcus Stroman, New York Mets (29)
NFL: LB Paul Worrilow, New York Jets (30)
MLB: 2B Scooter Gennett, Free Agent (30)
NFL: WR Wes Welker, Retired after 2015 (39)
NFL: RB Curtis Martin, Hall of Fame (47)
2002: San Diego Padres RP Trevor Hoffman became MLB’s all-time leader in saves for a single franchise with his 321st as a Padre
1992: Oakland Athletics OF Rickey Henderson became the 1st player in MLB history to record 1,000 career stolen bases
1991: At 44 years old, Texas Rangers SP Nolan Ryan pitched his MLB-record 7th career no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays
1991: Oakland Athletics OF Rickey Henderson passed Lou Brock with his 939th career stolen base, becoming baseball’s all-time leader
1988: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan became the 1st player in NBA Playoff history to record consecutive 50-point games (50 in Game 1, 55 in Game 2) in a defeat of the Cleveland Cavaliers; MJ also tied the NBA postseason record with 24 FGM
1980: NBA officially granted Dallas, TX the league’s 23rd franchise (Dallas Mavericks)
1975: Milwaukee Brewers OF Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth as the all-time career RBI leader with his 2,210th; baseball-reference credits Ruth with 2,214 career RBI’s but the MLB Commissioner’s office accepted it at 2,209
1969: Houston Astros SP Don Wilson pitched a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds just a single day after Cincinnati no-hit Houston
1951: New York Yankees rookie OF Mickey Mantle hit his 1st career HR in a victory over the Chicago White Sox
1920: SP/OF Babe Ruth hit his 1st HR as a member of the Yankees (50th of his career) as New York defeated his former club, the Boston Red Sox, 6-0 at the Polo Grounds
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