By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
May 07, 2020

May 7th, 2020 was highlighted by the NFL’s 2020 Schedule being released, the 25th anniversary of Reggie Miller scoring his legendary 8 points in 8.9 seconds against the Knicks in Game 1, and the Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer finalizing the deal to buy Inglewood’s Forum making them one step closer to opening their own arena in LA.

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.

Reggie Miller’s legendary 3’s OTD

JORDAN OVER EHLO

MJ still dominated in 1997-98

Alex Smith went off this game

Steve Smith iced them up

Bartolo’s Bomb OTD 4 years ago

1st #8 seed to win a Playoff series

Schedule comes out today!

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NFL: S Khari Willis, Indianapolis Colts (turns 24)

NFL: K Zane Gonzalez, Arizona Cardinals (25)

NBA: PG Tyler Johnson, Phoenix Suns (28)

MLB: RP Emilio Pagan, San Diego Padres (29)

NFL: S Earl Thomas, Baltimore Ravens (31)

MLB: RP Sam Dyson, Free Agent (32)

NFL: QB Alex Smith, Washington Redskins (36)

NBA: SF Shawn Marion, Retired after 2015 (42)

NFL: QB Johnny Unitas, Hall of Fame (87)

2009: Boston Red Sox OF Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games by MLB for testing positive for a banned substance

2006: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds hit his 713th career HR, just 1 shy of Babe Ruth‘s all-time record

1999: Overcoming a 9-1 deficit agains the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Cleveland Indians scored 18 runs over a 3-inning span to win 20-11

1995: Indiana Pacers SG Reggie Miller scored 8 points (2 3’s, 2 FTs) over a 8.9-second span at the end of Game 1 to steal a victory from the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden

1994: Denver Nuggets became the very 1st #8 seed to win a playoff series, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics 3-2

1989: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan hit an iconic GW shot at the buzzer over Cleveland Cavaliers SG Craig Ehlo to end Game 5 and seal a 1st Round series victory; it was the only buzzer-beating game-winner in a winner-take-all game in NBA history until Kawhi Leonard‘s shot in 2019

1982: A California federal jury ruled that the NFL was in violation of antitrust legislation for preventing the Oakland Raiders’ move to Los Angeles

1972: Los Angeles Lakers won their 1st NBA title since moving from Minneapolis, defeating the New York Knicks 4-1

1945: Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey announced the organization of the 6-team United States Negro Baseball League

1915: Driving in the winning run himself on a sacrifice fly, Boston Red Sox SP Babe Ruth outdueled Washington Senators SP Walter Johnson by allowing just 2 hits to earn a 1-0 victory

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