Days in Sports
What Happened in Sports: May 16, 2022
See what happened in sports on May 15, 2022 ft. Jaire Alexander signing record deal, Willson Contreras historic 1st inning, and more!
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May 16th, 2022 was highlighted by Jaire Alexander signing a 4y/$84M ($30M GTD) deal with Green Bay, becoming the highest-paid DB in NFL history ($21M AAV). Willson Contreras was the Cubs’ first leadoff hitter to ever hit a Grand Slam during the 1st inning, and the Yankees added to their historic 2022 start as they had three players reach 10+ home runs through 35 games. Monday’s MLB games were punctuated by GW-HR’s from Luis Robert, Harold Castro, and Mike Yastrzemski, while Johnny Cueto returned with his usual unorthodox wind-ups.
See what happened in sports on May 16th last year, headlined by Steph Curry‘s explosion against Memphis to help GS clinch the #8 seed, Russell Westbrook‘s triple-double leading Washington to a home play-in game, Shohei Ohtani‘s GW-HR at Fenway Park, plus Brooklyn’s highlight of the year, as well as what happened in sports on May 16th, 2020 ft. the MLB releasing their official medical protocols for 2020 and updates about NBA teams re-opening their practice facilities as both leagues made major progress toward their returns.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, the main games to watch, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Luis Robert for the lead!
(MLB x @HankookTireUSA) pic.twitter.com/v2tRHbNJTK
— MLB (@MLB) May 17, 2022
Hammerin’ Harold Hits Huge Homer pic.twitter.com/dIcjdJO7bY
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) May 17, 2022
Yaz smokes it to give the @SFGiants the lead! pic.twitter.com/sKWFm2rH1q
— MLB (@MLB) May 17, 2022
.@JohnnyCueto is back and so are his windups. pic.twitter.com/xmQKUVrCAc
— MLB (@MLB) May 17, 2022
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7:07 PM: Seattle Mariners (16-19) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (18-17)
7:10 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (19-15) vs. New York Mets (23-13)
7:10 PM: Houston Astros (23-12) vs. Boston Red Sox (13-21)
7:40 PM: Atlanta Braves (16-19) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (22-13)
10:10 PM: Arizona Diamondbacks (18-17) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (21-12)
NBA: SG Terence Davis, Sacramento Kings (turns 25)
NFL: DB Ugo Amadi, Seattle Seahawks (25)
NFL: QB Gardner Minshew, Jacksonville Jaguars (26)
NFL: CB Charvarius Ward, San Francisco 49ers (26)
NFL: OLB Kamu Grugier-Hill, Houston Texans (28)
NFL: OT Storm Norton, Los Angeles Chargers (28)
NFL: RB Thurman Thomas, Hall of Fame (56)
MLB: SP Jack Morris, Hall of Fame (67)
2001: A day after being named NBA MVP, Philadelphia 76ers PG Allen Iverson scored 52 points in a Game 5 victory over the Toronto Raptors, joining Michael Jordan as the only 2 players to ever score 50+ points multiple times in a playoff series
1999: New York Knicks became the 2nd #8 seed to defeat a #1 seed in a Playoff series (1994 DEN) after Allan Houston‘s GW-FG with under 1 second left won the winner-take-all 5th game. They ended up the only #8 seed to make it to the NBA Finals
1995: Dallas Mavericks PG Jason Kidd and Detroit Pistons SF Grant Hill were named Co-Rookies of the Year, the 1st time since 1971 that 2 players won the award
1987: After starting the season with an incredible 18-2 record, the Milwaukee Brewers lost their 10th consecutive game (13-0 to the Kansas City Royals), earning the nickname “Team Streak”
1985: Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan was named the 1984-85 Rookie of the Year over Houston Rockets C Hakeem Olajuwon after MJ took the league by storm with the most PPG (28.2) by a rookie post-1976 NBA/ABA merger that still stands as the rookie record
1980: Los Angeles Lakers rookie PG Magic Johnson filled in for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Center and recorded an NBA Finals rookie record of 42 points during the Lakers’ defeat of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 to clinch the NBA Title
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