By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Nov 06, 2019

November 6th, 2019 was highlighted by a rising rivalry in the works between the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell and Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons, the MLB officially announced its All-Defense team for 2019, and a back-and-forth game that came down to the buzzer in a win for the Dallas Mavericks over Orlando. Check out the Best in Sports from 11/6.

This daily sports article includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the top highlights, interesting facts from around the NFL, NBA, & MLB, main games to watch, best performances of the day, significant birthdays, and a quick recap of notable events on this day in sports history.

Reigning MVP got even better

LaVine goes aerial for 360 jam

James Harden was unguardable

Tony Snell perfect from the floor

Serge Ibaka with powerful one hand slam

Sixers rookie climbs the ladder

Ja showing he does it all

Russ brought the jelly to HTown

C-Mac’s MVP year continues

Best hands from Week 9

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[Player of the Day] F Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL (@LAC): 38 PTS (10-21 FG), 9 AST, 16 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK

SG James Harden, HOU (v.GSW): 36 PTS (10-23 FG), 13 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 5 TOV

C Andre Drummond, DET (v.NYK): 27 PTS (12-16 FG), 7 AST, 12 REB, 4 TOV

PG Tomas Satorasnky, CHI (@ATL): 27 PTS (10-13 FG), 8 AST, 7 REB, 4 TOV

PF Montrezl Harrell, LAC (v.MIL): 34 PTS (13-25 FG), 5 AST, 13 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK

NFL: EDGE Emmanuel Ogbah, Kansas City Chiefs (turns 26)

NFL: LB Joe Schobert, Cleveland Browns (26)

NFL: DT Michael Pierce, Baltimore Ravens (27)

MLB: SP James Paxton, New York Yankees (31)

MLB: SP Walter Johnson, Hall of Fame (132)

2000: In a division-rivalry game on Monday Night Football, Antonio Freeman made an iconic juggling catch while laying on the ground in OT, before getting up and running in the game-winning TD

1996: For the 29th time in his career, Chicago Bulls SG Michael Jordan scored 50 points in a game, the 2nd most of all-time behind Wilt Chamberlain

1995: Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell officially announced the team’s relocation to Baltimore

1992: Boston Celtics C Robert Parish debuted in what was his 17th NBA season, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) as the only players to play for that long

1984: Detroit Tigers RP Willie Hernandez was named AL MVP, making him just the 2nd reliever in MLB history to win the MVP and Cy Young Award in the same season (Rollie Fingers)

1982: The US Supreme Court ruled that the NFL could not dictate a team’s home town, ultimately allowing the Raiders to move to Los Angeles

1981: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Fernando Valenzuela became the very 1st rookie to win the NL Cy Young Award

1976: RP Bill Campbell became the 1st free agent in MLB history to change teams, moving from the Minnesota Twins to the Boston Red Sox

1974: Los Angeles Dodgers RP Mike Marhsall became the 1st reliever in MLB history to win the Cy Young Award

1969: For the 1st time in the award’s history, the Cy Young finished in a tie: SP Denny McLain (Tigers) and SP Mike Cuellar (Orioles)

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