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What Happened in Sports: November 12, 2020
What happened in sports on November 12, 2020 ft. MLB MVPs getting announced, Titans special teams costing them a TNF win vs. Colts, & more!
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November 12th, 2020 was highlighted by the Titans special teams unit costing them a big win against the Colts on Thursday Night Football while the MLB announced the 2020 AL MVP & NL MVP with Jose Abreu and Freddie Freeman winning the most prestigious baseball awards this year. Check out everything that happened in sports on November 12th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by Kyle Kuzma coming in the clutch for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Suns.
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.
BLOCK. SCOOP. SCORE.@Colts take a 10-point lead. #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsTEN on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/t7SvyHkPyc
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2020
Phil’s got perfect placement. #ForTheShoe
📺: #INDvsTEN on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/zY7PaJVfUE
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2020
The rookie Michael Pittman Jr goes 40 yards! @Colts inside the red zone. @MikePitt_Jr
📺: #INDvsTEN on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/ZSny7vPgOq
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2020
Got ‘Heim! @Colts tie it up. #ForTheShoe @TheNyNy7
📺: #INDvsTEN on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/g6wqLPQNcY
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2020
Derrick Henry breaks off a 20-yard run 💪 #Titans @KingHenry_2
📺: #INDvsTEN on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/Tc4ino2TqP
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2020
José Abreu AKA #MVPito. pic.twitter.com/EMN80kjEO6
— MLB (@MLB) November 12, 2020
Before Week 10 begins… let’s remember how WILD Week 9 was! pic.twitter.com/UZjqVjdn1d
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2020
The BEST defensive plays from Week 9! 💪 pic.twitter.com/Osfhnou8Cb
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2020
Freddie Freeman AKA #MVFree. pic.twitter.com/8YqGqVJo84
— MLB (@MLB) November 13, 2020
Need some XBH? Freddie Freeman’s got you covered.
Congrats to the NL MVP! pic.twitter.com/6saHpvDnP2
— Cut4 (@Cut4) November 12, 2020
Last year’s rushing king is putting together another prolific season on the ground. 👑 @KingHenry_2
📺: #INDvsTEN — TONIGHT 8pm on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/aMyQPJeHeA pic.twitter.com/oA0mT3iinC
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2020
In 2003, two QBs from the same division shared MVP honors: Peyton Manning & Steve McNair
📺: #INDvsTEN — Tonight 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/iZo92mr4YH pic.twitter.com/n87sQ9d6I4
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) November 12, 2020
Rookie Luka Magic 💫
The 3rd pick in 2018 NBA Draft dazzled in his first season and won 2018-19 #KiaROY!
Check out Luka Doncic’s best plays as a rookie and catch the #NBADraft presented by State Farm Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 8pm/et on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/3SuBadCxMQ
— NBA Draft (@NBADraft) November 12, 2020
The @Titans’ Top 5 plays vs. the Colts! (via @nflthrowback)
📺: #INDvsTEN — Tonight 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYgMfo pic.twitter.com/a4knAm82Gz
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2020
In 2012, @FreddieFreeman5 hit a walk-off homer to clinch a postseason spot for the @Braves. @RealCJ10 was on 3rd at the time.
Now they are both MVPs. #MVFree pic.twitter.com/cjiDOFMwph
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) November 13, 2020
The @Colts defense this season 🔥
📺: #INDvsTEN — TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/W5bCPYynDY pic.twitter.com/qEZGOtEuG2
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2020
November 12, 2009: Jermaine O’Neal’s block on LeBron leads to a ridiculous @DwyaneWade dunk over Anderson Varejao. pic.twitter.com/heU9lOFWvd
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) November 12, 2020
November 12, 2004: Kobe posterizes rookie Dwight Howard. pic.twitter.com/LED5vh2JQh
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) November 12, 2020
“Lamar Jackson was just flawless in the second half.”
Watch the film of the @Ravens second-half comeback in Week 9 in True View. 📽️ (via @BaldyNFL) pic.twitter.com/peVXy1rlIN
— NFL (@NFL) November 12, 2020
Happy 40th birthday to @ChicagoBears legendary LB @LanceBriggs!
🐻 7x Pro Bowler
🐻 1,173 tackles
🐻 19 forced fumbles
🐻 15.0 sacks + 16 interceptions pic.twitter.com/qcCYXsQ9u9
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) November 12, 2020
💥 R U S S 💥
The best @russwest44 transition SLAMS over the last five seasons! pic.twitter.com/b5DUQME6xZ
— NBA (@NBA) May 4, 2020
Russ Westbrook’s MVP season was ridiculous.
🔳No. 1 PTS
🔳No. 1 “clutch” PTS
🔳No. 1 PER
🔳No. 2 AST
🔳Played 81 games
🔳18 40-point games
🔳50+ PTS four times
🔳42 triple-doubles (record)
🔳1st trip-dub average since Oscar
🔳Made the playoffs without KD
Nobody wanted it more. pic.twitter.com/umafbLP6hX
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 2, 2020
Celebrate @russwest44‘s 32nd birthday with the BEST PLAYS of the 2019-20 season! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/PM7TE1oEnt
— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2020
😳 the explosiveness of @russwest44! pic.twitter.com/pTdjmzM2DF
— NBA (@NBA) May 17, 2020
These two were a problem in the AFC South 😤@dwightfreeney | @RobertMathis98
📺: #INDvsTEN — Thursday 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/iZo92mr4YH pic.twitter.com/Y4a7QNVNbn
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) November 11, 2020
On this day in 2009, Dwyane Wade stuffs home the emphatic jam vs. Cleveland! #NBAVault pic.twitter.com/vlkGP0Zxk3
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) November 12, 2020
Just a reminder of how good Davis Bertans is 🥶
SNIPER
(🎥 @jackfrank_jjf )
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) June 22, 2020
November 12, 2012: Steelers’ Mike Wallace (@Wallace17_daKid) with the unbelievable one-handed TD catch on #MNF vs the Chiefs. pic.twitter.com/v2G32IPxcE
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) November 12, 2020
10 years ago today, @kevinlove grabbed 31 boards and:
🏀 set a @Timberwolves franchise record
🏀 became the 1⃣st player since Charles Barkley in 1996 to get 30 REBS in a game
🏀 was the 1⃣st player since Moses Malone in 1982 to get 30+ PTS and 30+ REB pic.twitter.com/e9Qba0u8Db
— The Players’ Tribune (@PlayersTribune) November 12, 2020
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[Highlights] RB Nyheim Hines, IND (@TEN): 12 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TD; 5 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] QB Philip Rivers, IND (@TEN): 29-39 (74.4%), 308 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
[Highlights] WR Michael Pittman Jr., IND (@TEN): 7 REC, 101 YDS; 1 CAR, 21 YDS
NFL: DL Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants (turns 23)
NFL: P Tommy Townsend, Kansas City Chiefs (24)
NFL: RB Nyheim Hines, Indianapolis Colts (24)
NFL: CB Mackensie Alexander, Cincinnati Bengals (27)
NBA: PG Trey Burke, Dallas Mavericks (28)
NBA: PF Davis Bertans, Washington Wizards (28)
NFL: K Cairo Santos, Chicago Bears (29)
MLB: RP Matt Strahm, San Diego Padres (29)
MLB: OF Marcell Ozuna, Free Agent (30)
NBA: PG Russell Westbrook, Houston Rockets (32)
MLB: SP Mike Leake, Free Agent (33)
MLB: SP Charlie Morton, Free Agent (37)
MLB: OF Sammy Sosa, Retired after 2007 (52)
2019: Former Houston Astros SP Mike Fiers was the 1st to reveal the team’s sign-stealing scandal, essentially serving as a whistleblower once he left the franchise
2019: Chicago Bulls G Coby White became the 1st rookie, 1st Bulls player, and youngest player ever to hit 7 3PM in a single Qtr, doing so to outscore the Knicks by 20 PTS in the 4th Qtr of what was a tied game after 3 Qtrs
1997: Seattle Mariners OF Ken Griffey Jr. became the 9th-ever unanimous AL MVP after hitting .304 with 46 HRs and 147 RBI
1995: Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino became the NFL’s all-time leading passer, passing Fran Tarkenton with 47,003 career yards
1986: Boston Red Sox SP Roger Clemens won the AL Cy Young Award on a unanimous vote, becoming just the 2nd pitcher to do so (Denny McLain)
1972: Miami Dolphins Head Coach Don Shula became the 1st in NFL history to reach 100 wins in just 10 seasons
1970: In their 11th game, the Cleveland Cavaliers finally secured their 1st win in franchise history, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 105-103
1967: Detroit Lions set a dubious NFL record when they fumbled 10 times in a game, losing 5 of them
1933: The 1st Sunday football was played in Philadelphia between the Eagles and Bears; the game ended in a 3-3 tie
1892: William “Pudge” Heffelfinger became the 1st professional football player, as he was compensated $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association to help defeat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
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