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What Happened in Sports: November 25, 2020
What happened in sports on November 25, 2020 ft. Whiteside signing back with SAC, MLB's 1st trade of the 2020 offseason, and more!
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November 25th, 2020 was highlighted by the Hassan Whiteside signing with Sacramento, the team that drafted him on a one-year deal. The MLB witnessed it’s first trade of the offseason and the NFL postponed the most anticipated scheduled game on Thanksgiving to Sunday afternoon instead. Check out everything that happened in sports on November 25th last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago, headlined by the reigning 2x MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo dropping 50 points on one of the best defensive teams in the NBA.
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.
Continuing to count down the TOP 100 PLAYS from the 2019-20 season with 60-51!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/uZnNsSTBwp
— NBA (@NBA) November 25, 2020
TOP 100 PLAYS rolls on with 50-41!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/S56tAvkSim
— NBA (@NBA) November 25, 2020
Snags, grabs and toe-drags. 🙌
The BEST catches of Week 11! pic.twitter.com/hoFxpuERA8
— NFL (@NFL) November 26, 2020
The top five longest throws by air distance from Week 11 according to @NextGenStats! 🎯
(by @MyStraightTalk) pic.twitter.com/2WIHdIVrRi
— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2020
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The BEST CHASEDOWN BLOCKS from the 2019-20 season!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/ikzAaSbZCo
— NBA (@NBA) November 25, 2020
Drop it right in the BUCKET.
The best throws from Week 11! pic.twitter.com/2DP8fRhviz
— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2020
Count down the TOP 10 BLOCKS of the 2019-20 season!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd! pic.twitter.com/3RamFOPKwm
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2020
20 carries, 114 yards.@NickChubb21 put in a strong game on the ground in Week 11. 💪@Browns | #Browns pic.twitter.com/2Pvm3PeK50
— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2020
Look back at some of Luka Doncic’s best dunks of the 2019-20 season! #NBABreakdown
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/scCnSC2Mr6
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 26, 2020
The BEST defensive plays of Week 11! 💪 pic.twitter.com/4KqLK4JFLB
— NFL (@NFL) November 26, 2020
Watch the best BLOCKS BY GUARDS from the 2019-20 season!
Which one is your favorite?
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/4QANMpKxuB
— NBA (@NBA) November 25, 2020
Good luck tackling these guys. 🤷♂️
The BEST runs of Week 11! pic.twitter.com/h0mfKX77ak
— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2020
👀 the top SWATS INTO THE STANDS from the 2019-20 season!
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/Fk3MEpIwhA
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2020
Watch the @Lakers‘ group of rim protectors anchor the defense during their championship season! #NBABreakdown
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/B91S41X08E
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 26, 2020
👀 a few of Jrue Holiday’s best blocks from last season! #NBABreakdown
The 2020-21 NBA season tips off December 22nd pic.twitter.com/D7gErNxkj8
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 26, 2020
November 25, 1990: “The Pepper Shaker.”
On a Randall Cunningham scramble, Eagles’ fullback Keith Byars sends college teammate and friend Giants LB Pepper Johnson flying with a savage block. pic.twitter.com/Lnwjipq7EB
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) November 25, 2020
.@BarrySanders knows a thing or two about Thanksgiving Day touchdowns.
📺: #HOUvsDET — Thursday 12:30pm ET on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/1Uhw8bGbhz
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) November 25, 2020
NOBODY had toe-drag swag like @criscarter80
via @nflthrowback pic.twitter.com/HMW9ibLS2x
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) April 7, 2021
Best hands ever? 🤔 @criscarter80
📺: #MINvsNO — Friday 4:30pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/hzk8vMSTe5
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) December 23, 2020
That time Peyton threw more touchdowns (6) than incompletions (5) on Thanksgiving. (Nov. 25, 2004)
📺: @ProFootballHOF Enshrinement Week — Aug. 5-8 on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/nEIOR4og6K
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) July 30, 2021
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NBA: PG Dennis Smith Jr, New York Knicks (turns 23)
NFL: OT Jawaan Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars (23)
MLB: RP Seranthony Dominguez, Philadelphia Phillies (26)
NFL: LB Kyler Fackrell, New York Giants (29)
MLB: RP Grant Dayton, Atlanta Braves (33)
NFL: QB Donovan McNabb, Retired after 2011 (44)
NFL: WR Cris Carter, Hall of Fame (55)
MLB: OF Joe DiMaggio, Hall of Fame (106)
2019: A wild night in the NBA included Eastern Conference Player of the Week Spencer Dinwiddie draining the GW-FG in Cleveland, Buddy Hield setting a new Kings 3PM franchise record (11) while the Celtics won after Sacramento missed the game-winner, Giannis’ 50-point game vs. Utah was capped off by Brook Lopez’s game-saving block, and OKC used a 13-0 run at the end of the game to pull off the comeback win over Golden State
2019: Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson became the very 1st player in NFL history to record 3,000 passing yards and 1,500 rushing yards within their 1st 2 seasons
2018: Los Angeles Chargers QB Phillip Rivers completed 25 consecutive passes and ended the game with a 96.6% CMP (both NFL single-game records) in a 45-10 win over the Cardinals
2001: After a 40-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts HC Jim Mora went on his infamous “Playoffs?!” rant
1990: New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers both lost their 1st game after 10-0 starts, the 1st time in NFL history that 2 undefeated teams with at least 10 wins lost on the same day
1981: Milwaukee Brewers RP Rollie Fingers became the very 1st reliever to ever win AL MVP
1979: The legendary NFL broadcast pairing of John Madden and Pat Summerall, which would last 22 years, made its debut
1976: Buffalo Bills RB OJ Simpson broke the NFL single-game record with 274 rushing yards in a loss to the Lions
1951: Cleveland Browns RB Dub Jones tied an NFL record with 6 TDs (4 rushing, 2 receiving) in a 42-21 win over the Chicago Bears
1941: Cleveland Indians SS Lou Boudreau was named player-manager at just 24 years old, making him the youngest MLB manager in the 20th century (Jim McCormick was 23 in 1879)
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