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What Happened in Sports: October 23, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 23, 2021 ft. Braves clinching 1st World Series of the 21st century, Heat-Pacers OT battle, and more!
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October 23rd, 2021 was highlighted by the Atlanta Braves clinching their first World Series of the 21st century as Eddie Rosario cemented his NLCS MVP with another big game as his 3-run HR proved to be the difference of ATL’s 4-2 win over the reigning champion Dodgers in Game 6. Pacers and Heat had an OT battle after Tyler Herro’s clutch 3 where Indiana picked up their first win of the season. D-Lo and Jaren Jackson Jr. drained clutch daggers, Paul George had a big game, and Lonzo Ball showed off his brilliant defensive ability.
See what happened in sports on October 23rd last year, headlined by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing 7x Pro Bowl WR Antonio Brown and the Los Angeles Dodgers winning World Series Game 3 over the Tampa Bay Rays as well as what happened in sports on October 23rd, 2019 ft. Kyrie Irving setting a NBA record for the most points (50) by a player making his debut with a new team as the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in OT after Kyrie’s missed GW-FGA.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
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8:08 PM: #4 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. #3 Atlanta Braves [ATL leads 3-2]
7:00 PM: Miami Heat (1-0) vs. Indiana Pacers (0-2)
10:00 PM: Phoenix Suns (1-1) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (0-1)
10:30 PM: Memphis Grizzlies (1-0) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (0-1)
MLB: OF Dylan Carlson, St. Louis Cardinals (turns 23)
NFL: DE Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers (24)
MLB: SP Zach Thompson, Miami Marlins (28)
NFL: CB Bryce Callahan, Denver Broncos (30)
NFL: OL A.J. Cann, Jacksonville Jaguars (30)
MLB: SP Kyle Gibson, Philadelphia Phillies (34)
NFL: QB Doug Flutie, Retired in 2005 (59)
2020: Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed 7x Pro Bowl WR Antonio Brown who reunited with QB Tom Brady to help Tampa win the Super Bowl during their 1st season with the Bucs
2019: Houston Astros SP Justin Verlander became 1st ever with 200 career postseason Ks and the all-time playoff strikeouts leader at the time. Clayton Kershaw has since surpassed him with 207 and counting
2019: PG Kyrie Irving set a NBA record for the most PTS (50) by a player making his debut with a new team during the Brooklyn Nets’ OT loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves after Irving missed the GW-FGA
2014: Los Angeles Chargers TE Antonio Gates passed Lance Alworth for the most career REC YDS (9,584) in franchise history. Gates played his entire 16-year career for the Chargers and recorded 11,841 REC YDS which still stands as the franchise record today
2012: The NBA announced their removal of the Center position from the All-Star ballot, instead opting for 3 “frontcourt” players which reflected the transformation of the NBA game into more “position-less” basketball
2000: New York Jets pulled off a “Monday Night Miracle”, coming back from a 30-7 4th quarter deficit to defeat the 5-1 Miami Dolphins 40-37 with a GW-FG in OT
1996: After trailing the Atlanta Braves 6-0, OF Bernie Williams hit a 3-run home run in the 8th inning to tie Game 4; the Yankees won in the 10th inning as 3B Wade Boggs drew a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk. New York would come back from a 2-0 series deficit to win their 1st of 4 World Series’ in a 5-year span
1993: Toronto Blue Jays OF Joe Carter became the only player to hit a walk-off home run during Game 6 to win a World Series in MLB history as his iconic GW-HR helped Toronto win consecutive Championships over the Atlanta Braves & Philadelphia Phillies
1967: New Jersey Americans (New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets) lost their ABA debut 110-107 to the Pittsburgh Pipers
1960: Cleveland Browns RB Jim Brown broke the record for the most career RUSH YDS in franchise history. Brown played 9 seasons for the Browns and won 3 MVP awards en route to 12,312 RUSH YDS which still stands as the franchise record today
1945: Brooklyn Dodgers signed 1B Jackie Robinson to a minor league contract, assigning him to the Montreal Royals
1921: Green Bay Packers made their AFPA (NFL) debut, defeating the Minneapolis Marines 7-6
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