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What Happened in Sports: October 25, 2021
See what happened in sports on October 25, 2021 ft. Jaylen Brown's OT poster on Bridges, Saints GW-FG vs. Seahawks on MNF, and more!
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October 25th, 2021 was highlighted by Jaylen Brown’s thunderous poster on Miles Bridges to cap off Boston’s OT victory over Charlotte that resulted in the Hornets first loss of the season (3-1). Brian Johnson drilled the GW-FG during his first career game to seal the Saints win over the Seahawks on MNF, overcoming D.K. Metcalf’s long TD early in the game. Lauri Markannen, Anthony Edwards, Brandon Ingram, and John Collins all joined Jaylen Brown with some pulverizing poster dunks on Monday as well.
See what happened in sports on October 25th last year, headlined by Max Muncy‘s mammoth home run to give Clayton Kershaw some run support in a big Game 5 win for the Dodgers and a memorable Week 7 in the NFL including Baker Mayfield‘s game-winning TD against the Bengals as well as what happened in sports on October 25th, 2019 ft. the Astros coming up clutch in a must-win situation to stay alive in the World Series against the Nationals.
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.
DK METCALF GOES 84 YARDS. #Seahawks
?: #NOvsSEA on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) October 26, 2021
IT’S GOOD! @Saints take a 13-10 lead with 1:56 to go.
?: #NOvsSEA on ESPN
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— NFL (@NFL) October 26, 2021
? JAYLEN BROWN, WITH FEELING ?@celtics 10-0 run in OT on League Pass pic.twitter.com/OamCG3jLkN
— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2021
Melo's No Look ? Bridge's Slam
WOW. #CenterCourt pic.twitter.com/JZXbMPkLO6
— NBA TV (@NBATV) October 26, 2021
? 41 for @jaytatum0 in the @celtics OT win! ? pic.twitter.com/UkoVd4TCsH
— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2021
"OH. MERCY. MARKKANEN."
Lauri drops the ? on NBA LP pic.twitter.com/wc7ab0BWJL
— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2021
Anthony Edwards slam.
Anthony Edwards deflection.
19 in the 3rd for Anthony Edwards.
??: NBA LP pic.twitter.com/Esup15pqs2
— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2021
B.I. THROW IT DOWN!!
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— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 26, 2021
John Collins climbs the ladder like few others ? pic.twitter.com/AsT55n2XdB
— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2021
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7:00 PM: Boston Celtics (1-2) vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-0)
7:30 PM: Washington Wizards (2-0) vs. Brooklyn Nets (1-2)
7:30 PM: Chicago Bulls (3-0) vs. Toronto Raptors (1-2)
NBA: SG Romeo Langford, Boston Celtics (turns 22)
MLB: LF Juan Soto, Washington Nationals (23)
NFL: TE Pat Freiermuth, Pittsburgh Steelers (23)
NFL: S Johnathan Abram, Las Vegas Raiders (25)
NBA: SG PJ Dozier, Denver Nuggets (25)
NBA: SF Patrick McCaw, Free Agent (26)
NFL: DL Chris Wormley, Pittsburgh Steelers (29)
NFL: WR Chris Conley, Houston Texans (29)
NFL: OG Andrew Norwell, Jacksonville Jaguars (30)
MLB: SP Pedro Martinez, Hall of Fame (50)
NBA: C Dave Cowens, Hall of Fame (73)
2020: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw surpassed Justin Verlander (205) for the most career strikeouts (206) in MLB postseason history. He ended the game with 207 which still stands as the all-time record
2020: Seattle Seahawks WR D.K. Metcalf had a memorable chase down tackle on Pro Bowl S Budda Baker to prevent Arizona’s 99-yd INT-TD which proved crucial in the OT thriller that the Cardinals eventually won on a GW-FG
2018: Miami Dolphins QB Brock Osweiler completed a pass that ended up looking like a Madden Glitch as the ball batted off a defender and flew 15 yards upfield into a different Dolphins WR’s hands for what ended up being a 45-yard gain
2012: Longtime NBA Commissioner David Stern officially announced his retirement, effective on February 1st, 2014 — the 30-year anniversary of the day he took over
2003: Florida Marlins defeated the New York Yankees 2-0 in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium to win their 2nd World Series in just their 11th season as World Series MVP Josh Beckett pitched a Complete Game Shutout to clinch the title
1998: San Francisco 49ers WR Jerry Rice achieved 2 milestones: an NFL-record 184-game catch streak, and also the 1st player to surpass 17,000 REC YDS in NFL history. Rice still has the most consecutive games (274) with a REC & most career REC YDS (22,895)
1987: Defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games, the Minnesota Twins won their 1st World Series in franchise history
1986: New York Mets won World Series Game 6 over the Boston Red Sox to force a Game 7, scoring in the 10th inning off of a ground ball that infamously went through 1B Bill Buckner’s legs and led to the Red Sox Championship drought continuing
1985: HOF PF Karl Malone made his NBA debut with the Utah Jazz in a defeat of the Houston Rockets
1985: California Angels announced they would not be offering 1B Rod Carew a new contract, ultimately ending the 7x batting champion’s career
1978: San Diego Padres SP Gaylord Perry became the 1st player to win the Cy Young Award in both the AL and NL in MLB history
1964: Minnesota Vikings DE Jim Marshall picked up a fumble and returned it 66 yards the wrong way, resulting in a safety for the San Francisco 49ers
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