October 27th, 2019 was highlighted by Gerrit Cole continuing his brilliant season with a sensational World Series Game 5 performance, leading the Astros to one win away from winning the Championship, Jae Crowder hitting a game-winning 3-point buzzer beater in overtime, and some absolutely insane plays from Aaron Rodgers for the Green Bay Packers. Check out the Best in Sports from 10/27.
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That man @AaronRodgers12…
THIS THROW. #GoPackGo
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— NFL (@NFL) October 28, 2019
.@AaronRodgers12 completes the unreal throw off his back foot to Jake Kumerow! #GoPackGo
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— NFL (@NFL) October 28, 2019
.@DeshaunWatson is unbelievable. #WeAreTexans
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
JAE CROWDER AT THE BUZZER!!!!
HAMMER. NAIL. COFFIN.
THIS BABY IS OVER!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/11dFbUAhVA
— FOX Sports Grizzlies (@GrizzliesOnFSSE) October 28, 2019
Cole ? was running non-stop last night. #WorldSeries
(MLB x @NikeBaseball) pic.twitter.com/rUsdHQyJcg
— MLB (@MLB) October 29, 2019
? @JaMorant (30 PTS, 9 AST) & @KyrieIrving (37 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST) duel as the @memgrizz top BKN in overtime! #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/pvqBKiWk8M
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
The @trailblazers win in Dallas as @Dame_Lillard (28) & @CJMcCollum (35) combine for 63 PTS, while @luka7doncic (29) & @kporzee (32) combine for 61! pic.twitter.com/AHWvLR9FKk
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
.@saquon is a grown man ? #GiantsPride #NYGvsDET
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
AD: 29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK
LBJ: 20 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB@AntDavis23 & @KingJames send the @Lakers past Charlotte at @STAPLESCenter! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/cyjOD8cant
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
That’s THREE first quarter takeaways for the @Patriots defense! #CLEvsNE
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
The @Patriots defense scores another touchdown! ? #GoPats #CLEvsNE
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
It doesn’t get more perfect than this ? @TomBrady #CLEvsNE
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
DENIED ? @Jurrellc @Titans #TBvsTEN
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
WHAT A PLAY BY JACOBY BRISSETT!!!@Colts are driving down by one. #DENvsIND @JBrissett12
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
.@Bengals WR Auden Tate showing off that catch radius ? @lil_t8te #SeizeTheDEY #CINvsLAR @NFLUK
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
.@CooperKupp is FEASTING. He’s over the 200-yard mark! #LARams #CINvsLAR
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
Some serious MILES per hour.
Miles Sanders goes 65 yards for his first career rushing TD! #PHIvsBUF @BoobieMilesXXIV
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
VINATIERI. 55 YARDS. ? #DENvsIND
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
.@blue is all of us after that Vinatieri game winner. pic.twitter.com/BOV5CNbioI
— Indy SportsOne (@IndySportsOne) October 27, 2019
? @CooperKupp!
A beautiful play drawn up by the #LARams. Kupp has 165 yards in the first half! @JaredGoff16 #CINvsLAR @NFLUK
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
What a catch! ?
Darius Slayton hauls in the pass from @Daniel_Jones10 for his 2nd TD of the day! @Young_Slay2 #GiantsPride #NYGvsDET
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
.@GardnerMinshew5 escapes… And hits Chris Conley for a 70-yard @Jaguars touchdown! @_flight17_ #DUUUVAL #NYJvsJAX
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
.@AZCardinals breaking out some tricks in New Orleans ? #AZvsNO
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
Detroit @Lions scoop & score! #NYGvsDET@DevonKennard scores the touchdown! #OnePride
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
.@_fournette takes off for 66 yards to start the game! #DUUUVAL #NYJvsJAX
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— NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2019
? Back-to-back Andrew Wiggins threes extends the @Timberwolves lead! #Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/TqRPDJEGCT
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
Playing in his NBA RECORD 22nd season… look back at @mrvincecarter15’s first bucket from each season! #NBAVault pic.twitter.com/4nA2tAf4eo
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) October 27, 2019
Dennis Schroder (22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST) and @shaiglalex (19 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST) fuel the @okcthunder win vs. GSW! #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/qcvdI05cEy
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
Joe Harris gets way up for the go-ahead tip-in!#WeGoHard 132#GrindCity 131
6.5 left: https://t.co/3dQuOL82y7 pic.twitter.com/bAkGGjDxzc
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
The bucket and denial from Ja Morant to send us to OT in Memphis! #NBARooks #GrindCity pic.twitter.com/jg8Ajv92EI
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
Ja Morant on the attack! ?#WeGoHard 120#GrindCity 118
1:10 left on NBALP: https://t.co/3dQuOL82y7 pic.twitter.com/WT64nM0H5x
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2019
“He’s been watching Luka…”
KP steps back behind the arc and is up to 16 PTS on League Pass! #MFFL pic.twitter.com/0pa7N6Tox1
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2019
Kyrie HANDLE, Kyrie HESI! ?#WeGoHard x #GrindCity
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— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2019
Shai gets into the lane and spins it off the window! #ThunderUp
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— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2019
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander somehow flips it in!@okcthunder | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/K764tO2d7B
— NBA (@NBA) October 27, 2019
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8:07 PM: Houston Astros (AL#1) vs. Washington Nationals (NL#4) [Game 5 | Tied 2-2]
1:00 PM: Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) vs. Buffalo Bills (5-1)
4:05 PM: Carolina Panthers (4-2) vs. San Francisco 49ers (6-0)
4:25 PM: Cleveland Browns (2-4) vs. New England Patriots (7-0)
8:20 PM: Green Bay Packers (6-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (5-2)
6:00 PM: Brooklyn Nets (1-1) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (0-2)
7:00 PM: Portland Trail Blazers (1-1) vs. Dallas Mavericks (2-0)
7:00 PM: Miami Heat (2-0) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (2-0)
[Player of the Day] SP Gerrit Cole, HOU (@WAS): 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 9 K, 2 BB; t-most Ks by AL SP in 1 postseason
OF Yordan Alvarez, HOU (@WAS): 3-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
OF George Springer, HOU (@WAS): 2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 BB
QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (@KC): 23-33 (69.7%), 305 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT; 6 RSH, 29 YDS
RB Tevin Coleman, SF (v.CAR): 11 RSH, 105 YDS, 3 TD; 2 REC, 13 YDS, 1 TD
WR Cooper Kupp, LAR (v.CIN): 7 REC, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 65yd LNG
RB Aaron Jones, GB (@KC): 13 RSH, 67 YDS; 7 REC, 159 YDS, 2 TD
EDGE Nick Bosa, SF (v.CAR): 4 TKL, 4 SOLO, 3 SK, 1 INT, 1 PD
PG Kyrie Irving, BRK (@MEM): 37 PTS (11-27 FG), 7 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
PG Ja Morant, MEM (v.BRK): 30 PTS (13-22 FG), 9 AST, 4 REB, 6 TOV
PF Anthony Davis, LAL (v.CHA): 29 PTS (10-19 FG), 14 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK, 5 TOV
NBA: PG Lonzo Ball, New Orleans Pelicans (turns 22)
MLB: LF Francsico Mejia, San Diego Padres (24)
NFL: LB Preston Brown, Cincinnati Bengals (27)
NFL: CB William Jackson III, Cincinnati Bengals (27)
NBA: SF Evan Turner, Atlanta Hawks (31)
NBA: PG Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers (33)
MLB: LF Ralph Kiner, Hall of Fame (97)
2011: In Game 6 of the World Series, St. Louis Cardinals 3B David Freese hit an iconic game-tying, 2-run triple with 2 outs in the 9th inning and followed up with a walk-off home run in the 11th to force a game 7
2006: Despite losing 10 of their last 14 regular season games, the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series over the Detroit Tigers in 6 games; they had the fewest regular season wins of any World Series winner
2004: The Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals to win their 1st World Series since 1918, breaking the “Curse of the Bambino”
2002: Dallas Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing yards, surpassing Walter Payton
2002: The Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 to win their very 1st World Series in franchise history
1998: Due to a lack of progress in collective bargaining negotiations, the NBA officially cancelled all games through November 30th
1995: The Cleveland Browns’ proposed move to Baltimore in 1996 to become the “Ravens” became official
1992: In the 1st NBA (preseason) game ever hosted in Latin America, the Houston Rockets defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Mexico City
1991: In what many consider to be the greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Braves and Twins held each other scoreless for 9 innings, forcing the 1st extra-inning game 7 in 67 years; the Twins won 1-0 in the 10th inning as SP Jack Morris pitched a shutout
1985: The Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals handily (11-0) in Game 7 to secure their 1st title and became the very 1st team to lose the 1st 2 games of a World Series at home and come back to win it
1984: HOF C Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon made his NBA debut for the Houston Rockets in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks
1983: HOF SG Clyde Drexler made his NBA debut in the Portland Trail Blazers’ victory over the San Diego Clippers
1973: Los Angeles Lakers C Elmore Smith blocked an NBA-record 17 shots in a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers
1967: HOF PG Walt Frazier made his NBA debut for the New York Knicks in a loss to the Detroit Pistons
1959: The American Football League officially granted a charter franchise in Buffalo to Ralph Wilson
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