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What Happened in Sports: September 1, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 1, 2021 ft. Clint Capela's extension, Gerrit Cole's historic start, key injuries in the NFL/MLB, and more!
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September 1st, 2021 was highlighted by the Atlanta Hawks extending C Clint Capela through the 2025 season. Gerrit Cole recorded the most swings and misses in Yankees history as he got New York back on track thanks to a dominant performance against Shohei Ohtani’s Angels. Tampa Bay Rays have their largest division lead in franchise history, Kenta Maeda underwent Tommy John surgery, and the Mariners extended their GM as well as their Manager amidst a surprisingly impressive season.
See what happened in sports on September 1st last year, headlined by an epic ending to Jazz-Nuggets Game 7, Marcus Smart’s red-hot 4th Quarter, and some notable NFL extensions. 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, notable birthdays, and a quick recap of significant events on this day in sports history.
Here’s a play you don’t see every day 🤷 pic.twitter.com/OAErhOqBsA
— MLB (@MLB) September 2, 2021
September 1, 2020: Denver #Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz in Gm 7 of Rd 1 after Nikola Jokic’s GW-FG before Torrey Craig’s missed layup led to Mike Conley missing the buzzer-beating GW-3PM. Jamal Murray & Donovan Mitchell recorded the most PTS (475) by opposing players in 1 series pic.twitter.com/bwFabm4HxP
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 1, 2021
Most combined PTS by opposing players in 1 NBA postseason GP:
1. 2020 Mitchell (51) & Murray (50) = 101
2. 1986 Jordan (63) & Bird (36) = 99
3. 2020 Murray (50) & Mitchell (44) = 94
4. 2020 Mitchell (57) & Murray (36) = 93
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 1, 2021
Jason Taylor’s HOF resume:
– 6x Pro Bowl
– 3x 1st Team All-Pro, 2001 2nd Team
– 2006 NFL DPOY, 2x AFC DPOY
– 2002 NFL SK Leader
– 2000s All-Decade Team
– Most TD (8) by a DL in NFL history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Jason Taylor’s records in Miami #Dolphins history:
– Career SK (131.0)
– Career FF (43)
– Career TFL (137)
– Career FR YDS (246)
– Career FR TD (6)
– Season SK (18.5)
– Season FF (9)
– Season FR YDS (85)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Most career SK in Miami #Dolphins history:
1. Jason Taylor (131.0)
2. Cameron Wake (98.0)
3. Bill Stanfill (69.5)
4. Vern Den Herder (65.0)
5. Doug Betters (64.5)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Most career TD by a DL in NFL history:
1. Jason Taylor (8)
2. George Martin (7)
T3. J.J. Watt^ & Bob Shaw (6)
T5. Clyde Simmons & Andy Robustelli (5)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 7, 2021
Zach Thomas’ career resume:
– 7x Pro Bowl
– 5x 1st Team All-Pro, 2x 2nd Team
– 1996 AFC DROY
– 2000s All-Decade Team
– 5th on NFL’s all-time TKL (1,734) list
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Zach Thomas’ records in Miami #Dolphins history:
– Career COMB TKL (988)
– Career SOLO TKL (617)
– Career TKL AST (371)
– T-most career INT-TD (4)
– Season COMB TKL (165)
– Season SOLO TKL (107)
– Season TKL AST (68)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Most career COMB TKL in Miami #Dolphins history:
1. Zach Thomas (1,640)
2. Reshad Jones (776)
3. Jason Taylor (723)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Calais Campbell’s ranks in Arizona #Cardinals history:
– 1st in career TFL (107) & QBHits (124)
– T-3rd in season TFL (16 2x)
– 4th in career SK (56.5)
– 5th in career PD (42)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Most career TFL in Arizona #Cardinals history:
1. Calais Campbell (107)
2. Darnell Dockett (90)
3. Adrian Wilson (81)
4. Karlos Dansby (77)
5. Chandler Jones (68)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Clinton Portis’ ranks in Washington franchise history:
– 1st/2nd/5th in season YScm (1,732/1,705/1,651)
– 2nd in career RUSH YDS (6,824), RUSH TD (46), & RUSH YDS/GP (81.2)
– 2nd & 3rd in season RUSH YDS (1,516/1,487)
– 5th in season RUSH YDS/GP (94.8)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
Most season YScm in Washington franchise history:
1. 2005 Clinton Portis (1,732)
2. 2008 Clinton Portis (1,705)
3. 2012 Alfred Morris (1,690)
4. 1972 Larry Brown (1,689)
5. 2007 Clinton Portis (1,651)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 2, 2021
September 1, 1971: For a 10-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh #Pirates rolled out what is commonly referred to as the 1st all-black (African-American and Latino) starting lineup in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 1, 2021
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7:07 PM: New York Yankees (76-56) vs. Los Angeles Angels (66-67)
7:10 PM: Boston Red Sox (75-59) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (84-48)
9:45 PM: Milwaukee Brewers (81-52) vs. San Francisco Giants (84-48)
10:10 PM: Atlanta Braves (70-61) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (84-49)
NBA: SF Cam Reddish, Atlanta Hawks (turns 22)
NBA: SG Josh Okogie, Minnesota Timberwolves (23)
NFL: S DJ Swearinger, Free Agent (30)
NFL: DL Calais Campbell, Baltimore Ravens (35)
NFL: RB Clinton Portis, Retired after 2011 (40)
NFL: EDGE Jason Taylor, Hall of Fame (47)
NFL: LB Zach Thomas, Retired after 2008 (48)
NBA: PG Tim Hardaway, Retired after 2003 (55)
2020: Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of the 1st Rd after Nikola Jokic‘s GW-FG before Torrey Craig‘s missed layup led to Mike Conley missing the buzzer-beating GW-3PM. Jamal Murray & Donovan Mitchell recorded the most PTS (475) by opposing players during 1 playoff series
2019: Houston Astros SP Justin Verlander became the 1st player with multiple no-hitters in the same road ballpark in MLB history and the 6th pitcher ever to record 3 career no-no’s
2007: Boston Red Sox SP Clay Buchholz became the 1st rookie to record a no-hitter in franchise history, doing so in just his 2nd career MLB start for a 1-0 victory over the Orioles during the same season Boston went on to win the World Series
2006: Roger Goodell officially began his tenure as Commissioner of the NFL, a position he still holds today
1975: New York Mets SP Tom Seaver became the 1st pitcher with 200+ strikeouts in 8 consecutive seasons. He was the only pitcher to accomplish this until Max Scherzer joined him on August 28, 2019
1971: For a 10-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled out what is commonly referred to as the 1st all-black (African-American and Latino) starting lineup in MLB history
1964: San Francisco Giants RP Masanori Murakami became the very 1st Japanese-born player in MLB history when he pitched a scoreless 8th inning during a loss to the Mets
1918: Due to the United States’ involvement in World War I, the MLB was abruptly stopped
1906: Philadelphia Athletics SP Jack Coombs and Boston Red Sox SP Joe Harris each pitched all 24 IP in a 4-1 Athletics win
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