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What Happened in Sports: September 3, 2020
See what happened in sports on September 3, 2020 ft. Anunoby's shot of a lifetime, Pete Alonso honoring Tom Seaver with a walk-off HR, and more!
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September 3rd, 2020 was highlighted by OG Anunoby’s game-winning buzzer-beater to save the Raptors from going down 3-0 to the Celtics while Pete Alonso hit his first career walk-off HR as the Mets honored Tom Seaver’s legacy a day after his passing. Check out everything that happened in sports on September 3rd last year and the Best in Sports from exactly a year ago.
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.
ANUNOBY FOR THE WIN WITH .5 SECONDS LEFT 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/M6IdnSv5yd
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 4, 2020
A #walkoff for the Polar Bear! pic.twitter.com/vXbbJM9vt3
— MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2020
Just. Dingers. #LGM pic.twitter.com/Qbj5TUQqaC
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 3, 2020
Kawhi Leonard puts up 29 PTS in 3 quarters of action as the @LAClippers go up 1-0 on Denver! #NBAPlayoffs
Game 2: Sat. (9/5) – 9:00pm/et, TNT pic.twitter.com/hFqdITNmdI
— NBA (@NBA) September 4, 2020
KEMBA TO THEIS WITH 0.5 REMAINING! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/yP6STSRSze
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) September 4, 2020
Kemba at the buzzer 🚨
Walker has 17 PTS after the 1Q pic.twitter.com/eq5NYzfB2N
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 3, 2020
.@TeoscarH for the lead!
He’s now tied for the MLB lead in HR (13). 👀 pic.twitter.com/gb2FYVQzoe
— MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2020
Jokic makes these dimes look too easy 👀 pic.twitter.com/YI6oIub6H1
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) September 4, 2020
Time Lord threw it DOWN 😳 pic.twitter.com/3IwNcF5xtp
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) September 4, 2020
Jaylen Brown 2-handed jam 😨 pic.twitter.com/GUvgXXWFWO
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 4, 2020
And Bohm goes the dynamite. #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/RqY6ILpoGz
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) September 3, 2020
.@bryceharper3 caught ’em napping. pic.twitter.com/CX2ogxXmyo
— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2020
TREZZ DENIAL! 😤@nuggets 36@LAClippers 42#NBAPlayoffs on TNT pic.twitter.com/9wl1JPgBn6
— NBA (@NBA) September 4, 2020
2500 Ks!@ClaytonKersh22 is now the 39th pitcher ever to reach the mark. pic.twitter.com/5Em23Cl0G0
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 4, 2020
.@Urshela10 with some hot corner perfection. 😍 pic.twitter.com/goDLzNoDBG
— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2020
Cuban combo 👀#ForTheH pic.twitter.com/lQYhPOfFLz
— Houston Astros (@astros) September 3, 2020
Bing-bang-boom. pic.twitter.com/DkEn1V7HU4
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) September 4, 2020
Luis Robert just WRECKED this ball. pic.twitter.com/6eXsiBk2Ar
— MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2020
🚨 Trea Turner inside-the-parker 🚨 pic.twitter.com/ZhaBFGWiRR
— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2020
Some of the best all-time touchdowns between the @Chiefs & @HoustonTexans!
We’re only one week away from #Kickoff2020. #HOUvsKC pic.twitter.com/kGlRmfYqSl
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) September 3, 2020
September 3, 2015: During the preseason, Bills’ Ron Brooks has one of the craziest pick-sixes you’ll see. Not completely @danorlovsky7’s fault. pic.twitter.com/SveWTPrGNB
— This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) September 3, 2020
Prime time.
On the road.
And @dalvincook puts up 31.3 @NFLFantasy points and scores the go-ahead touchdown. pic.twitter.com/IVcuNPsvzr
— NFL (@NFL) September 3, 2020
Another wild triple play!
This one was turned by the Expos OTD in 2002. pic.twitter.com/iaLYkKsXON
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) September 3, 2020
14 years ago, @ryanhoward hit his 50th, 51st, and 52nd homers of the season in consecutive at bats.
He would end 2006 with 58 long balls and would win the NL MVP. pic.twitter.com/OadpD1rfWF
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) September 3, 2020
13 years ago, the great @45PedroMartinez joined the 3,000 strikeout club. pic.twitter.com/CvkRmXD9Sy
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) September 3, 2020
It was Manny being Manny from the start.
OTD in 1993, @therealmanny99 thought he homered for his 1st career hit. It was a ground rule double. 😂 pic.twitter.com/604PnZCNvs
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) September 3, 2020
“The Freak” @JevonKearse took the league by storm in 1999. His 14.5 sacks are the most by a rookie in NFL history.
📺: #INDvsTEN — Thursday 8pm ET on NFLN/FOX/PRIME VIDEO
📱: https://t.co/iZo92mr4YH pic.twitter.com/SAZpieKnJq
— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) November 11, 2020
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6:30 PM: Toronto Raptors (#2) vs. Boston Celtics (#3) [BOS leads 2-0]
9:00 PM: Denver Nuggets (#3) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (#2) [Game 1]
4:05 PM: Washington Nationals (12-22) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (17-15)
4:10 PM: New York Yankees (20-15) vs. New York Mets (16-21)
7:10 PM: San Diego Padres (23-15) vs. Los Angeles Angels (12-25)
[Highlights] PG Kyle Lowry, TOR (@BOS): 31 PTS (13-23 FG), 8 AST, 6 REB, 0 BLK, 2 STL, 3 TO
[Highlights] SF Kawhi Leonard, LAC (v.DEN): 29 PTS (12-16 FG), 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] PG Kemba Walker, BOS (v.TOR): 29 PTS (9-15 FG), 3 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 2 TO
[Highlights] SG Jaylen Brown, BOS (v.TOR): 19 PTS (9-15 FG), 2 AST, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 0 STL, 4 TO
[Highlights] G Fred VanVleet, TOR (@BOS): 25 PTS (9-22 FG), 6 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 5 TO
[Highlights] SP Clayton Kershaw, LAD (v.ARI): 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 8 K, 2 BB, W [Player of the Day]
[Highlights] SP Andrew Heaney, LAA (v.SD): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 6 K, 2 BB, W
[Highlights] OF Teoscar Hernandez, TOR (@BOS): 2-4, 1 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
[Highlights] SS Tim Anderson, CWS (@KC): 3-4, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
[Highlights] RP Edwin Diaz, NYM (v.NYY): 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 1 BB, W
NFL: RB Devin Singletary, Buffalo Bills (turns 23)
MLB: 3B Carter Kieboom, Washington Nationals (23)
NFL: OL Michael Deiter, Miami Dolphins (24)
MLB: SP David Peterson, New York Mets (25)
NFL: LB Myles Jack, Jacksonville Jaguars (25)
MLB: RP Carl Edwards Jr, Seattle Mariners (29)
NFL: K Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers (36)
NFL: EDGE Jevon Kearse, Retired after 2010 (44)
MLB: OF Luis Gonzalez, Retired in 2008 (53)
2019: The eventual World Series Champion Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets despite trailing by 6 runs in the 9th inning. MLB teams were previously 0-274 when trailing by 6 runs or more in 2019
2019: Jorge Soler set the Kansas City Royals franchise single-season HR record with his 39th dinger. He would go on to help the Royals be the last team in MLB history to have a player hit 40 or more HR in a season
2019: Los Angeles Rams gave QB Jared Goff a 4y/$134M contract extension that included $110M fully guaranteed, an NFL record
2007: Hall of Fame SP Pedro Martinez became the 15th pitcher in MLB history to join the elusive 3,000 strikeout club
2000: Cleveland Indians OF Kenny Lofton tied an MLB record by scoring a run for the 18th consecutive game
1990: Chicago White Sox RP Bobby Thigpen set a new MLB record by recording his 47th save of the season
1977: Japanese superstar 1B Sadaharu Oh hit his 756th career HR, passing Hank Aaron as the global HR leader in professional baseball history
1974: After 12 All-Star appearances, 3 All-Star MVPs, an NBA Championship, and an MVP Award over 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks, HOF PG Oscar Robertson announced his retirement from the NBA
1974: In his MLB debut, Giants RP John Montefusco hit a HR in his 1st AB and pitched 9 innings of relief after SP Ron Bryant started the game with 4 runs and no outs; they would defeat the Dodgers 9-5
1972: Atlanta Braves OF Hank Aaron broke Stan Musial’s career MLB Total Bases record with his 6,135th TB during a victory over the Phillies
1928: Coming into a 6-1 loss to the Senators as a pinch-hitter, Philadelphia Athletics OF Ty Cobb recorded his 4,191st and final career hit that stood as the MLB record until Pete Rose surpassed him 1985
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