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What Happened in Sports: September 9, 2021
See what happened in sports on September 9, 2021 ft. epic Bucs Cowboys NFL season opener, TJ Watt's historic extension, Ravens injuries, and more!
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September 9th, 2021 was remembered for an epic NFL season opener where the defending champion QB Tom Brady and a returning Dak Prescott combined for the most passing completions during one game in NFL history as the Bucs overcame the Cowboys’ late go-ahead FG with a GW-FG of their own for a nail-biting win full of turnovers, touchdowns, and remarkable records.
The Pittsburgh Steelers also made EDGE T.J. Watt the highest-paid defensive player of all-time while their division-rival Ravens dealt with multiple key players suffering torn ACL’s in Marcus Peters and Gus Edwards. The Lakers officially signed C DeAndre Jordan, Joc Pederson walked it off for the Braves, and Ryan McMahon delivered a clutch go-ahead HR for a Rockies win in Philly.
See what happened in sports on September 9th last year, headlined by a thrilling 2OT Game 6 between the Raptors and Celtics, Jalen Ramsey becoming the highest-paid CB in NFL history, and Atlanta setting a NL record with 29 Runs. 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.
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3:37 PM: Chicago White Sox (80-59) vs. Oakland Athletics (75-64)
7:05 PM: Toronto Blue Jays (76-62) vs. New York Yankees (78-61)
8:20 PM: Dallas Cowboys (0-0) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0)
MLB: CF Billy Hamilton, Chicago White Sox (31)
NFL: DB Casey Hayward, Las Vegas Raiders (32)
NFL: S Andrew Sendejo, Cleveland Browns (34)
NFL: WR Matthew Slater, New England Patriots (36)
NBA: SG JR Smith, Los Angeles Lakers (36)
NFL: QB Joe Theismann, Retired after 1985 (72)
NFL: DB Dick LeBeau, Hall of Fame (84)
2019: Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson pulled off an incredible GWD in just 2 plays to DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Stills to take the lead in New Orleans with 0:40 left but the Saints would kick the 58-yd GW-FG as time expired
2012: Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson passed Robert Smith for the most career RUSH YDS (6,818) in franchise history during his MVP season where he recorded a franchise-record 2,097 RUSH YDS. Peterson played 10 years with the Vikings and finished with 11,747 RUSH YDS which still stands as the franchise record today
2006: OF Alfonso Soriano set a Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos single-season record with his 45th HR, surpassing Vladimir Guerrero‘s mark of 44 from 2000. Soriano finished 2006 with 46 HR during his only season in DC that still stands as the record
2002: Arizona Diamondbacks SP Randy Johnson extended his own MLB record with 300 strikeouts for the 5th consecutive season
1989: Los Angeles Angels OF Devon White reached base on a single and then proceeded to steal 2nd, 3rd, and home for a Run
1987: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan became the very 1st pitcher to record 4,500 career strikeouts in MLB history
1984: Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton became the NFL’s leader in career Yards From Scrimmage (15,517), breaking Jim Brown’s all-time record. Payton has since been surpassed by Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice
1981: New York Yankees RP Dave LaRoche thew an epic eephus pitch that reached over 15 feet in height to strikeout Milwaukee Brewers All-Star OF Gorman Thomas
1965: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Sandy Koufax pitched his MLB record 4th career no-hitter, this time a perfect game against the Cubs. Only Nolan Ryan would go on to pitch more career no-hitters (7) in MLB history
1922: St. Louis Browns OF William “Baby Doll” Jacobson set an MLB record by hitting 3 triples in a 16-0 victory over the Tigers. 25 other players have since tied Jacobson’s record but none have surpassed it
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