By Pro Sports Outlook, The Front Office for Fans
Sep 26, 2020

September 26th, 2020 was remembered for LeBron James taking over down the stretch in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals against Denver to claim the Conference crown. The 2020 MLB regular season’s second to last day witnessed playoff clinchers and wild results that have changed the direction of the Postseason. Check out everything that happened in sports on September 26th last year.

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.

King earns West crown

Anti-gravity AD

Game-sealing grab

2020 RBI leader

Caruso to the Cup

MVP vs. MVP on MNF

Rook had a night

Cannon in Tropicana

Ace on the hill

Green gets big

deGrom continues to dominate

LeBron’s defense is still A1

Donald is a freak

Evolution of LA’s stars

Metcalf vs. Gilmore

Best Rookie QBs ever

James Worthy was a legend

This one’s for Jose

KG Jr. touches upper deck

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NBA

[Highlights] PG LeBron James, LAL (v.DEN): 38 PTS (15-25), 10 AST, 16 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 2 TO [Player of the Day]

[Highlights] PF Anthony Davis, LAL (v.DEN): 27 PTS (8-16 FG), 3 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK, 2 STL, 1 TO

[Highlights] C Nikola Jokic, DEN (@LAL): 20 PTS (9-16 FG), 5 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 3 STL, 1 TO

MLB

[Highlights] SP Brandon Woodruff, MIL (@STL): 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 10 K, 1 BB, W

[Highlights] SP Joe Musgrove, PIT (@CLE): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 10 K, 1 BB, W

[Highlights] SP German Marquez, COL (@ARI): 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 1 BB, W

[Highlights] SP John Means, BAL (@TOR): 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 9 K, 1 BB, L

[Highlights] SP Lance McCullers Jr., HOU (@TEX): 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 9 K, 2 BB 

NBA: SG Shake Milton, Philadelphia 76ers (turns 24)

NFL: LB Eric Wilson, Minnesota Vikings (26)

NBA: SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Dallas Mavericks (27)

MLB: OF Jordan Luplow, Cleveland Indians (27)

NFL: CB Byron Jones, Miami Dolphins (28)

MLB: SP Chris Archer, Pittsburgh Pirates (32)

MLB: RP Sean Doolittle, Washington Nationals (34)

2016: A day after Jose Fernandez’s tragic death, the Miami Marlins all wore his jersey and Dee Gordon hit an iconic HR to lead off the game 

2012: The NFL and NFL Referees Association reached an agreement to officially end to the NFL referee lockout and replace the “replacement officials”

1996: San Francisco Giants OF Barry Bonds achieved just the 2nd 40 HR-40 SB season in MLB history (Jose Canseco, 1988)

1981: Houston Astros SP Nolan Ryan set an MLB record by throwing his 5th career no-hitter

1973: A year after retiring from the Lakers and the NBA, future HOF C Wilt Chamberlain signed with the ABA’s San Diego Conquistadors as a player-coach in a comeback attempt

1970: With SP Jim Palmer’s 20th win of the season, the Baltimore Orioles became just the 2nd team in MLB history with 4 20-game winners (1920 White Sox)

1967: After a falling out with Cleveland ownership, founder and namesake Paul Brown was granted an AFL expansion franchise in Cincinnati, Ohio (Bengals)

1965: Baltimore Colts RB Lenny Moore failed to reach the end zone for the 1st time in 18 games against the Packers, ending his NFL-record streak

1962: Los Angeles Dodgers SS Maury Wills became the 1st player in MLB history to steal 100 bases in a season

1961: New York Yankees OF Roger Maris became just the 2nd in MLB history to hit 60s HRs in a season, tying Babe Ruth’s record from 1927

1954: The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 8-6 in what would be their final game in Philadelphia, as the franchise moved to Kansas City the following season; Yankees C Yogi Berra played his only career game at 3B and OF Mickey Mantle played SS

1920: The very 1st APFA (later re-named to NFL) game took place at Rock Island’s Douglas Park as a crowd of 800 watched the Independents defeat the St. Paul Ideals 48-0

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