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What Happened in Sports: April 1, 2020
What happened in sports on April 1, 2020 ft. Aldon Smith coming out of retirement w/ DAL, HOU adding Jernigan, PSO's Scouting Reports, and more!
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April 1st, 2020 was highlighted by the Dallas Cowboys agreeing to bring EDGE Aldon Smith out of a four-year retirement on a 1y/$4M deal, the Seattle Seahawks signing EDGE Benson Mayowa to a 1y/$3M deal with $4M in maximum incentives, and the Houston Texans sealing up a 1y/$3.8M deal with $1.3M guaranteed with DL Timmy Jernigan. PSO also released the first NFL Scouting Report for the 2020 NFL Draft Class, starting with No. 25 ranked LB Kenneth Murray.
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.
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Hands team. 😱 pic.twitter.com/C52NI9l4gf
— MLB (@MLB) September 9, 2021
Scoreboard. #UltraMoment pic.twitter.com/Ad49dhxjja
— MLB (@MLB) September 9, 2021
Ending the game with style. #SeptemberBaseball pic.twitter.com/cZv9KcC0bU
— MLB (@MLB) September 9, 2021
Bryan De La Cruz’s walk-off “single” for the Marlins 🥳 pic.twitter.com/9TaaP2bC45
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) September 9, 2021
Don’t run on Renfroe!
Hunter Renfroe has 16 assists this season, 4 more than the next closest outfielder. pic.twitter.com/70rh5XUx4W
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 9, 2021
𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 🚀 pic.twitter.com/nyy3aiMZxf
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 9, 2021
Sandy Alcantara shoves against the Mets and K’s 14 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oL1gmS1TFZ
— MLB Truths (@TruthsMlb) September 9, 2021
Gerrit Cole recorded the most consecutive Ks (61) without allowing a BB in MLB history during 2021
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Gerrit Cole recorded the most Ks (15) during 1 Postseason GP in Houston #Astros history & the t-3rd most in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most Ks during 1 season in Houston #Astros history:
1. 2019 Gerrit Cole (326)
2. 1979 J.R. Richard (313)
3. 1986 Mike Scott (306)
4. 1978 J.R. Richard (303)
5. 2019 Justin Verlander (300)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Largest Pitcher contracts in MLB history:
1. Gerrit Cole (9y/$324M)
2. Stephen Strasburg (7y/$245M)
3. David Price (7y/$217M)
4. Clayton Kershaw (7y/$215M)
5. Max Scherzer (7y/$210M)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Gerrit Cole recorded the most GP (21) of 10+ Ks during 1 season (2019) in Houston #Astros history, trailing only Randy Johnson (23 3x) & Nolan Ryan (23 in 1973) in MLB history
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
September 8, 1998: St. Louis #Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ 37-year-old single-season HR record with his 62nd of the year. McGwire would finish with 70 which stood as the record for only 3 seasons when Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most HR during 1 season in MLB history:
1. 2001 Barry Bonds (73)*
2. 1998 Mark McGwire (70)*
3. 1998 Sammy Sosa (66)*
4. 1999 Mark McGwire (65)*
5. 2001 Sammy Sosa (64)*
6. 1999 Sammy Sosa (63)*
7. 1961 Roger Maris (61)
8. 1927 Babe Ruth (60)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 25, 2021
September 8, 2020: Los Angeles #Lakers F LeBron James became the all-time leader in NBA playoff Wins, passing Derek Fisher with his 162nd career postseason victory. King James is currently up to 174 and counting
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most Playoff Wins by a player in NBA history:
1. LeBron James (174)^
2. Derek Fisher (161)
3. Tim Duncan (157
4. Robert Horry (155)
5. Kareem Abdul—Jabbar (154)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
September 8, 2019: Washington’s TE @VernonDavis85 turned back the clock with an explosive 48-yard TD vs. Philadelphia that included an insane hurdle and other broken tackles
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Sep 8, 2019: QB Lamar Jackson became the 1st QB w/ a perfect PASS RTG (158.3) in #Ravens history while they had a franchise record 59 PTS & 643 total YDS, kickstarting Lamar’s MVP campaign where he famously said “Not bad for a Running Back” after the gamepic.twitter.com/743zVEtQQn
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Most PTS during 1 GP in Baltimore #Ravens franchise history:
1. 2019 vs. Dolphins (59)
2. 2012 vs. Raiders (55)
3. 2019 vs. Bengals (49)
T4. 2014 vs. Bucs, 2009 vs. Lions, 2005 vs. Packers (48) pic.twitter.com/Vd4hLwVqJf
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za'Darius Smith has recorded the most pressures (163) among NFL EDGE since 2019
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za'Darius Smith recorded the most pressures (93) among NFL EDGE defenders in 2019
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za’Darius Smith has made the Pro Bowl each of the last 2 seasons pic.twitter.com/YqWi3KNoeK
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
Za’Darius Smith is the best #Packers EDGE rusher since Clay Matthews was in his prime pic.twitter.com/rMPB3pdBjm
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) September 9, 2021
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NBA: C Mitchell Robinson, New York Knicks (turns 22)
MLB: OF David Dahl, Colorado Rockies (26)
NFL: LB Reggie Gilbert, Tennessee Titans (27)
NBA: C Brook Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks (32)
NBA: C Robin Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks (32)
MLB: 1B Daniel Murphy, Colorado Rockies (35)
NFL: S Sean Taylor, Passed in 2007 (37)
NBA: PG Mark Jackson, Retired after 2004 (55)
MLB: SP Phil Niekro, Hall of Fame (81)
2016: Golden State Warriors’ record 54-game home winning streak was finally snapped with a 106-103 loss to the Boston Celtics, their 1st and only regulation home loss during their historic 73-win season (lost to Minnesota in OT 4 days later at home)
2013: Washington Nationals OF Bryce Harper belted 2 HR’s in the 1st Opening-Day ABs of his career (MLB debut in mid-2012)
2008: New York Yankees set an MLB record with their 11th consecutive Opening Day victory, 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays
1999: Detroit Pistons SG Joe Dumars became just the 10th player in NBA history to play 1,000 games with a single team
1999: Philadelphia 76ers HC Larry Brown won his 900th career game, compiling an NBA record of 671-547 and an ABA record of 229-107
1996: Just 7 pitches into the Cincinnati Reds-Montreal Expos Opening Day game, MLB umpire John McSherry suffered a heart attack, collapsing on the field and ultimately passing away; the game was postponed, prompting a gaffe of a statement by Reds owner Marge Schott, which would contribute to her eventual ousting
1992: NFL owners rejected a proposal to expand the regular season to 18 games, instead opting to stay at 16 games
1973: Boston Celtics SF John Havlicek set an NBA playoff record by converting 24 FGs (54 points) in a victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals
1972: MLB players officially went on strike for the 1st time in the sport’s history
1962: Just a few months before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons, HOF PF Dave DeBusschere signed with the Chicago White Sox and would pitch 36 games over 2 years with a 2.9 ERA
1931: P Jackie Mitchell signed with the Chattanooga baseball club, becoming the very 1st woman to play professional baseball
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