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ToggleApril 5th, 2022 features a return to NBA action with 12 games including Giannis‘ Bucks traveling to Chicago to battle DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls, as well as the Ja Morant-led Grizzlies taking on Rudy Gobert and the Jazz, and Trae Young‘s Hawks face Fred VanVleet and the Raptors. Just two days away from Opening Day, every MLB team is in action for the last big day of Spring Training, and NFL teams are beginning to swap draft picks following a deal between New Orleans and Philadelphia.
See what happened in sports on April 5th last year, headlined by the Jets trading Sam Darnold to the Panthers for draft compensation and Gary Trent Jr. hitting a game-winner at the buzzer to take down the Wizards, as well as what happened in sports on April 5th, 2020 ft. the tragic passing of NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SPORTS OVERVIEW: This daily sports post includes real headlines only (no clickbait rumors), all of the best highlights, interesting facts & records 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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LATEST HEADLINES
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BEST HIGHLIGHTS
Raptors tribute for Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry receives a tribute in his return to Toronto 🙌 pic.twitter.com/uyznzBIOPj
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 3, 2022
FVV broke KLow’s 3PM record
Fred VanVleet breaks Kyle Lowry's @Raptors franchise-record for three-pointers made in a single season! #WeTheNorth
Live Now on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/RgYVlca5Uy
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2022
KJ Martin caught a body
🤯 OH MY KJ MARTIN!
Watch Now on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/25nmWKSdU8
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2022
KJ Martin showed off the bounce to lead Sunday's TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/SH9vGIbUJ9
— NBA (@NBA) April 4, 2022
All-time RB Frank Gore retires
Frank Gore's future HOF resume:
– 5x Pro Bowl
– 2006 All-Pro 2nd Team
– 2010s NFL All-Decade Team
– Most GP (241) by a RB in NFL history
– 3rd most RUSH YDS (16,000) ever
– #49ers all-time leading rusher (11,073)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
Frank Gore's NFL records:
– Career GP (241) by a RB
– Seasons (12) of 1,200+ YScm by a RB
– RUSH YDS (7,161) after turning 30
– Seasons (14) of 14+ GP by a RB
– Consecutive seasons (16) of 11+ GP by a RB
– 3rd most career RUSH YDS (16,000)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
Frank Gore's #49ers records:
– Career RUSH YDS (11,073), ATT (2,442), & YPG (74.8; min 75 GP)
– Seasons of 600+ to 1,600+ RUSH YDS or 4+ to 9+ RUSH TD
– Season RUSH YDS (1,695), TD (t-10), YPG (105.9), ATT (312), YScm (2,180), & YPA (5.4; min 200 ATT)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
Frank Gore's #49ers Single-GP records:
– Top2 RUSH YDS (212-207) in 1 GP
– GP of 10+ to 200+ RUSH YDS
– GP of 1+ (54) & 2+ (10) RUSH TD
– GP of 10+ to 180+ YScm
– Consecutive GP of 50+ (12) & 100+ (5) RUSH YDS
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
Most career GP by a RB in NFL history:
1. Frank Gore (241)
2. Emmitt Smith (226)
3. Brian Mitchell (223)
4. Marcus Allen (222)
5. Earnest Byner (211)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
Most RUSH YDS after age-30 in NFL history:
1. Frank Gore (7,161)
2. Emmitt Smith (5,789)
3. John Riggins (5,683)
4. Warrick Dunn (5,168)
5. Walter Payton (5,101)pic.twitter.com/eIUrdlwf4E
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
Most career RUSH YDS in San Francisco #49ers history:
1. Frank Gore (11,073)
2. Joe Perry (8,689)
3. Roger Craig (7,064)
4. Ken Willard (5,930)
5. Garrison Hearst (5,535)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 4, 2022
KD’s career-high 55pt game
Kevin Durant went off for a career-high 55 points and 8 threes.
What a special scorer. pic.twitter.com/EfbWzD2SiN
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2022
Trae’s daggers downed Nets
TRAE FLOATER.
TRAE DEEP 3.
TRAE DOING HIS THING IN THE CLUTCH 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eHuMzVzgs8
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2022
The @Cavs run the perfect fastbreak at MSG to lead Saturday's TOP 10 PLAYS! pic.twitter.com/9xKXBguegt
— NBA (@NBA) April 3, 2022
Chargers top 10 plays in 2021
Bolt up! These top 10 @chargers plays from 2021 are ELECTRIC. ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/vkI3a7pMMG
— NFL (@NFL) April 2, 2022
Dolphins top 10 plays in 2021
The @MiamiDolphins' Top 10 plays of 2021! 🐬 pic.twitter.com/u88dVVC0ZO
— NFL (@NFL) April 2, 2022
RoCo was on 1 vs. the champs
What a night for Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33), he led the @LAClippers offense to a franchise-record 153 points while setting his career-high in points and 3PM! #ClipperNation
🔥 43 PTS (career high)
🔥 8 REB
🔥 2 STL
🔥 3 BLK
🔥 11 3PM (career high & franchise record) pic.twitter.com/yiez0rUKL9
— NBA (@NBA) April 2, 2022
Dolphins extended a playmaker
Xavien Howard's career resume:
– 3x Pro Bowl
– 2020 All-Pro 1st Team, 2018 2nd Team
– 2x NFL INT leader
– 2020 finished top-3 in NFL DPOY
– T-most season INT (10) in #Dolphins history
– Fastest (67 GP) to record 25 career INT since 1990
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 2, 2022
Most INT during 1 season in Miami #Dolphins history:
T1. 2020 Xavien Howard & 1967 Dick Westmoreland (10)
T3. 3x Dick Anderson, 1998 Sam Madison & Terrell Buckley, 1974 Jake Scott, & 1966 Willie West (8)
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— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) April 2, 2022
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FACTS & RECORDS
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MAIN GAMES
NBA Tuesday
7:30 PM: Atlanta Hawks (41-37) vs. Toronto Raptors (45-33)
7:30 PM: Charlotte Hornets (40-38) vs. Miami Heat (51-28)
8:00 PM: Milwaukee Bucks (48-30) vs. Chicago Bulls (45-33)
9:00 PM: Memphis Grizzlies (55-23) vs. Utah Jazz (46-32)
9:00 PM: San Antonio Spurs (33-45) vs. Denver Nuggets (47-32)
10:30 PM: Los Angeles Lakers (31-47) vs. Phoenix Suns (62-16)
*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS
NFL: DE Gregory Rousseau, Buffalo Bills (turns 22)
NFL: DT PJ Hall, Free Agent (27)
MLB: RP John Curtiss, Free Agent (29)
NBA: SG Justin Holiday, Sacramento Kings (33)
NBA: SF Stephen Jackson, Retired after 2014 (44)
SIGNIFICANT HISTORY
2019: Oklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook became the very 1st player to average a triple-double in 3 consecutive seasons in NBA history after already being the 1st player to average a triple-double in multiple seasons
2012: Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians played the longest Opening Day Game in MLB history that lasted 16 innings until a 3-run GW-HR from Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia gave Toronto a 7-4 victory
2010: Chicago White Sox SP Mark Buehrle made an incredible defensive gem on the first base line where he flipped the ball with his glove through the legs to get the out at 1B
2010: Atlanta Braves OF Jason Heyward made his MLB debut on Opening Day as the No.1 prospect in the MLB entering the season, where he blasted a 3-run HR on his 1st career swing to make it 6-3 in the 1st inning
2009: Dallas Mavericks PG Jason Kidd set franchise records for assists (16) in a half and in a regulation game (20), while he also passed Magic Johnson for 3rd place on the all-time assists list (10,141)
2001: Dallas Mavericks C Wang Zhizhi became the very 1st Chinese-born player to play a NBA game in history
1993: The Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies both played the 1st inaugural games in franchise history as expansion teams
1984: Los Angeles Lakers C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the NBA’s all-time leader in points as he used his patented sky hook to pass former Laker great Wilt Chamberlain (31,419). Formerly known as Lew Alcindor, he still remains the leading scorer with 38,387 PTS
1981: Philadelphia 76ers set a NBA Playoff record with 20 blocks in a Game 1 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that still stands today, shattering the previous record of 15 at the time
1967: Philadelphia 76ers C Wilt Chamberlain set a NBA postseason record with 41 rebounds during 1 game, which still stands today
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