What’s Happening in Sports: June 9, 2022

By Elsie A. Dotson 2 years ago

June 9th, 2022 features an 11-game MLB schedule with many winning teams colliding highlighted by Gerrit Cole going for the Yankees against Buxton‘s Twins after Minnesota’s blowout victory. Bryce Harper‘s red-hot Phillies go for a sweep of Corbin Burnes‘ Brewers, Steven Strasburg makes his long-awaited return from injury, and the Rays look to finish off St. Louis in their inter-league clash. NBA fans await Game 4 on Friday after Boston’s big win to take a 2-1 lead, while NFL’s reigning champion has Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp under new contracts.

See what happened in sports on June 9th last year, headlined by CP3‘s masterful 17-point, 15-assist outing leading Phoenix to another blowout win against the Jamal Murray-less Nuggets, Rudy Gobert being awarded his third Defensive Player of the Year in four years, Jake Fraley turning a potential walk-off HR into a double play as well as what happened in sports on June 9th, 2020 ft. Todd Gurley officially going home to Atlanta and the MLBPA agreeing to a July 10th opening day. 

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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Jun 08, 2022
Boston Celtics picked up a big win in NBA Finals Game 3 after another strong 4th Qtr where Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, & Marcus Smart all played great to overcome positive performances from Steph Curry & Klay Thompson while Draymond Green fouled out with only 2 PTS

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Jun 08, 2022
Los Angeles Rams signed 2021 NFL OPOY WR Cooper Kupp to a 3y/$80M extension, including a NFL WR-record $75M GTD

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Jun 07, 2022
Philadelphia Phillies picked up their 5th straight win since firing Manager Joe Girardi as they handed Josh Hader his 1st & 2nd allowed Run of 2022 on back-to-back jacks from Alec Bohm & Matt Vierling in the 9th inning to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win at Milwaukee

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Jun 07, 2022
Los Angeles Angels fired 2016 World Series-winning Manager (with CHC) Joe Maddon after a 130-148 tenure since 2020 including a 27-29 record during 2022 amidst an 12-game losing streak

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Jun 06, 2022
Los Angeles Rams made 3x DPOY Aaron Donald the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history ($31.7M AAV) with a 3y/$95M extension for a $40M raise through 2024 ($65M gtd through 2023)

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Jun 06, 2022
Denver Broncos sold for a record $4.65 Billion Dollars as Walmart heir Rob Walton won the bidding in the most expensive team sale in sports history

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Jun 05, 2022
Golden State Warriors went off for a 19-2 run to end Q3 that was capped off with big 3’s including Jordan Poole’s legendary halfcourt buzzer-beater as they neutralized Boston’s role players to blowout Boston and even up the NBA Finals 1-1

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Jun 05, 2022
Utah Jazz HC Quin Snyder has stepped down from his position as Utah will now look for a new HC immediately

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Jun 04, 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie OF Jack Suwinski put the team on his back by lifting the team to a 2-1 victory by hitting a 2-run walk-off HR when trailing 1-0 in the 9th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks

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Jun 03, 2022
Houston Astros agreed to extend DH Yordan Alvarez to a 6y/$115M extension through the 2028 season

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JAYLEN GOT GOING ASAP

 

CURRY CAUGHT FIRE IN Q3

 

BEST GAME 3 PLAYS EVER

 

VOTTO GOT ROBBED

 

JESUS WINS IT FOR MIAMI

 

BLACKMON BLEW THE GAME

 

FIGHTIN’ PHILLS ON FIRE

 

WHAT A WALK OFF IN TAMPA

 

ANOTHER ELI WHITE PLAY

 

LONGEST THROWS SINCE ’16

 

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Jun 08, 2022
Jaylen Brown recorded the most PTS (17) during the 1st Qtr of a Finals GP in Boston Celtics history, and the t-most PTS in any Finals Qtr with Ray Allen (2010 2nd Qtr)

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Jun 08, 2022
Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum are the 1st duo by age-25 to each record 25+ PTS during 1 NBA Finals GP in Boston Celtics history

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Jun 08, 2022
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, & Marcus Smart are the 1st NBA teammates trio to each record 20+ PTS/5+ AST/5+ REB multiple times during the same Postseason over the last 60+ years

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Jun 08, 2022
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, & Marcus Smart are the 1st NBA teammates trio to each record 20+ PTS/5+ REB/5+ AST during 1 Finals GP since 1984

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Jun 08, 2022
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, & Macus Smart combined for the most PTS (77) by a trio during 1 NBA Finals GP in Boston Celtics history since 1987

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Jun 08, 2022
Boston Celtics recorded the t-most consecutive Wins (7) after a loss during 1 Postseason in NBA history, with all 3 other teams with 7 such wins winning the title that year

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Jun 08, 2022
Steph Curry has 15 career Finals GP of 5+ 3PM, which is by far the most in NBA history as the next most is Klay Thompson with 5 GP

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Jun 08, 2022
Steph Curry & Klay Thompson are the only duo to each record 25+ PTS & 5+ 3PM during the same Finals GP in NBA history, and have now done so 4x

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Jun 08, 2022
Steph Curry tied his own record for the most consecutive GP (3) of 25+ PTS & 5+ 3PM in NBA Finals history

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Jun 08, 2022
Steph Curry is the 1st player to record 5+ 3PM during 3 consecutive Finals GP multiple times in NBA history

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MLB Thursday

*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*

NFL: WR Rondale Moore, Arizona Cardinals (turns 22)

NFL: WR Quez Watkins, Philadelphia Eagles (24)

NFL: DE Dean Lowry, Green Bay Packers (28)

MLB: RP Joe Kelly, Chicago White Sox (34)

MLB: 1B Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros (38)

NFL: RS/WR Josh Cribbs, Retired after 2014 (39)

NBA: PF Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat (42)

NFL: LB Tedy Bruschi, Retired after 2008 (49)

2013: LeBron James’ most famous block with the Miami Heat came when he denied Tiago Splitter of an easy dunk in NBA Finals Game 2 that Miami ended up winning in 7 games

2009: Millvile, NJ High School OF Mike Trout was drafted 25th overall by the Los Angeles Angels during a 1st round that included Stephen Strasburg going #1 to Washington. Trout quickly made his MLB debut in 2011 and has been a perennial MVP candidate since

2000: Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal shattered an NBA Playoff record by going to the free-throw line 38 times in their Game 2 victory over the Indiana Pacers, yet only made 18 of those attempts

1990: Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Eddie Murray hit a HR from both sides of the plate for the 10th time in his career, tying Mickey Mantle’s all-time record

1987: Los Angeles Lakers PG Magic Johnson used teammate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s patented skyhook as time expired to defeat the Celtics 107-106 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead en route to his 4th (of 5) career Championship

1985: As the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in 6 games to win their 9th NBA Championship, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the oldest player to ever be named Finals MVP at 38 years old and the 1st to win the award on 2 different teams (1971 w/ Milwaukee)

1980: Boston Celtics GM Red Auerbach completed a notorious trade with the Golden State Warriors in which Boston received C Robert Parish and a 1980 1st round pick (which would be used on PF Kevin McHale) for a pair of 1st-rounders in 1980 (Joe Barry Carroll, Rickey Brown). Parish & McHale both became Hall of Famers for Boston. 

1914: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Honus Wagner became just the 2nd player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits (Cap Anson)

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