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ToggleJune 8th, 2022 features a pivotal Game 3 as the NBA Finals shifts to Boston after Golden State’s furious third quarter run pushed them past the Celtics to even the series. MLB’s action-packed 15-game slate includes many great matchups including two of the NL’s best concluding their set as Lindor‘s Mets battle Machado‘s Padres. The Rays host St. Louis after Taylor Walls played the unlikely hero for Tampa, while AL division leaders square off with the Yankees facing Minnesota. The Walton-Penner group just purchased the Broncos for a record $4.65B.
See what happened in sports on June 8th last year, headlined by Nikola Jokic becoming the lowest picked player (41st) to ever win NBA MVP after a record-setting campaign, Donovan Mitchell‘s 45-point explosion leading Utah to a Game 1 win over the Clippers, and Joel Embiid‘s playoff career-high 40 points propelling Philly to a 1-1 tie as well as what happened in sports on June 8th, 2020 ft. LaMarcus Aldridge‘s shoulder surgery costing him the rest of 2019-20 and the NFL announcing club facilities would open up to players soon.
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
FIGHTIN’ PHILLS ON FIRE
A Bohm 💣 to tie it in the 9th!
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/5qVS8boeKg
— MLB (@MLB) June 8, 2022
What a 9th inning for the @Phillies! 😱
(MLB x @Citrix) pic.twitter.com/yP6grqmAo9
— MLB (@MLB) June 8, 2022
WHAT A WALK OFF IN TAMPA
Down to their last strike, @dt_walls walks it off!
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/Dk8njGa69g
— MLB (@MLB) June 8, 2022
ANOTHER ELI WHITE PLAY
Eli White can't stop making insane catches! pic.twitter.com/umsXRnkWcc
— MLB (@MLB) June 8, 2022
LONGEST THROWS SINCE ’16
The Top 25 throws by air yards since 2016! Who tops the list? 🚀
(via @NextGenStats) pic.twitter.com/cPD3hKi0Qf
— NFL (@NFL) June 7, 2022
RAMS BRING BACK A GOAT
Aaron Donald's HOF resume:
– 8x Pro Bowl
– 7x All-Pro 1st Team
– 3x NFL DPOY
– Super Bowl 56 Champ
– 2014 NFL DROY
– 2x NFL TFL leader
– 2018 NFL SK (20.5) leader
– 2010s NFL All-Decade
– Most consecutive 1st Team All-Pros (7) in Super Bowl era
pic.twitter.com/cH776v007j
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2022
Aaron Donald's NFL DT records:
– Career DPOY (3), TFL (115), & QBH (175)
– Top2 season QBH (41)
– Season SK (20.5) & TFL (25)
– Seasons of 15+ to 25+ TFL or 20+ to 40+ QBH
– GP (5) of 3+ SK & 3+ TFL
– SK (28) in 1st 3 seasons
– T-most GP (2) of 4+ SKpic.twitter.com/JEv5ujlkPc
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2022
Aaron Donald’s #Rams records:
– Career SK (98), TFL (150), & QBH (226)
– Seasons of 10+ SK (6), 10+ TFL (8), 10+ QBH (8), or 2+ FF (7)
– Season SK (20.5) & TFL (25)
– Playoff QBH (17)
– TFL (6) in 1 GP
– GP of 1+ to 4+ SK, 1+ to 6+ TFL, or 1+ to 5+ QBHpic.twitter.com/KgWKcnnbBb
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2022
Most QBH during 1 season by a DT in NFL history:
1. 2018 Aaron Donald (41)
2. 2015 Aaron Donald (37)
3. 2018 Fletcher Cox (34)
4. 2012 Ndamukong Suh (32)
5. 2016 Aaron Donald (31)pic.twitter.com/W1EuhYcn6N
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2022
Most career SK in #Rams franchise history [official tracking began in 1982]:
1. Aaron Donald (98)^
2. Leonard Little (87.5)
3. Kevin Greene (72.5)
T4. Kevin Carter, Robert Quinn (62.5)
6. Chris Long (54.5)pic.twitter.com/AF5z1qMzjM
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) June 8, 2022
EDUARDO ESCOBAR CYCLE
.@escobardelapica records the 11th cycle in @mets history!
(MLB x @budweiserusa) pic.twitter.com/WNJpgyCCoj
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2022
J-ROD DAGGER DINGER
Juliooooo! pic.twitter.com/vRU1gsUIqh
— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2022
HUGE WARRIORS RUN IN Q3
Steph Curry from D33P 💦
The @warriors are in the midst of a 11-0 run on ABC pic.twitter.com/2qT7pttNwv
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2022
Jordan Poole caught fire at the end of Q3 and capped it off with an INCREDIBLE show-stopping buzzer-beater! #ToastedHighlights pic.twitter.com/4WLwTPMEjT
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2022
The @warriors had a #DubNation 3rd quarter to tie the series at 1-1!
🔥 Outscored opponent 35-14 in Q3
🔥 Ended Q3 on 19-2 run
🔥 Jordan Poole's Q3 buzzer-beater 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HRw1tsHk8b
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2022
Steph Curry drained 5 3-pointers on his way to 29 points to lead the @warriors to the Game 2 victory and tie the series at 1-1! #DubNation@StephenCurry30: 29 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 5 3PM
Game 3: Wed. 9:00pm/et on ABC 🏆 pic.twitter.com/jLo9c0HVtQ
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2022
DUBS DEFENSE IN GAME 2
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE 🔒
Check out the @warriors best defensive stops from Game 2 as they held their opponent to 37.5% from the field and forced 18 turnovers! #DubNation pic.twitter.com/CDDPixbXe4
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2022
BEST FINALS GAME 2 PLAYS
Some memorable plays from Game 2 of the NBA Finals over the years! #NBA75 #NBAVault
BOS/GSW Game 2: 8pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/9ZF47W0RUE
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) June 5, 2022
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FACTS & RECORDS
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MAIN GAMES
NBA Finals Game 3
9:00 PM: WCF Champ Golden State Warriors vs. ECF Champ Boston Celtics [Tied 1-1]
*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS
NBA: SG Anfernee Simons, Portland Trail Blazers (turns 23)
NFL: LB Sione Takitaki, Cleveland Browns (27)
NFL: OT Mitchell Schwartz, Last Played in 2020 (33)
NFL: OT Kelvin Beachum, Arizona Cardinals (33)
NFL: DL Corey Peters, Free Agent (34)
SIGNIFICANT HISTORY
2018: Golden State Warriors completed a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their 3rd Championship over the last 4 seasons, playing the Cavs in the Finals for 4 consecutive years (3-1)
2010: Washington Nationals 2009 1st Overall Pick RHP Stephen Strasburg made his MLB debut, striking out 14 batters in 7 innings in 1 of the greatest big-league pitching debuts of all-time
2001: Los Angeles Lakers C Shaquille O’Neal tied an NBA Finals record by blocking 8 shots in a Game 2 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers (Bill Walton, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing). Shaq’s 8 BLK is still tied for the most in NBA Finals history
1986: Led by Finals MVP Larry Bird’s triple-double (29/12/11), the Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 to clinch their record 16th NBA Championship (now tied with Lakers at 17). This was Boston’s last Finals victory until 2008
1979: New Orleans Jazz officially moved to Salt Lake City, becoming the Utah Jazz
1966: The NFL & AFL agreed to merge for the 1970 season which effectively ended any of the 3 major sports league’s biggest competition since 1st getting established
1961: Milwaukee Braves set an MLB record by hitting 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Matthews, Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, Frank Thomas) but the Cincinnati Reds would prevail 10-8. The rare feat has occurred 9 more times since then but the MLB has never seen 5 straight HRs
1921: Babe Ruth was arrested for speeding in New York and jailed until 4 PM. An uniform was brought to him to change into upon release, and he arrived to a 3-2 deficit but helped the New York Yankees rally to a 4-3 victory
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