July 3rd, 2022 features a 15-game MLB Sunday schedule highlighted by Mike Trout‘s slumping Angels battling Jose Altuve‘s Astros after two Houston blowouts. Tampa Bay and Toronto play a rubber game of their five-game series following Tampa’s twin-bill sweep, Clayton Kershaw‘s Dodgers look to take a fourth straight vs. Manny Machado‘s Padres, while NYY finishes a set in Cleveland. NBA Free Agency continues as teams call BRK about potential Kevin Durant trades, plus Cleveland waits with the NFL’s Deshaun Watson suspension decision coming soon.
See what happened in sports on July 3rd last year, headlined by Khris Middleton‘s classic 23-point third-quarter performance in ECF Game 6 to lift Milwaukee into the NBA Finals without 2x MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo plus what happened in sports on July 3rd, 2020 ft. Pacers star SG Victor Oladipo opting out of the NBA’s return bubble as he rehabbed his torn quad and check out what happened in sports on July 3rd, 2019 ft. another day in NBA Free Agency as SF Markieff Morris signed with the Detroit Pistons.
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
GREENE’S HUGE 1ST HR
Riley Greene is the 1st #Tigers player to hit a walk-off HR for his 1st career HR since 1978pic.twitter.com/dr7lI5cTJz
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 3, 2022
TWINS B2B WALK-OFFS
Minnesota #Twins are the 1st team to follow back-to-back walk-off losses with back-to-back walk-off wins during 1 season in AL history
pic.twitter.com/pqD7Y30QHt
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) July 3, 2022
MANNY MAKE IT LOOK EASY
Manny makes it look easy. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/BdEBazX9Uu
— MLB (@MLB) July 3, 2022
MARINERS WALK OFF A’S
Toro Time, indeed. #SeaUsRise pic.twitter.com/rpJ1xV8zca
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) July 2, 2022
Justin Upton's first HR as a Mariner came at the perfect time.
(MLB x @Citrix) pic.twitter.com/GspFJJQaWQ
— MLB (@MLB) July 2, 2022
WHAT A 1ST INNING FOR STL
FOUR STRAIGHT HOME RUNS BY THE CARDINALS. 😱 pic.twitter.com/cbyBtFRXWT
— MLB (@MLB) July 2, 2022
Nolan in the 9th!
(MLB x @Adobe) pic.twitter.com/iJI5WoP5ql
— MLB (@MLB) July 2, 2022
ANOTHER ARENADO CYCLE
The second career cycle for Nolan!
(MLB x @budweiserusa) pic.twitter.com/hD53JGjUZy
— MLB (@MLB) July 2, 2022
BUXTON WITH THE ENERGY
Bux stops the game here. #walkoff
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/dDNZB4kLsH
— MLB (@MLB) July 2, 2022
Bryon Buxton’s walk-off energy >>>>>
(MLB x @CoronaUSA) pic.twitter.com/h95b5p2mxX
— MLB (@MLB) July 2, 2022
BEST 2022 PLAYOFF PLAYS
Take a look back at the most memorable moments and top plays from the 2022 NBA Playoffs! pic.twitter.com/szgCADFi8U
— NBA (@NBA) July 1, 2022
CLE WALKS OFF AGAIN
18-10 in June. The @CleGuardians are RED hot. 🔥
(MLB x @CapitalOne) pic.twitter.com/vxdMy5j2Lv
— MLB (@MLB) June 30, 2022
CORREA TEASED HIM
A race to the bag! 😂 pic.twitter.com/NfXUy4pOh4
— MLB (@MLB) June 30, 2022
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FACTS & RECORDS
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MAIN GAMES
MLB Sunday
1:37 PM: Tampa Bay Rays (42-36) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (44-35)
1:40 PM: New York Yankees (58-21) vs. Cleveland Guardians (39-36)
2:10 PM: Los Angeles Angels (37-43) vs. Houston Astros (50-27)
4:10 PM: San Diego Padres (46-34) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (49-28)
7:08 PM: St. Louis Cardinals (44-36) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (41-38)
*All game times listed are in Eastern Standard Time (EST)*
NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS
NFL: CB Paulson Adebo, New Orleans Saints (turns 23)
NFL: TE TJ Hockenson, Detroit Lions (25)
NFL: OL Solomon Kindley, Miami Dolphins (25)
MLB: RP Codi Heuer, Chicago Cubs (26)
NFL: DT Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs (28)
NFL: TE Cameron Brate, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31)
NFL: TE Jordan Reed, Retired after 2020 (32)
MLB: RP Tommy Hunter, New York Mets (36)
SIGNIFICANT HISTORY
2013: Boston Celtics hired Butler HC Brad Stevens as the team’s new HC 2 years after he led Butler to 2 consecutive CBB National Championships. Stevens coached in Boston for 7 years before moving into an executive role during 2021
2001: The NBA Board of Governors officially approved the relocation of the Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis, Tennessee as the 1st NBA franchise to relocate since the Kings left Kansas City for Sacramento in 1986
2001: Boston Red Sox prospect Izzy Alcantara memorably kicked the Catcher after being hit by a pitch
1983: In the 15th inning, the Texas Rangers piled on 12 runs to defeat the Oakland Athletics 16-4 to set an MLB record for runs in a single extra inning
1974: Los Angeles Dodgers RP Mike Marshall set a new MLB record with his 13th consecutive pitching appearance en route to a MLB record 106 pitching appearances, 208.1 IP for a RP, and 83 GF in 1974 to become the 1st RP to win the Cy Young award
1968: Cleveland Indians SP Luis Tiant struck out 19 batters over 10 IP (most ever in a 10-inning game) and set another record with 32 K’s over a 2-game stretch
1966: Atlanta Braves SP Tony Cloninger pitched a Complete Game while becoming the 1st NL player to hit 2 grand slams in a single game and drove in 9 RBI in a 17-3 victory over the Giants to set an MLB record for a Pitcher
1960: Atlanta Braves OF Hank Aaron surpassed Wally Berger for the most HR (199) in Braves franchise history. Aaron would go on to break Babe Ruth’s career HR record (714) on his way to 755 total and a franchise-best 733 HR that will represent the team record for a long time
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