Random crazy trivia fact

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Appearing in the Hawks-Pacers game in Atlanta on 1/4/20, Vince Carter became the first player in NBA history to play in 4 different decades.

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Patrick Marleau of San Jose, in Saurday's game against Dallas, became only the 5th player in NHL history to play in 1700 games, and also the youngest NHLer ever to reach that milestone.

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During Saturday's Timberwolves-Rockets game, James Harden of Houston became the 45th player in NBA history to amass 20,000 points in his career.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander used the Thunder's victory over Minnesota to set a new record. In the game, SGA notched a triple-double, with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists.

This game performance made him the youngest player in NBA history to achieve a triple-double which included 20 or more rebounds. He bested Shaquille O'Neal by 74 days.

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In Sunday's 5-2 Blackhawks win over Winnipeg, Patrick Kane, with an assist on Brandon Saad's goal, became the 90th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 career points.

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On 2/4/20, a third-period assist by Joe Thornton in a Sharks game against the Flames gave him 1500 points in his career...only the 14th NHL player in history to reach this milestone.

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2/22/20: Although Washington was edged by New Jersey 3-2 earlier today, Alex Ovechkin of the Caps tallied his 700th career goal. He became the 8th NHL player in history to rack up 700 goals in NHL play.

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The Bulls' victory over the Wizards on Sunday has two notable results.

For starters, the victory ended the Bulls' 8-game losing streak.

The bigger deal, however, is that Washington's loss enabled the Milwaukee Bucks to become the first NBA team to clinch a playoff spot this season. This also sets a record for the earliest playoff berth clinching (2/23) since the current NBA playoff structure was established.

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Sunday 3/8 was International Women's Day. The NHL celebrated by staffing the two national TV games...one in the USA and 1 in Canada...with all women in both the announcing booth and in the production crew. Both were historic firsts in NHL history.

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Over time, there have been MLB games postponed or cancelled for unique and crazy reasons. Here's one from the World War 2 era.

8/1/44

A doubleheader in Philadelphia with the Phillies hosting the Cubs was cancelled due to...here goes...a mass transit strike.

The strike was due to 9 black transit employees receiving promotions, followed by a few hundred white co-workers walking out.

The Phillies subsequently cancelled the twin-bill, citing the reason as potential civil unrest (the 1940s version of it.

While there were no actual riots, reports from news sources of the day mentioned a few dozen fistfights taking place all around Philly.

Dave Miedema