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United States
Joined February 2016
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LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown & Tyrese Maxey in their first game together for the @sixers: 74 points 32 rebounds 24 assists 8 blocks 7 steals 6 threes made 18 free throws made No other quartet in NBA history has combined to reach all of those marks in any single game.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
In NFL history, only 3 times has a team had a winning record through 6 games despite not having any player rush for 50+ yards in any of those games. It was the @packers all 3 times (1935, 1941, 2026).
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The @Brewers are the first MLB/NBA/NHL team to sweep a best-of-7 series against a team that swept them in a best-of-7 the previous postseason.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
In each of his last 8 starts dating back to the regular season, Freddy Peralta of @RaysBaseball has: allowed 5 hits or fewer allowed 1 run or fewer had his team win the game That's the longest streak by any traditional starter in MLB's modern era (reg & post).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The White Sox are seeking their first ever win in a winner-take-all game. Chicago is the only MLB team without a win in this situation. The Guardians are 2-9 (.182) in winner-take-all games, the worst record in MLB history among teams that have played at least seven such games.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
Dak Prescott is 13-7 all-time on Thursdays, one win shy of Tom Brady for the most by any QB in NFL history. The Cowboys' 45 wins are one shy of tying the Lions for the most ever, while the Bucs' five wins on Thursday are tied for the fewest of any current franchise.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
Bryan Baker of @RaysBaseball is the only MLB pitcher to save every game of a 3+ game sweep in the postseason while not allowing a single hit (since saves became official in 1969).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
This is the first time in MLB history 2 Japanese-born pitchers earned wins in the postseason on the same day (Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yuki Matsui).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
Jackson Chourio is the second MLB player to deliver a postseason walkoff hit with his team trailing & with a pitcher who led his league in saves during the regular season on the mound (since saves became official in 1969). The other was Kirk Gibson off Dennis Eckersley in 1988.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
Deonte Banks' 98-yard interception return for a touchdown is the second-longest touchdown with 00:00 left on the clock since the NFL/AFL merger, behind Brock Marion's 100-yard return to end the game on January 6, 2002, between the Dolphins and Bills.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The @BuffaloBills are 3-0 with 101 points scored, their third straight season starting 3-0 with 100+ points through 3 games. It is the longest streak of seasons in NFL history.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
Replying to @CanesFootball
@CanesFootball has allowed the fewest rushing yards in the FBS this season (158). That is the fewest allowed by an @ACCFootball team through four games of a season since Florida State in 1997 (81).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The @Padres are the first team in MLB history to hold the highest-scoring team in the majors during the regular season to just one run (or none) in a multi-game postseason series.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The @whitesox are the first team in MLB history to hold the lead at the end of every single inning of a multi-game postseason series.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
On Tuesday the @Yankees' Ben Rice: hit multiple homers hit a grand slam had all of his team's XBH outhit the entire opposing team No one else in MLB history has done all of that in any game, regular season or postseason.
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
In their six games against the Padres this season, the @Cubs averaged 9.17 runs and 3.0 home runs per game. It's the only time in the modern era that a team has averaged 9+ runs and 3+ homers per game in a single regular season against any opponent (min. 5 games).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The Brewers have the best odds of winning the World Series per @OptaAnalyst
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The 2026 postseason is the first time in MLB history that 3 teams made the playoffs despite having a sub-.400 winning percentage at the end of April - the Astros were 12-20 (.375) while the Phillies and Red Sox were 12-19 (.387).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
The Detroit Lions are the second team in NFL history to score 30+ points in each of their first 3 games of a season while also having a negative total point differential over those games (1994 New England Patriots).
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Opta Analyst US retweeted
Today against the Fever, A'ja Wilson recorded 38 points while having shooting splits of 78.9/100/85.7. No other player in WNBA or NBA history has had a playoff game with that many points and such high FG%/3PT%/FT%.
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