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Perianne
12-21-2015, 10:51 PM
On Pardon The Interruption today, they had a list of biggest sports stories of 2015. Which do you think was the biggest?

Triple Crown Winner: American Pharoah.


Super Bowl ending: Malcolm Butler intercepts Russell Wilson at the goal line. Brady wins again.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7rPIg7ZNQ8


Rousey/Holm fight: "Unbeatable" Ronda Rousey loses badly to Holly Holm.


U.S. Open: Needing just a birdie to go into playoffs, Dustin Johnson is putting for eagle. He misses. His putt for birdie misses. Choke.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HL3U4Y6adc


Michigan State blocks Michigan punt, runs it back for a touchdown, on last play of game. Michigan State is in final four of football playoffs because of that game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBlgN85wB6U


U.S. women's team winning the World Cup


Wisconsin defeating 38-0 Kentucky in Final Four


Floyd Mayweather beating Manny Pacquio


Jose Bautista bat flip rubbing American baseball traditions in the Americans' faces


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWF3iTWwtIE

Perianne
12-22-2015, 08:05 PM
Bump.

gabosaurus
12-22-2015, 08:18 PM
Obviously the U.S. women winning the World Cup. It is the only story here that has global importance.

Runner-up: Rousey loses to Holm. Because sports thrives on great upsets.

Perianne
12-22-2015, 08:20 PM
Here in Kentucky it is the loss to Wisconsin.

gabosaurus
12-22-2015, 08:32 PM
My sister-in-law's oldest daughter and her boyfriend are both students at Wisconsin. They reported at this was a very popular meme (and later T-shirt) on campus after last year's Final Four.

https://i.imgflip.com/w7k2f.jpg

Perianne
12-22-2015, 08:37 PM
My sister-in-law's oldest daughter and her boyfriend are both students at Wisconsin. They reported at this was a very popular meme (and later T-shirt) on campus after last year's Final Four.

https://i.imgflip.com/w7k2f.jpg

How classy of them.