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Relive the most surreal year in sports history...
Relive the most surreal year in sports history...
๐๐๐ก. ๐ญ๐ฏ โ Joe Burrow and LSU capped off a magical season with a 42-25 win over Clemson in the CFP National Championship.
๐๐๐ก. ๐ฎ๐ฒ โ Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and six other passengers died in a helicopter crash on their way to a youth girls basketball game.
๐๐๐. ๐ฎ โ Kansas City won its first championship in 50 years behind the arm of 24-year-old Patrick Mahomes, the youngest QB to own an NFL MVP trophy and a Super Bowl ring.
๐๐๐. ๐ฎ๐ฎ โ The highly anticipated second fight between undefeated heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder ended with Wilder's corner throwing in the towel.
๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฒ โ In the first U.S. sports event held without fans due to the coronavirus, Yeshiva beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute in a D-III men's basketball tournament game at Johns Hopkins University.
๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ โ A day that will live in infamy. The NHL and MLS followed the NBA's lead and suspended play, while MLB canceled spring training and postponed Opening Day. Then, the biggest blow of all: No March Madness.
๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ โ With gyms and training centers shut down, athletes found ways to train while quarantined at home.
๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ โ The 2020 NFL draft was set to be held in Las Vegas and poised to be the biggest spectacle yet. Instead, it was held virtually, with commissioner Roger Goodell announcing picks from his basement.
๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฑ โ After months of replays and virtual events, the Korea Baseball Organization arrived to save the day โ blessing those willing to wake up in the wee hours of the morning with live action.
๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ณ โ "The Last Dance" finale. The 10-part series arrived at the perfect time, filling the void of the "No Sports Era" and shattering sports doc viewership records.
๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฎ โ NASCAR drivers stood in solidarity with Bubba Wallace after a noose was found in his garage stall a week after the organization banned the Confederate flag at its facilities.
๐๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ โ The NWSL's Challenge Cup marked the return of professional team sports in the U.S. and helped pave the way for other bubble tournaments, while also producing one of the year's most memorable photos.
๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฏ โ Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the ceremonial first pitch to open the baseball season. It was not a strike.
๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฑ โ No fans were taken out to the ballgame this summer, but stuffed animals and cardboard cutouts were permitted.
๐๐จ๐. ๐ฎ๐ญ โ Football parents gathered outside the Big Ten's headquarters to protest the postponement of fall sports. Four weeks later, the conference reversed its decision.
๐๐จ๐. ๐ฎ๐ฒ โ The day the sports stopped. The Bucks boycotted their playoff game in protest of the police shooting of James Blake, and the rest of the NBA โ plus the WNBA, MLB and MLS โ joined in solidarity.
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง. ๐ต โ As dozens of wildfires raged in California, an orange glow blanketed San Francisco during an early evening Giants game.
๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐ง. ๐ฎ๐ด โ Tampa Bay had a helluva sports year, highlighted by the Lightning winning the Stanley Cup in the Edmonton bubble.
๐ข๐๐ง. ๐ญ๐ญ โ LeBron James led the Lakers to their first championship since 2010, dispatching his former team, the Heat, and becoming just the fourth player to win a title with three different NBA franchises.
๐ข๐๐ง. ๐ฎ๐ณ โ The Dodgers beat the Rays to win their seventh World Series and ensure that October 2020 forever belongs to the City of Angels.
๐ก๐ข๐ฉ. ๐ฏ โ Over 40 sports venues across 20 states functioned as polling centers leading up to the election, and 33 were open on Election Day, offering voters a more socially-distanced option to cast their ballots.
๐ก๐ข๐ฉ. ๐ญ๐ฑ โ After a seven-month delay, Dustin Johnson won the Masters, setting a tournament record by finishing at 20-under 268.
๐๐๐. ๐ฎ โ Following a COVID-19 outbreak, the Ravens' Thanksgiving game against the Steelers was moved to the following Wednesday, meaning the 2020 NFL season featured games on all seven days of the week.
๐๐๐. ๐ฎ๐ฎ โ 72 days after being crowned champions, the Lakers began the 2020-21 season with a loss to the Clippers. And 561 days after his last NBA game, Kevin Durant made his triumphant return to the court.
