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Celia Condon
With the cancellation of every sporting event for the next few months, watching current sports games on TV with your crew is no longer an option for the upcoming spring season.
I knew this all-American way of fun was truly stolen from the world when my dad complained that nothing good was on TV.
So to ease the now stay-at-home dad’s cravings, and to provide the rest of America with some reminiscent entertainment, many TV channels have been playing past sporting games. Whether that be basketball, baseball, football, soccer, gymnastics — you name it.
In no order, I’m here to break down the best sports moments of the last 10 years, brought back to us from ours truly, COVID-19.
The Iron Bowl is always a high pressure game, as it puts Auburn against Alabama — two of football’s biggest rivalries. The Nov. 30, 2013 game had the teams tied with seconds left. After a failed attempt at a field goal from Alabama, Auburn’s cornerback Chris Davis pulled nothing short of a show stopper. Davis caught the rogue ball, only to make a 109-yard return touchdown, sending Alabama into their first loss of the season.
During the seventh game of the 2016 NBA finals, Cleveland was playing Golden State. With the Warriors executing a 73-9 record in the regular season, the pressure was on. With only a minute left, and a tied score of 89, Kyrie Irving was not going to the let the Warriors bring home another victory for San Francisco. After making a swift shot off the backboard, Irving led Cleveland to a comeback. A long minute later, the Cavaliers took home the championship.
After 30 years of below average baseball, Kansas Citians got to party like it was 1985 after the 2015 World Series win. The heart breaking loss to the Astros only one year before in 2014 made The Royals’ win against the Mets nothing short of bittersweet. The team of A+ players led to Union Station filled to the brim that year for the Royals Day Parade — bringing back something that Kansas City hadn’t seen in 30 years.
After winning the World Series back to back in 1907 and 1908, the Chicago Cubs faced 108 years of bad fortune. After the fourth game of the 2016 World Series, the Cubs were down 1-3 — meaning the Cleveland Indians only had to win one more game to win the world series. The Cubs came back and won three games in a row, and on Nov. 2, 2016, they finally ended the drought. In the seventh game, the Cubs won in an extra inning — taking home the trophy. This called for a crowd full of teary-eyed Cubs fans — and some tear-eyed Indian’s fans.
The Premier Soccer League season of 2012 was on its final match day, putting Manchester City against the Queens Park Rangers. With less than half of the game remaining, the score was tied 1-1, when the Rangers scored, sending Manchester into distress. Manchester was given hope after a goal from Edin Dzeko, bringing the game back to a tie. In the final seconds of the match, Manchester’s Sergio Aguero shot a gracious goal, winning MC the title.
The name Usain Bolt is most easily recognized when followed by ‘The Fastest Man Alive’. And his last name “Bolt” is coincidentally suiting, considering that the Jamaican runner competed in three consecutive summer Olympics, taking home the gold in 2012 and 2016. His title of The Fastest Man Alive was put into question before the Olympics, but he proved the critics wrong at the 2016 Olympics — the smile on his face as he soared past everyone was extra sweet.
Gymnastics is always a category that the U.S. takes by storm. But in the 2016 Olympics, it was Simone Biles who really blew people away. The 4’8” American gymnast left Rio with five medals — four of which were gold. This made her one of the most decorated female athletes in the 2016 Summer Olympics, tied with U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky.
When the Laker’s legendary Kobe Bryant took the court for the last time, he was nothing short of extraordinary. Kobe attempted 50 shots in the game against the Utah Jazz, and ended the game with 60 points, leaving the crowd in awe. But this wasn’t the only legacy Bryant left behind after his heartbreaking passing away this January. He’s known for being incredibly humble, kind and caring, meaning it will be a long time before anyone forgets the name Kobe Bryant.
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