2024 TOP 10 NATIONAL SPORTS STORIES OF THE YEAR
HM: Tiger Woods left Nike after 27 years and Phil Mickleson leaves Callaway a week later.
HM: Sports Illustrated goes out of business firing entire staff, then their union files suit.
HM: Texas Tech NFL prospect Tyler Owens said he doesn’t believe in Space or other planets!
HM: FSU & Utah picked to win their leagues, yet finish DFL…
HM: Reds cut Joey Votto, the best player since Big Red Machine (Larkin, Davis, Griffey Jr.)
HHM: NASCAR Inducts Jimmy Johnson, Chad Knaus, Donnie Allison into the Hall of Fame
HHM: Vince McMahon is finally officially out at WWE / TKO
HHM: Chip Kelly leaves UCLA as Head Coach to become Ohio State’s OC…
HHM: NBA All-Star Game final is 211 – 186, do I need to say more…
HHM: Birmingham Southern baseball makes it to D3 CWS after the school is closed for good.
HHM: Lexi Thompson announces retirement at 27???
HHM: 16X Champion Joey Chestnut banned from Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest.
HHM: Martin Truex Jr retires as driver for JGR, replaced by Darlington winner Chase Briscoe.
HHM: Dick Vitale is declared Cancer-free for a 2nd & 3rd time during the year.
HHM: NCAA declares that every player in every sport must be on full scholarship.
10: UConn repeats as MBB National Champions!
9: Kept hearing of the “Merger” of SEC & Big 10 would be end of the NCAA?
8: 75 year old John Force won his 156th Top Fuel race, car exploded on track!
7: NLRB held hearings about ALL players becoming employees, NO Action…
6: PAC-16 officially is demoted from Power Conferences after 14 schools leave.
5: Tony Stewart officially exits NASCAR altogether and suspends SRX.
4: Oakland A’s make it official: 3yrs in Sacramento before moving to that alleged stadium in Las Vegas.
3: Michigan & Jim Harbaugh finally breaks through to win Big 10 and National Championship even through 2 suspensions, before leaving for LA Chargers.
2: Scottie Scheffler’s Year… PGA POY, 9X Champion, 2 Majors and was arrested at PGA Championship in Louisville.
1: US Justice Dept. vs NCAA lawsuit that resulted in a tentative agreement of $22+Million payout for past & current players and kicks NIL door wide open for even larger pay outs in the future!
January 15, 2020
