Year In Sports 2019

As we sit here on the final day of 2019, I think its as good a time as any to reflect. Take a look back at some of what was over the past 365 days in the sports world. There's been a lot of compelling stories that captured the fans imagination. We talked about that on the show this past weekend. Just to add to what was talked about, here's a look back at some of what was.

Tennis:
US Open: Rafael Nadal, Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep
French Open: Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka

NASCAR:
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kyle Busch
Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin
Winston 500: Chase Elliott
Coca-Cola 600: Martin Truex Jr.
Southern 500: Erik Jones

Golf:
The Masters: Tiger Woods
US Open: Gary Woodland
Open Championship: Shane Lowry
PGA Championship: Brooks Koepka

Football:
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship Clemson defeated Alabama, 44–16, to win their third National Championship title.
Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots defeated Los Angeles Rams 13-3 to win 6th Super Bowl

Baseball:
College World Series: Vanderbilt defeated Michigan 2 games to 1
Little League World Series: Louisiana defeated Curaçao 8-0
World Series: Washington Nationals Defeated Houston Astros 4 games to 3

Basketball:
Men's National Championship: Virginia defeated Texas Tech 85-77 in Overtime
Women's National Championship: Baylor defeated Notre Dame 82-81
NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors defeated Golden State Warriors 4 games to 2

Hockey:
Women's Ice Hockey National Championship Wisconsin defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 2–0
Men's Ice Hockey National Championship Minnesota–Duluth defeated UMass 3–0
Stanley Cup: St Louis Blues defeated Boston Bruins 4 games to 3

In Memoriam:
-Pete Snell (80)
-Charles Rogers (38)
-Willie Brown (78)
-Al Jackson (83)
-Cedric Benson (38)
-Rosie Ruiz (66)
-Cliff Branch (77)
-Tyler Skaggs (27)
-Red Kelly (91)
-Bill Buckner (69)
-Bart Starr (85)
-Harry Howell (86)
-John Havlicek (79)
-Ted Lindsey (93)
-Don Newcombe (92)
-Frank Robinson (93)