Year In Sports 2015

2015 was a banter year in the world of professional sports. This year had a little bit of everything. Two huge scandals engulfed us at the start of the year: Deflategate and a corruption scandal in FIFA made a ton of noise at the start of the year. Things got a little crazy for fantasy sports nuts over the summer, as Fan Duel and Draft Kings had issues to deal with (IE whether or not they were gambling sites or not). As time passed things seemed to settle down and we became focused again on what was going on on those playing surfaces. American Pharaoh had this country captivated during his chase for the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes) which he did claim, becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win. Serena Williams came winith two rounds of pulling off a calendar Grand Slam in Tennis, but those hopes were dashed in a semifinal loss to Roberta Vinci when she retires in the third set to leave the court and chase down a spectator who stole her cellphone.

Oh but wait, there's a lot more. The Kansas City Royals won their first World Series in 30 years. American Pharoah won horse racing's first Triple Crown in 37 years. The Golden State Warriors won their first NBA championship in 40 years (and then won the first 24 games of the next season). At age 33, Serena Williams completed a Serena Slam and came within one major title of a calendar Slam. At just 21, Jordan Spieth became the youngest golfer to win the first two legs of a Grand Slam. Carli Lloyd scored a record three goals in the World Cup final to lead the U.S. to the championship (ESPN).

There was the fight of the century (or at least we thought it would be) when Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather finally hooked it up in the Ring. It was a decent fight but well below standards as Mayweather walked away with the win. We also had one of the biggest upsets in MMA history as Ronda Rousey gets knocked out by Holly Holm in one of the biggest upsets in all of sports. That's just some of the big stories that went down in the world of Sports in 2015. Here now are the full list of championships that were collected in 2015!

Golf:
2015 Masters Tournament
-Winner: United States Jordan Spieth (first Major title; 3rd PGA Tour win)

2015 U.S. Open
-Winner: United States Jordan Spieth (second Major title; 4th PGA Tour win)

2015 Open Championship
-Winner: United States Zach Johnson (first Open Championship title; second Major title; 12th PGA Tour win)

2015 PGA Championship
-Winner: Australia Jason Day (first Major title; 5th PGA Tour win)

Tennis:
Australian Open
-Men: Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray
-Women: Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova

French Open:
-Men: Stan Wawrinka defeats Novak Djokovic
-Women: Serena Williams defeats Lucie Šafářová

Wimbledon:
-Men: Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer
-Women: Serena Williams defeats Garbiñe Muguruza

US Open:
-Men: Novak Djokovic defeats Roger Federer
-Women: Flavia Pennetta defeats Roberta Vinci

Baseball:
World Series:
Kansas City Royals Defeat New York Mets in 5 games!

College:
College World Series: University of Virginia defeats Vanderbilt!

Basketball:
NBA:
Golden State Warriors defeat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 in the best-of-7 finals

College:
Men's Basketball Duke defeats Wisconsin 68-63
Women's Basketball Connecticut defeats Notre Dame 63-53

Football:
College Football:
January 12: 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship in Arlington, Texas (debut event):
The Ohio State Buckeyes defeat the Oregon Ducks 42–20. It is the Buckeyes' eighth national title and first since 2002.

National Football League:
February 1: Super Bowl XLIX: The New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 28–24, to win their fourth Super Bowl title. Tom Brady Wins Super Bowl MVP

Hockey:
National Hockey League:
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4–2 in games played, to win their sixth Stanley Cup title.

So there you have it the year in Sports for 2015! Lets hope 2016 is just as much fun!