Year In Sports 2021

The time has come. We sit here on the final day of the calendar year 2021 and we've had plenty to look back on over the past year. We've had some stuff go on in the sports world that we wish didn't happen. John Gruden and his emails, Henry Ruggs and his accident come to mind. We've also had some great things happen to. Return of fans to the arenas, the Summer Olympics (better late then never). So here's a look back at the year that was in sports in 2021.

Tennis:
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka
French Open: Novak Djokovic, Barbora Krejčíková
Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty
US Open: Daniil Medvedev, Emma Raducanu

NASCAR:
Daytona 500: Michael McDowell
GEICO 500: Brad Keselowski 
Coca-Cola 600: Kyle Larson
Southern 500: Denny Hamlin
Brickyard 400: A. J. Allmendinger

Golf:
Masters: Hideki Matsuyama
PGA Championship: Phil Mickelson
US Open: Jon Rahm
Open Championship: Collin Morikawa

Football:
2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Alabama def Ohio State 52-24
Super Bowl: Tampa Bay def Kansas City 31-9

Basketball:
Men's National Champions: Baylor def Gonzaga 86-70
Women's National Champions: Stamford def Arizona 54-53
NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks def Phoenix Suns in six games!

Baseball:
Little League World Series: Michigan def Hawaii 2-1
World Series: Atlanta def Houston in six games!

Hockey:
National Champions: Massachusetts def St. Cloud State 5-0
Stanley Cup: Tampa Bay def Montreal in five games!

In Memorium:
-John Madden (85)
-Demaryus Thomas (33)
-Vincent Jackson (38)
-Bobby Bowden (91)
-Hank Aaron (86)
-Elgin Baylor (86)
-Al Unser Sr (82)
-Sam Huff (87)
-Greg Clark (49)
-Marvin Hagler (66)
-Julio Lugo (46)
-Terry Donahue (66)
-Steve Smith (57)
-Pedro Gomes (58)
-Sam Cunningham (71)
-Curley Culp (79)
-Irv Cross (81)
-LaMarr Holy (79)
-Ray Snell (63)
-Leon Spinks (67)
-JR Richard (67)
-Jim Fassel (71)
-Don Sutton (75)
-Marty Schottenheimer (77)
-Tommy Lasorda (93)