The 2024 sports calendar was loaded with memorable moments -- a Super Bowl walk-off, a World Series slam for the ages, a photo finish for Olympic gold. The Associated Press sports team tried to capture them all here, but we want to hear from you, too: What were your top sports moments this year? Tell us what you think.
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Of all the rules in football, Jim Harbaugh considers the obscure fair-catch kick to be his favorite. The Los Angeles Chargers coach had the opportunity to try one Thursday night for only the second time in his career. Read More. |
FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 plus the 2031 edition that could be played in the U.S. Read More. |
LeBron James set a record, which was good. Stephen Curry set a personal record, which was not good. Detroit faced the biggest early deficit of any team this season. Golden State faced the biggest overall deficit of any game this season. And Victor Wembanyama showed, yet again, that the unusual is his usual. A look back at a most eventful Thursday in the NBA. Read More. |
Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win a World Series game. Stephen Curry said “nuit, nuit” to win an Olympic basketball title in Paris, Noah Lyles won 100-meter gold by about the smallest margin possible, and Sabrina Ionescu won a WNBA Finals game with a 30-foot heave. Read More. |
Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. Read More. |
Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance-enhancing drugs during a career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were ready to welcome back their former star. Read More. |
How fast can she go on her titanium knee? And how competitive will she be? Those are the big questions surrounding Lindsey Vonn’s comeback to World Cup ski racing this weekend at age 40 after nearly six years of retirement. Read More. |
After a chaotic end to the regular season in college football, the matchups are set for the first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff. It took more than a century to get here and the CFP could expand again soon enough. Read More. |
