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SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Dan Wolken breaks down how Coronavirus is affecting the Kentucky Derby, and the other races as part of the iconic triple crown.
SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Dan Wolken breaks down how Coronavirus is affecting the Kentucky Derby, and the other races as part of the iconic triple crown.
Biggest sports stories of 2019
Whether it was on the field or off of it, these were some of the biggest sports stories of 2019.
Every year, the sports world provides a ton of front-page material—from the inspirational to the absolute meme-worthy comical—and 2019 was no exception. What started with the buzz of an inexplicably missed call and familiar faces holding yet another Lombardi Trophy, ended with the Baseball Hall of Fame and NCAA Selection Committee getting it right.
In between were stories of impactful women providing a voice for countless other women, while fighting to change outdated cultural normalcies. There were titles challenged, first-time champs, and a knock on a trashcan that allegedly helped a baseball team send things into orbit. And there was so much more!
Whether it was on the field or off of it, these were some of the biggest sports stories of 2019.
People were still cleaning up confetti from the New Year’s festivities when the first big-time news-maker struck. The NFC Championship Game was an overtime thriller between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams. But it will forever be remembered for the no-call on the blatant pass interference by Rams’ Nickell Robey-Coleman. The game ended 26-23, Rams, and though there were a few missed calls throughout the game, nothing changed the news cycle—or the NFL rulebook—like that particular blunder.
