January - The first month of the year started off with Jameis Winston leading Florida State to the National Championship for Men's College Football. In the NFL Peyton Manning had a 55 touchdown season , the most ever. This led him to a fifth MVP award. He also led the Broncos past the Tom Brady led Patriots to the Super Bowl. The Seahawks won the NFC and were headed to the Super Bowl also. Perhaps the best NFL Playoff game was when Andrew Luck led the Colts over the Chiefs after being down by 28 points. Luck rallied the Colts to a 45-44 victory in the Wild Card Round. In 2013 no one was elected to the MLB Hall of Fame. In January 2014 , Joe Torre , Bobby Cox , Tony La Russa , Frank Thomas , Tom Glavine , and Greg Maddux made up one of baseballs biggest classes ever.
February - The Seattle Seahawks went into Met Life stadium and destroyed the Denver Broncos 43-8. The Winter Olympics were held in Sochi. Russia dominated winning 33 total medals. USA was not far behind winning 28.
March - As usual the month was led by The craziness of March Madness. Wichita State Men's Basketball enjoyed an undefeated season and the Gators were ranked number one in the tournament. The Dodgers opened up the season in Sydney Australia against the Diamondbacks.
April- Baseball was back and everyone was excited to see the Yankees new ace from Japan , Masahiro Tanaka. The Boston Marathon was won by Meb Keflezigji who had the names of four Boston Marathon bombing victims scrawled on his bib, he became the first American man to win the race since Greg Meyer in 1983. Connecticut stunned the sports world winning the Men's NCAA tournament by beating Kentucky. Sadly Hall of Fame basketball coach Jack Ramsey passed away in the month. Kevin Costner stared in Draft Day a film all about the NFL Draft. Albert Pujols blasted his 500th homer.
May - The NFL draft was held in Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the Texans selected Jadeveon Clowney with the first pick. Teddy Bridgewater , Blake Bortles , and Derek Carr were some off the best Quarterbacks taken off the board. Of course Johnny Manziel was drafted despite falling to late first round. The Browns chose the famous QB. The Giants selected Odell Beckham Jr. , who would eventually lead one of the best rookie wide receiver classes ever. The Bills chose Sammy Watkins and the Bucs chose Mike Evans. Kelvin Benjamin and Brandin Cooks were also high selections from the position. California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby. Jon Hamm starred in Million Dollar Arm , a true story.
June- Baseball legend Tony Gywnn passed away at age 54 after his battle with cancer. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw threw a no hitter in one for the most dominant pitching performances ever. Tim Lincecum no hit the Padres for the second time in his career. The. New York Rangers had a remarkable run to the NHL championship but were ultimately beat by the Los Angeles Kings. The Spurs met the Miami Heat in NBA finals for a second year in a row. This time it was the Spurs who won the title and ultimately ended Lebron James Miami career. Rafael Nadal won his ninth French Open in ten years.
July - Tim Howard became a legend for the US soccer team as they made a great run. Ultimately it was Germany who won the World Cup. Golfer Rory McIlroy won the British Open by two strokes. Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in a five-set Wimbledon final. Derek Jeter played in his final MLB All Star game in Minnesota. While New Yankee Stars Masahiro Tanaka and Dellin Bettances were elected to their first. UFC Women's Champ Ronda Rousey graced the cover of the Espn body issue. Lebron James signed a contract and made one if the biggest returns in NBA history leaving Miami to return home to Cleveland.
August - Mone Davis dominated the Little League World Series , and did it as one of the few girls participating. David became a symbol for all girls who want to play sports with the boys. She even graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. Rory McIlroy wins the PGA Championship. Steve Ballmer purchased the Clippers for about $2 billion. This all after the horrible allegations of racism were proven true against Donald Sterling. He was forced to sell the team. Michael Strahan led the Hall of Fame class for the NFL. Ray Guy was the first punter ever elected. When the Game Stands Tall was a moving football movie that hit theaters in August.
September - The NFL season begins but rather than football the focus shifts to off the field troubles. Adrian Peterson was suspended for Child abuse charges and allegations and Ray Rice was suspended and caught on film beating his wife. Paul Konerko retired from baseball after a majority of his career with the WhiteSox. Derek Jeter retired from Major League Baseball. Jeter had a walk off single in his last game at Yankee Stadium and a single in his last at bat of his career at Fenway Park. Jeter walked off the field against the rival Red Sox in Boston to a standing ovation. Floyd Mayweather beat Marcos Maidana for the second time in the year to improve to 47-0. Felix Hernandez walked off the mound for the final time in the 2013 season as the era champ , to a standing ovation from the home crowd. Jordan Zimmerman threw a no hitter after Steve Souza made a diving catch to save it.
October - The Giants and the Nationals played an 18 inning playoff game. The Giants won 2-1. The Royals make a historic run all the way to the World Series form the Wild Card game. The Royals strength was there bullpen and their two best were Wade Davis and Closer Greg Holland. The San Francisco Giants went on a run of their own and won the World Series in seven games. Travis Ishikawa hit a walk off homer to beat the Cardinals for the pennant.The Giants won their third title since 2010. Madison Bumgarner had one of the best pitching performances in post season history. MLB star prospect Oscar Taveras passed away at the age of 22 after a car crash. After serving a suspension for the entire 2013 season , for alleged involvement in a Florida PED Clinic Alex Rodriguez was reinstated to baseball following the World Series. Another back injury forced future hall of Famer Steve Nash to retire.
November - Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One championship, and Kevin Harvick won the Nascar Sprint Cup. Manny Pacquiao dominated Chris Algieri in China. Giancarlo Stanton signed the biggest contract in baseball history as he and the Marlins agreed to a 13 year $325 million deal. Mike Trout won the AL MVP after feeing the runner up two years in a row. Cuban star Jose Abreu won the Al Rooke of the Year and Mets star Jacob deGrom dominated the big apple winning the award in the NL. Clayton Kershaw won both the Cy Young and the MVP in the NL. Corey Kluber won the Cy Young Award in the AL.
December- The Dallas Cowboys shocked many in the NFL world and won the NFC East. Demarco Murray broke the single season franchise rush yards record. Odell Beckham Jr became one of the NFL's biggest stars and best players as he caught 12 touchdowns in 12 games. He also had 10 straight games of at least 90 yards. JJ Watt had one of the best defensive season ever with 20.5 sacks. He also had five total touchdowns. The Panthers won the NFC South with a record of 6-8-1. It was another big year for Quarterbacks as the NFL saw nine Quarterbacks throw at least 30 touchdowns. Eli Manning , Peyton Manning , Tom Brady , Andrew Luck , Tony Romo , Drew Brees , Aaron Rodgers , Ben Roethlisberger , and Philip Rivers all had at least 30. Marcus Mariota won the Heismann Trophy. Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan on the NBA scoring list. Cm Punk signed a contract to join the UFC. Tom Brady led the Pats to the number one seed in the AFC and Russell Wilson led his Seahawks to the number one seed in the NFC. The Cubs made some big moves and landed Jon Lester and manager Joe Madden.
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