2010 In Sports

2010 has been an eventful year in sports.  Here is a month-by-month breakdown of the sporting highlights of the year.

January

BCS National Championship Game - Colt McCoy gets knocked out of the game, as Alabama defeats Texas 37–21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, claiming the 2009 national championship in college football.

February

Super Bowl - The New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win their first Super Bowl in franchise history. Drew Brees is named Super Bowl MVP.

Olympics - Canada wins gold, United States wins silver, and Finland wins bronze at the men's tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

March

March Madness - Duke defeats Butler 61-59 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Duke's Kyle Singler is named Most Outstanding Player.

April

The Masters - Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes to win The Masters. The event marked Tiger Woods' return to golf; he finished tied for fourth.

May

Perfect Games

May 9 – Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics pitches the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history in a 4–0 home win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

May 29 – Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches the 20th perfect game in MLB history in a 1–0 road win over the Florida Marlins.

This marks the first time in the modern era that two perfect games have been thrown in the same MLB season, let alone the same month!

June

NBA Finals — The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in seven games for the Lakers' 16th NBA title. Kobe Bryant names series MVP.

July

The Decision – LeBron James announced on a live ESPN special, The Decision, that he will be teaming up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to join the Miami Heat for the 2010–11 season.

World Cup - In the World Cup final, Spain defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, giving Spain their first world title.

August

PGA Championship – Martin Kaymer wins PGA Championship following controversy surrounding Dustin Johnson. Johnson birdied 16 and 17 to take a one-shot lead with one hole to play. Johnson bogeyed the final hole to apparently tie for the lead, but after further review, it was decided that on the final hole, he had "grounded his club" in a bunker. He was given a two-stroke penalty and finished out of the playoff in a 3-way tie for fifth place.

September

Heisman Controversy – Reggie Bush, currently with the Saints, announced that he would forfeit his 2005 Heisman Trophy after his involvement with marketing agents while playing at USC led to severe NCAA penalties against USC. The school had already returned its copy of Bush's Heisman and the football program cut ties with Bush.

October

Post-Season No-Hitter – In Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Roy Halladay no-hits the Cincinnati Reds in the Phillies' 4-0 win. Halladay becomes only the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in postseason play, after Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.

November

World Series - The San Francisco Giants defeat the Texas Rangers to win the 2010 World Series 4–1. Edgar Rentaria named World Series MVP.

December

Consecutive Game Streak – Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre’s consecutive games started streak ends at 297, following a shoulder injury sustained the week before against Buffalo.

Heisman Trophy - Auburn QB Cam Newtown wins the 2010 Heisman Trophy amidst controversy regarding his eligibility following news that his father had solicited money for Cam’s services.