Year In Sports 2016!

2016 has been a crazy year in the world of sports! We've seen a little bit of everything. People saying stupid stuff, a major slump getting busted, interesting stuff coming from Rio, a major upset in premiere league. All of that and so much more has gone down in 2016! Just in case you missed anything, we've got you covered. Below is a full list of every important championship that was won during the calender year 2016.

College Football Playoff National Championship:
Alabama defeated Clemson 45–40

Super Bowl 50:
Denver Broncos beat Carolina Panthers 24-10

World Series:
Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians 4 game to 3

College World Series:
Costal Carolina beat Arizona 2 games to 1

NBA Finals:
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State Warriors 4 games to 3

NCAA Basketball:
Men: Villanova beat North Carolina 77–74
Women: UCONN beat Syracuse 82–51

Golf:
Masters Tournament Winner: England's Danny Willett 
U.S. Open Winner: United States Dustin Johnson 
Open Championship Winner: Sweden Henrik Stenson
PGA Championship Winner: United States Jimmy Walker

Hockey:
Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose Sharks 4 games to 2
College Hockey National Champions:
Men: Minnesota beat Boston College 3-1
Women: North Dakota beat Quinnipiac Bobcats 5–1

NASCAR:
Sprint Cup Series: Jimmy Johnson
Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin
Coca-Cola 600: Martin Truex Jr.
Brickyard 400: Kyle Busch

Tennis:
Australian Open
Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
French Open
Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles: Garbiñe Muguruza
Wimbledon Championships
Men's Singles: Andy Murray
Women's Singles: Serena Williams
US Open
Men's Singles: Stan Wawrink
Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber

In Memoriam:
-Monte Irvin (96)
-Dave Mirra (41)
-Andy Bathgate (83)
-Muhammad Ali (74)
-Gordie Howe (88)
-Arnold Palmer (87)
-Jose Fernandez (24)
-Rick MacLeish (66)
-Dennis Byrd (50)
-Joe McKnight (26)
-John Brophy (83)
-Kimbo Slice (42)
-Dennis Green (67)
-Buddy Ryan (82)
-Pat Summitt (64)
-Craig Sager (65)
-John Saunders (61)
-Ed Snider (83)

That was the year that was 2016! Here4's to 2017!