What were Boston's biggest sports stories in 2012?
The historic 93-loss season turned in by the Red Sox, and the chaos that followed the manager and the team all year long, were two big stories we talked about for months. Ray Allen jumping the Celtics’ ship to join the Heat, and the Patriots' stunning Super Bowl loss to the Giants caused an uproar throughout New England.
There was the Boston Marathon being run in extreme heat, a hockey star staying on the sidelines, and two local Olympians who didn’t let a golden opportunity pass them by.
Click through the gallery to see our Top 20 list for the year, and then rank the stories your way at the end.
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- 20. Harvard makes NCAA tournament
- 19. NHL lockout puts Bruins season on ice
- 18. BC hockey wins national title
- 17. Racist tweets in aftermath of Bruins’ Game 7 loss
- 16. Celtics eliminated in Game 7 of Eastern Conference Finals
- 15. Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield retire
- 14. Kevin Youkilis traded to White Sox, signs with Yankees
- 13. Rob Gronkowski’s legend grows on and off-the-field
- 12. Red Sox make trade to hire John Farrell away from Blue Jays
- 11. Kayla Harrison wins first US judo gold
- 10. Fenway Park celebrates 100th anniversary
- 9. Boston Marathon run in extreme heat
- 8. Former Patriot linebacker Junior Seau’s suicide
- 7. Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky dies
- 6. Tim Thomas skips White House, then the season
- 5. Aly Raisman wins gold at Olympics
- 4. Ray Allen signs with the Miami Heat
- 3. Patriots lose to Giants in Super Bowl
- 2. Red Sox ship Beckett, Gonzalez, and Crawford to Dodgers
- 1. The Bobby Valentine saga
- How would you rank the top stories?
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