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2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team
2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team, the London 2012 "Dream Team" edition coached by Mike Krzyzewski under Jerry Colangelo; 12 NBA stars including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Durant won gold, beating Spain in the closest Olympic final since 1972.
2012 World Series
2012 World Series: San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers 4-0, October 24-28, 2012, for their second title in three years; Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs in Game 1 and won Series MVP.
2012–13 Miami Heat season
2012-13 Miami Heat season: the Heat went 66-16, ran a 27-game winning streak (second-longest in NBA history), and beat San Antonio 4-3 in the 2013 Finals on Ray Allen's Game 6 three, winning a second straight title with LeBron James as MVP and Finals MVP.
2012–13 NBA season
2012-13 NBA season: Miami Heat won 66 games, a 27-game streak, and repeated as champions, beating San Antonio 4-3 in the 2013 Finals after Ray Allen's 5.2-second Game 6 three. LeBron James won MVP and Finals MVP; Carmelo Anthony led scoring at 28.7 PPG.
2012–13 NFL playoffs
The 2012–13 NFL playoffs, the postseason of the 2012 NFL season, ended with the Baltimore Ravens beating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII; Joe Flacco threw 11 playoff touchdowns with no interceptions.
2012–13 NHL season
2012–13 NHL season: lockout-shortened 48-game NHL season (113-day owner lockout, Sept 15–Jan 12, 2013) under a new 10-year CBA; Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, beating Boston 4-2.
2013 AFL draft
2013 AFL draft (2013 NAB AFL Draft), national player draft held on the Gold Coast, November 21, 2013. GWS took Tom Boyd and Josh Kelly with picks 1 and 2; Adelaide and Essendon were pick-sanctioned; Cripps and Bontempelli became stars.
2013 Denver Broncos season
2013 Denver Broncos season: 13-3, AFC West champions, NFL-record 606 points and Peyton Manning's 5,477 yards and 55 TDs, ending in a 43-8 Super Bowl XLVIII loss to Seattle.
2013 Major League Baseball draft
2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft, held June 6-8, 2013; Astros picked Mark Appel first overall. 1,216 players in 40 rounds; first Competitive Balance rounds; later stars Judge, Bryant, Bellinger.
2013 NBA draft
2013 NBA draft: held June 27, 2013; 60 picks, 51 played in the NBA. Cleveland took Anthony Bennett first overall after a May 21 lottery; Orlando had 250 of 1,000 lottery chances; four record ties were broken April 19.
2013 NBA Finals
2013 NBA Finals: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs 4-3 for a second straight title, winning Game 7 95-88 after Ray Allen's Game 6 game-tying 3; LeBron James Finals MVP.
2013 NBA playoffs
2013 NBA playoffs: postseason of the 2012-13 NBA season. Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs 4-3 in the Finals; LeBron James Finals MVP; Ray Allen's Game 6 three with 5.2 seconds left forced overtime; last 2-3-2 Finals format.
2013 NFL Draft
2013 NFL Draft, held April 25-27 at Radio City Music Hall, New York; Kansas City Chiefs picked first (Eric Fisher), 254 selections, line-heavy first round, later judged a weak class.
2013 NFL season
2013 NFL season, the league's 94th, ran Sept 5, 2013 to Feb 2, 2014; set scoring records (11,985 points) behind Peyton Manning's 55 TDs, and ended with the Seattle Seahawks beating Denver 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII for their first title.
2013 Seattle Seahawks season
2013 Seattle Seahawks season: Pete Carroll's 13-3 NFC West champions, the Legion of Boom defense, who won the franchise's first Super Bowl, XLVIII, 43-8 over Peyton Manning's record-setting Denver Broncos on February 2, 2014, with Malcolm Smith as MVP.
2013 Serena Williams tennis season
Serena Williams' 2013 WTA season: 78-4 record, 11 titles including French Open and US Open, year-end world No. 1, $12,385,572 prize money, first woman over $12 million in a season.
2013 Stanley Cup Finals
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4-2 for the NHL title, their first Final meeting; Chicago won Game 6 3-2 on Bickell and Bolland goals 17 seconds apart.
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs
2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL postseason for the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, began April 30, 2013; Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins 4-2 in the Final on Bolland's goal 17 seconds after Bickell's tying goal in Game 6; Kane won the Conn Smythe.
2013 World Baseball Classic
The 2013 World Baseball Classic, the third edition, ran March 2–19, 2013. The Dominican Republic went 8-0 to win its first title, beating Puerto Rico 3-0 in the San Francisco final; Robinson Canó was MVP.
2013 World Series
2013 World Series: Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 (both 97-65), October 23-30, 2013. David Ortiz MVP; Game 3 ended on the first obstruction call to finish a World Series game; Boston's third title since 2004.
2013 WTA Tour
2013 WTA Tour: the Women's Tennis Association's 2013 professional season, its "40 LOVE" 40th-anniversary campaign with $118 million prize money, dominated by Serena Williams's 78-4, 11-title year ending at the Istanbul WTA Championships.
2013–14 NBA season
2013–14 NBA season: the San Antonio Spurs (62-20) beat the Miami Heat 4-1 in the Finals for their fifth title, with Kawhi Leonard as Finals MVP and Kevin Durant as regular-season MVP.
2013–14 NFL playoffs
2013–14 NFL playoffs, the 2013 season's postseason. Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium for Seattle's first title; three road teams won on wild-card weekend.
2013–14 NHL season
2013-14 NHL season: 97th NHL season, first under realigned divisions and new playoff format. Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup, beating the New York Rangers 4-1; Sidney Crosby won the Hart with 104 points.
2013–14 San Antonio Spurs season
2013-14 San Antonio Spurs season: NBA team's 47th campaign, 62-20 regular season, best record, beat Miami Heat 4-1 in Finals for fifth title; Kawhi Leonard Finals MVP, Popovich Coach of the Year.
2014 AFL draft
2014 NAB AFL Draft, the AFL national draft held November 27, 2014 on the Gold Coast; St Kilda took Paddy McCartin at pick 1, and it was the first draft under the points-based father-son and academy bidding system.
2014 BCS National Championship Game
2014 BCS National Championship Game, the VIZIO BCS title game of January 6, 2014 at the Rose Bowl: #1 Florida State beat #2 Auburn 34-31 on Jameis Winston's 13-second touchdown to Kelvin Benjamin, ending the BCS era.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (first edition under that name, formerly World Championship), held in Spain across six cities; 24 teams; United States beat Serbia 129-92 in the final, Kyrie Irving MVP.
2014 Major League Baseball draft
The 2014 Major League Baseball draft was the 50th June amateur draft, held June 5–7, 2014 over 40 rounds; Brady Aiken went first overall to the Astros but did not sign.
2014 Major League Baseball season
The 2014 Major League Baseball season opened in Sydney in March and ended with the San Francisco Giants beating the Kansas City Royals in the World Series.