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2022–23 College Football Playoff
2022–23 College Football Playoff: four-team FBS postseason won by No. 1 Georgia, which beat TCU 65–7 on January 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium for its second straight CFP title after semifinal wins over Ohio State; TCU upset Michigan 51–45 in the Fiesta Bowl.
2022–23 EuroLeague
2022–23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the top European club basketball competition: 18 teams after Russia's suspension, record 8,748 average attendance, Final Four in Kaunas won by Real Madrid over Olympiacos 79-78 on Sergio Llull's late basket, an 11th European title.
2022–23 NBA season
2022–23 NBA season, the league's 77th (Oct 18, 2022–Apr 9, 2023). Denver Nuggets won their first title over Miami 4–1; Jokić Finals MVP; LeBron James became all-time scoring leader; Bill Russell's No. 6 retired league-wide.
2022–23 NFL playoffs
2022-23 NFL playoffs: 14-team postseason ending with Kansas City Chiefs beating Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII, Feb 12, 2023, Glendale; Mahomes MVP; new playoff overtime possession rule.
2022–23 NHL season
The 2022-23 NHL season: 32 teams, 1,312 games opening in Prague; Boston's record 65-12-5 season; Vegas won its first Stanley Cup 4-1 over Florida; McDavid led with 153 points; 6.36 goals per game, a 30-year high.
2023 ATP Finals
2023 Nitto ATP Finals, the year-end men's tennis championship in Turin (12-19 November 2023, Pala Alpitour). Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 for a record seventh title; record $15 million prize money.
2023 ATP Finals – Singles
2023 Nitto ATP Finals singles, Turin, 12-19 November 2023, indoor hard, $15 million prize pool. Novak Djokovic beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the final for a record seventh title.
2023 ATP Tour
2023 ATP Tour: men's professional tennis season. Novak Djokovic won three majors, seven titles, a record eighth year-end No. 1 and seventh ATP Finals; Alcaraz won Wimbledon; Sinner and Italy won the Davis Cup.
2023 Australian Open
2023 Australian Open, Melbourne Park, 16-29 January 2023: Djokovic won a record 10th men's title (22nd major), Sabalenka her first; record 839,192 attendance and AUD 76.5m prize money.
2023 Australian Open – Men's singles
2023 Australian Open men's singles: Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) for a record 10th AO title, his 22nd major tying Nadal, reclaiming No. 1 from Alcaraz.
2023 Australian Open – Women's singles
2023 Australian Open women's singles: Aryna Sabalenka (5th seed) won her first Grand Slam title, beating 22nd-seeded Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Melbourne final on 28 January 2023.
2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone
2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone: regional Groups I-IV for European and African nations. Group I in Antalya, Turkey, 10-15 April; Hungary, Netherlands, Sweden promoted to the November Play-offs; Morocco promoted from Africa III.
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship: Georgia beat TCU 65-7 on January 9, 2023 at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, before 72,628, the largest bowl margin ever (58 points), giving Georgia back-to-back CFP titles.
2023 Davis Cup
2023 Davis Cup, won by Italy 2-0 over Australia in the Malaga final on 26 November 2023, Italy's first title since 1976, driven by Jannik Sinner's wins over Djokovic and de Minaur.
2023 Detroit Lions season
2023 Detroit Lions season: Detroit finished 12-5, won its first division title since 1993 and first-ever NFC North crown, beat the Rams and Buccaneers in the playoffs, and lost the NFC championship 31-34 to the 49ers.
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup: 19th edition, August 25-September 10, 2023, first multi-country hosting by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. Germany won its first title, beating Serbia 83-77 in Manila; Dennis Schroder was MVP.
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification: the FIBA Competition System process filling 30 of 32 World Cup slots via six home-and-away windows, November 2021 to February 2023, across Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe.
2023 French Open
2023 French Open (Roland-Garros), clay Grand Slam in Paris, 28 May–11 June 2023. Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud for a record 23rd major; Iga Swiatek beat Karolina Muchova for her third title; record 633,222 attendance.
2023 French Open – Men's singles
2023 French Open men's singles (Roland-Garros, 28 May–11 June 2023): Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 in the final for a record 23rd Grand Slam title; he earlier defeated a cramping Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals.
2023 French Open – Women's singles
2023 French Open women's singles (Roland-Garros): Iga Swiatek beat Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 on 10 June 2023 for her third Paris title and fourth major, first back-to-back there since Henin 2007.
2023 IIHF World Championship
The 2023 IIHF World Championship, the 86th men's world ice hockey championship, was played in May 2023 in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia, and won by Canada, which beat Germany 5-2 for gold.
2023 IIHF World Junior Championship
The 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, held 26 December 2022 to 5 January 2023 in Halifax and Moncton, was won by Canada, 3-2 over Czechia in overtime; Connor Bedard set a Canadian record with 23 points.
2023 Kansas City Chiefs season
2023 Kansas City Chiefs season: NFL team's 2023 campaign, 11-6, AFC West champions, No. 3 seed; won Super Bowl LVIII 25-22 in overtime over the 49ers for a fourth title and back-to-back championships.
2023 Major League Baseball draft
2023 MLB Draft (Rule 4 Draft), held July 9-12 in Seattle: first draft with a top-six lottery; Pirates took Paul Skenes No. 1, Nationals Dylan Crews No. 2, first teammates 1-2; 614 players, LSU led with 13.
2023 Major League Baseball season
2023 Major League Baseball season: first year of the pitch timer, shift restrictions, larger bases, and pickoff limits; average game fell to 2:40, attendance rose 9.6%, and the Texas Rangers won the World Series.
2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar–Rourkela, the 15th men's field hockey World Cup, held 13–29 January 2023 in Odisha, India; 16 teams, 44 matches; Germany beat Belgium 5–4 on shoot-out for their third title.
2023 NBA All-Star Game
2023 NBA All-Star Game, 72nd edition, Salt Lake City, Vivint Arena, Feb 19, 2023. Team Giannis beat Team LeBron 184-175; Jayson Tatum scored a record 55 points for MVP; first live pregame draft; record-low 4.59 million viewers.
2023 NBA draft
2023 NBA draft, held June 22, 2023: San Antonio Spurs won the lottery and selected Victor Wembanyama No. 1; Brandon Miller went second, Scoot Henderson third; 58 picks after two forfeits.
2023 NBA Finals
2023 NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets beat eighth-seeded Miami Heat 4-1 (June 1-12, ABC) for their first title; Nikola Jokić named Finals MVP (30.2/14.0/7.2) after leading the playoffs in points, rebounds and assists.
2023 NBA playoffs
2023 NBA playoffs: Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title, beating the 8th-seeded Miami Heat 4-1 in the Finals; Nikola Jokic was Finals MVP and led the postseason in points, rebounds, and assists.