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2024 European Men's Handball Championship

Men's EHF EURO 2024, held in Germany 10–28 January 2024 with 24 teams; France beat Denmark 33:31 after overtime in Cologne for a fourth title; Sweden took the Paris 2024 quota spot.

2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League

2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League, sixth edition of the annual VNL (14 May–30 June 2024, 16 teams). Italy beat Japan for a second title; Poland took bronze; no relegation before 2025 expansion to 18 teams.

2024 Florida Gators football team

2024 Florida Gators football team, the University of Florida's FBS squad under Billy Napier, finished 8-5 (4-4 SEC), beat Tulane 33-8 in the Gasparilla Bowl for its first bowl win in five seasons, with freshman QB DJ Lagway passing for 1,915 yards.

2024 Florida State Seminoles football team

2024 Florida State Seminoles football team, ACC program under Mike Norvell, finished 2-10 (1-7 ACC), worst record in 50 years, after preseason No. 1 ACC poll ranking; wins over California and Charleston Southern only.

2024 French Open

The 2024 French Open (Roland Garros), held May 26–June 9 in Paris, was won by Carlos Alcaraz over Alexander Zverev and Iga Swiatek over Jasmine Paolini; Nadal lost in round one and Djokovic withdrew.

2024 French Open – Men's singles

2024 French Open men's singles (Roland Garros): Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in the June 9, 2024 final for his first French Open title, becoming the youngest man to win majors on all three surfaces.

2024 French Open – Women's doubles

2024 French Open women's doubles: fifth seeds Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova beat Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini 7-6(5), 6-3 in the June 9, 2024 final, a last-minute pairing giving Gauff her first and Siniakova her eighth Grand Slam doubles title.

2024 French Open – Women's singles

2024 French Open women's singles (Roland Garros, 26 May-9 June 2024): Iga Swiatek beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final for a third straight title and fourth overall, saving a match point against Osaka en route.

2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team

2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team, coached by Kirby Smart, went 11-3, won the SEC Championship 22-19 in overtime over Texas, earned the No. 2 CFP seed, and lost the Sugar Bowl to Notre Dame.

2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

2024 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team: ACC squad under Brent Key that finished 7-6 (5-3 ACC), upset No. 10 Florida State in Dublin, lost an 8-overtime game to Georgia, and fell to Vanderbilt in the Birmingham Bowl.

2024 Green Bay Packers season

2024 Green Bay Packers season: Matt LaFleur's sixth year; Packers went 11-6, third in NFC North, opened in São Paulo vs Eagles, lost Wild Card 22-10 at Philadelphia; 37th playoff appearance, NFL record.

2024 Houston Texans season

The 2024 Houston Texans season: NFL team's 10-7 AFC South championship year under DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud, with a Wild Card win over the Chargers and a Divisional-round loss to the Chiefs.

2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Bret Bielema's fourth squad, went 10-3 (6-3 Big Ten), beat four ranked teams, and won the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl 21-17 over South Carolina, its first 10-win season since 2001.

2024 in darts

2024 in darts saw Luke Humphries beat Luke Littler 7-4 for the world title, then win the World Matchplay, while Littler took the Premier League and Grand Slam.

2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team went 11–2 under first-year coach Curt Cignetti, winning the program's first 10- and 11-win season, reaching No. 5 in the AP poll and its first College Football Playoff, where it lost 27–17 at Notre Dame.

2024 Indianapolis Colts season

2024 Indianapolis Colts season: NFL team's 8-9 campaign under head coach Shane Steichen, second in the AFC South behind Houston (10-7), eliminated by a 45-33 Week 17 loss at the New York Giants; Anthony Richardson and Joe Flacco at quarterback.

2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team: University of Iowa's Big Ten squad under Kirk Ferentz, finishing 8-5 (6-3 Big Ten) and losing the Music City Bowl 27-24 to Missouri; Ferentz earned his 200th Big Ten win.

2024 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2024 Jacksonville Jaguars season: NFL team's 30th campaign, finished 4-13, missed playoffs. Doug Pederson fired January 6, 2025 after 18 losses in 23 games; Trent Baalke retained; Trevor Lawrence threw 11 TDs in 10 starts.

2024 James Madison Dukes football team

2024 James Madison Dukes football team: JMU's third FBS season, first under coach Bob Chesney, Sun Belt East, 9-4 (4-4), won its first bowl title 27-17 over Western Kentucky in the Boca Raton Bowl.

2024 Kansas City Chiefs season

2024 Kansas City Chiefs season: 15–2, AFC West and No. 1 AFC seed under Andy Reid; 12–0 in one-score games; lost Super Bowl LIX 40–22 to Philadelphia, ending the three-peat bid.

2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2024 Kansas Jayhawks football: Lance Leipold's Kansas team went 5-7 (4-5 Big 12) after preseason AP No. 22 and Big 12 fourth-place expectations, playing home games at Arrowhead and Children's Mercy Park.

2024 Las Vegas Raiders season

The 2024 Las Vegas Raiders season: NFL team's 4-13 AFC West-last year under Antonio Pierce, fired January 7, 2025; quarterback carousel of Minshew and O'Connell, 10-game skid, Pete Carroll hired next.

2024 Los Angeles Chargers season

2024 Los Angeles Chargers season: first year under head coach Jim Harbaugh and GM Joe Hortiz; 11-6 record, six-win turnaround, league-leading scoring defense, wild-card berth, lost 32-12 to Houston Texans.

2024 Los Angeles Rams season

2024 Los Angeles Rams season: NFL team's 89th season, eighth under Sean McVay. Finished 10-7, won NFC West after a 1-4 start, beat Minnesota 27-9 in a wildfire-relocated wild-card game, lost to Philadelphia 28-22 in the divisional round.

2024 LSU Tigers football team

2024 LSU Tigers football team, Brian Kelly's third LSU squad, went 9-4 (5-3 SEC), lost its opener 20-27 to USC in Las Vegas, beat Ole Miss 29-26 in OT, and won the Texas Bowl 44-31 over Baylor.

2024 Major League Baseball postseason

2024 MLB postseason: 12-team playoff bracket from October 1 Wild Card Series to the World Series, where the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-1 for their eighth title; Freeman was MVP.

2024 Major League Baseball season

2024 MLB season: opened with Seoul Series (Dodgers-Padres), ended with Dodgers beating Yankees 4-1 in World Series. White Sox went 41-121; Ohtani first 50/50 player; Negro Leagues stats added to MLB records.

2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football: Sun Belt East champion under Charles Huff, 10-3, first Sun Belt title with 31-3 win over Louisiana, then withdrew from Independence Bowl after Huff left and 50 players entered the portal.

2024 Masters Tournament

2024 Masters Tournament (88th Masters), April 11-14 at Augusta National; winner Scottie Scheffler, second green jacket, four strokes over Ludvig Åberg; Neal Shipley low amateur.

2024 Miami Dolphins season

2024 Miami Dolphins season: NFL team's 8-9 campaign under Mike McDaniel; Tua Tagovailoa's Week 2 concussion, 2-6 start, late rally, playoff miss via Week 18 Jets loss.