It seemed almost fated that the match would go to penalty kicks. But back came Mbappe, earning a penalty kick and scoring another shocking, soul-crushing goal against the Argentines in the 118th minute. All they had to do was hold on for 12 more minutes. Argentina fans were back to celebrating a sure win. The match went to extra time and Messi looked like he'd rescued Argentina again with a goal in the 108th minute. Mbappe took over the match in the final stretch of regulation, scoring on a penalty kick in the 80th minute and then a sick strike out of midair in the 81st minute to tie the game and shock Argentina fans. Here are the top 10 craziest stories in sports for 2022: 1 in the world, suddenly retiring at the top of the tennis world Aaron Judge hitting the most home runs in a season ever* (*non-steroid category) the 2021 Boston Marathon women's winner being stripped of her title 20 months later Phoenix Suns players openly rebelling against their owner, Robert Sarver, who then sold the team for an insane $4 billion Bucs' All Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown stripping his pads off in a meltdown on the sidelines Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley being suspended a year for sports gambling, including on his own team and a massive cheating scandal in chess!

And while Serena Williams' retirement was certainly global news, it's not exactly crazy to see a 41-year-old retire from tennis.īut there were still plenty of stories to choose from.Įven the honorable mentions are so packed we have to name a handful: Ash Barty, the women's No. So just what craziness did go down over the past 12 months in sports? We stayed away from the biggest tangential sports story this year, the arrest of Brittney Griner in Russia and resulting political standoff, and anything too tragic, like the senseless killings of three Virginia football players.

From midterm elections to $2 billion lottery jackpots and unsolved crimes, 2022 was a crazy year by most measures.

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