Top moments of the decade

Honorable mention:
Louisville wins it for Ware (2013)
Loyola and Sister Jean makes Final Four (2018)
Dallas Braden throws perfect game on Mother's Day (2010)
American Pharoah wins Triple Crown (2015)

10. No ordinary Joe (2018)

Joe Mauer was well on his way to being one of the greatest catchers to ever play baseball, winning three batting titles and an MVP following the 2009 season. However, concussions took its toll and he was forced to make the switch to first base. But in the last regular season game of his career, Mauer put on the catcher's gear one more time. Shortly after he doubled in his last plate appearance, Mauer went out for one pitch against Chicago's Yoan Moncada. There was a deal where Yoan would not swing at the pitch to Mauer and Matt Belisle delivered a ball before Mauer left and rode off into the sunset after a Twins 5-4 victory.

9. 38-1 (2015)

This was the most anticipated semifinal game in a long time. In the previous season, Aaron Harrison hit a deep 3-pointer from the left wing to give Kentucky a 74-73 national semifinal victory. Kentucky was also in the midst of a historic season. At 38-0, they were aiming to become the first undefeated team since the 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers. Also, in the KenPom rankings, Wisconsin had the best offense since his rankings began, while Kentucky had the No. 1 defense. Game on in Indianapolis.

Kentucky fell behind early, but came back to tie the game at halftime. Wisconsin jumped out to a 52-44 lead, but the Wildcats came back with an 18-4 run to take a 60-56 lead with six and a half minutes left. But the Badgers showed the fight of champions, outscoring the undefeated Cats 15-4 the rest of the game. Sam Dekker scored on a layup and then Nigel Hayes scored on a controversial putback. That set the stage for the kill shot, a Dekker triple from the top of the key over the outstretched arm of Karl-Anthony Towns. Wisconsin salted the game away at the free throw line and there was no undefeated season.

8. This was for Skaggs (2019)

On July 1, Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found unresponsive in his hotel room when LA was in town to play the Texas Rangers. In the first home game after Skaggs' death, the Angels took on the Seattle Mariners on July 12. Taylor Cole pitched two perfect innings to begin the game before giving way to Felix Pena. He pitched seven innings, and only allowed a walk to Omar Narvaez in the fifth inning. It was just that walk away from a combined perfect game, but they'll settle for a combined no-hitter. It was a great tribute to Skaggs and he was looking down smiling at the result.

7. The Captain with a great send-off (2014)

New York is one of the greatest organizations in sports, and one of the most famous players on said organization was Derek Jeter. In the last game at Yankee Stadium in Jeter's career, New York played Baltimore. In a 2-2 game, New York scored three in the bottom of the seventh to take a 5-2 lead. However, the Orioles hit a pair of homers off David Robertson to tie the game at 5. Even though New York blew a three-run lead, it set the stage for the one of the decade's signature moments.

Jose Pirela led off the inning with a single to left, and was pinch ran for by Antoan Richardson. A bunt moved him over to second, which brought up Jeter. On the first pitch against Evan Meek, the Captain lined a single to right and Richardson came racing around third and beat the throw home and Jeter had a storybook ending with a walk-off in his last at-bat at Yankee Stadium.

6. LeBron brings championship back to Cleveland (2016)

It had been a long time Cleveland had won a championship. The Indians won in the 40s and the Browns in the 60s, but nothing else until 2016. Cleveland lost the NBA Finals in 2015 and it seemed like it would in 2016, as the Cavaliers trailed the Golden State Warriors 3-1 in the Finals. No team had ever come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals. If that weren't daunting enough, the team they have to do it against finished 73-9. After an incident at the end of game four, Draymond Green was suspended for game five. With Green out, Cleveland won going away in game five and then came back home and won convincingly in game six, setting up a winner-take-all game seven in California.

In game seven, it was a tight game throughout. With the clock winding down, the Warriors were in transition and Stephen Curry found Andre Iguodala, but Iggy's shot was blocked by LeBron to keep the game tied at 89. With less than a minute left, Kyrie Irving drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Cavs the lead, one they would not relinquish and LeBron made good on his promise to bring Cleveland a championship.

5. What were you doing in 1908? (2016)

Back in 2004, the Boston Red Sox ended their curse at 86 years with a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs had a chance to end their curse at 108 years. Just like LeBron and Cleveland, the Chicago Cubs trailed 3-1 in a series. Chicago won 3-2 in game five, but had to win twice at Progressive Field to win the whole thing. A blowout in game six set up a game seven and complete the same thing the Cavaliers did four and a half months earlier.

Game seven was a really good game. It looked like Chicago would run away with the game, as it jumped out to a 5-1 lead against Indians ace Corey Kluber. With the Cubs holding a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth, an unlikely hero stepped up for the Tribe. After the first two batters were retired, the Indians hit a single and a double to cut it to 6-4. Then stepped in Rajai Davis. After a long seven-pitch at-bat, Davis hit a line drive off Aroldis Chapman that barely cleared the left field wall. The two-run homer tied the game at 6, and the game went into extras.

But not before a rain delay. When play came back, the Cubbies jumped all over Bryan Shaw, scoring two runs in the top of the 10th. Davis again did damage in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single, but that was all and Chicago celebrated its first championship since 1908 when the Cubs defeated the Tigers. They made seven appearances between 1910 and 1945, but lost each time.

4. Kobe being Kobe (2016)

Kobe Bryant had a legendary career and is one of the best players in the history of the NBA. He had down years in his last few, but he was primed to go back to vintage Kobe in the last game of his career against the Utah Jazz. It wasn't an 81-point performance like he had earlier in his career, but he dropped 60 in an incredible farewell by the Black Mamba.

The Lakers, wrapping up their worst season in franchise history, needed something to smile about. Kobe did just that. He dropped 60 points in a comeback victory over Utah, his first 50-point game since February 2009. The Lakers were down by as many as 15 and nine heading into the fourth. But Kobe scored 23 of his 60 points in the fourth, as LA outscored Utah 34-21. With LA down 96-86, Kobe went on a personal 13-0 run to put his team in front 99-96. He hit a triple with 59 seconds left to cut it to one and hit a jumper with 31 seconds remaining to put Los Angeles in front for good. He added a pair of free throws to cement a 101-96 comeback win. He exited the game to a much-deserved standing ovation with four seconds left. It was hard for anybody to not be happy for Kobe, as he ended his career on a very high note.

3. Dee Gordon hits a HR for his friend (2016)

Late in September 2016, Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident. In the first game after Fernandez' death, the Marlins hosted the New York Mets. On the first swing of the game by Miami, infielder Dee Gordon launched a shot to right field off New York's Bartolo Colon. It was hit well over the right field wall for a homer. It was the ninth career home run for Gordon and it was the only one in 2016. As he crossed the plate, he had to wipe tears off his face. Gordon was quoted as saying "I told the boys, 'If ya'll don't believe in God, ya'll might as well start. I ain't ever hit a bad that far, even in batting practice. We had some help.'" It was a great tribute by Gordon. Miami blew out New York, but the leadoff homer is what anybody will remember, and rightfully so.

2. 16 over 1 (2018)

The Virginia Cavaliers had become a dynasty in the ACC under head coach Tony Bennett. It was not only a No. 1 seed once again, it was the No. 1 overall seed after winning both the ACC regular season and tournament titles. The 31-2 Cavaliers' first round matchup was against 24-10 UMBC of the America East. No 16 seed had ever beaten a 1. But that string had to end sometime. However, how it happened was incredibly surprising.

The game was tied at the half, but the Retrievers went on a 17-3 run to begin the second period to open up a 38-24 advantage and Virginia could not get it to single digits the rest of the way. A 16 over 1 was bound to happen sometime, but UMBC won by 20 (!!!). The 74-54 win is the biggest win in NCAA Tournament history, and school will remembered forever.

1. He's back. (2019)

Tiger Woods had won a few tournaments in the decade, which was a rough one for him. However, he had not won a major yet. In the early 2000s, it just seemed like a matter of time before Tiger overtook Jack Nicklaus' record for major wins at 18. But Tiger had a bad decade, some of which it was his own doing with his affairs. Then, there were the injuries. He has never been the same, but in 2019, he won his first major of the decade. Woods won coming back after 54 holes for the first time in his career as Francesco Molinari faltered down the stretch. He won by one shot over fellow American Xander Schauffele. It is a story of redemption and the country loves those types of stories. That is why this is the No. 1 moment of the decade.