What moments, games, athletes and possibly even more scandal will capture our attention in 2016? Before any can come to fruition, The News-Gazette sports staff looks back at the top 10 stories from the year that was:
1. Simon says
The first tweet that caused upheaval for the Illinois athletic department and Illinois football program for the next six months came from Simon Cvijanovic’s account at 4:04 p.m. on May 10. “I stopped playing football because of my physical health. I was asked to push myself past pain until I didn’t want to play anymore. #truth.