Sometimes, games, seasons and championships were at stake. Sometimes, ordinary moments turned extraordinary in an instant. They were the kind of moments that made fans leap from their seats in disbelief and grab their phones to share the excitement.
The plays of the year.
An arbitrary list, for certain, but this much is not in dispute — 2015 was laden with spectacular moments that will be talked about for a long time to come.
Take American Pharoah, opening his lead with every stride down the stretch of the Belmont Stakes on the way to becoming the Triple Crown winner that horse racing had waited nearly four decades to see.