PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — What seems like 48 months later, 2020 is finally coming to an end. Sports, like everything else, saw life disrupted by a global pandemic that continues to cause suffering every day. For Philadelphia fans, there was heartbreak, bubbles, pain, and uncertainty.
Here are the top Philly sports stories from 2020, a year everyone is eager to put in the past.
1. ‘Superman’s Not Supposed To Die’
On Jan. 26, a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, sent shockwaves throughout the sports world. Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, was killed in a tragic helicopter crash en route to Mamba Sports Academy, where he was set to coach Gianna’s basketball game.