TSN Names the Top 10 Sports Stories of 2013

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TORONTO (December 13, 2013) – From Canadian basketball phenoms Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins to Boston Strong and the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ emotional Grey Cup victory on home turf, TSN today revealed its highly-anticipated list of the year’s Top 10 sports stories, as selected by a panel of TSN commentators, reporters, and producers.

The #1 sports story of 2013 will be announced during TSN’s Christmas Eve tradition, the SPORTSCENTRE: YEAR IN REVIEW presented by PokerStars.net, airing Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 8 p.m. ET on TSN (encore at 12 midnight ET/9 p.m. PT on TSN) and hosted by Darren Dutchyshen and Jennifer Hedger.

Along with counting down the Top 10 stories of 2013, the SPORTSCENTRE: YEAR IN REVIEW presented by PokerStars.net also unveils the year’s Top 10 highlights, lowlights, and sound bites, as well as a special edition of the Ultimate SC.

TSN’s Top 10 sports stories of 2013 (listed in no set order):   

• MLB stars Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun are implicated in PED use
• The Toronto Maple Leafs epic Game 7 collapse against the Boston Bruins
• The Saskatchewan Roughriders host and win the 101st GREY CUP
• South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend
• The rise of Canadian basketball phenoms Anthony Bennett, the first Canadian to go #1 in the NBA Draft, and Andrew Wiggins, the projected #1 in next year’s draft
• The Vancouver Canucks’ goaltender controversy surrounding Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider
• The Boston Marathon bombing, followed by an outpouring of Boston Strong support and the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series at home
• A power outage affects SUPER BOWL XLVII, which featured Ray Lewis’ last game and the Harbaugh brothers coaching against each other
• The Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in a lockout-shortened season
• LeBron James leads the Miami Heat to a second consecutive NBA Championship

Beginning tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 14), SPORTSCENTRE will feature a daily preview of each Top 10 story on all editions of Canada’s #1 sports news information show.

TSN Radio stations across the country will also recap each Top 10 story, along with airing a radio version of the SPORTSCENTRE: YEAR IN REVIEW presented by PokerStars.net throughout the holidays.

Fans can join the conversation on TSN’s Top 10 list by visiting TSN.ca/YearInReview to vote for their favourite sports story of the year and by discussing and debating the Top 10 stories of 2013 on Facebook.com/TSN and on Twitter using the hashtag #SCYearInReview.

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