i may be a bird in a cage but at least it's your cage

I'm mostly a lurker in the fandom and have never written SN but I think, for this challenge, I'd try. I SO enjoyed reading last years' stories. For some prompts:

NFL (some of these are obvious but you never know): Kevin Everett's injury/recovery. Sean Taylor's murder. Brett Favre finds the Fountain of Youth. The Patriots go for perfection. Tom Brady tries to break the TD record held by Peyton Manning. Randy Moss tries to break the TD catch record held by Jerry Rice. Peyton Manning hosts SNL. Michael Vick. That whole thing with the Patriots spying. TO's comments about Jessica Simpson. Tony Romo + Jessica Simpson.

MLB: The Mets sad, sad slide into history by NOT making the playoffs when up 7 games on the Phillies with 17 games left. A-Rod's record breaking contract (and the debacle that accompanied it). The Mitchell Report. Barry Bonds breaks THE record. (There are so so many more but you said you didn't need help with MLB)

NBA: Tim Donaghy's indicted by the FBI for gambling on games he officiated. The Celtics return to glory. The 1-2 debate on Greg Oden and Kevin Durant as top draft pick. Oden's season-ending knee surgery. Isiah Thomas' sexual harassment lawsuit. Kobe Bryant is the youngest player to reach 20,000 points.

NHL: Martin Brodeur gets 500 career wins. Chris Simon's vicious on-ice attitude and his latest stunt that got him a 30 game suspension. NY Rangers signing Drury AND Gomez this summer. NHL opens season in London.

Tennis: Federer wins his 5th straight Wimbledon, tying Bjorn Borg. The Federer-Nadal rivalry increases. The US wins the Davis Cup. Martina Hingis retires amidst cocaine use rumors.

Assorted: Marion Jones admits to lying in federal court and is stripped of her medals. How much it sucks to be a commissioner in a major sport right now. Florida wins national titles in both football and basketball, first college ever to do so. Floyd Mayweather beats Ricky Hatton, becoming an undisputed best pound-for-pound boxer alive. Helio Castroneves wins Dancing with the Stars.


Wow, I totally got carried away there!! Feel free to use any (or none) of them, they were just highlights that came to mind when I thought back on the year. Hope they help!