This week in sports has sucked (so far). Yeah, it's only Wednesday, but it's NCAA Tournament season, and days when the tournament takes off are slower than usual. Last Thursday through Sunday was lit, and this Monday through Wednesday has been decidedly, well, un-lit. These sports streets have been cold, and many of us have resorted to hate-watching/finishing House of Cards season 3 as a result. Yuck.
Thankfully, March Madness resumes tomorrow, and hours upon hours of win-or-go-home basketball awaits. Hell yes. Little compares to the start of the NCAA Tournament, but it's still not the pinnacle of our year in sports. Strong times still await us on the 2015 sports calendar. The year's just getting started, fam. From College Football's rivalry weekend to the NBA on Christmas Day, these are The 25 Best Sports Days of the Year, Ranked.
25. NFL Draft Day 1
24. Breakfast at Wimbledon
23. The Kentucky Derby
22. F1's Monaco Grand Prix
21. Men's Olympic 100m
20. Whenever the last El Clasico Happens
19. Double Duty
18. UEFA Champions League Final
17. College Football's Rivarly Weekend
16. EPL's Championship Sunday
Sport: Soccer
Depending on how the Premier League table looks on the last Sunday of the season, this day’s either “Championship Sunday” or “Survival Sunday.” As enticing as Survival Sunday sounds, you really want it to be Championship Sunday. That means the title race isn’t mathematically over yet, and for teams still in the hunt for the Premier League crown, that fact alone is nauseating. 37 matches can be all for nought because of one rough 90 minute period. All of the day’s matches happen at the same time too, so the players have no idea what’s happening outside of stadium. Through that, you get moments like this: