670 The Score Sports Stories That Most Captured Your Attention In 2015
(CBS) 2015 has been quite the year for sports in Chicago.
The Blackhawks captured the city's attention and asserted themselves as a modern-day dynasty with their third Stanley Cup in six seasons. Led by affable manager Joe Maddon, the Cubs reeled off 97 regular-season wins and advanced to the NLCS.
The Bulls' year has been marked by dysfunction that led to the exit of highly successful coach Tom Thibodeau and the arrival of Fred Hoiberg from the college ranks. The White Sox had sky-high expectations after high-profile offseason acquisitions, only to fall flat on their face.
The Bears hired themselves a new braintrust that has changed the culture at Halas Hall, to positive returns on the field for 11 weeks before the last three weeks became far more dispiriting.
With 2015 soon coming to a close, we wanted to take a look back at the sports stories and topics that most captured your attention. So below we present our 10 most-trafficked stories of 2015. It's an interesting glimpse into what gets people talking.
1. Baffoe: Patrick Kane is not your friend
-- Tim Baffoe wrote on how Blackhawks star Kane was viewed amid rape allegations.
2. Bernstein: Jimmy Butler-Derrick Rose tension marred Game 6
-- Dan Bernstein raised the curtain on the Bulls' '21-point loss to the Cavaliers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, a disastrous finish that marked the end of the Thibodeau era.
3. Bernstein: Tampa Bay Lightning ticket policy is pathetic
-- As Blackhawks readied for the Stanley Cup Final, Bernstein torched the Lightning's ticket policy that restricted sales to resident of Florida and went as far as putting guidelines on what fans could wear in certain areas.
4. White Sox-Orioles game moved to afternoon, will be closed to public
-- Amid civil unrest, news came that the White Sox and Orioles would play a game in front of no fans.
5. Tampa mayor on Lightning ticket policy: We don't want to lower our standards
-- Tampa brass doubled down on the Lightning's odd ticket policies during the Stanley Cup Final.
6. Attorney for Patrick Kane's accuser drops client suddenly
-- Attorney Thomas Eoannou stepped away from the Patrick Kane rape investigation case when he learned that the accuser's mother had intervened with false information.
7. Bernstein: Penn State is as sick as ever
-- Bernstein lashed out at the Penn State fans who celebrated Joe Paterno's wins being restored and paid no mind to the victims of a child sexual assault scandal.
8. DiCaro: How not to talk about the Patrick Kane rape allegations
-- Julie DiCaro shared her advice on how to properly address the Patrick Kane rape allegations.
9. Ernie Banks, beloved Mr. Cub, has died at 83
-- One of the city's most revered figures and known for his warm personality, Banks passed away on Jan. 23.
10. Jackie Robinson West stripped of national title
-- The youngsters who captured our hearts in summer 2014 had their national title taken from them because of a violation of residency rules.
