Sports 2012 In Review: Top National Sports Stories December 27, 2012 / 5:00 AM CST / CBS News (credit: Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Jan. 22: Joe Paterno Dies (credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Jan. 29: Longest-Ever Grand Slam Singles Final (credit: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) February: Linsanity Reigns In NYC (credit: Ron Turenne/NBAE via Getty Images) Feb. 5: Giants Hoist The Lombardi Trophy (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images) March 2: NFL Bountygate (credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) March 28: LA Dodgers Sold For … $2 Billion (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) April 2: Kentucky's Rolls To An NCAA Title (credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) April 8: Bubba Watson Wins Masters, Weeps (credit: Andrew Redington/Getty Images) May 2: Former NFL Great Junior Seau Commits Suicide (credit: Donald Miralle/Getty Images) June 11: LA Kings Win First Cup (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) June 21: Miami Turns Up The Heat, Wins NBA Finals (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Aug. 5: Andy Murray Grabs Gold (credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) August: Phelps Becomes Most Decorated Olympian (credit: AFP PHOTO) August: Flying Squirrel Soars In London (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) August: Usain Bolts To Another Victorious Olympics (credit: Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images) Sept. 24: NFL Replacement Refs Fiasco (credit: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Oct. 4: Miguel Cabrera Wins The Triple Crown (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Oct. 9: Sandusky Sentenced To Prison (credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Oct. 21: Lynx Can't Win Back-To-Back Titles (credit: Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Oct. 22: Lance Armstrong Stripped Of His Titles (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Oct. 28: Giants Sweep World Series (credit: Leon Halip/Getty Images) Adrian Peterson's Running All Day (credit: Andy King/Getty Images) NHL Lockout Drags On (credit: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
