The 20 most talked about sports stories of 2015 (With Pictures)

3. Deflategate 

As much as we hate to admit it – and trust us, we really hate to admit it – there is no denying that Deflategate was right up there among the most discussed sports stories of all of 2015. It had longevity in that it is something that is still in the news as of the end of the year. The story involved Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, two of the more polarizing entities in all of North American professional sports. Perhaps the most fascinating thing about Deflategate is that Brady and the Patriots became the good guys in the eyes of some non-New England fans, in part because Brady and the Pats were taking on Roger Goodell and the NFL. The enemy of our enemy…