Player of Week? Try Sportsman of Year

Admire, if you dare, the inflated post-deflation numbers of Tom Brady. Salute, as you should, the Grand Slam flirtations of Jordan Spieth and Serena Williams. Even think out of the box, or the barn, and consider American Pharoah as the sporting figure for whom we’ll remember 2015. Or congratulate the small-market Kansas City Royals for finally making the mad dash home that didn’t happen against the Giants last autumn, when the runner stayed on third base.

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