The Fresh Forum podcast recaps the year in national sports stories with a countdown from honorable mentions to the most important, influential and interesting sports story of the year.

The guys – Gazette reporter Mike Bonner and online sports editor Grant Burkhardt – justify their picks for the final list and give some extra thoughts on the year that was in sports.

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