When the brand split happened back in July, many WWE fans thought that Monday Night Raw will bury SmackDown Live because of the big names on their roster. However, the year ended with SmackDown being the better show overall.
After Brock Lesnar was flagged after banned substances were found in his system, many fight fans were left wondering whether it is the end of his MMA career.
TJ Dillashaw's joining of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association might have caused him his chance of avenging his bantamweight title loss to Dominick Cruz. It happened after he said that UFC president Dana White told him that he would "push" for the rematch.
Roman Reigns is the most polarizing WWE superstar at the moment and he is set to have a big year in 2017. Reigns will face Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal champion at the Royal Rumble but the plans for him heading to WrestleMania is still vague.
NBA veterans will get the chance to showcase their skills in a three vs. three league created by the rapper.
John Cena is set to face A.J. Styles for the WWE championship at the 2017 Royal Rumble on January 29 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. However, it seems like a rematch is already scheduled at Elimination Chamber wherein Cena vs. Styles will battle in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
2016 may have been the best year for Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor after breaking record after record in the Ultimate Fighting Championship but his dominance may have been surpassed by fighters who also made noise this year as the middleweight and heavyweight division saw different champions this time.
The UFC has seemingly used featured the return of the challenger, Ronda Rousey, more in promotional materials compared to the reigning champion Nunes.
The National Basketball Association releases a Last Two Minute report for every game that is within five points to show whether there had been missed and corrected calls or to clarify what transpired in the last two minutes of a tight NBA ball game. But not all of the NBA players are a fan of the report and that includes former Most Valuable Players LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
Nerlens Noel is one of the few defensive big men available on the trade market, and among the teams expected to pursue the disgruntled center are the Toronto Raptors.
The Philadelphia 76ers will remain on the top of NBA trade rumors until they trade at least one of their three young centers.
The NBA trade rumors are heating up and according to league experts, teams are getting impatient and would not even wait for the deadline.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers took home their first Holiday Bowl championship in the 38 years of the competition at the expense of the Washington State Cougars in a nail-biting 17-12 win on Dec. 27 behind Rodney Smith and Blake Cashman who were both awarded Most Valuable Players.
The New York Knicks could consider trading for Memphis Grizzlies veteran Tony Allen, who could be available before the February 2017 trade deadline.
After rumors spread that World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena would not be seeing much action in the prestigious wrestling promotion behind reports of him pursuing a serious acting job in Hollywood, 'The Face of the WWE' himself said that he will not be ditching the league for Tinseltown.
