It was quite a year in the sports world, was it not?
Fans were able to return to most stadiums after a strange 2020 due to the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics finally took place after being postponed by a year, and Tom Brady won yet another Super Bowl -- this time, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers instead of the New England Patriots.
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It’s hard to show you EVERYTHING that happened (because there was just so much!), but we enjoyed combing through Getty Images to see some of the more unique photos their photographers snapped this year.
In no particular order, here are 17 photos that we think help tell the story of 2021.
OK then -- who’s ready for 2022?
