With his arms spread wide and his smile nearly as expansive, Mo Farah was the first man across the finish line in the men’s 5,000-meter final at the London Olympics. The British middle distance runner may not have taken home as many medals as Michael Phelps or dominated quite like Usain Bolt but his euphoric medal run(s) provided one of the most indelible memories from the London Games as well as one of the signature sports moments of 2012.
According to The Associated Press, the Penn State scandal, Lance Armstrong’s cycling ban, NFL bounties, football concussions, replacement NFL officials and Pat Summitt’s retirement were among the Top 10 sports stories of 2012.
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