Sports 2015 In Review: A Year In National Sports December 27, 2015 / 8:00 AM CST / CBS News (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Deflategate and Patriots win Superbowl – Feb. 1, 2015 (credit: Billie Weiss/Getty Images) Duke wins NCAA tournament – April 6, 2015 (credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Aaron Hernandez convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life in prison – April 15, 2015 (credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) FIFA scandal – May 2, 2015 (credit: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images) Floyd Mayweather defeats Manny Pacquiao – May 2, 2015 (credit: JOHN GURZINSKI/AFP/Getty Images) American Pharoah wins Triple Crown – June 6, 2015 (credit: Al Bello/Getty Images) Jordan Spieth wins the Masters & US Open – April 9 & June 21, 2015 (credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Jason Pierre Paul loses fingers after fireworks explosion – July 4, 2015 (credit: Ron Antonelli/Getty Images) US Women win first World Cup since 1999 – July 5, 2015 (credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) Serena Williams upset in U.S. Open – Sept. 11, 2015 (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for the USTA) Yogi Berra Dies – Sept. 22, 2015 (credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Minnesota Lynx win 3rd WNBA title in 5 years - Oct. 14, 2015 (credit: Anna Rajdl/NBAE via Getty Images) Kansas City Royals win World Series – Nov. 2, 2015 (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Ronda Rousey knocked out by Holly Holm, defeated – Nov. 15, 2015 (credit: PAUL CROCK/AFP/Getty Images) Golden State Warriors' record winning streak – Nov. 25, 2015 (credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Kobe Bryant announces retirement – Nov. 29, 2015 (credit: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)