My Favorite Champions in Sports of All Time

    1. Indiana Hoosiers of basketball, 1987

    2. Brigham Young Cougars of football, 1984

    3. Indiana Hoosiers of football, 2025-26

    4. Washington Nationals, 2019 World Series

    5. Michael Chang, French Open in tennis, 1989

    6. Indiana Hoosiers of basketball, 1981

    7. Indiana Hoosiers of basketball, 1976

    8. Indiana University of soccer, 2003

    9. Indiana University of soccer, 2012

    10. Indiana University of soccer, 1988

    12. Boston Red Sox, World Series 2004

    13. Chicago Cubs, World Series, 2016

    14. Detroit Pistons, NBA 1989

    15. Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA, 2017

    16. New York Yankees, World Series 1996

    There have been other teams that relieved me greatly and that I celebrated. Especially in college basketball, but across the sports.

    1. Villanova over Georgetown, 1985 NCAA men

    2. Arizona over Kentucky, 1997 NCAA men

    3. Villanova over North Carolina, 2015 men

    4. New York Giants over New England, NFL circa 2007

    There have been others, in football, like Texas over USC in football in 2005, and baseball, and basketball and tennis. Soccer, too. I follow college more. The Olympics. and World Cup, and what else?

    Yeah.

    'Nuff said.

    5. Arizona Diamondbacks, World Series 2001

    11. Chicago White Sox, 2005