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8 Sports Figures Who Had an Atrocious 2014
Madison Bumgarner has been named the 2014 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. It’s an honor you can’t argue wasn’t well-deserved. After a stellar regular season, Bumgarner turned it up in the playoffs, becoming nearly unhittable while leading the Giants to their third World Series title since 2010.
So, yes, Bumgarner was great (and the dude will certainly know how to celebrate the achievement). But what about the other sports figures in 2014, whose years became an embarrassment or a flat-out disaster? Yes, let’s not forget these “anti”-Sportsmen of the Year:
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