Tragedies
The Boston marathon turned tragic when terrorists detonated bombs near the finish line of the event. A man hunt ensued for two brothers resulting in one dying in a gun fight with police and the other eventually being caught while hiding in a boat.
A twisted tale came out of South Africa with Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius fatally shooting his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Oscar was arrested and released on bail until the trial.
The year ended with Michael Schumacher in a coma after a skiing accident with his son.
Cheats
Lance Armstrong finally admitted that he used performance enhancing drugs to Oprah in an interview.
Several soccer players and officials were banned by FIFA after being caught in a match fixing scandal.
A-Rod's association with the Biogenesis steroid scandal resulted in the MLB suspending him. A-Rod has since appealed his suspension allowing him to play temporarily.
Publicity, it goes both ways
After Beyonce's performance at Super Bowl XLVII just into the 3rd quarter a partial blackout sent the Superdome in New Orleans into darkness lasting over 30 minutes. The blackout was due to a faulty breaker.
The Washington Redskins came under renewed attack for it's offensive name with newspapers fighting back refusing to use the name "Redskins"
Still to come
Questions around Brazil's ability to host the 2014 Soccer World Cup rose after fatal accidents during the construction of the stadiums.
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