The 50 biggest plays in sports of 2019, ranked
- We ranked the greatest plays in all of sports over the past year.
- We didn't use a formula - this list is completely subjective based on both the gravity of the moment and the athletic brilliance of the play.
- Check out the 50 greatest sports plays of 2019 below.
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50. LeBron James delivers a no-look between-the-legs pass to Dwight Howard for the easy bucket.
49. Carli Lloyd drills a 55-yard field goal while visiting the Philadelphia Eagles' training camp.
Thank you to the @Eagles for having me out! Thanks to @JustinTuck @jake_elliott22 @MayorRandyBrown for the good time and tips! 🏈 🎯 #55yd pic.twitter.com/owZ16f46Th
— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) August 20, 201948. Fran Belibi throws one down en route to becoming the second woman to win the McDonald's All American dunk contest.
Fran Belibi THREW DOWN in the 1st round of the dunk contest 😤 pic.twitter.com/2oFbFuOgTQ
— espnW (@espnW) March 26, 201947. Tiger Woods tees himself up for a two-foot birdie shot and puts himself within one stroke of the lead in the final round of the 2019 Masters.
He needed it.
He nailed it. @TigerWoods with a 🎯 pic.twitter.com/JC3NDCJ5rT
46. Coco Gauff lofts a drop shot over Venus Williams en route to her breakout win over the star at Wimbledon.
45. Zlatan Ibrahimović tees up his own volley and scores an astounding bicycle-kick goal.
44. Eleven days after the untimely death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs and the same night as the team's tribute to its former star, Taylor Cole and Felix Peña combined to throw a no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners.
43. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jonathan Davis flies through the air to make a stunning, multiple run-saving grab against the Tampa Bay Rays.
42. Lucas Moura scores a miracle goal in the final seconds of stoppage time in Tottenham's matchup with Ajax to send his Hotspurs through to Champions League final.
41. The San Francisco 49ers trick the Saints with an Emmanuel Sanders touchdown pass.
🤯@ESanders_10 to @RMos_8Ball 🏄♂️#GoNiners #SFvsNO pic.twitter.com/3AzpuJVbPE
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) December 8, 201940. Cristiano Ronaldo rose eight feet in the air and stayed airborne seemingly forever to net a sensational header for Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo was FLOATING 🤯 (h/t @ESPNFC) pic.twitter.com/4Kqg8R7moF
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 18, 201939. Roger Federer caps a brilliant rally at the net with a lofting shot over Kevin Anderson at the 2019 Miami Open.
38. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson recovers to throw a game-winning touchdown after taking a cleat to the eye.
Deshaun Watson is UNREAL!@deshaunwatson | #OAKvsHOU pic.twitter.com/AInH5MDHR2
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) October 27, 201937. Murray State star Ja Morant leaps over his defender for the monster slam.
Cleared it. 🤯#JAdropper 🎸#SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/40prN1Fu6B
— Murray State Sports (@MSURacers) January 11, 201936. Liberty's Gandy Golden reels in an Odell Beckham Jr.-esque one-handed grab for the touchdown through double coverage against Rutgers.
We told you to remember his name. Now, you can remember this catch by Antonio Gandy-Golden! 😱
(Via @CFBONFOX)pic.twitter.com/QxoEqXPvmp
35. The Miami Dolphins' special teams unit fools the Philadelphia Eagles' defense to score a game-tying touchdown with a shovel pass from punter Matt Haack to kicker Jason Sanders.
34. Chilean goalie Christiane Endler makes a diving save on a US Women's National Team striker Christen Press during the 2019 World Cup group stage.
33. With two Chiefs defenders pressuring him out of the pocket, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers flips a touchdown pass to running back Jamaal Williams in the back corner of the end zone.
32. Jeff Maggert wins the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by holing out a 123-yard approach shot.
Right. On. Target. 🎯
From the middle of the fairway! 🙌@Jeff_Maggert has won the @SchwabCupFinale! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/nfg2BxmjYJ
31. Boston Bruins' Charlie McAvoy forces Game 7 in the Stanley cup by swatting the puck out of the air and off the goal line after it deflects off goalie Tuukka Rask.
30. English keeper Karen Bardsley bats a free kick out of the upper 90 to keep things even in England's group stage match against Japan.
29. NFL MVP frontrunner Lamar Jackson breaks through the Bengals' defensive line before deploying a devastating spin move and cruising into the end zone to extend the Ravens lead.
LAMAR JACKSON IS A GLITCH 😱 #SCtop10
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/ZsJlpTEYjr
28. Duke's Ella Stevens bends a corner kick into the back of the net.
Are. You. Kidding. Me.
😱 ELLA STEVENS 😱#NCAASoccer | @DukeWSOC pic.twitter.com/jtJ0jZ6To9
27. Naomi Osaka ends a long rally against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with an impressive sprint to the net and a narrow-angle cross-court shot during the 2019 Osaka Final.
26. Lionel Messi bends a free kick past the Liverpool keeper from 30 meters to net his 600th goal in a Barcelona kit.
25. Pablo Cuevas teases opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas with a smash before hitting a no-look tweener to win the point at the Estoril Open.
24. Connecticut Huskies commit Paige Bueckers goes behind the back and crosses a defender out of her shoes before dishing a no-look dime to her teammate.
That's a dimeeeeee. @wslam pic.twitter.com/qiEUAuvwPB
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) December 4, 201923. Tobin Heath nets a stunning backward heel shot for the Portland Thorns.
22. Kamaru Usman, a Nigerian immigrant, breaks Colby Covington's jaw during his UFC 245 bout against the outspoken Trump supporter.
21. Jeremy Lamb stuns the Toronto Raptors with a game-winning buzzer-beater from beyond half court.
20. Jozy Altidore gives Toronto FC an early lead over his former team with a glorious backheel goal.
19. Mamadi Diakite hits a buzzer-beater to send his future national champion Virginia Cavaliers to overtime in their Elite Eight matchup with the Purdue Boilermakers.
WE'RE HEADING TO OT! 😱#MarchMADNESS | #Elite8 pic.twitter.com/pmX7SHt35Z
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 31, 2019