Photos: Top national sports stories of 2012
Triple Crown
Credit: Getty Images
Miguel Cabrera became the 15th player to win baseball's Triple Crown on Oct. 3. The Detroit Tigers' slugger topped the American League with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs and 139 RBIs, becoming the first Triple Crown winner in the major leagues since Boston's Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.
Other Slideshows
Nearly 300-foot radius leveled by gas line explosion
Photos: Miss USA 2013 competition
Napoleon: N.O.'s best charbroiled oysters
Hundreds usher in new era for Huey P. after widening project completed
Father Michael Jacques' funeral at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
Mackie's top 5 foods for better heart health