The 50 best sports photos of 2016

2016 was a wild year for sports.

There were comebacks, like the Cleveland Cavaliers coming back from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA championship in dramatic Game 7 to give Cleveland its first ever NBA title.

There was the Chicago Cubs, breaking a century-old curse and winning the World Series in a gripping seven-game series over, coincidentally, the Cleveland Indians.

Elsewhere, Peyton Manning concluded one of the greatest careers in NFL history with a Super Bowl, Leicester City overcame some of the greatest odds to win the Premier League, and Kris Jenkins sealed a NCAA Championship for Villanova with a miracle of a shot.

And this is all without mentioning the Rio Olympics, which saw Michael Phelps cement his legacy, while young American athletes like Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles just began to shape their own.

These amazing moments and more were captured in stunning photography from outlets like Getty and the Associated Press.

While we can't compile every great photo this year, here are some of our favorites from the biggest moments in sports this year.