Top 10 plays of 2025 🎥
From season-defining heroics to moments that made you rewind just to confirm they really happened, 2025 delivered jaw-dropping sports magic. These plays didn't just change games and create legends; they helped remind us why we watch in the first place. Below, theScore counts down the 10 best plays from the sports world over the past year.
10. George Springer's 3-run bomb puts Blue Jays on top late in ALCS Game 7 💣
GEORGE SPRINGER
— MLB (@MLB) October 21, 2025
THREE-RUN SHOT
BLUE JAYS LEAD 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Qh7qwqYpRx
9. Canada, USA fight 3 times in opening 9 seconds at 4 Nations Face-Off 😡
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA OPEN UP THEIR FOUR NATIONS GAME WITH THREE FIGHTS IN THE FIRST NINE SECONDS! pic.twitter.com/Y7fLhccJ5K
— The Sports Place (@offsportsplace) February 16, 2025
8. Mauricio Ruffy's nasty head-kick KO 🦶
Posting a HEADKICK KO EVERYDAY for one year! (300/365)
— 🎱The MMA Mark🎱 (@TheMMA8Ball_) June 5, 2025
Mauricio Ruffy vs King Green#UFC #MMATwitter #UFC316 pic.twitter.com/EsGdQsTNtt
7. Kenny McLean scores from halfway to confirm Scotland's long-awaited World Cup return 🏴
Come for the goal, stay for the scenes 😍#SCODEN pic.twitter.com/0DXyUgMtqi
— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) November 19, 2025
6. Aaron Gordon's buzzer-beating playoff dunk ⏰
AARON GORDON DUNK AT THE BUZZER FOR THE NUGGETS WIN!!! 🚨🚨
— NBA (@NBA) April 27, 2025
ONE OF THE CRAZIER ENDINGS YOU'LL SEE 🤯😱#TissotBuzzerBeater#YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/BVdHdAEP1Q
5. Rory McIlroy's hooking approach from 209 yards at final round of Masters ⛳️
Poised to make eagle. Rory McIlroy goes for glory on No. 15. #themasters pic.twitter.com/hAM0zxnkM7
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 13, 2025
4. Treylon Burks does his best Odell Beckham Jr. impression 😲
Treylon Burks snagging a catch of the year candidate😮💨@visa pic.twitter.com/Kk2N0wtreO
— NFL (@NFL) December 2, 2025
3. Lizbeth Ovalle's stunning reverse scorpion kick in Mexican women's league 🦂
La locura de gol de @lizbethovalle7.
— Club Tigres Femenil 🐯 (@TigresFemenil) March 4, 2025
Hey @fifacom_es te tenemos una nominada al premio Puskás. pic.twitter.com/TQIcKXK499
2. Miguel Rojas throws home, then Andy Pages steamrolls teammate to force extras in World Series Game 7 🥶
Un Juego 7 de #WorldSeries legendario con sucesos antológicos protagonizados por Miguel Rojas y Andy Pagés. 🇻🇪⚾️🇨🇺 pic.twitter.com/htECwVuZ4r
— MLB Español (@mlbespanol) November 2, 2025
1. Omar Cooper somehow taps his toes to save Indiana's undefeated season 🤯
ICYMI, CATCH OF THE YEAR?!! 👀
— ESPN Australia & NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) November 9, 2025
OMAR COOPER CALLED GAME WITH THIS INSANE TOE-TAP TD GRAB FOR INDIANA!! 👞🧤
HOW DID HE GET HIS FOOT DOWN?? 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/3OOpr1xP9K
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