Best Player • American Football: Aaron Rodgers • Basketball: LeBron James • Football (Soccer): Cristiano Ronaldo • Baseball: Mike Trout • Hockey: Steven Stamkos Best Team • American Football: New England Patriots • Basketball: San Antonio Spurs • Football (Soccer): FC Barcelona • Baseball: San Francisco Giants • Hockey: Chicago Blackhawks Best League • Football (Soccer): La Liga (BBVA) Best Game • American Football: 2014 NFC Championship • Basketball: Game 5 of the 2014 NBA Finals • Football (Soccer): 2014 Champions League Final • Baseball: AL Wild Card Play-In (Royals/A's) • Hockey: Game 5 of Stanley Cup Finals Biggest Surprise • American Football: Cleveland Browns • Basketball: Toronto Raptors • Football (Soccer): Southampton • Baseball: Oakland Athletics • Hockey: Nashville Predators Biggest Disappointment • American Football: New Orleans Saints • American Football: Colin Kaepernick • Basketball: Cavaliers' start to the season • Football (Soccer): Mario Balotelli • Baseball: Boston Red Sox • Hockey: Edmonton Oilers Worst Team • American Football: Oakland Raiders & New York Jets • Basketball: Philadelphia 76ers • Football (Soccer): Liverpool • Baseball: Boston Red Sox • Hockey: Buffalo Sabres Most Improved Team/Player • American Football: Cleveland Browns/Carson Palmer • Basketball: Toronto Raptors/Anthony Davis • Football (Soccer): Southampton/Raheem Sterling • Baseball: Kansas City Royals/Giancarlo Stanton • Hockey: Nashville Predators/T.J. Brodie Best Coach • American Football: Bill Belichick • Basketball: Greg Popovich • Football (Soccer): José Mourinho • Baseball: Ned Yost • Hockey: Darryl Sutter Best Offseason Acquisition • American Football: Golden Tate • Basketball: LeBron James • Football (Soccer): Diego Costa • Baseball: Jose Abreu • Hockey: Leo Komarov Most Disappointing Offseason Acquisition • American Football: Johnny Manziel • Basketball: Lance Stephenson • Football (Soccer): Mario Balotelli • Baseball: Curtis Granderson • Hockey: Thomas Vanek Best Chemistry k**er • American Football: Marshawn Lynch • Basketball: Lance Stephenson • Football (Soccer): Mario Balotelli • Baseball: Yasiel Puig • Hockey: Phil Kessel Largest Season to Season Improvement • American Football: Arizona Cardinals • Basketball: Toronto Raptors • Football (Soccer): Southampton • Baseball: Seattle Mariners • Hockey: Nashville Predators Largest Season to Season Regression • American Football: Carolina Panthers • Basketball: Charlotte Hornets • Football (Soccer): Manchester United • Baseball: Boston Red Sox • Hockey: Colorado Avalanche Shame Cube of the Year • Jameis Winston