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TSNs Top 10 sports stories of 2013 (listed in no set order): - MLB stars Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun are implicated in PED use - The Toronto Maple Leafs epic Game 7 collapse against the Boston Bruins - The Saskatchewan Roughriders host and win the 101st Grey Cup - South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend - The rise of Canadian basketball phenoms Anthony Bennett, the first Canadian to go No. 1 in the NBA Draft, and Andrew Wiggins - the projected top pick 1 in next years draft - The Vancouver Canucks goaltender controversy surrounding Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider - The Boston Marathon bombing, followed by an outpouring of Boston Strong support and the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series at home - A power outage affects Super Bowl XLVII, which featured Ray Lewis last game and the Harbaugh brothers coaching against each other - The Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in a lockout-shortened season - LeBron James leads the Miami Heat to a second consecutive NBA Championship Beginning Saturday, SportsCentre will feature a daily preview of each Top 10 story on all editions of Canadas No.dddddddddddd 1 sports news information show. TSN Radio stations across the country will also recap each Top 10 story, along with airing a radio version of the SportsCentre: Year In Review presented by PokerStars.net throughout the holidays. Join the conversation on TSNs Top 10 list by visiting TSN.ca/YearInReview to vote for you favourite sports story of the year and by discussing and debating the Top 10 stories of 2013 on Facebook.com/TSN and on Twitter using the hashtag #SCYearInReview. ' ' '