Year in review

Every sports season is going to have its fair share of disappointments.

But it sure seemed like 2016 was chock full of tragedy for Tucson sports fans.

There were harrowing losses — the passing of Arizona center Zach Hemmila still haunts the Wildcats — and near-misses, like Tucson Roadrunners winger Craig Cunningham’s brush with death on the ice. There were also losses on a much smaller scale, albeit devastating to the town’s favorite teams, like Arizona’s surprise loss to Wichita State in the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

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Ultimately, the entire year begged one question.

Is it over yet?

Here are the six worst sports moments in Tucson in 2016: