Who made the biggest impact in their area of the sports world in 2022?
We posed this question to our U.S.-based writers and editors who cover 12 different sports, as well as culture, business and media, to find our Sportspersons of the Year across the American sports landscape.
The guidelines allowed for a flexible interpretation of “impact.” Some were selected for their on-field achievements, others for weightier off-field concerns. Two of the selections are entire groups of people.
We’ll unveil our selections one at a time, each weekday between now and Dec. 22. The full schedule is below.
By Jason Jones
By Jeff Gluck
By Peter Baugh
By Sabreena Merchant
By Eamonn Brennan
By Seth Emerson
By Dorothy Gentry
By Brendan Quinn
By Bill Shea
By Meg Linehan
By Richard Deitsch
By Evan Drellich
By Marcus Thompson
By Jeff Rueter
By Mike Jones
(Illustration: Sean Reilly / The Athletic)
