The 10 most-tweeted sports moments of 2014

Published Dec. 10, 2014 1:07 p.m. ET

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Jimmy Traina

When it comes to Twitter, 2014 was all about the Super Bowl and the World Cup.

Here's the full list with the number of tweets each moment generated in a minute:

1. Super Bowl 48: Percy Harvin 87-yard kickoff return for a TD to open third quarter: 381,605 TPM

2. World Cup USA v. Portugal: Clint Dempsey goal against Portugal on June 22 that put USA up 2-1: 304,603 TPM

3. Super Bowl 48: Jermaine Kearse 23-yard TD pass From Russell Wilson with 3:11 remaining in third quarter: 271,775 TPM

4. Super Bowl 48: Malcolm Smith 69-yard interception return with 3:36 remaining in second quarter: 244,889 TPM

5. World Cup USA v. Portugal: Jermaine Jones scores goal for USA: 234,956 TPM

6. World Cup USA v. Belgium: End of game: Belgium defeats USA 2-1 in World Cup: 216,659 TPM

7. World Cup USA v. Portugal: Silvestre Varela (POR) ties the game in final moments of the match: 196,042 TPM

8. World Cup USA v. Belgium: Julian Green (USA) scores goal: 187,413 TPM

9. World Cup USA v. Belgium: Romelu Lukaku (BEL) scores goal vs. USA in World cup: 178,608 TPM

10. 2014 NFC Conference Title game: End of game/Richard Sherman rant: 174,656 TPM

As for tweets sent by athletes, here are the most-shared tweets in each of the four major U.S. sports.

NBA: Pacers forward Paul George tweets after suffering a compound tibia-fibula fracture during a Team USA intrasquad scrimmage.

NFL: Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman addresses his feud with Niners wideout Michael Crabtree.

MLB: Red Sox slugger David Ortiz shares a White House selfie.

NHL: Canadiens foward P.K. Subban gives away playoff tickets.

You can get a sport-by-sport breakdown of the Sports Year on Twitter here.

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