# The biggest upsets in sports history

Leicester champions at 5,000-1, the "Miracle on Ice", Buster Douglas knocking out Tyson, Greece European champions: when the underdog defied all the odds. Which is the craziest?

- 5 votes · 11 items
- Jun 2, 2022 · respawn_toulouse
- https://even.best/en/l/3061/the-biggest-upsets-in-sports-history

## Top 11

1. **Leicester City win the Premier League (2016)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Priced at 5,000-1 at the start of the season, after nearly going down.
2. **The "Miracle on Ice" (1980)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — American college players beat the USSR at hockey in Lake Placid.
3. **The St. Louis Cardinals' World Series (2011)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ten and a half games back in August, they end up champions.
4. **The Los Angeles Kings (2012)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The first eighth seed to win the Stanley Cup.
5. **Greece win Euro 2004** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — They beat Portugal twice, including in the final, and France.
6. **The St. Louis Rams' Super Bowl (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kurt Warner, an undrafted backup, leads the team to the title.
7. **The Boston Red Sox (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The first to come back from 3-0 down against the Yankees, then champions.
8. **Appalachian State beat Michigan (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A small university beats a college football giant.
9. **Rich Strike wins the Kentucky Derby (2022)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Added to the race the day before, he wins at 80-1.
10. **UMBC beat Virginia (2018)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The only 16-seed win over a 1-seed in the men's NCAA tournament.
11. **Buster Douglas beats Mike Tyson (1990)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — At 42-1, he knocks out the unbeaten Tyson in Tokyo.

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