ESPN's Top 100 sports moments

[GarySJ]

Here are the specific items we've mentioned that aren't on the list yet but we expect to be later. If any are announced I'll edit this post and put the item in bold, with the number in italics.

THIS THREAD CONTAINS OUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE LIST. IT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW GUESSES ARE MADE, AND WHEN EVENTS ARE SELECTED FOR THE TOP 100.

post September 11th  sporting events(#98, in the form of Jack Buck's Tribute)

End of Duke-Kentucky regional final game

End of Bills-Giants Super Bowl (Norwood missed FG)

The own-goal in USA-Colombia World Cup soccer match where the Colombia player was murdered a few days later

End of Women's World Cup won by USA

End of Rams-Titans Super Bowl (tackle just short of goal line)

1981 NCAA basketball final, which they decided to play the day Reagan was shot

Magic Johnson declaring he has HIV

"Do You Believe In Miracles"

Patriots-Raiders snow AFC title game (Vinatieri FG) (#48)

Aaron Boone homer in 2003 ALCS

Jamal Lewis breaking single game rushing record

Elway winning Superbowl

1982 Patriots-Dolphins snowjob-- er, "snowplow" game

Dale Earnhardt killed at Daytona

Wayne Gretzky retires

Roger Clemens gets 20 K's (twice)

Kerry Wood gets 20 K's (once)

Cal Ripken breaks Gehrig record

Lance Armstrong wins five Tour De France

Olympic bombing in Atlanta

Tiger Woods Grand Slam

Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding scandal (my fingers feel dirty just typing that)

Diamondbacks beat Yanks in 2001 World Series (Luis Gonzalez' Game 7 blooper, #61)

Steroid use scandals

Len Bias death

Reggie Lewis death

Paul Pierce being stabbed

Bill Buckner E-3

Nolan Ryan's 5000th strikeout

Bonds' 662nd homer

"Music City Miracle" Tennessee Titans lateral return TD play vs. Bills in AFC playoffs

One of several "Wide Right" FSU-UM games

The Cal-Stanford "band" play

Miami-Nebraska national title game in 1983

Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson

Wayne Gretzky traded from Edmonton to Los Angeles

Elway "the drive" (#54)

Dwight Clark "the catch"

Sampras breaking Roy Emerson's slam record

Sampras puking on the court at US Open against Alex Correjta and then going on to win the match

Monica Seles getting stabbed in Germany

The last day of baseball, 1994 when the players left the field never to return

J.R. Richard has a stroke

Pete Rose gets lifetime ban from Commissioner Bart Giamatti for gambling  

Bills-Oilers AFC playoff game where Buffalo rallied from 31-0 deficit to win

Michael Jordan's shot in the playoffs to beat Craig Ehlo's Cavaliers that we've all seen a zillion times(#81)

5-foot-6 Spud Webb wins slam dunk contest

A-Rod signs $250M contract with Rangers (biggest in sports history... that week anyway)

Dennis Martinez throws a perfect game after recovering from alcoholism

USFL announces it will move to a fall schedule in 1986, effectively destroying the league and freeing its superstars Herschel Walker, Steve Young, Reggie White, etc. to play in the NFL

Alternatively, the announcement that the USFL would receive only $1 from the NFL in damages

Doug Flutie to Gerard Phelan vs. Miami

Leon Lett screws up in the Super Bowl  

#8 seed Villanova beats Georgetown in NCAA tournament finals

NC State beats Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma in 1983 NCAA tourney finals (Dereck Whittenberg's rebound and dunk)

Joe Carters homer to win 93 WS

Joe Paterno passes the Bear

Barry Bonds passes Mark McGwire for season HR record

Nolan Ryan's seventh and final no-hitter

Kerri Strug landing her last vault on a broken ankle in the summer Olympics(#51)

Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield's ear

Larry Bird steals Isiah Thomas inbound, and Celtics steal NBA Eastern Conference title, 1987. (#55)

[GarySJ]

Some more from me:

The last day of baseball, 1994 when the players left the field never to return

J.R. Richard has a stroke

Pete Rose gets lifetime ban from Commissioner Bart Giamatti for gambling

Bills-Oilers AFC playoff game where Buffalo rallied from 31-0 deficit to win

Michael Jordan's shot in the playoffs to beat Craig Ehlo's Cavaliers that we've all seen a zillion times

5-foot-6 Spud Webb wins slam dunk contest

A-Rod signs $250M contract with Rangers (biggest in sports history... that week anyway)

Dennis Martinez throws a perfect game after recovering from alcoholism

USFL announces it will move to a fall schedule in 1986, effectively destroying the league and freeing its superstars Herschel Walker, Steve Young, Reggie White, etc. to play in the NFL

Alternatively, the announcement that the USFL would receive only $1 from the NFL in damages

Doug Flutie to Gerard Phelan vs. Miami

Leon Lett screws up in the Super Bowl

#8 seed Villanova beats Georgetown in NCAA tournament finals

NC State beats Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma in 1983 NCAA tourney finals (Dereck Whittenberg's rebound adn dunk)

More ideas?

[Bullshiznitz]

Joe Carters homer to win 93 WS...

JoPa passes the Bear...

The OJ incident (if they consider that a sports moment?)..

[Markeymark]

Carter's walk-off homer to win the WS definately deserves a mention.

[GarySJ]

Carter's walk-off homer should be there.

And definitely the OJ fiasco in some form (what will the moment be? The verdict? That slow-speed chase in the white Bronco?)

I don't see JoePa passing the Bear, because he's since been passed by Bowden, not to mention that Eddie Robinson held the record all along. I think a more likely candidate for the list would be Eddie Robinson's retirement.

[smazza]

sorry boston fans none of the choke jobs should apply

bonds passing mcgwire should be #1

bonds passing mays should be somewhere

[TripleB]

bonds passing mcgwire should be #1

bonds passing mays should be somewhere

Smazz, you are a hoot ..........................!

[Velcro]

I think Barry Bonds being born should be one of the greatest sports moments of all time...

followed by the first time he took a step... and his first bite of solid food...  and his first time driving a car....

and of course his first needle

[GarySJ]

Okay, we have enough Barry Bonds moments I think. Let's stay on topic here.

Besides, to baseball historians, important things only happen in New York and Boston. Any home run from any other city that doesn't win a pennant or break an Aaron/Maris record rates slightly behind Bob Lemon taking a dump in importance.

[GarySJ]

Three more from me:

Nolan Ryan's seventh and final no-hitter

Kerri Strug landing her last vault on a broken ankle in the summer Olympics

Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield's ear