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USA Today's Top 25 sports moments in the last 25 years....


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With some obvious Northeast/MLB biasness:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/top25-sportsmoments.htm#uslPageReturn

Someone explain to me how there are 4 baseball moments in the top 10 or only two NBA moments on the whole list. Off the top of my head, I put together a list of events not listed...but were stories and moments so big that they are still referenced today.

Pro Basketball

- Jordan hits "the shot" over the cavs or the night he scored 63 in the garden...

- formation of the original Dream Team

- Defeat of Team USA basketball in international play

- Laker Celtic rivalry of the 80's

- Len Bias dies

- '85 Draft Lottery (the Ewing conspiracy)

- Bad Boys from Detroit

- Dennis Rodman gone wild

- Bulls win 6

- Kobe-Shaq soap opera

College BBall

- Michigan Fab Five - including Webber's TO

- UNLV Running Rebels (led by larry johnson)

- Rise of Duke Bball

- Bobby Knight gets walking papers at IU

- Carmelo Anthony leads Syracuse to Title

Boxing

- Tyson unifies the belts

- Tyson loses to Buster Douglas

- Tyson bites Holyfield's ear

- George Foreman becomes oldest champ ever

Pro Football

- Walter Payton sets rushing record

- USFL crumbles (later XFL)

- Niner Dynasty of the 80's

- 49er-Cowboy rivalry of the 90's

- Bill Walsh's west coast offense

- Reggie White signs with Green bay

- Elways wins the Super Bowl

- Patriot Dynasty of the 00's

College Football

- Rocket Ismail (loses Heisman to Ty Detmer)

- Catholics vs. Convicts (ND vs. Miami)

- State of Florida football dominance

- Tommy Frazier and Nebraska (title)

- Charlie Ward and the Noles (title)

- Maurice Clarett

- USC under Pete Carrol

- Vince Young in the Rose Bowl

Misc.

- Carl Lewis '84 Olympics

- Mary Lou Retton '84 Olympics

- Dan Johnson and Bonnie Blair speedskating

- Navratilova vs. Evert

- Steffi Graf

- Sampras dominates tour

- Agassi

- capriati has meltdown

- Federer

- Barbaro

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They're missing several in my opinion.

Lance Armstong winning 7 straight titles in Le Tour de France.

USA dominance in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

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Maybe I missed it,but where is the Mircale on Ice?

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Miracle on ice was over 25 years ago, so that is why it isn't there.

Red Sox and White sox breaking their curses should be on the list, as should Bartman keeping the cubs curse alive ;D

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Miracle on ice was over 25 years ago, so that is why it isn't there.

Red Sox and White sox breaking their curses should be on the list, as should Bartman keeping the cubs curse alive ;D

my bad, it didn't register to me at the time.

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how can u leave out my boy emmit breakin the rushin record?

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he's a gator, so we'll let it slide.

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Maybe I missed it,but where is the Mircale on Ice?

1980 + 25 = 2005. Savvy? ;)

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