Anybody seen this? It came out of the July
17 issue, which I just got today (and with
the announced changes in the magazine come
October, I may not have many more postings
like this).
1. Lance Armstrong's six (now seven) straight
Tour de France victories (1999-present)
2. Tiger Woods wins the Masters by 12 strokes,
and becomes the first black Masters champion
(4/13/97)
3. Michael Jordan's 17-foot jumper that beats Utah
and gives the Bulls their sixth NBA title in
eight years (6/14/98)
4. Christian Laettner's "hail Mary" that beats
Kentucky in overtime and sends Duke to the
Final Four (3/28/92)
5. Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2131st consecutive game, and
Chris Berman shuts up for 18 minutes (9/6/95)
6. Kerri Strug nails the vault with an injured ankle,
and coach Bela Karolyi carries her to the medal
platform (Atlanta Olympics, 7/23/96)
7. Adam Vinatieri of New England kicks a 45-yard field
goal that sends the New England-Oakland AFC championship
game into overtime. New England wins, 16-13, beats the
Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, and hasn't lost a playoff game
since (1/19/02)
8. Curt Schilling's detached tendon is sutured and bleeding
through his sock on his right ankle, but he goes seven
innings and gives up one run, tying the ALCS at three
games apiece. His first win at Yankee Stadium sets the
stage for Boston's first World Series championship in
86 years (10/19/04)
9. Phil Mickelson finally wins a major: the 2004 Masters
(4/11/04)
10. Serena Williams becomes only the fifth woman to hold all
four tennis Grand Slam titles at once when she wins the
Australian Open (1/25/03) (She won the 2002 Wimbledon,
French Open, and U.S. Open, and beat sister Venus in
all four championship matches.)
11. Jack Morris, 36-year-old Minnesota Twins pitcher, making
his third start in eight days, has pitched nine shutout
innings against Atlanta in Game 7 of the '91 World Series.
Manager Tom Kelly tries to take him out, Morris refuses
to come out, and the Twins win it all (10/27/91)
12. Afleet Alex stumbles, but horse and rider stay upright, and
Alex wins the Preakness by four and a half lengths (5/21/05)
13. Dale Earnhardt comes from 18th place with five laps to go
to win Talladega (10/15/00) (It's his 76th and final
victory, since he is killed at Daytona the following
February.)
14. Patrick Roy stops a shot that the Los Angeles Kings insist
is a goal in Game 4 of the '93 Stanley Cup finals (6/7/93)
(Montreal wins the Cup but goes through 10 straight overtime
games to do it.)
15. Dan Jansen finally wins a gold medal, in the 1000 meters.
(Lillehammer, 2/18/94)
16. Briana Scurry stops Liu Yang's penalty kick, the U.S. women's
soccer team beats China, and Brandi Chastain takes off her
jersey (7/10/99)
17. Michael Phelps, hailed as the new Mark Spitz, wins eight
medals, notably in the 100-meter butterfly (Athens Olympics,
8/20/04)
18. Down 15 points to Arizona with 4:04 to go, Illinois hits four
3-pointers, three layups, and a jumper, sending the game
to overtime, with the Illini winning 90-89 and a berth
in the Final Four (3/26/05)
19. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, with an injured right leg, is in sixth
place in the long jump when she jumps 22 feet, 11 3/4 inches
and takes the bronze (Atlanta Olympics, 8/2/96)
20. Mark Messier guarantees a Rangers' Stanley Cup win against
the New Jersey Devils; the next night he scores a hat trick
and leads the Rangers to their first Cup since 1940 (5/25/94)
21. In the 2002 World Cup soccer championship, U.S. goalkeeper
Brad Friedel saves two penalty kicks in the first three
games and sets up a second-round showdown with Mexico;
the U.S. wins, 2-0, and heads for the quarterfinals, its
best showing since 1930 (6/17/02)
22. U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm lands on his butt in the vault,
but wins the gold despite a judging error (Athens Olympics,
8/18/04)
23. Tennessee vs. Buffalo, AFC wild-card game. Buffalo leads,
16-15, with 15 seconds left. Tennessee's Lorenzo Neal
fields the kickoff, hands off to Frank Wychek, who laterals
to Kevin Dyson, who runs 75 yards for a TD with three
seconds left (1/8/00)
24. San Antonio's Robert Horry, who has averaged 7.5 points per game
all season, comes alive in Game 5 of the NBA finals with a
game-winning three-pointer with 5.8 seconds left (6/19/05)
25. Shades of Michael Jordan and then some: UNC's Charlotte Smith's
buzzer-beater with the Tar Heels down 59-57 to Louisiana
Tech, is only her ninth three-pointer of the season, but
it gets the job done, and the 'Heels are the '94 NCAA
women's champs (4/3/94)
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by bpatrick on 07/26/05 04:52 PM.</FONT></P>
17 issue, which I just got today (and with
the announced changes in the magazine come
October, I may not have many more postings
like this).
1. Lance Armstrong's six (now seven) straight
Tour de France victories (1999-present)
2. Tiger Woods wins the Masters by 12 strokes,
and becomes the first black Masters champion
(4/13/97)
3. Michael Jordan's 17-foot jumper that beats Utah
and gives the Bulls their sixth NBA title in
eight years (6/14/98)
4. Christian Laettner's "hail Mary" that beats
Kentucky in overtime and sends Duke to the
Final Four (3/28/92)
5. Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2131st consecutive game, and
Chris Berman shuts up for 18 minutes (9/6/95)
6. Kerri Strug nails the vault with an injured ankle,
and coach Bela Karolyi carries her to the medal
platform (Atlanta Olympics, 7/23/96)
7. Adam Vinatieri of New England kicks a 45-yard field
goal that sends the New England-Oakland AFC championship
game into overtime. New England wins, 16-13, beats the
Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, and hasn't lost a playoff game
since (1/19/02)
8. Curt Schilling's detached tendon is sutured and bleeding
through his sock on his right ankle, but he goes seven
innings and gives up one run, tying the ALCS at three
games apiece. His first win at Yankee Stadium sets the
stage for Boston's first World Series championship in
86 years (10/19/04)
9. Phil Mickelson finally wins a major: the 2004 Masters
(4/11/04)
10. Serena Williams becomes only the fifth woman to hold all
four tennis Grand Slam titles at once when she wins the
Australian Open (1/25/03) (She won the 2002 Wimbledon,
French Open, and U.S. Open, and beat sister Venus in
all four championship matches.)
11. Jack Morris, 36-year-old Minnesota Twins pitcher, making
his third start in eight days, has pitched nine shutout
innings against Atlanta in Game 7 of the '91 World Series.
Manager Tom Kelly tries to take him out, Morris refuses
to come out, and the Twins win it all (10/27/91)
12. Afleet Alex stumbles, but horse and rider stay upright, and
Alex wins the Preakness by four and a half lengths (5/21/05)
13. Dale Earnhardt comes from 18th place with five laps to go
to win Talladega (10/15/00) (It's his 76th and final
victory, since he is killed at Daytona the following
February.)
14. Patrick Roy stops a shot that the Los Angeles Kings insist
is a goal in Game 4 of the '93 Stanley Cup finals (6/7/93)
(Montreal wins the Cup but goes through 10 straight overtime
games to do it.)
15. Dan Jansen finally wins a gold medal, in the 1000 meters.
(Lillehammer, 2/18/94)
16. Briana Scurry stops Liu Yang's penalty kick, the U.S. women's
soccer team beats China, and Brandi Chastain takes off her
jersey (7/10/99)
17. Michael Phelps, hailed as the new Mark Spitz, wins eight
medals, notably in the 100-meter butterfly (Athens Olympics,
8/20/04)
18. Down 15 points to Arizona with 4:04 to go, Illinois hits four
3-pointers, three layups, and a jumper, sending the game
to overtime, with the Illini winning 90-89 and a berth
in the Final Four (3/26/05)
19. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, with an injured right leg, is in sixth
place in the long jump when she jumps 22 feet, 11 3/4 inches
and takes the bronze (Atlanta Olympics, 8/2/96)
20. Mark Messier guarantees a Rangers' Stanley Cup win against
the New Jersey Devils; the next night he scores a hat trick
and leads the Rangers to their first Cup since 1940 (5/25/94)
21. In the 2002 World Cup soccer championship, U.S. goalkeeper
Brad Friedel saves two penalty kicks in the first three
games and sets up a second-round showdown with Mexico;
the U.S. wins, 2-0, and heads for the quarterfinals, its
best showing since 1930 (6/17/02)
22. U.S. gymnast Paul Hamm lands on his butt in the vault,
but wins the gold despite a judging error (Athens Olympics,
8/18/04)
23. Tennessee vs. Buffalo, AFC wild-card game. Buffalo leads,
16-15, with 15 seconds left. Tennessee's Lorenzo Neal
fields the kickoff, hands off to Frank Wychek, who laterals
to Kevin Dyson, who runs 75 yards for a TD with three
seconds left (1/8/00)
24. San Antonio's Robert Horry, who has averaged 7.5 points per game
all season, comes alive in Game 5 of the NBA finals with a
game-winning three-pointer with 5.8 seconds left (6/19/05)
25. Shades of Michael Jordan and then some: UNC's Charlotte Smith's
buzzer-beater with the Tar Heels down 59-57 to Louisiana
Tech, is only her ninth three-pointer of the season, but
it gets the job done, and the 'Heels are the '94 NCAA
women's champs (4/3/94)
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by bpatrick on 07/26/05 04:52 PM.</FONT></P>