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February 2010 ... more > Top ^
Feb. 27  Vancouver  U.S. guaranteed record Olympics haul
Feb. 26  Vancouver  U.S. buried Finland, 6-1
 Tiger Woods  Tiger Woods loses Gatorade sponsorship
Feb. 21   Vancouver
 Vancouver  Bode Miller secures first Olympic gold
Feb. 19   Florida
  A tearful Tiger Woods has made a frank apology for cheating on his wife. He talking publicly for the first time since the scandal erupted
Feb. 18  Vancouver  Lysacek upsets Plushenko in free skate Feb.17  Vancouver  Golden girl Vonn triumphs Feb.16   Paris Landis accused of hacking in warrant Feb.14  Florida  McMurray Wins Daytona 500  Vancouver  Crash gives Ohno silver Feb.7   Miami Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl
  New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl with a surprise 31-17 win over Indianapolis. Brees hit a record-equalling 32 passes for 288 yards.    Porter returned an interception from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning 74 yards. The Super Bowl wa...

January 2010 ... more > Top ^
Jan.30   Melbourne Serena powers to Australian Open glory Jan.28  Melbourne  Williams win 11th Grand Slam doubles title Jan.27   Melbourne Serena, Henin gets to Australian final Jan.26  Melbourne  Li stuns Venus, Serena rallies Jan.24   New Orleans Saints outlasted Minnesota 31-28 in NFC   Indiana Manning, Colts rally past Jets, 30-17 Jan.17  San Diego  Jets upset Chargers Jan.16  Indiana  Colts' 20-3 victory over Ravens  New Orleans  Saints rout Cardinals 45-14 Jan.11  Missouri  McGwire admits steroid use Jan.7  Southern California  Alabama wins college title

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December 2009 ... more > Top ^
Dec.13    Accenture ends Tiger Woods sponsorship Dec.12   Gillette to 'limit' Tiger Woods's role Dec.11       Tiger Woods to take leave from golf
  In a statement on his website, Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite break from professional golf to tackle problems in his private life

November 2009 ... more > Top ^
Nov.28   Florida   Tiger Woods to face police over crash Map of Orlando USA
  Police are waiting to question world number one golfer after an early-hours car crash outside his home
Nov.27  Florida  Tiger Woods injured in car accident Nov.4   New York   Yankees win World Series  The Yankees christened the first season in their new ballpark with a World Series championship beating the Phillies 7-3

October 2009 ... more > Top ^
Oct.28    Agassi admits use of crystal meth Oct.25  New York  Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6 Oct.21  Philadelphia  Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant

September 2009 ... more > Top ^
Sep.14   New York First-time finalist Del Potro stuns Federer Sep.13   New York Unseeded Clijsters wins U.S. Open  New York  Federer beating Novak Djokovic Sep.12  New York  Clijsters wins as Serena has outburst

July 2009 ... more > Top ^
Jul.19  Scotland  Cink defies Watson with playoff victory Jul.16  Southern California  US teen gains solo sailing record Jul.4   London Serena powers to Wimbledon title Jul.3  London  Roddick dumps out Murray in semifinal Jul.2  London  Sisters Williams beat Russians

June 2009 ... more > Top ^
Jun.28  Johannesburg  Brazil survive US scare to win Confed Cup Jun.24  South Africa  Shock win for USA over Spain Jun.22  New York  Glover holds nerve, wins U.S. Open Jun.14  Florida  Bryant leads Lakers to 15th championship Jun.12  Detroit  Pittsburgh Penguins win Stanley Cup

May 2009 ... more > Top ^
May.30  Florida  Magic win Eastern Conference May.29  Colorado  Kobe, Lakers advance over Nuggets May.27  Detroit  Wings win in OT, head back to Cup finals

April 2009 ... more > Top ^
Apr.12  US Georgia  Angel Cabrera wins green jacket Apr.6  Detroit  UNC captures NCAA championship title

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Feb.15  Florida  Kenseth win rain-shortened Daytona 500 Feb.1   Florida   Pittsburgh won 6th Super Bowl  Roethlisberger drove the Steelers 78 yards before finding Holmes for the score with just 35 seconds left, making 27-23 win over Arizona

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Jan.31  Melbourne  Serena claims 4th Australian Open

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Oct.29   Philadelphia   Phillies win the World Series  Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 5 Sep.8   New York     Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open  Roger Federer easily beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open and 13th Grand Slam title Sep.7  New York  Serena Williams wins U.S. Open Aug.24  Beijing  U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold Aug.16   Beijing   Phelps wins historic eighth gold
  23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley.    He teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time. Phelps swam 17 times over 9 days and set wo...
Aug.14  Beijing  Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics Aug.12   Beijing   Phelps becomes greatest Olympian  US swimmer Michael Phelps is winning his 10th gold medal with victory in the 200m butterfly. He claimed his fourth gold medal of the Beijing... Aug.11  Beijing  Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free Jul.5  London  Venus retains her title in straight sets Jun.17  Boston  Celtics defeat Lakers to win NBA title Jun.4  Pittsburgh  Detroit claims Stanley Cup over Pittsburgh Apr.9   San Francisco Bay Area Route changes mark Olympic torch relay   Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes Apr.7  Texas  Kansas pulled away victory in NCAA Feb.12   Southern California Spielberg boycotts Olympic role  US film director has withdrawn as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's role in Darfur Feb.3   Arizona Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots  In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, New York shattered the New England Patriots' unbeaten season 17-14 Jan.18   Iceland Eccentric chess icon Fischer dies   Chess master Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, was 64. He became the first American world chess champion

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.13   Washington Baseball 'rife' with drug use   Dozens of players have been linked to taking performance-enhancing substances in a report on Major League Baseball that alleges a drug culture Nov.15  San Francisco Bay Area  Baseball star Barry Bonds charged Oct.28   Colorado Red Sox sweep to World Series title Sep.16   Nevada OJ Simpson arrested over break-in Map of Las Vegas Mountain States  Ex-American football star has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room Sep.9   New York Federer wins 4th U.S. Open title Sep.8  New York  Henin routs Kuznetsova to win U.S. Open Aug.7  San Francisco Bay Area  Bonds breaks home run record Jul.7  London  Venus Williams romps to her fourth title Jun.14   Ohio Spurs finish off Cavs Jun.6  Southern California  Ducks hammer Senators to claim Stanley Feb.4   Florida Super Bowl: Colts beat Bears 29-17 Jan.27  Melbourne  Unstoppable Serena stuns Sharapova Jan.11  Los Angeles  Beckham agrees to LA Galaxy move

year 2006 Top ^

Oct.27   U. S. Midwest Cardinals beat Tigers for 10th title Oct.11  New York  Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane Sep.10  New York  U.S. Open: Federer beats Roddick Sep.9  New York  Sharapova powers to US Open title Jul.27   France Landis gives positive drugs test  Phonak team: Tour de France winner has tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone Jul.23  Paris  Landis secures Tour de France win Jun.20   Dallas Miami Heat wins NBA finals 4-2 Jun.19  North Carolina  Hurricanes win Stanley Cup over Oilers Feb.5   Detroit Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks

year 2005 Top ^

Oct.26   Texas White Sox win Series over Astros Jul.24   Paris   Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win  Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title Feb.16   New York NHL cancel season Feb.6   Florida Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles

year 2004 Top ^

Oct.27   U. S. Midwest   Boston won World Series title over St Louis  Red Sox sweep Cardinals for first World Series title in 86 years. Damon homered and Boston won 3-0 in Game 4 Aug.21   Greece Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Jul.25   Paris     Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France  Armstrong, bettered the 5 Tour wins of cycling greats Merckx, Anquetil, Hinault and Miguel Indurain Feb.1   Texas Patriots take Super Bowl

year 2003 Top ^

Oct.26   New York Marlins win second title in 7 years Jul.27   Paris     Armstrong wins 5th Tour  The 31-year-old Texan becomes only the 2nd rider to win 5 Tours in a row and one of 5 men to have won 5 Tours in total Jun.15   Texas Spurs clinch NBA title over Nets Jan.26   California Bucs rout Raiders 48-21 for Super Bowl

year 2002 Top ^

Oct.27   Southern California Angels win World Series over Giants Jul.28  Paris  Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France Jun.12  New Jersey  Lakers earn NBA title over Nets Feb.15   Utah Correction gold medal; judge suspended  Russians grumbled after Olympic officials awarded a second gold medal to Canadians in a disputed figure-skating event Feb.8   Utah Winter Olympics opened  The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre Feb.3  Missouri  Patriots stun Rams, win Super Bowl

year 2001 Top ^

Nov.4  Arizona  Arizona won World Series over NY Jul.29  Paris  Armstrong wins Tour de France Jun.15  Philadelphia  NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers Apr.8  US Georgia  Tiger owner of all majors Feb.18  Florida  Earnhardt dies after last-lap crash Jan.28  Florida  Ravens won Super Bowl

year 2000 Top ^

Oct.27   New York Yankees win 3rd World Series over Mets Oct.1  Sydney  Michael Johnson wins 6th gold medal Jun.7  Los Angeles  Los Angeles win series 4-2 over Pacers Jan.31  Missouri  St. Louis wins Super Bowl over Tennessee

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  New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl with a surprise 31-17 win over Indianapolis. Brees hit a record-equalling 32 passes for 288 yards.    Porter returned an interception from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning 74 yards. The Super Bowl wa...
Jan.24   New Orleans Saints outlasted Minnesota 31-28 in NFC Jan.24   Indiana Manning, Colts rally past Jets, 30-17 Jan.17  San Diego  Jets upset Chargers Jan.16  Indiana  Colts' 20-3 victory over Ravens Jan.16  New Orleans  Saints rout Cardinals 45-14 Jan.7  Southern California  Alabama wins college title 2009 Feb.1   Florida Pittsburgh won 6th Super Bowl  Roethlisberger drove the Steelers 78 yards before finding Holmes for the score with just 35 seconds left, making 27-23 win over Arizona 2008 Feb.3   Arizona Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots  In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, New York shattered the New England Patriots' unbeaten season 17-14 2007 Sep.16   Nevada OJ Simpson arrested over break-in Map of Las Vegas Mountain States  Ex-American football star has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room Feb.4   Florida Super Bowl: Colts beat Bears 29-17 2006 Feb.5   Detroit Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks 2005 Feb.6   Florida Patriots win Super Bowl over Eagles 2004 Feb.1   Texas Patriots take Super Bowl 2003 Jan.26   California Bucs rout Raiders 48-21 for Super Bowl 2002 Feb.3  Missouri  Patriots stun Rams, win Super Bowl 2001 Jan.28  Florida  Ravens won Super Bowl 2000 Jan.31  Missouri  St. Louis wins Super Bowl over Tennessee


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2000 Oct.1  Sydney  Michael Johnson wins 6th gold medal


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2008 Jan.18   Iceland Eccentric chess icon Fischer dies   Chess master Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, was 64. He became the first American world chess champion


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2009 Nov.4   New York Yankees win World Series  The Yankees christened the first season in their new ballpark with a World Series championship beating the Phillies 7-3 Oct.25  New York  Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6 Oct.21  Philadelphia  Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant 2008 Oct.29   Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series  Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 5 2007 Oct.28   Colorado Red Sox sweep to World Series title Aug.7  San Francisco Bay Area  Bonds breaks home run record 2006 Oct.27   U. S. Midwest Cardinals beat Tigers for 10th title Oct.11  New York  Yankees pitcher killed in crash of plane 2005 Oct.26   Texas White Sox win Series over Astros 2004 Oct.27   U. S. Midwest Boston won World Series title over St Louis  Red Sox sweep Cardinals for first World Series title in 86 years. Damon homered and Boston won 3-0 in Game 4 2003 Oct.26   New York Marlins win second title in 7 years 2002 Oct.27   Southern California Angels win World Series over Giants 2001 Nov.4  Arizona  Arizona won World Series over NY 2000 Oct.27   New York Yankees win 3rd World Series over Mets


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2009 Jun.28  Johannesburg  Brazil survive US scare to win Confed Cup Jun.24  South Africa  Shock win for USA over Spain 2007 Jan.11  Los Angeles  Beckham agrees to LA Galaxy move


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2009 Jun.14  Florida  Bryant leads Lakers to 15th championship May.30  Florida  Magic win Eastern Conference May.29  Colorado  Kobe, Lakers advance over Nuggets Apr.6  Detroit  UNC captures NCAA championship title 2008 Aug.24  Beijing  U.S. beat Spain to win basketball gold Jun.17  Boston  Celtics defeat Lakers to win NBA title Apr.7  Texas  Kansas pulled away victory in NCAA 2007 Jun.14   Ohio Spurs finish off Cavs 2006 Jun.20   Dallas Miami Heat wins NBA finals 4-2 2003 Jun.15   Texas Spurs clinch NBA title over Nets 2002 Jun.12  New Jersey  Lakers earn NBA title over Nets 2001 Jun.15  Philadelphia  NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers 2000 Jun.7  Los Angeles  Los Angeles win series 4-2 over Pacers


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2010 Feb.16   Paris Landis accused of hacking in warrant 2006 Jul.23  Paris  Landis secures Tour de France win 2005 Jul.24   Paris   Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win  Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title 2004 Jul.25   Paris   Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France  Armstrong, bettered the 5 Tour wins of cycling greats Merckx, Anquetil, Hinault and Miguel Indurain 2003 Jul.27   Paris   Armstrong wins 5th Tour  The 31-year-old Texan becomes only the 2nd rider to win 5 Tours in a row and one of 5 men to have won 5 Tours in total 2002 Jul.28  Paris  Armstrong wins 4th Tour de France 2001 Jul.29  Paris  Armstrong wins Tour de France


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2010 Feb. 19   Florida   Tiger Woods makes apology for infidelity
  A tearful Tiger Woods has made a frank apology for cheating on his wife. He talking publicly for the first time since the scandal erupted
2009 Dec.13    Accenture ends Tiger Woods sponsorship Dec.12   Gillette to 'limit' Tiger Woods's role Dec.11     Tiger Woods to take leave from golf
  In a statement on his website, Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite break from professional golf to tackle problems in his private life
Nov.28   Florida   Tiger Woods to face police over crash Map of Orlando USA
  Police are waiting to question world number one golfer after an early-hours car crash outside his home
Nov.27  Florida  Tiger Woods injured in car accident Jul.19  Scotland  Cink defies Watson with playoff victory Jun.22  New York  Glover holds nerve, wins U.S. Open Apr.12  US Georgia  Angel Cabrera wins green jacket 2001 Apr.8  US Georgia  Tiger owner of all majors


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2010 Feb.14  Florida  McMurray Wins Daytona 500 2009 Feb.15  Florida  Kenseth win rain-shortened Daytona 500


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2010 Jan.11  Missouri  McGwire admits steroid use 2009 Oct.28    Agassi admits use of crystal meth 2007 Dec.13   Washington Baseball 'rife' with drug use   Dozens of players have been linked to taking performance-enhancing substances in a report on Major League Baseball that alleges a drug culture Nov.15  San Francisco Bay Area  Baseball star Barry Bonds charged 2006 Jul.27   France Landis gives positive drugs test  Phonak team: Tour de France winner has tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone


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2010 Feb. 26  Vancouver  U.S. buried Finland, 6-1 Feb. 21   Vancouver USA stuns Canada in hockey 2009 Jun.12  Detroit  Pittsburgh Penguins win Stanley Cup May.27  Detroit  Wings win in OT, head back to Cup finals 2008 Jun.4  Pittsburgh  Detroit claims Stanley Cup over Pittsburgh 2007 Jun.6  Southern California  Ducks hammer Senators to claim Stanley 2006 Jun.19  North Carolina  Hurricanes win Stanley Cup over Oilers 2005 Feb.16   New York NHL cancel season


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2009 Jul.16  Southern California  US teen gains solo sailing record 2008 Aug.11  Beijing  Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free 2004 Aug.21   Greece Phelps got record-tying 8th medal


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2010 Jan.30   Melbourne Serena powers to Australian Open glory Jan.28  Melbourne  Williams win 11th Grand Slam doubles title Jan.27   Melbourne Serena, Henin gets to Australian final Jan.26  Melbourne  Li stuns Venus, Serena rallies 2009 Sep.14   New York First-time finalist Del Potro stuns Federer Sep.13   New York Unseeded Clijsters wins U.S. Open Sep.13  New York  Federer beating Novak Djokovic Sep.12  New York  Clijsters wins as Serena has outburst Jul.4   London Serena powers to Wimbledon title Jul.3  London  Roddick dumps out Murray in semifinal Jul.2  London  Sisters Williams beat Russians Jan.31  Melbourne  Serena claims 4th Australian Open 2008 Sep.8   New York   Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open  Roger Federer easily beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open and 13th Grand Slam title Sep.7  New York  Serena Williams wins U.S. Open Jul.5  London  Venus retains her title in straight sets 2007 Sep.9   New York Federer wins 4th U.S. Open title Sep.8  New York  Henin routs Kuznetsova to win U.S. Open Jul.7  London  Venus Williams romps to her fourth title Jan.27  Melbourne  Unstoppable Serena stuns Sharapova 2006 Sep.10  New York  U.S. Open: Federer beats Roddick Sep.9  New York  Sharapova powers to US Open title


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2010 Feb. 26  Tiger Woods  Tiger Woods loses Gatorade sponsorship


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2001 Feb.18  Florida  Earnhardt dies after last-lap crash


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2010 Feb. 27  Vancouver  U.S. guaranteed record Olympics haul Feb. 21  Vancouver  Bode Miller secures first Olympic gold Feb. 18  Vancouver  Lysacek upsets Plushenko in free skate Feb.17  Vancouver  Golden girl Vonn triumphs Feb.14  Vancouver  Crash gives Ohno silver 2008 Aug.16   Beijing   Phelps wins historic eighth gold
  23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley.    He teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time. Phelps swam 17 times over 9 days and set wo...
Aug.14  Beijing  Liukin wins all-around gold in gymnastics Aug.12   Beijing   Phelps becomes greatest Olympian  US swimmer Michael Phelps is winning his 10th gold medal with victory in the 200m butterfly. He claimed his fourth gold medal of the Beijing... Apr.9   San Francisco Bay Area Route changes mark Olympic torch relay   Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes Feb.12   Southern California Spielberg boycotts Olympic role  US film director has withdrawn as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing over China's role in Darfur 2002 Feb.15   Utah Correction gold medal; judge suspended  Russians grumbled after Olympic officials awarded a second gold medal to Canadians in a disputed figure-skating event Feb.8   Utah Winter Olympics opened  The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre