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Your Choice: Year in Sports - 2001

Athlete of the year

Lance Armstrong
  47%
Shane Battier
  9%
Barry Bonds
  29%
Jeff Gordon
  2%
Randy Johnson
  9%
Shaquille O'Neal
  3%

Total Votes: 17732 votes

Coach/Manager of the year

Brian Billick
  9%
Bob Brenly
  21%
Larry Coker
  4%
Ralph Friedgen
  15%
Mike Krzyzewski
  29%
Lou Piniella
  22%

Total Votes: 16115 votes

Story of the year

Bonds' chase of Mac's home run record
  12%
Earnhardt death at Daytona 500
  29%
Diamondbacks topple mighty Yankees
  20%
Jordan's comeback with the Wizards
  8%
Sept. 11 aftermath in world of sports
  22%
Tiger wins Masters for Grand Slam
  9%

Total Votes: 17208 votes

Moment of the year

Any of the first games following Sept. 11
  20%
Bonds breaks Mac's HR record with 71 at Pac Bell
  21%
Duval finally wins a major (British)
  5%
Gonzalez's game-winning hit in World Series
  29%
Bourque wins first Stanley Cup
  19%
St. Joseph's O'Connor scores 18 in final minute of game vs. La Salle
  6%

Total Votes: 16746 votes

Game of the Year

Arkansas-Ole Miss football goes 7 OTs
  13%
Avs over Devils in Game 7 of Stanley Cup
  6%
Bears erase 19-point deficit then edge 49ers in OT
  7%
Diamondbacks' Game 7 World Series win over Yankees
  51%
Duke overcomes 10-point deficit in final minute then beats Maryland in OT
  15%
Indians rally from 12 runs down to beat Mariners
  7%

Total Votes: 17080 votes

Play of the year

Bears' Allen catches Hail Mary to force OT vs. Browns
  16%
Hampton's shot against Iowa State in men's hoops tourney
  7%
Ichiro guns out Long from right field
  11%
Jeter's throw to Posada in ALCS Game 3
  33%
Miami INT off Boston College goes for winning TD
  8%
Ripken's home run in All-Star Game
  25%

Total Votes: 16528 votes

Surprise of the year

Bonds blasts home run record with 73
  19%
Colorado crushes Nebraska for bid to Big 12 title game
  29%
Diamondbacks down Yankees, win World Series
  20%
Maryland football on the map
  12%
Rise of 49ers, Bears and Steelers this season
  13%
Van Gundy quits Knicks as head coach
  7%

Total Votes: 17134 votes

Flop of the year

Boston Red Sox
  23%
Ernie Els
  1%
Florida State football
  24%
Indianapolis Colts
  29%
Oregon State football
  12%
Portland Trail Blazers
  11%

Total Votes: 16970 votes
 


 
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