Athlete of the year

Lance Armstrong
  61%

Barry Bonds
  16%

Juan Dixon
  4%

Shaquille O'Neal
  3%

Annika Sorenstam
  6%

Serena Williams
  10%

Coach/Manager of the year

Bruce Arena
  29%

Bill Belichick
  11%

Scotty Bowman
  14%

Phil Jackson
  10%

Jack Roush
  2%

Mike Scioscia
  34%

Story of the year

Armstrong wins fourth Tour de France
  39%

Augusta National's membership policies
  3%

MLB strike averted
  9%

Pete Rose, Bud Selig talk about possible reinstatement
  5%

Skategate at the Olympics
  12%

U.S. Soccer success at World Cup
  31%

Moment of the year

Bonds joins 600-homer club
  10%

Emmitt Smith breaks NFL rushing record
  20%

Europe wins the Ryder Cup on Paul McGinley's putt on No. 18
  4%

J.T. Snow snares batboy while crossing home plate in World Series
  15%

Pete Sampras wins the U.S. Open
  18%

Patriots beat the Raiders in the snow
  33%

Game of the year

Avalanche 1, Sharks 0 in Game 7 of NHL Western Conference semis
  6%

Celtics-Nets Game 3 (record comeback)
  6%

Miami 28, FSU 27
  10%

Sampras-Agassi in U.S. Open final
  16%

Super Bowl XXXVI
  33%

6, Giants 5 in Game 6 of WS
  28%

Play of the year

Adam Vinatieri field goal wins Super Bowl
  39%

LSU beats Kentucky on Hail Mary pass
  25%

Tim Montgomery sets 100-meter world record
  7%

Torii Hunter robs Barry Bonds in All-Star Game
  10%

Zinedine Zidane's stunning Champions League goal
  18%

Surprise of the year

Anaheim Angels
  36%

Atlanta Falcons
  3%

Carolina Hurricanes
  4%

Minnesota Twins
  8%

Notre Dame football
  11%

Rich Beem (PGA Championship winner)
  8%

U.S., Turkey, S. Korea, Senegal succeed at World Cup
  30%

Flop of the year

France fails to score at World Cup
  21%

Jennifer Capriati (just one win)
  2%

Nebraska football (7-6)
  8%

North Carolina's 20-loss hoops season
  5%

Selig declares All-Star Game tie
  25%

USA Basketball in men's World Championships
  38%