Lance Armstrong 61%
Barry Bonds 16%
Juan Dixon 4%
Shaquille O'Neal 3%
Annika Sorenstam 6%
Serena Williams 10%
Total Votes: 7834 votes
Coach/Manager of the year
Bruce Arena 29%
Bill Belichick 11%
Scotty Bowman 14%
Phil Jackson 10%
Jack Roush 2%
Mike Scioscia 34%
Total Votes: 7553 votes
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%
Total Votes: 7986 votes
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%
Total Votes: 7725 votes
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%
Total Votes: 7700 votes
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%
Total Votes: 7799 votes
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%
Total Votes: 8103 votes
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%