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Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte
Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship
Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya
CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)
Rally racing:
- Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Indiana Pacers
WNBA Finals:
- Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.

Boxing

July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.

Cricket

Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
Walsh plays his last one day international.
June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Stefano Garzelli of Italy
Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
World Cycling Championship: Romans Vainsteins, of Latvia

Field Hockey

May 27 - June 4 - Champions Trophy held at Amstelveen won by hosts. Germany finish second. Other participating teams: Korea, Spain, Australia and Great Britain.

Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- Pairs champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia

Football (American)

Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans

Football (Australian Rules)

Australian Football League
- Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams

Football (Soccer)

Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.
Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a turkish team.
European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 1-0 over Aston Villa
July 24 - Real Madrid signed Barcelona's portuguese star Luis Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros.

Golf

Men's Golf

Grand Slam of golf results:
1. May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
2. June - US Open - Tiger Woods
3. July - British Open - Tiger Woods
4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Women's Golf

US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar
English Triple Crown Races:
1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
2. Epsom Derby - Sinndar
3. St. Leger Stakes - Millenary
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
2. Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
3. Belmont Stakes - Commendable
Breeders' Cup:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf; - Perfect Sting
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
6. Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi

Harness Racing

March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
North America Cup - Gallo Blue Chip
United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
1. Cane Pace - Powerful Toy
2. Little Brown Jug - Astreos
3. Messenger Stakes - Ain't No Stopn Him
United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian - Yankee Paco
2. Yonkers Trot - Goalfish
3. Kentucky Futurity - Credit Winner
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Shakamaker
- Trotters: Lyell Creek

Ice Hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
- Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues
Stanley Cup:New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 2 over the Dallas Stars
World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Slovakia
- Junior Men's champion: Czech Republic defeated Russia
- Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

Rugby Union

Six Nations - England
Tri Nations - Australia

Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- The women's overall season champion: Renate Goetschl, Austria

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams beats Matthew Stevens 18-16
World rankings: Mark Williams becomes world number one for 2000/01

Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis
Elena Dementieva enters the WTA top 20, named WTA Tour Most Improved Player
Olympics Women's singles
1. Gold - Venus Williams
2. Silver - Elena Dementieva

General sporting events

2000 Summer Olympics takes place in Sydney, Australia
- United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola

Deaths

Abercrombie - harness racing horse
January 4 - Tom Fears, American football player
January 26 - Don Budge, tennis player
February 12 - Tom Landry, American football coach
February 14 - Tony Bettenhausen 48, CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
February 23 - Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
May 12 - Adam Petty 19, race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
May 27 - Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
June 26 - Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
July 6 - Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
September 17 - Nicole Reinhart 24, U.S cyclist
October 17 - Harry Cooper, PGA golfer

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