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See also: 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (Soccer) 8 Football (American) 9 Canadian Football League 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 12 Harness Racing 13 Ice Hockey 14 Skiing 15 Tennis 16 General sporting events 17 Births 18 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Jeff Gordon[?] won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Dale Jarrett[?]
• Indy Racing League -
• Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Brack[?]
• CART Racing - Juan Montoya won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland
• 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Pierluigi Martini[?] / Yannick Dalmas[?] / Joachim Winkelhock[?] driving a BMW V-12 LMR
• Rally racing - the team of Tommi Makinen[?] / Risto Mannisenmaki[?] win the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
• Drag racing - Tony Schumacher[?] won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera[?], New York

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke

• NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship.

Boxing

• September 18 - The Fight of the Millennium:
  • Felix Trinidad defeats Oscar De La Hoya by split 12 round decision to unify the IBF and WBC's world Welterweight championships.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti[?] of Italy
• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
• World Cycling Championship: Óscar Freire[?] of Spain

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexej Jagudin[?], Russia
  • Women's champion: Maria Butirskaja[?], Russia
  • Pairs champions: Jelena Bereschnaja[?] & Anton Sicharulidse[?], Russia

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2-0 over Newcastle United

• FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 5-4 on penalty kicks over China

Football (American)

• Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons

Canadian Football League

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 32-21 over the Calgary Stampeders
• Vanier Cup: Laval Rouge et Or[?] win 14-10 over the Saint Mary's Huskies[?]

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Jose Maria Olazabal[?]
  2. June - US Open - Payne Stewart[?]
  3. July - British Open - Paul Lawrie[?]
  4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Bruce Fleisher[?] - $2,515,705
• Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Juli Inkster[?]
• LPGA Championship - Julie Inkster[?]
• Karrie Webb[?]:leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,591,959

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rogan Josh[?]
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Woodcarver[?]
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Montjeu[?]
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Montjeu[?]

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Island Sands[?]
  2. Epsom Derby - Oath[?]
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Mutafaweq[?]

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Charismatic[?]
  2. Preakness Stakes - Charismatic[?]
  3. Belmont Stakes - Lemon Drop Kid[?]

Harness Racing

• North America Cup - The Panderosa[?]

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Blissful Hall[?]
  2. Little Brown Jug - Blissful Hall[?]
  3. Messenger Stakes - Blissful Hall[?]

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Self Possessed[?]
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Self Possessed[?]

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Sir Vancelot[?]
  • Trotters: Special Force[?]

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:
  • Jaromir Jagr - Pittsburgh Penguins

• Stanley Cup: Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion:Czech Republic defeated Finland
  • Junior Men's champion: Russia defeated Canada
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus[?], Norway
  • The women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer[?], Austria

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov[?]
  2. French Open - Andre Agassi
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Andre Agassi

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Martina Hingis
  2. French Open - Steffi Graf
  3. Wimbledon championships - Lindsay Davenport
  4. US Open - Serena Williams

• Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over France in world tennis.

General sporting events

• World Curling Championships[?]:
  • Men: Scotland won 6-5 over Canada
  • Women: Sweden won 8-5 over the United States

• Embassy World Snooker Championship[?]:
  • Stephen Hendry[?] won 18-11 over Mark Williams[?]

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Doug Swingley[?] with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer

Births

Deaths

• March 8 - Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball great
• October 25 - Payne Stewart[?], U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crash
• October 31 - Greg Moore[?] 24, CART racing driver