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Narrator: Ahmad Rashad

NFL

 * AFC Playoffs
 * NFC Playoffs
 * Super Bowl XXXII - Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24
 * MVP: Terrell Davis
 * John Elway's Helicopter Leap

Interviewees

 * Peter King - S.I. Senior Writer
 * Terrell Davis - Broncos
 * John Elway - Broncos

Interviewees

 * Tim Layden - S.I. Senior Writer
 * Brian Griese - Wolverines

Interviewees

 * Tara Lapinski

NCAA Basketball

 * Valpo's Bryce Drew hits a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer against Ole Miss
 * UCONN's Richard Hamilton hits a game-winning shot at the buzzer against Washington
 * In the South Regional Final, Kentucky avenged their 1992 loss by defeating Duke
 * National Semifinal #1 - Kentucky Wildcats 86, Stanford Cardinal 85 (OT)
 * National Semifinal #2 - Utah Utes 65, North Carolina Tar Heels 59
 * National Championship - Kentucky Wildcats 78, Utah Utes 69

Interviewees

 * Tubby Smith - Wildcats Coach
 * Jeff Shepherd - Wildcats
 * Scott Padgett - Wildcats

Horse Racing

 * Victory Gallop Upsets Real Quiet at the Belmont Stakes winning by a nose

Interviewees

 * Bob Baffert - Trainer

Interviewees

 * William Nack - S.I. Senior Writer

NHL

 * The Red Wings struggle to cope with the tragic event that put Vladimir Konstantinov in a wheelchair
 * Stanley Cup Finals - Detroit Red Wings 4, Washington Capitals 0 (MVP: Steve Yzerman)

Interviewees

 * Kris Draper - Red Wings
 * Steve Yzerman - Red Wings
 * Scotty Bowman - Red Wings Head Coach

WNBA

 * WNBA Finals - Houston Comets 2, Phoenix Mercury 1

NBA

 * Eastern Conference Playoffs
 * Reggie Miller hits a game-winning three-pointer in Game 4 against the Bulls
 * Western Conference Playoffs
 * NBA Finals - Chicago Bulls 4, Utah Jazz 2 (MVP: Michael Jordan)
 * Game 1 - Jazz 88, Bulls 85 (OT)
 * Game 2 - Bulls 93, Jazz 88
 * Game 3 - Bulls 96, Jazz 54
 * Game 4 - Bulls 86, Jazz 82
 * Game 5 - Jazz 83, Bulls 81
 * Game 6 - Bulls 87, Jazz 86 (Michael Jordan hits a championship-winning shot with 5.2 seconds remaining)

Calls
"Hornacek screens across. Malone to the post. Malone...stripped by Michael, to the floor, stolen by MJ! Michael the steal! 16 seconds left, Bulls down one...Michael against Russell, 12 seconds...11...10. Jordan, Jordan, a drive, hangs...fires...SCORES! HE SCORES! The Bulls lead 87-86 with five and two-tenths left, and now they're one stop away! Oh my goodness...oh, my goodness!"

- Bulls radio announcer Neil Funk calling on Michael Jordan's championship-winning shot

Interviewees

 * Michael Jordan - Bulls
 * Scottie Pippen - Bulls

Soccer

 * World Cup
 * Major League Soccer
 * MLS Cup - Chicago Fire 2, D.C. United 0
 * U.S. Open Cup - Chicago Fire 2, Columbus Crew 1 (ET)

Interviewees

 * Tiger Woods

MLB

 * Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa had a season-long home-run battle that ended with Sosa hitting 66 homers and McGwire setting a single season record with 70.
 * World Series - New York Yankees 4, San Diego Padres 0 (MVP: Scott Brosius)

Interviewees

 * Tom Verducci - S.I. Senior Writer
 * Mark McGwire - Cardinals
 * Sammy Sosa - Cubs
 * Derek Jeter - Yankees
 * Joe Torre - Yankees Manager

Goodbyes

 * Joe Carter
 * Clyde Drexler
 * Reggie White
 * Dennis Eckersley