| Auto Racing |
| John Force |
Won NHRA Funny Car championship |
| Dale Jarrett |
Won NASCAR Winston Cup points championship; had 24 top five finishes |
| Juan Montoya |
Won CART points championship; won seven races |
| Baseball |
| Chipper Jones |
NL MVP, 45 HR, 116 runs, 110 RBI |
| Pedro Martinez |
AL Cy Young winner, 23-4, 2.07 ERA, 313 Ks |
| Ivan Rodriguez |
AL MVP, .332 BA, 35 HR, 113 RBI |
| Men's College Basketball |
| Elton Brand |
Wooden and Naismith award winner |
| Richard Hamilton |
Led UConn to national championship |
| Wally Szczerbiak |
Averaged 24.2 points per game and 8.5 rebounds |
| Women's College Basketball |
| Dominique Canty |
Earned All-American honors; averaged 19.7 points per game |
| Chamique Holdsclaw |
Sullivan Award winner, averaged 21.3 points per game |
| Stephanie White-McCarty |
Led Purdue to national championship |
| Soccer |
| Brandi Chastain |
Scored game-winning goal in Women's World Cup |
| Mia Hamm |
All-time leading international goal scorer |
| Brianna Scurry |
Made key save on penalty kick in Women's World Cup final |
| Men's Tennis |
| Andre Agassi |
Won U.S. and French Open championships; finished year ranked No. 1 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Won Australian Open among his three singles titles |
| Pete Sampras |
Tied record with 12th career Grand Slam singles title |
| Women's Tennis |
| Lindsay Davenport |
Won Wimbledon and Chase Championships |
| Martina Hingis |
Won Australian Open and finished year ranked No. 1 |
| Venus Williams |
Finished the year among the top four in the WTA rankings |
| Serena Williams |
Won her first Grand Slam singles title at U.S. Open |
| Men's Pro Basketball |
| Tim Duncan |
NBA Finals MVP, finished in top six in points per game and rebounds |
| Allen Iverson |
Led NBA in scoring at 26.8 points per game |
| Karl Malone |
Won NBA MVP, averaged 23.8 points per game and 9.4 rebounds |
| Women's Pro Basketball |
| Cynthia Cooper |
Led WNBA in scoring at 22.1 points per game |
| Yolanda Griffith |
WNBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year |
| Sheryl Swoopes |
Helped Houston to third WNBA championship, averaged 18.3 points per game |
| Boxing |
| Roy Jones Jr. |
Won unified world light heavyweight title |
| Lennox Lewis |
Defeated Evander Holyfield for unified heavyweight title |
| Felix Trinidad |
Defeated Oscar de la Hoya for welterweight title |
| Men's Golf |
| Tiger Woods |
Won eight tournaments, set record for money earned ($6.6M) |
| David Duval |
Second on money list (over $3.6M), shot 59 at Hope Classic |
| Payne Stewart |
Won U.S. Open, earned over $2M in just 20 events |
| Women's Golf |
| Juli Inkster |
Won two majors (U.S. Open and McDonald's LPGA Championship) |
| Annika Sorenstam |
Finished in top five in scoring average |
| Karrie Webb |
Posted best scoring average (69.43) and won money title |
| Bowling |
| Parker Bohn III |
Won over $300,000 in prize money |
| Norm Duke |
Finished in the top 24 in 15 of 23 events |
| Jason Couch |
Won World Tournament of Champions |
| College Football |
| Ron Dayne |
Broke Ricky Williams' Division I-A career rushing record |
| Michael Vick |
Led Virginia Tech to Sugar Bowl |
| Joe Hamilton |
No. 2 in nation in passing, total offense |
| Team of the Year |
| Florida State |
Undefeates season, won national championship |
| New York Yankees |
Won franchise's 25th world championship |
| U.S. Ryder Cup |
Rallied on final day to beat Europe, 14.5-13.5 |
| U.S. Women's World Cup team |
Beat China 1-0 to win championship |
| St. Louis Rams |
Beat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 to win the Super Bowl |
| Pro Football |
| Stephen Davis |
Led NFC in rushing, NFL in scoring |
| Marshall Faulk |
Set record with 2,429 yards from scrimmage |
| Edgerrin James |
Led NFC in rushing in rookie season |
| Kurt Warner |
Led NFL in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
| Peyton Manning |
Led AFC in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
| Hockey |
| Dominik Hasek |
Won Vezina Trophy, posted a 1.87 GAA |
| Jaromir Jagr |
Led NHL in assists (83) and points (127) |
| Eric Lindros |
Posted his fourth career 40-goal season |
| Jockey |
| Chris Antley |
Rode Charismatic to wins at Kentucky Derby and Preakness |
| Jerry Bailey |
Rode two winners at Breeders Cup |
| Pat Day |
Led Cat Thief to win in Breeders Cup Classic |
| Coach/Manager |
| Bobby Bowden |
Coached Florida St. to the national championship |
| Jim Calhoun |
Led Connecticut to the NCAA men's basketball championship |
| Joe Torre |
Led Yankees to their second straight World Series title |
| Dick Vermeil |
Led the St. Louis Rams to an improbable season and Super Bowl victory |
| Female Athlete |
| Marion Jones |
Earned two medals at World Track and Field Championships |
| Mia Hamm |
All-time international goal-scoring leader |
| Karrie Webb |
LPGA Player of the Year, lowest scoring average |
| Male Athlete |
| Tim Duncan |
Helped Spurs to NBA championship |
| Pedro Martinez |
Unanimous AL Cy Young winner |
| Tiger Woods |
Won four straight PGA events, most since Ben Hogan ('53) |
| Men's Track and Field |
| Haile Gebrselassie |
Won 1,500- and 3,000-meter races at World Indoor Championship |
| Maurice Greene |
Broke 100-meter world record |
| Michael Johnson |
Broke 400-meter world record |
| Women's Track and Field |
| Gail Devers |
Won 100-meter hurdles at World Championship |
| Marion Jones |
Won 100 meters at World Championship |
| Gabriela Szabo |
Swept 1,500 and 3,000 meters at World Championship |
| Memorable Performance |
| Brandi Chastain |
Goal won Women's World Cup |
| Justin Leonard |
Putt on 17th hole won Ryder Cup |
| Robin Ventura |
His "almost" home run won NLCS playoff game |
| Breakthrough Athlete |
| Sergio Garcia |
Earned over $780,000 in just nine PGA events |
| Kurt Warner |
Led NFL in passing yards, accuracy, touchdowns |
| Serena Williams |
Won U.S. Open and cracked top five in world rankings |
| Comeback Athlete |
| Lance Armstrong |
Won Tour de France |
| Jeff George |
Came off the bench to rally the Vikings |
| Tyrone Wheatley |
Journeyman found a home as a Raiders starter |
| John Jaha |
Seven home runs in 1998; 35 HR and 111 RBI in 1999 |
