2000 in sports

See also: 1999 in sports, other events of 2000, 2001 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 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:
  • Dale Jarrett[?] won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte[?]
• Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier[?] won the season championship
• Indianapolis 500- Juan 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 Makinen[?] / 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

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.

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

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alexej Jagudin[?], Russia
  • Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
  • Pairs champions: Maria Petrowa[?] & Alexej Tichonow[?], Russia

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 1-0 over Aston Villa
• Euro 2000[?]: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy

Football (American)

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

Canadian Football League

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

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[?]

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

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier[?], Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Renate Goetschl[?], Austria

Tennis

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

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Lindsay Davenport
  2. French Open - Mary Pierce[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
  4. US Open - Venus Williams

• Davis Cup - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia in world tennis

General sporting events

• Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia

• Embassy World Snooker Championship[?]:
  • Mark Williams[?] won 18-16 over Matthew Stevens[?]

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

Births

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 star
• July 6 - Fred Lane[?], football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
• September 17 - Nicole Reinhart[?] 24, U.S. cyclist