2001 Champions

Baseball (Minors) to Boxing (Pro)

 International League -- Louisville Cardinals

 Pacific Coast League -- Tacoma Rainiers and New Orleans Zephyrs

 Mexican League -- Mexico City Tigers

 Eastern League -- Reading Phillies and New Britain Rock Cats

 Southern League -- Jacksonville Suns and Huntsville Stars

 Texas League -- Arkansas Travelers

 California League -- Lake Elsinore Storm and San Jose Giants

 Carolina League -- Salem Avalanche

 Florida State League -- Brevard County Manatees and Tampa Yankees

 Midwest League -- Kane County Cougars

 South Atlantic League -- Lexington Legends

 New York-Penn League -- Brooklyn Cyclones and Williamsport Crosscutters

 Northwest League -- Salem-Keizer Volcanoes

 Appalachian League -- Bluefield Orioles

 Pioneer League -- Billings Mustangs

 Gulf Coast League -- Yankees

 Arizona League -- Athletics

 All-American Association -- Baton Rouge Blue Marlins

 Atlantic League -- Somerset Patriots

 Frontier League -- Richmond Roosters

 Northern League -- New Jersey Jackals

 Texas-Louisiana League -- Edinburg Roadrunners

 Western League -- Long Beach Breakers

 College

 NCAA Division I -- Miami

 NCAA Division II -- St. Mary's, Texas

 NCAA Division III -- St. Thomas, Minn.

 NAIA -- Birmingham-Southern, Ala.

 Golden Spikes Award -- Mark Prior, Southern Cal

 Little League

 World Series -- Tokyo


 BASKETBALL

 NBA

 Champion -- Los Angeles Lakers

 Eastern Conference -- Philadelphia 76ers

 Western Conference -- L.A. Lakers

 Most Valuable Player -- Allen Iverson, Philadelphia

 Rookie of the Year -- Mike Miller, Orlando

 Defensive Player of the Year -- Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta-Philadelphia

 Sixth Man -- Aaron McKie, Philadelphia

 Most Improved -- Tracy McGrady, Toronto

 Coach of the Year -- Larry Brown, Philadelphia

 League Leaders

 Scoring -- Allen Iverson, Philadelphia

 Rebounds -- Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta-Philadelphia, 13.5

 FG Percentage -- Shaquille O'Neal, .572

 FT Percentage -- Reggie Miller, Indiana, .928

 3-point FG Percentage -- Brent Barry, Seattle, .476

 Assists -- Jason Kidd, Phoenix, 9.8

 Blocked Shots -- Theo Ratliff, Philadelphia-Atlanta, 3.74

 Steals -- Iverson, 2.51

 Minutes -- Michael Finley, Dallas, 3,443

 College

 Men

 NCAA Division I -- Duke

 NCAA Division II -- Kentucky Wesleyan

 NCAA Division III -- Wisconsin-Platteville

 NAIA Division I -- Faulkner, Ala.

 NAIA Division II -- Northwestern, Iowa

 AP Player of the Year -- Shane Battier, Duke

 Wooden Award -- Battier

 AP Coach of the Year -- Matt Doherty, North Carolina

 Women

 NCAA Division I -- Notre Dame

 NCAA Division II -- North Dakota

 NCAA Division III -- Washington, Mo.

 NAIA Division I -- Oklahoma City

 NAIA Division II -- Northwestern, Iowa

 AP Player of the Year -- Ruth Riley, Notre Dame

 AP Coach of the Year -- Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame

 International

 Men

 Goodwill Games -- United States

 World University Games -- Yugoslavia

 EuroLeague -- Kinder Bologna, Italy

 FIBA SuproLeague -- Maccabi Elite, Israel

 African Championships -- Angola

 Asian Championships -- China

 Championship of the Americas -- Argentina

 European Championships -- Yugoslavia

 Oceania Championships -- New Zealand

 World Championships for Young Men -- United States

 African Champions Cup -- Mas de Fes, Morocco

 Women

 World University Games -- United States

 Championship of the Americas -- Brazil

 Asian Championships -- China

 European Championships -- France

 Oceania Championships -- Australia

 World Championships for Junior Women -- Czech Republic


 BATON TWIRLING

 World Championships

 Men -- Seishi Inagaki, Japan

 Women -- Hollie Neilson, Canada

 Pairs -- France

 Team -- Japan

 National Championships

 Solo -- Jenny Hannah

 Solo men -- Jason Lee

 Two baton -- Amanda Book

 Three baton -- Jennifer Marcus

 Strut -- Elissa Johnson

 Dance twirl -- Johnson


 BEACH VOLLEYBALL

 World Championships

 Men -- Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde, Argentina

 Women -- Adriana Behar and Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede, Brazil

 FIVB

 Men -- Emanuel Rego and Tande Ramos, Brazil

 Women -- Adriana Behar and Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede, Brazil

 AVP

 Men -- Dax Holdren, San Diego, and Todd Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif.

 Women -- Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach, Calif.


 BIATHLON

 World Cup

 Men -- Raphael Poiree, France

 Women -- Magdalena Forsberg, Sweden

 World Championships

 Men

 10k sprint -- Pavel Rostovtsev, Russia

 12.5k pursuit -- Rostovtsev

 15k mass start -- Raphael Poiree, France

 20k individual -- Paavo Puurunen, Finland

 4x7.5k relay -- France

 Women

 7.5k sprint -- Kati Wilhelm, Germany

 10k pursuit -- Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree, Norway

 12.5k mass start -- Magdalena Forsberg, Sweden

 15k individual -- Forsberg

 4x7.5k relay -- Russia


 BILLIARDS

 WPA Men's World 9-ball Championship -- Mika Immonen, Finland

 WPA Women's World 9-ball Championship -- Allison Fisher, Britain

 BCA Men's open singles -- Brian White, Spartanburg, S.C.

 BCA Men's masters singles -- Scott Tollefson, Westminster, Colo.

 BCA Women's open singles -- Linda Cruz, Chicago

 BCA Women's masters singles -- Tina Larsen, Palatine, Ill.

 USBA National 3-cushion Championships -- Sang Chun Lee, New York


 BOBSLEIGH

 World Championships

 Two-man -- Christophe Langen, Germany

 Four-man -- Langen

 Women -- Francoise Burdet, Switzerland

 World Cup

 Men

 Two-man -- Martin Annen, Switzerland

 Four-man -- Andre Lange, Germany

 Combined -- Lange

 Women

 Two-woman -- Jean Racine, United States


 BOOMERANG

 US Open -- Nobu Iizuka, Japan

 US National Champion -- Chet Snouffer, Delaware, Ohio

 Trick Catch/Doubling -- Stevie Kavanaugh, Seattle


 BOWLING

 PBA

 ABC Masters -- Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J.

 PBA National Championship -- Walter Ray Williams, Jr., Ocala, Fla.

 U.S. Open -- Mika Koivuniemi, Finland

 PBA Seniors

 ABC Senior Masters -- Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan.

 PBA Senior Open -- Mark Roth, Wall Township, N.J.

 PBA Orleans Casino Open -- Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla.

 PWBA

 Miller High Life Open -- Michelle Feldman, Skaneateles, N.Y.

 Hammer Players Championship -- Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y.

 Brunswick Women's World Open -- Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, North Richland Hills, Texas

 Sam's Town Invitational -- Dede Davidson

 U.S. Open -- Kim Terrell, Daly City, Calif.

 American Bowling Congress

 ABC Championships-Singles -- Nicholas Hoagland, Bloomington, Ind.

 ABC Championships-Doubles -- Gregg Zicha, Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Bob Udseth, Rolling Meadows, Ill.

 ABC Championships-All Events -- D.J. Archer, Amarillo, Texas

 ABC Championships-Team -- Joliet Town/Country Lanes 2, Joliet, Ill.

 ABC/Brunswick World Team Challenge -- Scroggins Pro Shop, Amarillo, Texas

 Women's International Bowling Congress

 WIBC Queens -- Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, North Richland Hills, Texas

 WIBC Senior Queens -- Fran Minton, Iowa Park, Texas

 WIBC Championships-Singles -- Lisa Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.

 WIBC Championships-Doubles -- Nancy Fehr, Cincinnati, and Wagner

 WIBC Championships-All Events -- Jonquay Armon, Lake In The Hills, Ill.

 WIBC Championships-Team -- The Replacements, Fort Worth, Texas

 Intercollegiate

 Men -- Western Illinois

 Women -- Nebraska


 BOXING

 IBF

 Heavyweight -- Lennox Lewis

 Cruiserweight -- Vassilly Jirov

 Light heavyweight -- Roy Jones

 Super middleweight -- Sven Ottke

 Middleweight -- Bernard Hopkins

 Junior middleweight -- Ronald Wright

 Welterweight -- Vacant

 Junior welterweight -- Kostya Tszyu

 Lightweight -- Paul Spadafora

 Junior lightweight -- Steve Forbes

 Featherweight -- John Michael Johnson

 Junior featherweight -- Manny Pacquiao

 Bantamweight -- Tim Austin

 Junior bantamweight -- Felix Machado

 Flyweight -- Irene Pacheco

 Junior flyweight -- Riccardo Lopez

 Mini flyweight -- Roberto Leyva

 WBA

 Heavyweight -- John Ruiz

 Cruiserweight -- Virgil Hill

 Light heavyweight -- Bruno Girard

 Super middleweight -- Bernard Mitchell

 Middleweight -- William Joppy

 Super Welterweight -- Fernando Vargas

 Welterweight -- Andrew Lewis

 Super lightweight -- Vacant

 Lightweight -- Raul Balbi, Argentina

 Super featherweight -- Joel Casamayor

 Featherweight -- Derrick Gainer

 Super bantamweight -- Vacant

 Bantamweight -- Eidy Moya

 Super flyweight -- Setsuo Kobayashi

 Flyweight -- Eric Morel

 Light flyweight -- Rosendo Alvarez

 Minimumweight -- Vacant

 WBC

 Heavyweight -- Lennox Lewis

 Cruiserweight -- Juan Carlos Gomez

 Light heavyweight -- Roy Jones, Jr.

 Super middleweight -- Eric Lucas

 Middleweight -- Bernard Hopkins

 Super welterweight -- Oscar De La Hoya

 Welterweight -- Shane Mosley

 Super lightweight -- Kostya Tszyu

 Lightweight -- Jose Luis Castillo

 Super featherweight -- Floyd Mayweather

 Featherweight -- Erik Morales

 Super bantamweight -- Guillermo Jorrin

 Bantamweight -- Veeraphol Nakhonluang

 Super flyweight -- Masamori Tokuyama

 Flyweight -- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam

 Light flyweight -- Yosam Choi

 Minimumweight -- Jose Antonio Aguirre

 World Amateur Championships

 Light flyweight -- Yan Bartelemi, Cuba

 Flyweight -- Jerome Thomas, France

 Bantamweight -- Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuba

 Featherweight -- Ramazan Palyani, Turkey

 Lightweight -- Mario Kindelan, Cuba

 Light welterweight -- Martinez Diogenes Luna, Cuba

 Welterweight -- Lorenzo Aragon, Cuba

 Light middleweight -- Damian Austin, Cuba

 Middleweight -- Andrei Gogolev, Russia

 Light heavyweight -- Evgueni Makarenko, Russia

 Heavyweight -- Odlanier Solis, Cuba

 Super heavyweight -- Ruslan Chagaev, Uzbekistan