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SLAM! 2001 IN REVIEW



SLAM! Sports
2001 in Review


A LOOK BACK
  • Stories
  • Polls
  • Stars of 2001
  • Odds and Ends
  • Sport By Sport
  • Champions
  • Notable Deaths

    INTERACTIVE
  • LIVE! Scoreboard
  • Photo Gallery
  • Sports Talks

    ALSO ON SLAM!
  • Baseball
  • Hockey
  • Basketball
  • Tennis
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Motorsports
  • Other sports
  • FAN 590

    CHRONO SPORTS


    • THE YEAR THAT WAS...

    By NEIL STEVENS -- The Canadian Press
     Our photo album is full.
     The importance of games and contests lost relevance after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacts in the United States, yet sport served as a welcome distraction in desperate times.
     Ray Bourque hoisting the Stanley Cup after having it handed to him by a jubilant Joe Sakic.
  • Full overview
  • Monthly chronology of events:
    January
    February
    March     		April
    May
    June     		July
    August
    September    		 October
    November
    December

    POLLS
  • What was the biggest sports story of 2001?
    Attacks halt sports world
    Dale Earnhardt dies during race
    China awarded first Olympics
    Barry Bonds breaks home run record
    Diamondbacks win World Series
    Baseball owners vote for contraction
    CFL expands to Ottawa
    Ray Bourque wins Stanley Cup with Avs
    Mario Lemieux comes back
    Michael Jordan comes back again
    Results
  • Who was the most deserving MVP?
  • Who was the top Canadian athlete of 2001?
  • Which was the best Canadian team of 2001?

    • STARS OF 2001
  • CP Male Athlete of the Year: Mike Weir
  • CP Female Athlete of the Year: Catriona Le May Doan
  • CP Team of the Year: Sale and Pelletier
  • AP Male Athlete of the Year: Barry Bonds
  • AP Female Athlete of the Year: Jennifer Capriati


    ODDS AND ENDS
  • Sports played with added perspective after Sept. 11
  • 2001: A sports odyssey
  • Many odd things occurred in 2001
  • A muted laugh track for sports in 2001
  • Winners and losers of 2001


    • NOTABLE DEATHS
  • Dale Earnhardt
  • January & February
  • March & April
  • May & June
  • July & August
  • September & October
  • November & December


    • SPORT BY SPORT RECAPS
  • Auto Racing
  • Baseball
  • Basketball: NBA
  • Basketball: Women
  • Basketball: NCAA
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • Golf
  • Hockey
  • Horse Racing
  • Football: CFL
  • Football: NFL
  • Football: NCAA
  • Rugby
  • Skating
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Track


    • CHAMPIONS
  • Auto Racing: CART, F1, IRL, NASCAR
  • Baseball: MLB
  • Basketball: NBA
  • Curling: World Championships, The Brier, Tournament of Hearts
  • Football: CFL, NFL, CIAU
  • Golf, PGA: Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship
  • Hockey: NHL
  • Lacrosse: NLL
  • Soccer: MLS, NPSL
  • Tennis: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open
  • Acrobatics to Baseball (MLB)
  • Baseball (Minors) to Boxing
  • Bridge to Diving
  • Dog Shows to Freestyle Skiing
  • Golf to Horse Racing
  • Hurling to Racquetball
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics to Soccer
  • Softball to Team Handball
  • Tennis to Triathlon
  • Volleyball to Wrestling