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Sports from 2008-2011
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1. Tiger's One-Legged Roar
Tiger Woods hadn't played for two months leading up to this tournament and ended up sinking a 13 foot put. -
2. Centre Court Classic
One of the greatest tennis matches of all time, which took 4 hrs and 48 mins with rain delays. -
3. A Giant Grab
The New York Giants (football) were losing to the New England Patriots and ended up winning in the end. -
4. Clemens Strikes Out
Roger Clemens has been caught using steroids before the season has even started. -
5. Big Brown Down
This horse will never race again, after its trainer gave it legal steroids. -
6. A Celtic Comeback
The Celtics come back to take the lead with under 4 minutes in the game and end up winning to the Lakers. -
7. Spain Gets Its Own Ole!
Spain ended 44 years of frustration at the '08 European Championships. -
8. Good Sports
Tucholsky's knee gave out while trying to turn around and touch the base, and there was good sportsmanship while the other teammates helped her off the field. -
9. Memphis Blues
Memphis was up by 3 with 10.8 seconds left and Kansas ended up tying the game so it went to overtime, and Kansas won -
10. Last-Lap Lewis
British phenom Lewis Hamilton, the 23-year-old Tiger Woods of Formula 1 auto racing, blew the '07 F-1 title during the international circuit's final race in Brazil. -
1. Another Wimbledon Winner
In the 2009 men's final, Roger Federer outdueled American Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14 to win a record 15th Grand Slam title. -
2. Golf for the Ages
Watson's nerves finally caught up to his age. He missed the putt by a mile and went on to get crushed by American Stewart Cink in a four-hole playoff. -
3. Lightning Bolts, Take Two
During the 100-m final at the track-and-field world championships this summer in Berlin, Bolt broke away from the field at the 30-m mark. -
4. Perfect Catch Saves a Perfect Game
Buehrle, the Chicago White Sox ace, was throwing a perfect game through eight innings, and Kapler's rocket into left center field looked like either a home run or a double off the wall. Perfect game over, no-hitter over -
5. Phenomenal Filly
Filly Rachel Alexandra is such a strong racehorse that jockey Calvin Borel, after winning the Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird, decided to dump that colt before the Preakness Stakes and take a ride with Rachel instead. -
6. Tiptoe to a Title-Winning Touchdown
With 41 seconds left in Super Bowl XLIII, the Pittsburgh Steelers trailed the Arizona Cardinals. But ended up winning anyway. -
7. Rio's Olympic Win Is Chicago's Loss
Chicago not only didn't win the games but was shockingly bounced in the first round of voting. -
8. Reynolds to the Rescue
Villanova and Pittsburgh, two powerhouse basketball schools from the Big East conference, were tied at 76. But, Villanova ended up winning and going to the final four. -
9. Hockey's Dream Series
Hockey has been pretty boring to people lately. Until two of the best players played each other, people started to appreciate it more.
