BY ALEX CONOVER
Sports Editor
It’s hard to believe that we’re in the last month of the decade! To cap off the 2000s, I’ve compiled a few lists of the biggest and best players and moments of the last 10 years.
Biggest controversies
1. MLB steroid scandal
2. Pacers/Pistons brawl in Detroit (2004)
3. Danny Almonte cheats Little League age rule (2001)
4. NBA referee Tim Donaghy admits to betting on games (2007)
5. New England Patriots are caught videotaping opponents’ practices (2007)
Craziest underdog moments
1. George Mason’s Final Four run (2006)
2. Appalachian State football upsets Michigan (2007)
3. Puerto Rico beats U.S. men’s basketball team by 19 in Olympics (2004)
Most prolific NFL running backs
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego
2. Shaun Alexander, Seattle
3. Edgerrin James, Indianapolis/Arizona
Best NBA big men
1. Shaquille O’Neal, Los Angeles/Miami/Cleveland
2. Tim Duncan, San Antonio
3. Kevin Garnett, Minnesota/Boston
Top MLB hitters
1. Albert Pujols, St. Louis
2. Barry Bonds, San Francisco
3. Alex Rodriguez, New York
Most successful college basketball coaches
1. Geno Auriemma, UConn women
2. Pat Summitt, Tennessee women
3. Roy Williams, North Carolina men
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