January

  • David Beckham announced he would be leaving Real Madrid to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. elected to baseball hall of fame
  • Florida Gators defeated the Ohio state Buckeyes to win the BCS National Championship in college football.

February

  • Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI.

March

  • Morgan Pressell, at 18 years 313 days old, became the youngest woman to ever win a major in golf when she won the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

April

  • Randy Moss was traded from Oakland Raiders to New England Patriots.
  • The University of Florida became the first school in NCAA history to win a college football and basketball title in the same academic year, by defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Final Four Basketball Championship game in Atlanta.
  • Zach Johnson won his first major by winning at the Masters.

May

  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Oscar De La Hoya by a split decision and took the WBC Junior Middleweight title.
  • Diego Corrales (boxer) died in a three-vehicle car accident near his Las Vegas home.

June

  •  The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA championship when they swept the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  • The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators to win the Stanley Cup. 
  • The Hamburg Sea Devils defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy to win the World Bowl XV in NFL Europa.

July

  • The American League defeated the National League 5-4 in Major League Baseball.
  • Bill Walsh (former NFL coach) died of Leukemia.

August

  • Barry Bonds became the all-time home run king when he hit his 756th homer.
  • Tiger Woods won his 13th major by winning the PGA Championship.
  • Lorena Ochoa won her first major by winning the Women’s British Open.

September

  • The 5th ranked Michigan Wolverines became the first ever division 1 team to lose to a FSC (formerly division 1-AA) team, when they lost at home to the Appalachian State Mountaineers 34-32.
  • Major League Baseball rookie Clay Bucholz of the Boston Red Sox threw a no-hitter in just his second career start.
  • Roger Federer won the US Open.

October

  • The Boston Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies to win their second World Series in four years.

November

  • Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings set the single game NFL record when he rushed for 296 yards.
  • Jimmy Johnson won the Nextel Cup.
  • Roger Federer lost back-to-back tennis matches for the first time in nearly five years.
  • Sean Taylor (NFL player) died after being shot in a robbery attempt of his girlfriend’s place of residence.

December

  • The Mitchell report was released naming players such as Roger Clemens as being associated with purchasing and/or using performance enhancing drugs.
  • Quarterback Tim Tebow of the Florida Gators became the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy.

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