50 Great Sports Moments From The Early 2000s (That You Might Have Forgotten About)
41. Bill Gramatica’s Epic Fail
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If there was ever a time to use the phrase “epic fail,” it would be for when describing this moment. After celebrating wildly during a first quarter field goal during a regular season game agains the Giants, Gramatica fell and ended up tearing his ACL. He missed the rest of the season.
42. Ahn Jung Hwan Stuns Italy
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South Korea, the hosts of the 2002 World Cup, stunned perennial power Italy with this Golden Goal by Ahn Jung Hwan — a goal that enabled them to (improbably) advance to the World Cup quarterfinal. This goal was a very big deal.
43 Piazza’s Post 9-11 Home Run
In the Mets’ first game since the September 11th attacks, Mike Piazza delivered a late-inning go-ahead home run, making for one of the better feel-good moments in baseball history.
44. Kobe To Shaq Alley Oop
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They may have ended up beefing, but this was probably their finest hour; the outrageous oop helped cap a furious Game 7 comeback against the Blazers, catapulting them to their first of 3 consecutive titles.