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Vote: What mattered most in 2003?

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1) Which 2003 NFL event mattered most?

51.1% Jon Gruden leads Bucs to Super Bowl victory

20.9% Jamal Lewis rushes for 295 yards against Browns

16.6% Peyton Manning and Colts come from behind to beat Bucs

11.3% Raiders season goes down the drain

2) Which 2003 college basketball event mattered most?

59.4% Carmelo Anthony leads Syracuse to national title

30.1% Tragedy occurs at Baylor

3.9% Pat Summitt and Bob Knight get 800th win

3.6% St. Bonaventure ends season prematurely

3.0% Manhattanville's Toni Smith refuses to face the flag

3) Which 2003 NBA event mattered most?

47.0% Kobe Bryant is charged with rape

28.4% LeBron James makes the leap

8.9% Maurice Cheeks helps 13-year-old sing national anthem

6.0% Triple Duncan: Monster Game 6 lifts Spurs

3.7% NBA goes global -- Yao, Darko, et al.

3.1% John Stockton retires

3.0% Michael Jordan plays in All-Star game, gets fired

4) Which 2003 NHL event mattered most?

24.5% Patrick Roy retires

24.0% NHL plays a game outdoors

22.5% Jean-Sebastien Gigeure keeps Mighty Ducks alive

14.5% Dany Heatley is charged with vehicular homicide

14.5% Brodeur wins Vezina; Devils win second Cup in four years

5) Which 2003 baseball event mattered most?

52.0% Cubs and Red Sox come oh so close

18.6% Florida Marlins win World Series

8.7% Sammy Sosa hits with corked bat

8.0% Performance-enhancing drugs face new scrutiny

6.2% Roger Clemens gets 300th win, retires

2.5% Eric Gagne saves 55

2.5% 'Moneyball' influences the game

1.5% Albert Pujols has breakout season

6) Which 2003 golf event mattered most?

54.9% Annika Sorenstam plays with the men

20.1% First-timers win all four Majors

16.2% Tiger Woods has a 'slump', wins Player of the Year

5.6% Hootie and Martha Burk duke it out

3.3% Michelle Wie provides a glimpse of the future

7) Which 2003 college football event mattered most?

49.6% BCS makes a mess

21.1% Maurice Clarett wins title, gets arrested, is booted from team, sues NFL

19.1% Miami, Virginia Tech say bye-bye Big East

7.0% Sylvester Croom is hired to coach Mississippi State

2.6% SJU coach John Gagliardi sets record

0.6% Jeremy Bloom challenges NCAA and loses

8) Which of the top 12 events in the ESPN 100 mattered most?

26.8% Kobe Bryant is charged with rape

19.6% Cubs and Red Sox come oh so close

16.5% Lance Armstrong takes fifth Tour de France

9.0% LeBron James makes the leap

8.2% BCS makes a mess

5.1% Tragedy occurs at Baylor

3.5% Florida Marlins win World Series

3.2% Performance-enhancing drugs face new scrutiny

2.6% Annika Sorenstam plays with the men

2.3% Carmelo Anthony leads Syracuse to national title

1.7% Jon Gruden leads Bucs to Super Bowl victory

1.4% Maurice Clarett wins title, gets arrested, is booted from team, sues NFL

Total Votes: 3,853