1999 in sports
See also:
1998 in sports,
other events of 1999,
2000 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'. Stock car racing:*Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500*NASCAR Championship - Dale JarrettIndy Racing League -Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Brack CART Racing - Juan Pablo Montoya won the season championshipFormula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas / Joachim Winkelhock driving a BMW V-12 LMRRally racing - Tommi Mäkinen won the World Rally Championship*the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Drag racing - Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
May 10: The Boston Red Sox pound the Seattle Mariners, 12-4, as shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads the way with three home runs, including two grand slams. Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded homer in the 1st, a 2-run shot in the 3rd, and another grand slam in the 8th. Nomar is the first Bosox since Jim Tabor, in 1939, to slam two slams in a game, and just the 9th in MLB history. Robin Ventura last did it, in 1995. See also1999 in baseball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:*Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke - NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship.
- WNBA Finals: - The Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty, 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.
- September 18 - The Fight of the Millennium:
- *Félix Trinidad defeats Oscar De La Hoya by split 12 round decision to unify the IBF and WBC's world Welterweight championships.
Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets
- Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy
- Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Óscar Freire of Spain
- June 10 - 20 - Champions Trophy held at Brisbane, Australia won by hosts. Korea finish second.
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- *Women's champion: Maria Butirskaya, Russia
- *Pairs champions: Elena Bereschnaya & Anton Sicharulidze, Russia
- Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons
- Australian Football League
- * The Kangaroos win the 103rd AFL premiership (Kangaroos 19.10 (124) d Carlton 12.17 (89))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
- Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 32-21 over the Calgary Stampeders
- Vanier Cup: Laval Rouge et Or win 14-10 over the Saint Mary's Huskies
- England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2-0 over Newcastle United
- Manchester United won Champions League, FA Cup and Premiership to cap off an unprecedented 'Treble', a feat never before seen.
- FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 0-0, 5-4 on penalty kicks, over China
- FIFA Confederation's Cup - Mexico's national soccer team won the tournament after beating Brazil 4-3
Men's GolfMajor championship results:#April - The Masters - José Maria Olazábal#June - US Open - Payne Stewart#July - British Open - Paul Lawrie#August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
Women's GolfUS Women's Open - Juli InksterLPGA Championship - Juli InksterKarrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,591,959
Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rogan Josh Canada - Queen's Plate - WoodcarverFrance - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - MontjeuIreland - Irish Derby Stakes - Montjeu Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18-11World rankings: John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00 Grand Slam in tennis men's results:#Australian Open - Yevgeny Kafelnikov#French Open - Andre Agassi#Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras#US Open - Andre Agassi World Curling Championships:*Men: Scotland won 6-5 over Canada*Women: Sweden won 8-5 over the United States Births DeathsFebruary 27 - Ken Robinson, 29, major league pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks), died from injuries sustained in an automobile accidentMarch 8 - Joe DiMaggio, 84, Major League Baseball greatMarch 25 - Cal Ripken, Sr, 63, father of Cal Ripken, Jr, baseball player and managerApril 4 - Early Wynn, 79, baseball Hall-of-FamerApril 25 - Lord Killanin, 84, former head of the International Olympic CommitteeMay 3 - Steve Chiasson, 32, hockey player, died in a car crashMay 7 - Leon Hess, 85, owner of the New York Jets football teamMay 13 - Gene Sarazen, 97, golferMay 23 - Owen Hart, 34, professional wrestlerJune 6 - Eddie Stanky, 83, baseball player and managerJune 14 - Bernie Faloney, CFL football player July 2 - Ricky Birdsong, 43, basketball coach at Northwestern University, murdered in Chicago's North SideJuly 23 - Demitrius Dubose, 28, football player (New York Jets), shot in MiamiJuly 24 - Dmitri Tertyshny, 21, ice hockey player, died in boating accident in British ColumbiaAugust 14 - Pee Wee Reese, baseball Hall-of-Famer, aged 81August 19 - Kim Perrot, 32, women's basketball player, died of cancerSeptember 9 - Catfish Hunter, 53, baseball pitcher, died from complications of ALSOctober 12 - Wilt Chamberlain, 62, basketball playerOctober 25 - Payne Stewart, 42, U.S. golfing champion died in a plane crashOctober 31 - Greg Moore, 24, CART racing driverNovember 1 - Walter Payton, 45, legendary football playerDecember 11 - Big Ben, 23, world champion show-jumping horse
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