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1997–98 NBA season
The 1997–98 NBA season, the Bulls' "Last Dance": Chicago beat Utah 4–2 for a sixth 1990s title, Jordan won MVP and Finals MVP, and the July 1998 lockout soon ended the dynasty.
1998 Minnesota Vikings season
1998 Minnesota Vikings season: 15-1 NFC Central champions under Dennis Green who set a then-NFL scoring record with 556 points behind Randy Moss and Randall Cunningham, then lost the NFC Championship 30-27 in overtime to Atlanta.
1998 NBA draft
1998 NBA draft: June 1998 selection draft; Michael Olowokandi taken No. 1 by the Clippers, Mike Bibby No. 2 by Vancouver; Dirk Nowitzki (9th) and Paul Pierce (10th) became the class's stars.
1998 NBA Finals
1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4-2 for their sixth title in eight years; Jordan's 45-point Game 6, steal of Malone and 5.2-second game-winner sealed 87-86 and his record sixth Finals MVP.
1998 NFL season
1998 NFL season: 79th NFL regular season, September 1998 to Super Bowl XXXIII. Denver Broncos beat Atlanta 34-19; Terrell Davis MVP with 2,008 rushing yards; Vikings went 15-1 with record 556 points but lost the NFC title game to Atlanta in overtime.
1998 NHL entry draft
1998 NHL entry draft, held June 27, 1998 in Buffalo: 258 picks, Lecavalier first overall, Legwand second to expansion Nashville, Datsyuk a 171st-overall steal.
1998 World Series
1998 World Series: New York Yankees swept the San Diego Padres 4-0 (October 17-21, 1998) for their 24th title, capping a record 125-50 season; Scott Brosius was MVP.
1998–99 NBA season
1998–99 NBA season: lockout-shortened 50-game season, first games cancelled to labor disputes; Spurs won first title, beating Knicks 4-1; Karl Malone MVP, Iverson scoring leader, no All-Star Game.
1999 NBA draft
1999 NBA draft, held June 30, 1999 at Washington's MCI Center; Chicago Bulls won the lottery (15.70%) and drafted Elton Brand first overall. 58 picks, 9 All-Stars, and second-round steal Manu Ginóbili.
1999 NBA Finals
1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 4-1 (June 16-25, 1999) for the franchise's first title; Tim Duncan was Finals MVP (27.4 ppg, 14.0 rpg) against the first No. 8 seed finalist, in a lockout-shortened 50-game season.
1999 NFL season
1999 NFL season, the league's 80th: St. Louis Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV 23-16 over Tennessee; Kurt Warner MVP; Jaguars 14-2 but 0-3 vs Titans; Browns returned as expansion team at 2-14.
1999 NHL entry draft
1999 NHL Entry Draft, the Sedin draft: 37th NHL draft, June 26, 1999, Boston, 272 picks. Patrik Stefan went first to Atlanta; Vancouver took Daniel and Henrik Sedin 2nd and 3rd; the class is ranked among the NHL's worst.
1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup, fourth men's rugby union World Cup, held 1 October to 6 November 1999 in Wales plus UK and France. First 20-team edition, five pools; Australia beat France 35-12 at the Millennium Stadium for a second title.
1999 St. Louis Rams season
1999 St. Louis Rams season: Dick Vermeil's 13-3 NFC West champions, called The Greatest Show on Turf, won Super Bowl XXXIV 23-16 over Tennessee behind MVP Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, and 526 points.
1999 Stanley Cup Finals
1999 Stanley Cup Finals: Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4-2 for their first Cup; Brett Hull's triple-overtime Game 6 goal with his skate in the crease, the "No Goal" controversy, and the rule changes that followed.
1999 World Series
1999 World Series: New York Yankees swept the Atlanta Braves 4-0 for their 25th title, third in four years; Mariano Rivera was MVP, Clemens won Game 4.
1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season
1999-2000 Los Angeles Lakers season: Phil Jackson's first LA year; 67-15, Pacific Division title, Shaquille O'Neal MVP (121/122 first-place votes), NBA championship won 4-2 over Indiana Pacers, first title since 1988.
1999–2000 NBA season
1999-2000 NBA season: the Los Angeles Lakers (67-15) won the title, beating Indiana 4-2 in the Finals. Shaquille O'Neal won MVP and Finals MVP (29.7 ppg); Lakers beat Portland in a Game 7 comeback.
1999–2000 NFL playoffs
The 1999-2000 NFL playoffs, the 1999 season's postseason, ended with the St. Louis Rams beating the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV, featuring the Music City Miracle and Kevin Dyson's one-yard-short finish.
2,000-yard club
2,000-yard club: nine NFL running backs with a 2,000-yard rushing season, from O.J. Simpson (1973) to Saquon Barkley (2024); Eric Dickerson's 2,105 (1984) is the record; no member has ever repeated.
2000 Baltimore Ravens season
2000 Baltimore Ravens season: 12-4 AFC Central runner-up that won Super Bowl XXXV 34-7 over the Giants behind a record defense (165 points, 970 rushing yards allowed) and MVP Ray Lewis.
2000 NBA draft
The 2000 NBA draft, held June 28, 2000, in Minneapolis, saw the New Jersey Nets select Cincinnati center Kenyon Martin with the first overall pick of 58.
2000 NBA Finals
2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers 4-2 for their first title since 1988; Shaquille O'Neal won Finals MVP (38.0 ppg) after regular-season MVP and All-Star Game MVP.
2000 NFL Draft
2000 NFL Draft, held April 15-16, 2000; 254 picks over seven rounds. Courtney Brown went first to Cleveland; Brian Urlacher ninth; Tom Brady, 199th pick, became a seven-time Super Bowl champion.
2000 NFL season
2000 NFL season: the league's September 3 to December 25, 2000 campaign, ending with wild-card Baltimore Ravens (12-4) beating the New York Giants 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium behind a record-setting defense.
2000 World Series
2000 World Series: New York Yankees beat New York Mets 4-1, October 21-26, 2000, the first Subway Series since 1956. Derek Jeter was MVP; Game 1 was the longest WS game (4:51, 12 innings); Yankees three-peated.
2000–01 NBA season
2000–01 NBA season, 55th NBA season (2000-01). Los Angeles Lakers won their second straight title, beating Philadelphia 4-1 in the 2001 Finals after a 15-1 playoff run; Allen Iverson was MVP.
2001 NBA draft
2001 NBA draft, held June 27, 2001 in New York; 57 picks, 49 played. Kwame Brown went first to Washington (15.7% lottery odds); Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, and Tyson Chandler led the class in win shares.
2001 NBA Finals
2001 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 for a second straight title; Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP (33.0 ppg, 15.8 rpg) after Iverson's 48-point Game 1 overtime win; Lakers finished 15-1.
2001 New England Patriots season
2001 New England Patriots season: the 11-5 AFC East champion year Tom Brady replaced injured Drew Bledsoe, the Snow Bowl tuck-rule win over Oakland, and the 14-point-underdog 20-17 Super Bowl XXXVI upset of the Rams.