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2009 BCS National Championship Game
2009 BCS National Championship Game, FedEx BCS title game, January 8, 2009: #2 Florida Gators beat #1 Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens; Tebow and Harvin each rushed for 100 yards.
2009 NBA draft
2009 NBA draft, held June 25, 2009 in New York; 60 picks. Blake Griffin went first to the Clippers; Curry (7th), Harden (3rd), Holiday, DeRozan, and Teague became All-Stars.
2009 NBA Finals
2009 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Orlando Magic 4-1 (June 4-14, 2009) for the Lakers' 15th title; Kobe Bryant Finals MVP at 32.4/5.6/7.4; Magic had upset LeBron's 66-16 Cavaliers.
2009 NBA playoffs
2009 NBA playoffs: the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 4-1 for their 15th title, Kobe Bryant Finals MVP (32.4 ppg); Magic upset LeBron's 66-16 Cavaliers 4-2 in the East finals.
2009 New Orleans Saints season
2009 New Orleans Saints season: 43rd franchise season, fourth under Sean Payton with QB Drew Brees; went 13-3 after a 13-0 start and won Super Bowl XLIV 31-17 over the Colts, the franchise's first championship.
2009 NFL Draft
2009 NFL Draft, 74th annual selection meeting, held April 25-26, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall, New York; Matthew Stafford went first overall to the Detroit Lions, and six quarterbacks were taken in the first round.
2009 NFL season
The 2009 NFL season, the league's 2009 campaign, ended with the Saints beating the Colts 31–17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Colts 14-2, Saints 13-3, new kickoff and defenseless-player safety rules, pre-2011 lockout labor tension.
2009 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals was the NHL championship series, a rematch of 2008, in which the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3, winning Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena 2-1 on Max Talbot's two goals and Marc-Andre Fleury's late save on Nicklas Lidstrom; Evgeni Malkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
2009 World Series
2009 World Series: New York Yankees beat defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 (Oct 28-Nov 4, 2009) for MLB-record 27th title; Hideki Matsui first designated hitter named World Series MVP.
2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season
2009-10 Los Angeles Lakers season: 57-25, first in the West; won the franchise's 16th NBA title, beating Boston 4-3 in the Finals; Kobe Bryant won his second straight Finals MVP under Phil Jackson's 11th title.
2009–10 NBA season
2009-10 NBA season: the Los Angeles Lakers repeated as champions, beating the Boston Celtics 4-3 in the Finals; Cleveland had the best record (61-21), LeBron James won MVP, Kevin Durant led scoring at 30.1 ppg.
2009–10 NFL playoffs
2009-10 NFL playoffs: postseason of the 2009 NFL season. New Orleans Saints (13-3) beat Indianapolis Colts (14-2) 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV, Feb 7, 2010, for their first title.
2010 AFL Grand Final
2010 AFL Grand Final: Collingwood v St Kilda, drawn 68-68 on 25 September 2010, the third and last drawn VFL/AFL decider; Collingwood won the 2 October replay 108-52 for its 15th premiership.
2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship, 16th men's basketball world championship in Turkey, 28 Aug-12 Sept 2010. USA went undefeated and beat hosts Turkey 81-64 in the Istanbul final; Kevin Durant was MVP.
2010 Green Bay Packers season
2010 Green Bay Packers season: 10-6, NFC sixth seed, won Super Bowl XLV 31-25 over Pittsburgh on Feb 6, 2011; Rodgers 3,922 yards, 28 TD; 15 players on injured reserve.
2010 Major League Baseball draft
2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft, held June 7-9, 2010; 46th June Amateur Draft. Bryce Harper went first overall to the Nationals, ahead of Taillon and Machado; Sale, Yelich, and deGrom were later stars.
2010 NBA draft
2010 NBA draft, the John Wall draft: held June 24, 2010 in New York; Wizards took Wall No. 1 with 10.30% lottery odds; Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, DeMarcus Cousins, and Paul George followed.
2010 NBA Finals
2010 NBA Finals: the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 4-3, winning Game 7 83-79 on June 17, 2010 at STAPLES Center; Kobe Bryant was Finals MVP (28.6/8.0/3.9), giving the Lakers a 16th title and back-to-back championships.
2010 NBA playoffs
2010 NBA playoffs: the postseason of the 2009-10 NBA season, won by the Los Angeles Lakers over the Boston Celtics 4-3 in the Finals; Kobe Bryant was Finals MVP (28.6/8.0/3.9) in a Game 7 won 83-79.
2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft, held April 22-24 at Radio City Music Hall, selected 255 players over seven rounds. Sam Bradford went first to the Rams on the last pre-rookie-wage-scale No. 1 contract; Suh, McCoy, and Trent Williams headlined a deep class.
2010 NFL season
2010 NFL season, the league's 91st, an uncapped year ending with Green Bay beating Pittsburgh 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV; Patriots went 14-2 and Seattle reached the playoffs at 7-9.
2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season
The 2010 Rafael Nadal tennis season was the year Rafael Nadal won the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, completing the career Grand Slam and finishing year-end world No. 1.
2010 Stanley Cup Finals
2010 Stanley Cup Finals: the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2, winning Game 6 in overtime on Patrick Kane's goal for their first Cup since 1961; Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe.
2010 Stanley Cup playoffs
2010 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason in which the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime of Game 6 for their first Cup since 1961; Montreal upset Washington, and Philadelphia rallied from 3-0 down against Boston.
2010 World Series
2010 World Series: San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-1 for the 106th Fall Classic; Edgar Renteria MVP (.412, 2 HR, 6 RBI); Giants' first title since 1954; Rangers' first appearance.
2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks season: Dallas went 57-25 under Rick Carlisle, swept the Lakers, beat Oklahoma City 4-1, and won the franchise's only NBA title by defeating the Miami Heat 4-2, with Dirk Nowitzki as Finals MVP.
2010–11 Miami Heat season
2010-11 Miami Heat season: first Big Three season of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh; 58-24, Eastern Conference champions, lost 2011 NBA Finals 4-2 to Dallas Mavericks.
2010–11 NBA season
2010–11 NBA season: the 65th NBA season, in which LeBron James joined Miami and the Dallas Mavericks won their first championship, beating the Heat 4–2; Derrick Rose (Bulls, 62–20) was MVP.
2010–11 NFL playoffs
The 2010–11 NFL playoffs: the 12-team, four-round postseason of the 2010 NFL season, won by the 10-6 Green Bay Packers over Pittsburgh 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV, featuring the 7-9 Seahawks' historic playoff win and the first use of the new playoff overtime rule.
2011 BCS National Championship Game
The 2011 BCS National Championship Game, also called the Tostitos BCS title game, was won by Auburn 22-19 over Oregon on Wes Byrum's 19-yard field goal as time expired, January 10, 2011, in Glendale, capped by Michael Dyer's 37-yard run.