Top 10 Most Memorable Moments

10. Vince Young carries Texas to the win in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
This was coming off of a season in which USC was supposed to win their 3rd consecutive national championship. With only 6:42 left in the game the Trojans had a 38-26 lead. Young took over accounting for 70 yards in route to a Texas score. And Young won the game on his 3rd rushing touchdown. I have never seen one player dominate a college football game the way Vince Young dominated the Rose Bowl.

9. Lance Armstrong wins 7 consecutive Tour de France races.
Lance Armstrong is one of the more remarkable stories in sports. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer and the cancer had spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain. Undergoing chemotherapy is one of the most grueling experiences people can go through. The fact that Armstrong not only had the strength to make a comeback into cycling but be the most dominant athlete in the sport is unbelievable. He may not be done, however as he announced his comeback from retirement last week.

8. Michael Phelps winning 8 gold medals.
You could argue that there have been better individual Olympians, but Phelps dominated in a way that hasn't been seen before. As dominant as everybody knew he was, I was always hearing that he couldn't control the team races or it was just not possible to get gold in every single race. But Phelps proved all of the doubters wrong and is now the most successful Olympian ever.

7. Boise State's Fiesta Bowl win over OU
This was the best college football game I have ever seen. The great thing about this was Boise State won using almost every trick play in the book. And the Statue of Liberty play just blew my mind when I saw it. It was the best fake I have ever seen. You didn't realize that Ian Johnson had the ball until he was just about in the end zone. In a game where Boise State lost an 18 point lead, it showed just how resilient they truly were and is now giving the small conferences the credit they deserve.

6. Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open while injured
The 2008 U.S. Open showed that Tiger Woods is the most dominant athlete currently in sports. He hit a clutch 12 foot putt to tie Rocco Mediate and force a 18 hole playoff. But he tops that by forcing sudden death with a birdie. A few days later, we find out that he tore his ACL and is out for the rest of the season. That was definitely one of the best performances in sports and to do that with a major injury makes it that much more impressive.

5. The McGwire/Sosa homerun chase in 1998.
This revitalized baseball. Mark McGwire the last couple of seasons had been coming closer and closer to breaking Roger Maris' record of 61 homeruns in a season. Everybody expected him to make a run or break it in 1998. Sammy Sosa was a complete surprise. The fact that these two were such close friends gave this even more hype than it already deserved. What was great is this race didn't get put away until the final weekend. McGwire put it away in the last weekend and finished with 70 hr's, Sosa with 66. Baseball regained all the popularity it lost from the strike with this incredible homerun chase.

4. The NY Giants upset New England and their undefeated season in Super XLII
Nobody knew what the Giants were capable of. In addition nobody knew what Eli Manning was capable of. The Patriots were already being called the greatest team in football and even the greatest team in sports. Tom Brady had a record 50 TD passes. But the NYG front line harassed Brady giving him by far more pressure than he's ever seen in a game. But the real magic came with the Patriots up 14-10. Eli Manning miraculosly escaping a sure sack, then throwing it deep and David Tyree making one of the best catches ever pinning it against his helmet. After that the winning TD was easy as Manning threw to a wide open Plaxico Burress. This is defintely one of the biggest upsets football has ever seen and in a team that was highly criticized going into the season came together and pulled off a tremendous postseason run winning all their games on the road.

3. The Boston Red Sox coming back from a 3-0 ALCS series defecit against the Yankees
This appeared to be another Yankee series win over Boston. But in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs and Boston trailing by a run, pinch-runner Dave Roberts steals second and would eventually score on a 2 out hit sending the game to extra innings and revitalizing the Red Sox for the 1st ever comeback from a 3-0 defecit in baseball. The Red Sox would go on to break the 2nd longest drought and win the 2004 World Series. But it will be that epic comeback in the ALCS that will be talked about in terms of Boston breaking their curse.

2. John Elway finally wins the Super Bowl.
This was a game that the Broncos at the time were the largest underdogs in Super Bowl history. Terrell Davis was the MVP rushing for 157 yds and 3 td's despite having to leave the game due to a migraine. But the play that will be remembered was Elway getting hit and flipped, sacrificing his body to get the 1st down. That is my favorite play in football that I have seen to date. It showed Elway's toughness and his willingness to do anything in order for Denver to get the win.

1. MJ's last shot as a Chicago Bull.
This is not just the most memorable moment of the last decade. It's the most memorable moment in sports period. From the beginning of that play where Jordan snuck up on Karl Malone and stole the ball, you knew something incredible would happen. He had the ball in his hands the entire time and had the best crossover to school Bryon Russell and hit a wide open jumper to give the Bulls their 6th championship. He would end game 6 of the NBA Finals with 45 points. He is the reason I am into sports and I will never think any play or moment in sports will top this one. It is very hard to believe that this occured 10 years ago. I was never more proud to be a Bulls fan than I was at that very moment. I'll repeat this one more time. This is the best play in sports period. Simply amazing.