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 1999
- Future Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne scores four touchdowns as Wisconsin beats UCLA in Rose Bowl Game, 38-31. (January)
- UCLA women's softball team upsets Washington to win NCAA title. (May)
- Phil Jackson hired as Lakers coach. (June)
- U.S. Women's World Cup soccer team defeats China in final at the Rose Bowl. (July)
- Former USC track star Inger Miller wins two gold medals and one silver medal at IAAF World Championships. (August)
- STAPLES center hosts first sporting event. (October)
- Bob Daly named chairman of the Dodgers. (October)
- L.A. Galaxy defeats Dallas to reach MLS championship game. (November)
- USC football team ends eight-game losing streak to UCLA with 17-7 victory. (November)
- Laffit Pincay breaks Bill Shoemaker's record of 8,833 career wins at Hollywood Park. (December)
1998
- Michigan defeats Washington State in 84th Rose Bowl Game, 21-16, to win a share of the national championship. (January)
- New $350 million STAPLES Center breaks ground. (January)
- Four L.A. Lakers (Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Earl Jones, Nick Van Exel) selected to play in NBA All-Star Game. (February)
- Michelle Kwan of Torrance skates to silver medal at Nagano Olympics; wins gold at World Championships. (February)
- USC baseball team wins NCAA College World Series for the 12th time, defeating Arizona State, 21-14. (June)
- Tennis' Lindsay Davenport of Newport Beach wins U.S. Open; climbs to world no. 1 ranking. (September)
- Los Angeles launches first Olympic bid in 20 years in an effort to host the Games of XXX Olympiad in 2012. (October)
- Heisman finalist Cade McNown leads UCLA to undefeated Pac-10 football season and 20-game win streak. (November)
- Marion Jones of Thousand Oaks ranked no. 1 in the world in three track events: 100 m, 200 m, and long jump. (December)
- Fox, Inc. overhauls historic Dodger franchise--from the trade of Mike Piazza to the hiring of manager Davey Johnson and signing of pitcher Kevin Brown to the richest contract in baseball history. (December)
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