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100 Greatest Moments
Annual Greatest Moments
 1997
  1. Peter O'Malley announces Dodgers are for sale. (January)

  2. Tiger Woods from Cypress wins golf's Masters by record 12 strokes. (April)

  3. Mighty Ducks make NHL playoffs for the first time. (April)

  4. Inaugural WNBA game draws 14,000 to see L.A. Sparks play the New York Liberty at the Great Western Forum. (June)

  5. Oval track auto racing returns to Southern California with opening of California Speedway; sellout crowd of over 83,000 attend California 500 NASCAR race. (June)

  6. Marion Jones of Thousand Oaks becomes world's fastest woman by winning 100 m gold at World Championships in Athens. (August)

  7. Anita DeFrantz, president of Amateur Athletic Foundation, elected IOC vice president. (September)

  8. Venus Williams, age 17, of Compton reaches U.S. Open tennis finals. (September)

  9. New $300 million downtown sports/entertainment arena approved by Los Angeles City Council. (October)

  10. UCLA football team wins nine straight games to finish with its highest national ranking (No. 5) at the end of the regular season since 1982. (November)
 1996
  1. Galaxy signal a return of big-time soccer to Los Angeles; traffic stops as 69,000 attend opening game at Rose Bowl. (April)

  2. Oscar de la Hoya from East Los Angeles beats Julio Cesar Chavez for boxing's 140-pound title. (June)

  3. Lakers sign center Shaquille O'Neal to long-term, $120 million contract. (July)

  4. Tommy Lasorda era comes to an end as Dodgers manager retires after 20 seasons. (July)

  5. Gold rush by Southern California athletes at the Atlanta Olympics, highlighted by Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes (beach volleyball); Dot Richardson and Lisa Fernanadez (softball); Amanda Beard (swimming); Gail Devers (track); Justin Huish (archery); Lisa Leslie (basketball). (July-August)

  6. Golfer Tiger Woods from Cypress turns pro and emerges as a force on the PGA Tour. (August)

  7. Brett Butler returns to the Dodger lineup after battling back from cancer. (September)

  8. Dodgers' Hideo Nomo pitches a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies at the Coors Field. (September)

  9. UCLA's 48-41 double-overtime comeback win over USC, the Bruins' unprecedented sixth straight against the Trojans. (November)

  10. USC defeats Notre Dame in comeback win in overtime, 27-20, ending the Trojans' 13-game winless streak against the Fighting Irish. (November)



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