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Matt Bryant's 62-yd FG to win the game the other week got me thinking about this one, I mean his career long was 50, and he makes the 3rd longest kick in NFL history and the longest since they switched to the 'k-ball' in 1998.
What are some truly unbelievable/surprising sports endings you saw? [I wouldn't include, say, Joe Carter and the Blue Jays because even a double down the line wins that game for them. It was a common occurence, just in a big game.] Here's my list: 1) Cal/Stanford. Pretty unbeatable. 2) Douglas KOs Tyson. After being knocked down himself. Tyson had never been down in his career prior to that. 3) Miracle at the Meadowlands. Still unreal to watch. 4) Flutie's Hail Mary 5) Larry Mize chips from 140' in to win the Master's 1987 playoff v Norman 6) Music City Miracle March Madness has tons of these, it deserves its on list: 1) Northern Iowa over #3 Mizzou - one of the greatest finishes imho. Maurice Newby had played well in the first half but had been on the bench much of the second half, but he was in the game on the final possession and, with the clock running under five seconds, he launched a cold-blooded 25-footer from the left wing that banged in. The clock expired, and the University of Nothing Impossible (as one spectator sign called it) had beat a team that spent much of the season ranked in the top 5 in the nation. The TV call of Newby's shot by Mike Patrick and Dan Bonner is also one of the best ever. You could hear both gasp when Newby put up the seemingly poor shot. Bonner, after the final horn noted that “he hasn't played in 10 minutes!” 2) US Reid's 45-footer at the buzzer v defending champ LVille 3) Jimmy V upsets Phi Slamma Jamma 4) Bryce Drew and 'Pacer' 5) #12 St Joe's 49, #1 DePaul 48. #12 St Joe's upset #1 overall, and title favorite DePaul in the second round, but it was DePaul's first game due to the play-in that St Joe's had to win first. Blue Demons were 27-1 that year. This is the last time a #1 seed lost their first game. DePaul had a few guys you may have heard of starting for them: PoY Mark Aguirre. Terry Cummings. Hawks won on a last-second layup with no time left on the clock. http://www.suntimes.com/century/m1981.html 6) Drew Nicholas stuns UNC-W with 2 guys draped all over him. What are some other truly great ones? |
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Reggie Miller beating the Knicks during the playoffs with 2 three-pointers and 2 free throws, in the last 8 seconds.
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6) Drew Nicholas stuns UNC-W with 2 guys draped all over him. [/ QUOTE ] That one really hurt--had UNC-W ML (+330)...fortunately also had them straight at +9 or whatever they were. Ahh, November....the start of college basketball and countdown to March Madness. Another to add to your list: Purdue (1) v. Western Carolina (16) 1996 opening round -Our bet of the day was the U 145.5. Score was 73-71 Purdue with 2 minutes left in the game. Both teams went 2 full minutes without scoring, including missed front ends, missed 2 shots & W Carolina barely missing a 3 pointer and a tip at the buzzer. 2 minutes, 0 points from either side. Also had UNCW (+2, ML) over George Washington in last years tourney. They pissed away a 19 point lead in past 9 minutes to lose in OT. |
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Charlotte Smith in the 1994 women's NCAA title game.
Teresa Weatherspoon with the halfcourt buzzer-beater in the WNBA Finals (1997?). |
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Yeah, I had UNCW ML in both of those as well, but this isn't about who covered or didn't, just unreal finishes.
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I don't think anything surpasses Douglas/Tyson in my eyes. As invincible as everyone thought he was back then, he was even moreso in my eyes since I was 12 the night Douglas KO'd him Tokyo. Tyson was all I'd known, and was a buzzsaw force that was unstoppable. I was watching the fight with my dad and my grandparents. I couldn't believe how long it took, but when Tyson floored Douglas in the 8th, it was so obviously over. I would have bet my life in that instant. But Buster got up. When Tyson got knocked down, I yelped "Holy [censored]!" but no one said anything about it. I went to bed, and for some reason, I cried. I guess it was just coming to the realization that nothing is forever, and the truths you take for eternal and unchangeable at 12 don't always hold up.
Honorable mentions do go to: Lakers/Spurs on the Devean George shot; Music City Miracle; Cal/Stanford; NO/JAX where NO pulls off the multilateral TD only for Carney to shank the XP; Reggie Miller playoff game; Ali/Foreman; BC/Miami; Colorado/Michigan. Wow, sports rule. |
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best damn sports show has it "best moments shows" running constantly.....
i'd add kirk gibson world series and nebraska/missouri endzone..... u.s. vs. russia basketball in 1972 paul henderson canada vs. russia |
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Kirk Gibson clearly qualifies, although we should probably disallow all illegal plays like Nebraska and USSR gold medal game [and the Cal runner was clearly down as well.]
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How is this better than Reggie Miller in the playoffs, other than it's not -- 8 pts in 9 seconds to win the game including stealing the ball himself?
How is this better than Marvin O'Connor scoring 19 points in the final <1 minute to beat La Salle? Yes, 19. Naj |
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Best finish I've seen LIVE
Pittsburgh University @ Ohio University Sept 9th, 2005 Ohio football is traditionally TERRIBLE, Pitt started the season ranked 23rd and just lost to Notre Dame. Pitt was overrated last year though because they ended up with a bad record. ESPN 2 friday night game, Sold out OU stadium and it was a close game all the way through. 10-10 at the end of regulation - OU's only TD was on an pick-6 INT return. Game goes into Overtime and Pitt gets the ball first. Same player for Ohio gets an interception and returns it for a TD again. 25,000 pour out onto the field. I actually have one of the end-zone Pilons(sp?) from that game. |
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How is this better than Reggie Miller in the playoffs, other than it's not -- 8 pts in 9 seconds to win the game including stealing the ball himself? How is this better than Marvin O'Connor scoring 19 points in the final <1 minute to beat La Salle? Yes, 19. Naj [/ QUOTE ] Maybe since the subject line is Most shocking/unbelievable finishes YOU SAW. Just a thought. |
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great espn moments of the century
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...;search=Search not sure if anyone has mentioned MJ vs. cleveland and utah. i think cleveland basically made his global icon status. |
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Kirk Gibson clearly qualifies, although we should probably disallow all illegal plays like Nebraska and USSR gold medal game [and the Cal runner was clearly down as well.] [/ QUOTE ] what was illegal about nebraska/missouri?? and i'll have to watch cal/stanford more carefully... probably not supposed to be a band on the field (and i'm sure there were cal people on the field somewhere too) |
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St JOe's, I hear ya.
I think most people have seen the highlights of the Reggie Miller Knicks game, esp if they are putting up McGrady. Don't you? |
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My personal favorite (being a Denver Broncos fan) was when Elway and Denver came back from down 21-6 at home in the playoffs against Houston. They wound up having to convert several fourth downs in the 4th quarter (I think they're may have been 3 total), and the defense had to stop Houston from running out the clock and get the ball back, which they did after the Oilers tried to burn them with a pass which was incomplete and stopped the clock. Then they got the ball back at their own 2 (a la the Drive) down 21-20, and Elway drove them for the winning FG, converting I think two of the 3 4th downs on the final drive.
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I'm a homer
2005 NCAA regional final between Illinois and Arizona I've never been in a stadium that bananas, and I've been to quite a few big sporting events. |
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This probably qualifies in the top 100 and no more, but it makes me laugh hysterically even now because nobody likes a smart ass.
Lindsay Jacobellis Lori |
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Does the Pacers/Pistons brawl count? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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If we're just talking shocking then I would say the when Dale Earnhardt died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
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A solid top twenty that Americans may have seen.
Read about the 1999 british open golf. I was watching this with a group of people and nobody knew whether to laugh or just pity the guy. Lori |
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Also, anyone who saw Arazi's Breeder's cup Juvenile will never forget it. Annoyingly I can only find the final moments are on video online and people wouldn't understand from just those, you really have to see the whole race as he was dead last for so long.
Edit: Apparently my memory plays tricks, reviews say he was second last early on. Lori |
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Actually, there are some huge ones from horse racing in England, but I can't claim to have seen any of them at the time.
Red Rum 1973 (video in 1973 paragraph) I've watched this clip many many times over the years and I still can't believe Crisp doesn't hold on. Devon Loch, it's never over 'till it's over. Read about two famous moments in British Horseracing history. (links above/below) Foinavon.... 100-1 shots can win Lori |
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Actually, I meant to put Arcangues on there and forgot. Probably never see a longshot that long win a race that big [BC Classic] ever again.
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what was illegal about nebraska/missouri?? [/ QUOTE ] Intentionally kicked ball by the receiver. I remember an interview with him afterwards with him talking about throwing his foot out "doing anything to try and keep it alive" or some words to that effect. |
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By "shocking," I would have to add Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ears off.
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By "shocking," I would have to add Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ears off. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, this is probably the winner. |
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No one has mentioned the Bills comeback against the Oilers early 90's. It was 28 to 3 at half time, Frank Wright subbing for Jim Kelly throws an interception early in the 3rd quarter thats returned for a TD to make it 35 to 3.
From there the Bills score 35 unanswered points and Warren Moon has to drive the Oilers in the wanning moments for a tying FG. The Bills win it in overtime. |
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[ QUOTE ] what was illegal about nebraska/missouri?? [/ QUOTE ] Intentionally kicked ball by the receiver. I remember an interview with him afterwards with him talking about throwing his foot out "doing anything to try and keep it alive" or some words to that effect. [/ QUOTE ] Actually the guy who kicked it was interfered with when the ball was initially thrown to him so everyone who says Nebraska cheated can basically blow me. |
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Most Unbelievable: 1986 World Series, Game Six.
Most Shocking (from a fan's perspective in a good way): 1987 Fiesta Bowl, Pete Giftopoulos' interception clinches the National Championship for Penn State. Most Shocking (from a fan's perspective in a bad way): 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Gold Medal Game. |
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No one has mentioned the Bills comeback against the Oilers early 90's. It was 28 to 3 at half time, Frank Wright subbing for Jim Kelly throws an interception early in the 3rd quarter thats returned for a TD to make it 35 to 3. From there the Bills score 35 unanswered points and Warren Moon has to drive the Oilers in the wanning moments for a tying FG. The Bills win it in overtime. [/ QUOTE ] Not to be a dick, but wow. That's not even close. |
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What happened in the Cal/Stanford game. Did I miss something?
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Cal/Stanford 1982 when they had 8 laterals on the last play of the game and ran through the marching-band to get to the end-zone for the winning score. Sound familiar??
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I'm still trying to go through things that made me shout/laugh/cry or just be amazed. Sadly this next one is almost impossible to explain to an American audience, yet it is truly ridiculous and shocking.
It will lose something in the explanation which I've put below the link for anyone wanting to brave it. South Africa knock themselves out of the cricket world cup Cricket is basically baseball but where each base counts as a run, and you run backwards and forwards between home and first. Scoring one run is pretty easy. (Smashing a home run is worth six, Hitting a ground rule double is worth four) You just need to hit the ball far enough that you can run to the other end before someone throws the ball there. Just like running to first base, except cricket bats are bigger. In this game, the only number you need to look at in the first half of the video is the one that starts off at around 106 in the bottom left. This is Sri Lanka's score and it is what S.A. will need to beat. When they show SA batting is where it gets very messy. When it rains, a reasonably tricky formula is applied to work out who wins. SA have battled their way into position where they are big faves to win and it begins to pour with rain. The commentators know that SA need to score one run without getting out off the final ball. Something at this stage that is very easy. However the SA batsman has got the message that all he has to do is not get out. He therefore plays the ball gently along the ground (you don't have to run when you hit the ball in cricket if you don't want to) to be completely safe and because of the miscommunication, this ensures their elimination from the tournament. Lori (Explanation partially included because of recent threads questioning what cricket is) |
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Thanks for the explanation, I'm still trying to figure this Cricket thing out...
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Excuse the roll I'm on here.... figure that there will be a few English ones that people in the USA would never hear about. I'm trying to ignore a few famous, but basically boring ones.(Like us winning the soccer world cup.)
In this one, Carlisle are the bottom team of the bottom professional soccer division. If they stay that way, they will be relegated to the amateur leagues. The score is 1-1 and they've already played 5 minutes of stoppage time. The goalkeeper decides there is nothing to lose and prevents the club from being relegated and possibly even liquidated due to large debt. The fans are quite happy about this [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Keep your eyes on where the referee ends up. Jimmy Glass goal Lori |
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I'm a homer 2005 NCAA regional final between Illinois and Arizona I've never been in a stadium that bananas, and I've been to quite a few big sporting events. [/ QUOTE ] video for those that haven't checked out my myspace page (which I finally visited and updated a bit for 10 minutes today) |
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