Great Sports Moments I Have Seen Live (on the tele)

1. Kirk Gibson's game one World Series home run off Dennis Ekersley (sic?). The most dramatic home run I have ever seen.

2. The Music City Miracle -- The Tennessee Titans beat the Buffalo Bills on a 75 yard last second kickoff return thanks a field wide lateral (or illegal forrward pass if you're a Bills fan) from Frank Wycheck to Kevin Dyson. One of the more jaw dropping endings I've ever seen in any sport.

3. Nick Anderson beats Indiana with a three quarters court buzzer beater. The 89-90 "Flying Illini" were one of the best college teams ever assembled. All five Illini starters, Kendall Gill, Stephen Bardo, Kenny Battle, Nick Anderson and Lowell Hamilton were drafted into the NBA (though Hamilton never made a team).

At Indiana the Illini were tied with 2 seconds on the clock, when Illinois inbounded the ball from Indiana's baseline to the inside playing Anderson 75 feet from the basket, it was apparent that Illinois was content with overtime. Anderson apparently was not, for he turned took one dribble toward the basket and let fly a two handed from the hip push shot that grabbed nothing but net. Illinois wins by 3.

4. The Comeback -- Down 35-3 early in the second half the Buffalo Bills looked throughly beaten by the Warren Moon lead Houston Oilers. Bills starting quarterback Jim Kelly was injured and backup Frank Reich looked to have the hapless job of trying to pound out a few second half points to make the score respectable. Instead Reich led the Bills to 38 point second half to beat the Oilers 41-38 in overtime.

5. USA 3 - Portugal 2 -- Portugal was a favorite to win the 2002 World Cup with their mixture of seasoned veterans and young talent. The USA, while not completely overmatched, was known for their conservative offense, dogged defense, and good goalkeeping. Imagine everyone's surprise when the USA came out in the first half and dropped three goals in 30 minutes on the Portuguese. Portugal made a game of it in the second half, but the US held on for the victory that gave them just enough momentum to make the second round (thank you Korea!).