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BenMaller.com: Sports Year 2003

Top 10 NFL stories of 2003

1.) Bucs Win Super Bowl over Raiders "From Yucks to Bucs" (Both Bucs and Raiders miss playoffs)

2.) Michael Vick and Chad Pennigton two of the young stars in the NFL are injured most of the year

3.) Bill Parcells has the Cowboys back in the playoffs with Quincy Carter and Troy Hambrick as his offensive stars.

4.) Bucs deactivate Keyshawn Johnson and Browns release WR Kevin Johnson' (NFL Stars Fired)

5.) Marvin Lewis finally gets a chance to coach and turns around the Bengals

6.) Emmitt Smith leaves the Cowboys and plays for the Arizona Cardinals (NFL Rushing king)

7.) Giants go from preseason Super Bowl pick to firing coach Jim Fassel

8.) Rush Limbaugh calls out Donovan McNabb on ESPN and is kicked off pregame show.

9.) Marc Bulger takes over for Kurt Warner in Week 2 and plays the rest of the year for Rams

10.) Jamal Lewis on pace to set NFL single season rushing record

Top 10 Baseball stories of 2003

1.) Marlins beat Yankees in World Series NOBODY picked them (Jack McKeon hired in may as manager)

2.) Steve Bartman's boner in game 6 of the NLCS for the Cubs vs. Marlins

3.) Sammy Sosa corks bat and gets caught in game against the Devil Rays

4.) Grady Little leaves Pedro Martinez in game 7 of the ALCS to long and Yanks beat Red Sox

5.) Steroid testing in baseball and more than 5% test positive (THG desiner steroid found)

6.) Randall Simon vs. Sausage in Milwaukee

7.) Andy Pettitte leaves the Yankees to sign with the home town Astros

8.) Pedro Martinez vs. Don Zimmer at Fenway

9.) The Detroit Tigers lose an american league record 119 games. (Alan Trammel gets vote for manager of the year)

10.) Alex Rodriguez is almost traded to the Red Sox after winning the MVP on a last place Texas team.

Top 10 NBA stories of 2003

1.) Kobe Bryant of the Lakers arrested on rape charge in Colorado

2.) LeBron James is drafted No.1 and takes over Cleveland and the NBA

3.) Spurs beat Lakers in Western Finals and Nets in Finals to win another NBA Title

4.) Larry Brown leaves 76ers for Pistons who fire Rick Carlisle who ends up with Pacers

5.) Danny Ainge takes over Celtics and trades Antoine Walker

6.) Karl Malone and Gary Payton take less money as free agents to play for the Lakers

7.) Alonzo Mourning signs $22 million dollar contract with Nets and then is forced to retire

8.) Pat Riley quits as coach of the Miami Heat right before the regular season

9.) Michael Jordan retires as player and was dumped by Wizards owner Abe Pollin

10.) John Stockton and David Robinson retire from basketball

Top 10 College stories of 2003

1.) Ohio State beats Miami in classic upset at Fiesta Bowl (Buckeyes win every close game)

2.) Carmelo Anthony as a freshman leads Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim to NCAA Title

3.) Sylvester Croom a Packers asst coach becomes first black head coach in SEC history at Miss State

4.) Mike Price and George O'Leary return to coaching football at UTEP and Central Florida

5.) Ben Howland leaves Pitt to try to turn around UCLA's troubled basketball program after Steve Lavin was fired

6.) Nebraska dumps Frank Solich after a 9-3 season... Joe Paterno under fire at Penn State

7.) BCS Mess... Oklahoma LSU and USC all stake claim to Being No.1 in football

8.) Maurice Clarett missed all of the season after leading the Buckeyes to the title

9.) Roy Williams leads Kansas to final four then leaves for North Carolina

10.) Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy murdered by ex-teammate... Dave Bliss fired after investigation

10.) Jim Harrick out as Georgia basketball coach, Rick Neuhiesel fired by U of Washington

Top 3 Golf stories of 2003

1.) Annika Sorentam plays against men at the Colonial and misses cut

2.) Tiger Woods doesn't win a major but does get married

3.) Martha Burk tries to protest at the Masters and nobody shows up

"Super Seven" calls to the "Ben Maller Show" in 2003

1.) Doc Mike: "I'm going to decapitate a goat"

2.) Mark the Singing Caller: "Cincinnati sucks song"

3.) Zig Zag: "Cleveland Browns poetry"

4.) Gay Brad: "Big Ben is coming to town song"

5.) Boston Hater: "Ripping Trevor from Phoenix"

6.) Trevor the D'Backs homer: "Drunk and throwing up on the radio"

7.) Mr Buckeye: "Sam Kinison impersonation ripping Oklahoma's football team" permalink