ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, once again brings enthusiasts the most authoritative sports reference book ever published. Whether they're looking for new world records, updating their trivia knowledge, or curious about the most intriguing sports stories of the past year, sports fans will welcome the latest edition of this bestselling almanac, and ESPN fans will find familiar segments from many of ESPN's outlets, including studio shows, radio, on-line, ESPN The Magazine, as well as:
-- In-depth statistics from ESPN's award-winning "Inside the Numbers"
-- Top Ten moments from each sport
-- Exclusive essays and analysis from your favorite ESPN personalities, including Chris Berman, Dan Patrick, Stuart Scott, Linda Cohn, and more
-- Hundreds of photographs
-- Thousands of graphics and tables
-- Fast access to all the facts: world records, champions, year-by-year, sport-by-sport
-- A full recap of the 2003 World Series
The ultimate resource for sports professionals and fans everywhere, the 2004 ESPN Sports Almanac is clearly the champion in its field.
| Who Plays Where | 8 | |
| Updates | 9 | |
| The Year in Review--2002-03 | ||
| Top 20 Personalities | 13 | |
| Top 20 Moments | 21 | |
| Month | 29 | |
| Preview | 54 | |
| Baseball | ||
| Year in Review by Karl Ravech | 55 | |
| 2003 Statistics | 61 | |
| Final Major League Standings | 61 | |
| Regular Season Leaders | 62 | |
| 2003 All-Star Game | 67 | |
| Team | 68 | |
| World Series and Playoffs | 76 | |
| College Baseball | 86 | |
| Through the Years | 89 | |
| The World Series | 89 | |
| LCS and LDS | 92 | |
| Reg. Season League & Div. Winners | 95 | |
| The All-Star Game | 97 | |
| Major League Franchise Origins | 99 | |
| Annual Leaders | 101 | |
| No Hitters | 113 | |
| All-Time Leaders | 115 | |
| All-Time Winningest Managers | 123 | |
| Annual Awards | 124 | |
| College Baseball | 128 | |
| Number One Draft Picks | 130 | |
| College Football | ||
| Year in Review by Chris Fowler and Lee Corso | 131 | |
| 2002 Season Statistics | 137 | |
| Final AP Top 25 Poll | 137 | |
| NCAA Division 1-A Final Standings | 142 | |
| NCAA Division 1-A Leaders | 143 | |
| NCAA Div. 1-AA Final Standings | 147 | |
| NCAA Division 1-AA Leaders | 149 | |
| Through the Years | 152 | |
| National Champions, 1869-2002 | 152 | |
| AP Final Polls, 1936-2002 | 156 | |
| Bowl Games | 173 | |
| All-Time Winningest Div. 1-A Teams | 181 | |
| Major Conference Champions | 182 | |
| Annual NCAA Division 1-A Leaders | 188 | |
| All-Time NCAA Division 1-A Leaders | 191 | |
| Annual Awards | 194 | |
| All-Time Winningest Div. 1-A Coaches | 199 | |
| All-Time NCAA Div. 1-AA Leaders | 201 | |
| Pro Football | ||
| Year in Review by Chris Berman | 205 | |
| 2002 Season Statistics | 211 | |
| Final NFL Standings | 211 | |
| Regular Season Individual Leaders | 212 | |
| Team by Team Results and Statistics | 216 | |
| NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl XXXVII | 227 | |
| 2003 NFL Draft | 232 | |
| NFL Europe | 233 | |
| Canadian Football League | 234 | |
| Arena Football | 235 | |
| Through the Years | 236 | |
| The Super Bowl | 236 | |
| Super Bowl Playoffs, 1966-2002 | 240 | |
| NFL-NFC Championship Game | 246 | |
| AFL-AFC Championship Game | 247 | |
| NFL Divisional Champions | 248 | |
| NFL Franchise Origins | 252 | |
| Annual NFL Leaders | 254 | |
| All-Time NFL Leaders | 258 | |
| All-Time Winningest NFL Coaches | 265 | |
| Annual Awards | 266 | |
| Canadian Football League | 270 | |
| College Basketball | ||
| Year in Review by Chris Fowler and Dick Vitale | 273 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 279 | |
| Final Regular Season AP Men's Top 25 | 279 | |
| 2003 NCAA Men's Div. 1 Tournament | 280 | |
| Final NCAA Men's Div. 1 Standings | 283 | |
| Women's College Basketball | 293 | |
| 2003 NCAA Women's Div. 1 Tourn | 294 | |
| Through the Years | 297 | |
| National Champions, 1901-2003 | 297 | |
| All-Time NCAA Div. 1 Tourn. Leaders | 301 | |
| AP Final Polls, 1949-2003 | 305 | |
| Annual NCAA Div. 1 Leaders | 319 | |
| All-Time NCAA Div. 1 Indiv. Leaders | 321 | |
| Annual Awards | 324 | |
| All-Time Winningest Div. 1 Coaches | 326 | |
| Women's Basketball | 330 | |
| Pro Basketball | ||
| Year in Review by Jerry Bembry | 337 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 343 | |
| Final NBA Standings | 343 | |
| Regular Season Individual Leaders | 345 | |
| Team by Team Statistics | 347 | |
| NBA Playoffs | 353 | |
| Annual Awards | 356 | |
| NBA Draft | 357 | |
| Through the Years | 363 | |
| The NBA Finals, 1947-2003 | 363 | |
| NBA Franchise Origins | 365 | |
| Annual NBA Leaders | 367 | |
| All-Time NBA Regular Season Leaders | 369 | |
| All-Time Winningest NBA Coaches | 372 | |
| Annual Awards | 373 | |
| Number One Draft Choices | 374 | |
| American Basketball Association | 377 | |
| Hockey | ||
| Year in Review by Steve Levy | 379 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 385 | |
| Final NHL Standings | 385 | |
| Regular Season Individual Leaders | 387 | |
| Team by Team Statistics | 389 | |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | 397 | |
| 2003 NHL Draft | 402 | |
| College Hockey | 402 | |
| Through the Years | 407 | |
| Stanley Cup Champions, 1893-2003 | 407 | |
| All-Time Playoff Leaders | 409 | |
| NHL Franchise Origins | 413 | |
| Annual NHL Leaders | 415 | |
| All-Time NHL Regular Season Leaders | 418 | |
| All-Time Winningest NHL Coaches | 421 | |
| Annual Awards | 422 | |
| Number One Draft Choices | 426 | |
| World Hockey Association | 427 | |
| College Hockey | 430 | |
| College Sports | ||
| Year in Review by Michael Morrison | 433 | |
| Div. 1-A Football Schools | 439 | |
| Div. 1-AA Football Schools | 441 | |
| Div. 1 Basketball Schools | 443 | |
| 2002-03 NCAA Team Champions | 452 | |
| Annual NCAA Div. 1 Team Champions | 457 | |
| Halls of Fame & Awards | ||
| Halls of Fame | 465 | |
| Retired Numbers | 497 | |
| Awards | 500 | |
| Trophy Case | 507 | |
| Who's Who | ||
| Sports Personalities | 511 | |
| Ballparks & Arenas | ||
| Coming Attractions | 545 | |
| Sport by Sport | 548 | |
| Business | ||
| Media Statistics and Awards | 567 | |
| Directory of Organizations | 578 | |
| International Sports | ||
| Year in Review by Gerry Brown | 605 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 611 | |
| Track & Field World Records | 612 | |
| Swimming World Records | 619 | |
| Through the Years | 626 | |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Summer Games Through the Years | 645 | |
| Summer Games Recaps 1896-2002 | 646 | |
| Event by Event | 686 | |
| All-Time Leading Medal Winners | 706 | |
| Winter Games Through the Years | 711 | |
| Event by Event | 712 | |
| All-Time Leading Medal Winners | 722 | |
| Soccer | ||
| Year in Review by Gerry Brown | 725 | |
| 2003 Women's World Cup | 731 | |
| 2003 Major League Soccer | 738 | |
| 2003 WUSA | 742 | |
| College Soccer | 744 | |
| Through the Years | 747 | |
| The World Cup, 1930-2002 | 747 | |
| Other Worldwide Competition | 752 | |
| Bowling | ||
| Year in Review by Michael Morrison | 763 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 769 | |
| Through the Years | 772 | |
| Horse Racing | ||
| Year in Review by Michael Morrison | 777 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 783 | |
| Thoroughbred Racing | 783 | |
| Harness Racing | 787 | |
| Through the Years | 788 | |
| Thoroughbred Racing | 788 | |
| Harness Racing | 804 | |
| Tennis | ||
| Year in Review by Gerry Brown | 807 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 813 | |
| Men's and Women's Tournaments | 813 | |
| Singles Rankings | 817 | |
| Through the Years | 819 | |
| Grand Slam Championships | 819 | |
| Annual Number One Players | 828 | |
| Annual Top 10 World Rankings | 829 | |
| All-Time Singles Leaders | 832 | |
| Colleges | 835 | |
| Golf | ||
| Year in Review by Karl Ravech | 837 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 843 | |
| PGA, Seniors and LPGA Tournaments | 843 | |
| 2003 Solheim Cup | 849 | |
| Through the Years | 851 | |
| Major Championships | 851 | |
| Annual Money Leaders | 868 | |
| National Team Competition | 872 | |
| Colleges | 873 | |
| Auto Racing | ||
| Year in Review by Michael Morrison | 875 | |
| 2002-03 Statistics | 881 | |
| NASCAR Results | 881 | |
| CART Results | 884 | |
| Indy Racing League Results | 885 | |
| Formula One Results | 887 | |
| NHRA Results | 889 | |
| Through the Years | 890 | |
| NASCAR Circuit | 890 | |
| CART Circuit | 893 | |
| IRL Circuit | 895 | |
| Formula One | 897 | |
| NHRA | 902 | |
| Boxing | ||
| Year in Review by Gerry Brown | 903 | |
| Current Champions | 909 | |
| Major Bouts, 2002-03 | 910 | |
| Through the Years | 914 | |
| Major Hvywgt. Championship Fights | 914 | |
| Major Titleholders | 920 | |
| Miscellaneous Sports | ||
| 2003 and Through the Years | 933 | |
| Deaths | 951 | |
| Bibliography | 957 |
Anonymous
Posted September 7, 2004
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Overview
ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, once again brings enthusiasts the most authoritative sports reference book ever published. Whether they're looking for new world records, updating their trivia knowledge, or curious about the most intriguing sports stories of the past year, sports fans will welcome the latest edition of this bestselling almanac, and ESPN fans will find ...