American Football
- January 3 – Fiesta Bowl (Bowl Championship Series):
- Ohio State Buckeyes win 31-24 over the Miami Hurricanes (double overtime)
- January 27 – Super Bowl XXXVII –
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers win 48-21 over the Oakland Raiders
- September 14 – Jamal Lewis sets NFL single game record for rushing yards (295) helping Baltimore Ravens beat Cleveland Browns 33-13.
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