Breaking Out
Several athletes overcame great odds to make 1999 a breakout year. Among them, Lance Armstrong, left, won the Tour de France barely two years after beating cancer.

Champions
Dynasties continued and new champions were crowned in 1999. The Houston Comets, right, won their third consecutive title to remain the only champions in WNBA history.

Moving On
The year may be best remembered for the legendary athletes, such as the NHL's Wayne Gretzky, left, who retired from the sports they dominated.

Paying Tribute
Like every year, legends and heros passed on in 1999. Golf's Payne Stewart, right, won his second U.S. Open in memorable fashion only four months before his tragic death.

Baseball
Spring training
RFK baseball
All-Star game
Worlds Series
ALCS
NLCS
Joe Dimaggio: 1914-1999

College Basketball
NCAA Tournament
Title Game
Semifinals
March 18-21
March 14
March 13
Jan. 3, 1999: Maryland vs. Duke
John Thompson resigns

Golf
British Open
Kemper
Masters
PGA
State Farm
U.S. Open
Payne Stewart: 1957-1999

Horse Racing
Kentucky Derby
Preakness
Belmont

NBA
NBA Finals
Wilt Chamberlain: 1936-1999
Charles Barkley

NFL
Redskins Gallery Archive
Super Bowl
Walter Payton

Others
D.C. United
Gretzky retires
Marine Corps Marathon
The IAAF World Track Championships
Le Tour De France
Women's World Cup
1998 sports galleries ...