What mattered most in sports over the past year? We gave you our "expert" opinion, but opinions are like, um, noses -- everybody has one. Here's how you ranked 'em -- the results of our three-day ESPN.com ranker poll:
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YOUR TOP 25
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OUR RANKING
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VERDICT
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Sept. 11th: How the attacks affected sports and us
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1
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2
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Patriot Games: One of the biggest upsets in SB history
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2
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3
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World-class Series: D-Backs unseat the Yankees
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4
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4
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Barry Bonds
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3
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5
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Tiger Terrific: The surest thing in sports
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5
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6
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USA! USA!: U.S. Soccer takes it to a new level
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10
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7
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Two-a-days: Practice deaths
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7
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8
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Lance Armstrong: The Yellow Top fits, again
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13
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9
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Threepeat: The Lakers prove unstoppable
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8
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10
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Venus & Serena: Nos.1 & 2 in the world
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9
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11
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Roid rage: Canseco and Caminiti and performance enhancers
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6
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12
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Ichiro!: Japanese import & M's tie an old victory standard
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12
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13
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Contraction: Baseball turns on itself
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11
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14
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Super Shaq: Lakers center dominates like no other
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14
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15
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Red Wings rule: An All-Star team from Detroit wins it all
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17
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16
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Figure skaters: Sarah Hughes heads never-a-dull-moment group
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16
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17
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Brittanie Cecil: A tragic death in the stands
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15
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18
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The Big Two-nit: Randy and Curt give Arizona a pair of unrivaled aces
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18
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UConn's women: Undefeated Huskies produce a season for the ages
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19
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20
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USA! USA!: American athletes shine 34 medals at Salt Lake
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22
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21
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Sour skating judges: Ice officials become big story at the Games
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20
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22
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The Trade: Kidd for Marbury
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21
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23
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So long, Scotty: Legendary coach Bowman hangs 'em up
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23
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24
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Darryl Kile dies
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31
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25
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The Hurricanes: Miami wins the national championship
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25
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