2001 in sports

See also: 2000 in sports, other events of 2001, 2002 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing - Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500.
• CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
• Indy Car racing -
• Indianapolis 500 - Helio Castroneves
• Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
• 24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro driving an Audi R8
• Rally racing - Richard Burns of Great Britain won the World Rally Championship.
• Drag racing - Kenny Bernstein won the NHRA Top Fuel championship.

Baseball

• October - World Series: Only 4 seasons old, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the youngest franchise to win a World Series by defeating the New York Yankees four games to three. Co-MVPs were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, both of Arizona.

• MVPs: National League: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants. American League: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners.

• Rookies of the Year: National League: Albert Pujols, Saint Louis Cardinals. American League: Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle.

• Cy Young Award: National League: Randy Johnson, Arizona. American League: Roger Clemens, New York.

Basketball

• NCAA men’s basketball title
• NBA Finals:

Cycling

• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States

Football (American)

• January 28 - Baltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV by defeating the New York Giants 34 to 7.

Canadian Football League

• Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27-19.
• Vanier Cup: UBC Thunderbirds defeat the Ottawa Gee Gees 39-23 in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU) championship.

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters golf tournament - Tiger Woods
  2. June - US Open - Retief Goosen
  3. July - British Open - David Duval
  4. August - PGA Championship - David Toms

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner
• Ryder Cup of world golf

Women's Golf

• The US Women's Open won by Karrie Webb
• Annika Sorenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $2,105,868

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Ethereal
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Dancethruthedawn
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sakhee

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Golan
  2. Epsom Derby - Galileo
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Milan

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Monarchos
  2. Preakness Stakes - Point Given
  3. Belmont Stakes - Point Given

Harness Racing

• The North America Cup - Bettor’s Delight

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace
  2. Little Brown Jug - Bettor’s Delight
  3. Messenger Stakes

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Scarlet Knight
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

Ice Hockey

• Jaromir Jagr won the Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer during the regular season.

• Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche win 4 games to 3 over the New Jersey Devils

• World Junior Hockey Championship
• Men’s World Hockey Championship
• Women’s World Hockey Championship

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men’s overall season championship
  • The women’s overall season championship

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
  1. Australian Open - Andre Agassi
  2. French Open - Gustavo Kuerten
  3. Wimbledon championships - Goran Ivanicevic
  4. US Open - Lleyton Hewitt

• Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
  1. Australian Open - Jennifer Capriati
  2. French Open - Jennifer Capriati
  3. Wimbledon championships - Venus Williams
  4. US Open - Venus Williams

• Davis Cup of world tennis.

General sporting events

• Men’s World Figure Skating Championships.
• Women’s World Figure Skating Championships.

Deaths

• Cam Fella - harness racing horse
• February 18 - Dale Earnhardt - NASCAR race car driver
• April 10 - Willie Stargell - baseball player, member of the United States Baseball Hall of Fame.
• September 11 - Garnet Bailey, former Boston Bruins ice hockey player and a pro scout for the Los Angeles Kings died in the crash of United Airlines Flight 175 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack.