Roger Powell is pure... nuff said. In honor of the Illini Mucking Fichigan today, here is a list of my top 5 moments in sports. (no contest this time, just the list)

Best Sports Moments

5. Jordan announces comeback (first time) - I was living in Taiwan at the time, missing Chicago, and when the news broke, I couldn't believe it. It totally sucked to see the Bulls losing to the Knicks in the playoffs, and we all knew he had at least a few more seasons in him. Then he came back, and the first time he played at Madison Square Garden he dropped 50-some points on those foos. One day my kids and grandkids will ask me about how awesome Michael Jordan was and I will tell them "he was good, he was very good". Well, at least on the Bulls he was.

4. Marcus Griffin last second shot vs. Wisconsin - This is a interesting story overall, not just the shot itself. One of Dennis's friends found 4 tickets to the game, and he called Dan and me to go. We get there, sit down, then about halfway through the first half, the original owners of the tickets show up and we get kicked out of our seats. So that part sucked, but security took us downstairs to the ticket center, and they let us buy legit tickets and watch the rest of the game. Ok, maybe it wasn't that interesting of a story now that I think about it. Anyways, at the end of the game, we're down 1 with only time for a quick shot. Inbounds to Marcus in the paint, he puts it up and in at the buzzer for sweet sweet victory for the Illini. Me and Dan high five each other and like 20 strangers sitting near us.

3. Bears comeback to beat Cleveland - Down 2 TDs with less than a minute left, I thought the game was over. So did everyone else I was watching it with. Then they scored, recovered a onside kick, and hail mary caught by James Allen to tie. In OT, Mike Brown returned a INT for a TD and the win. Madness ensued at Skylight Court and many blood vessels were shattered in my hand from the high fives. If you are a Bears fan, you should also remember this moment forever too. Also, it was the week after another OT comeback win against the 49ers.

2. John Paxson 3-pt shot vs. Suns, Game 6 of the 93 NBA Finals - You can't be from Chicago and not remember this moment. If you didn't watch it live, at least you must have seen the replays about a million times in the years after. As for me, I remember watching it with my sister and dad. Down 2 with like 15 seconds left, you could cut the tension with a knife. Ball comes in, Horace Grant has it under the basket, kicks it out to Paxson, Bulls by 1 with 3.9 left, me going nuts. Next play, Kevin Johnson drives to the hoop, stuffed by Horace, and Bulls 3-peat. Good stuff.

1. Bo Jackson hits a 3 run jack to clinch the division for the Sox in 93 - I didn't even see this one on TV, I was listening on the radio. But baseball has always been my favorite sport, and the White Sox my favorite team. So even though I was just listening to John Rooney and Ed Farmer call it and didn't see it for myself, I remember being so excited that they were gonna go to the playoffs. Didn't matter that they got owned by the Blue Jays in the playoffs and that the strike screwed us the next year. Nothing can take that moment away from me.