2006 Year in Review
2006 | THE YEAR IN REVIEW
The second city
Here in the nation's second-largest market, a phrase the NFL has forced us to commit to memory, we have a saying that the nation needs to learn, because this was us in 2006: We're No. 2! More...
Kobe Scorches Raptors
Another runner-up for L.A.
715
Bonds passes Ruth on all-time home run list
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds, the greatest home run hitter of his generation, became the second-greatest home run hitter of all time Sunday afternoon when he hit No. 715 of his long and often controversial career. More...
A Tough break
Second leg is saddest for Barbaro
Barbaro, the imposing dark-bay colt many believed was the best hope for a Triple Crown in a generation, broke down Saturday with two fractures in his right hind leg shortly after the start of the Preakness Stakes and will not race again, with his survival in doubt. More...
Clippers Join the party
END OF AN ERA FOR NFL
Tagliabue steps down as NFL commissioner
Two weeks after his personal Super Bowl moment -- pulling the NFL back from the brink of a labor meltdown -- Paul Tagliabue has decided to walk away from the game. More...
DId he Cheat?
Tour de France winner Landis maintains innocence
Floyd Landis on Monday denied using performance-enhancing drugs during the 2006 Tour de France and declared he had never used illicit substances in his professional cycling career, saying, "I'm starting to get angry that this question keeps coming up." More...
An air-raising experience
X Games take a turn for the better
Travis Pastrana's double back flip on a motorcycle will be the defining moment of X Games 12 -- a move rivaled only by Tony Hawk's 900-degree spin on a skateboard in 1999 as the defining moment in X Games history. More...
The night the balls flew out of Chavez Ravigne
A five-star classic
The Dodgers might remember this evening forever. They would not let go of the National League West lead, and their fans would not let go of them. More...
Many wins, but one huge loss
For all his victories, year was 'a loss' for Tiger
Comprehend the incomprehensible -- Tiger Woods' six consecutive PGA Tour victories in a sport in which it's difficult to win even one, his mind-bending victory rate of 53.3% this year in a sport in which 10% means excellence, his two major titles for the second straight year -- and you have? More...
His cup runneth over
Johnson finally gets his hands on the Cup
Jimmie Johnson finally closed the deal -- the hard way. More...
A Thorn in USC's Side
Ruined by Bruins
In the moment it took Eric McNeal to leap high and tip a pass, the fate of two college football rivals hung dramatically in the balance. More...
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