There was an article by Bernie Lincicome in the Rocky Mountain News sports section this morning about his favorite sports moments. He mentioned general things he liked, such as, "I love a shot at the buzzer, match point, going for the green, the 15th round, the last furlong, a walk-off homer." I like those things, too, but I want to get more personal concerning my favorite sports moments. They are in no particular order:

• Michigan State winning NCAA basketball championship in 1979 with Magic Johnson and Gregory Kelser - beating Larry Bird's undefeated Indiana State team - still the most watched college basketball game of all time.
• 1984 Detroit Tigers winning the world series - the Tigers almost played the Cubs but the Cubs lost three straight to San Diego after winning the first two games. This was when they they played best of five.
• Winning championships on three different teams in three straight years in little league.
• Watching the Rockies go to the World Series in the fall of 2007 with an incredible run victories at the end of the season.
• Winning championships last year with my church softball team in a church league in the summer and then in the parks and rec league in the fall.
  
• Winning t-shirts for free throw shooting contests in summer basketball.
• Being part of ball handling exhibitions in summer basketball.
• Playing soccer in the Michigan high school state semi-finals.
  
• Going to my first professional baseball game at Wrigley Field as a kid.
• Being at Soldier's Field in Chicago and watching the Packers beat the Bears - this was around 1974.
  
• Watching Kirk Gibson hit the walk-off homer versus Oakland A's in 1988.
• Working for ABC as a spotter at the 1985 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills in Birmingham, Mich. We could see the back nine of the course from our front yard. I was working the 18th hole when the final 5 twosomes came through. I was on TV for about 4-5 minutes with the final twosome because one of the players' ball landing on the cords near me.
• Watching Hank Aaron play at Cleveland Municipal Stadium when he was with the Brewers near the end of his career.
• Seeing Boog Powell in the Indians locker room before a game.
  
• Seeing my kids sing the national anthem in left field with their school choir at Coors Field before a Rockies game.
• Getting a birdie on the first hole last summer during my first round of the year. I told my buddy Tim, "I forgot how easy this game was." I parred the next two holes before falling apart the rest of the way in.
  
• Winning the long drive contest at a tournament for the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Detroit. The drive was about 345 yards. My dad was a witness and still talks about it 20 years later.
  
• Driving to Chicago from Detroit to watch a Cubs-Phillies doubleheader with my buddy Jeff.
• Having name in local paper for 7 RBIs in the little league championship game that we won.
• Playing golf with my dad in the fall at Stonycroft Hills Golf Club in Bloofield Hills, Mich.
• Getting a varsity letter for soccer during my senior year. Was also voted Most Improved by teammates.
• Winning a two-on-two pick up basketball game with my buddy Dan while working at U. of Nebraska. One of our opponents was a former Nebraska football player who was playing for the KC Chiefs at the time.
  
• Creaming Bill in racquetball after hearing him brag all summer about how good he was at racquetball. He even wore a necklace that had a racquetball racquet on it.
• Bowling, swimming and playing basketball at the Cleveland Athletic Club during junior high, and then having lunch afterwards at a new fast food restaurant called Wendy's. Nearly blew a blood vessel out in forehead from trying to drink their Frosties with a straw.
• Playing King of the Hill on a huge pile of gravel at an abandoned gravel pit near my house. Also jumped off an old crane onto the pile of gravel.