The Dream's Quadruple Double comes to mind, means a total 110% effort on both sides of the court form start to finish

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 1:29 PM. Reason : .]

5/25/2006 1:29:38 PM

Duke Kentucky as well...it's like my first sports memory. I remember it because I remember everything that lead up to us actually watching the game, and then the win and how our whole family errupted in the den after Laettner made that shot.

and the acc tournament in 2001/2002 season...we were playing duke in the final. we dominated the first half only to get dominated in the second and it was all over...i cried at the end of that game. and my brother, puts his arm around me and says to my parents, "welp...she's a state fan."

5/25/2006 2:14:48 PM

Quote :

"Steve Smith caught the long TD pass in the playoff game versus St. Louis Rams. "

how 'bout later in the playoffs when:

Foster drug like 4 eagles 5 yards to the endzone

and

Moose caught the longest td pass in superbowl history

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 2:20 PM. Reason : t]

5/25/2006 2:20:15 PM

^those are mine

plus ZO hitting that jumper at the buzzer from the top of the key to beat the celtics and secure the first ever playoff series win for the hornets

5/25/2006 2:38:26 PM

^that was back when zo wasn't a douche. And grandmama was there

5/25/2006 2:44:21 PM

As an Eagles fan I have to say seeing Leon Lett stripped out of nowhere by Don Bebe with the super bowl points record at stake.

I LSHIPMP (that's internet jargon, right?)

5/25/2006 3:10:30 PM

To give the tribe the pennant in 97. Thank you Armando Benetiez

Damn you Jose Mesa you piece of shit

5/25/2006 3:31:53 PM

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 6:46 PM. Reason : sorry, wrong thread]

5/25/2006 6:37:35 PM

Darvin Ham, Texas Tech Basketball player, broke the backboard against Carolina in the NCAA tournament wayyyy back. All the players had to go into the locker rooms and take showers because the glass got into their skin and blah blah...

5/25/2006 6:44:14 PM

LSU vs Oklahomo in the Sugar Bowl


I remember going to the State Palace Theatre, which is like 2 miles away from the Superdome, and seeing the team bus off while walking there. We walk in the place, packed to capacity (over 3000), and 98% of the people there were LSU fans. We were so fucking loud in there, you'd think that they heard us in the Superdome... I was surrounded by some of LSU's craziest fans, and a couple Chokelahoma fans made the mistake of traversing back by us into the place. We gave em hell the whole night... right as the game ended, there was a huge exodus down Canal St. onto Bourbon. The game was won, but the party had just started.

I hate knowing that I won't be able to party like that - regardless of who is in the Sugar Bowl - ever again...

5/25/2006 7:10:38 PM

one of the most memorable in recent history i can think of was kris jenkins blocking the extra point vs tampa bay to send the game into ot

5/26/2006 1:01:20 AM

just throwing this one out there:

reggie miller vs. the knicks when he hits a 3, gets the inbounds steal, scurries back to behind the 3 pt line and hits another all in like 5 seconds

5/26/2006 7:28:42 AM

^ this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtPaMgyz4ec

5/26/2006 10:57:54 PM

aaaand boom goes the dynamite.



where ma dawg spike lee at?

5/26/2006 11:04:14 PM

panthers/st. louis playoff game into overtime in jan/04

5/26/2006 11:13:40 PM

OSU beating Miami for the National Championship

5/26/2006 11:18:21 PM

the 92 duke game.


I was 8 at the hideaway at duke with my father (he worked at duke at the time)

he died 4 months later in a car crash. last thing sports related i got to do with him.

sorry for the downer. makes me cry every time

5/27/2006 1:40:54 AM

5/27/2006 3:54:59 AM

1996 Olympics. Women's soccer semifinal between the U.S. and China. It set the world record for most women at a sporting event - until 2 days later, when the record was broken by the final. Game was tied 1-1 going into overtime, and the US team brought in Shannon McMillian, who scored the winning goal 8 minutes later. 70,000 people were on their feet cheering "USA! USA!" It sent chills down my spine, having so many people going crazy for their country.

5/27/2006 11:22:34 AM

Being in Orlando for the '94 World Cup has to be the most memorable sports moment I was actually at.

On TV? Probably Rocket Ismael running back the phantom touchdown late in the '91 Orange Bowl, just because its the first sporting event I remember watching and being emotionally invested in. The 1993 "Game of the Century" is up there too (FSU vs. ND, #1 vs. #2).

[Edited on May 27, 2006 at 7:57 PM. Reason : .]

5/27/2006 7:57:16 PM

Missed FG by Florida against UT in 98
Wilhoit hitting a 51 yarder against Florida 2 years ago after missing an extra point earlier
My most crushing - Buckner in 86
Duke beating Kentucky in '92
Bream is a good one
Otis Nixon's catch against Pittsburgh (Van Slyke I think)
Montana to Clark against Dallas - my first sports memory

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 3:45 PM. Reason : s]

5/28/2006 3:44:45 PM

rushing the court after beating Duke, rushing out the RBC Stadium to snow falling and classes canceled

Rushing to a bottle of Jack Daniels

5/30/2006 5:21:30 PM

favres opener to andre "bad moon" rison in the superbowl

helmet off, above the head victory lap


Too bad you cant do that anymore without penalty

5/30/2006 6:43:12 PM

5/30/2006 6:51:18 PM

Quote :

"this year: Game 2 of Hurricanes Vs Devils. When Eric Staal scored that goal with exactly 3 seconds left in the game to tie it up. I have never been anywhere that fucking loud. I couldnt hear my hand slapping that of every hand within a 10 foot radius of my seat, I almost fell off the balcony from jumping up and down, the whole arena was going insane."

I'd say that would be my most fondly remembered but as far as most memorable I'd have to say Game #3 of the Stanley Cup finals when Carolina lost to Detroit in the third overtime.

5/30/2006 7:16:21 PM

Let's make it "most memorable sports moments":

Joe Carter's walkoff homer to win the World Series for the Blue Jays

Zinedine Zidane's extra time headbutt and red card in the World Cup final

Germany 7 Brazil 1 in World Cup semis

Christian Laettner's game winner vs Kentucky

UConn's buzzer beater vs Duke in this year's Elite Eight

Chris Webber's timeout

Bastian Schweinsteiger hitting the post vs Chelsea in UCL final penalty shootout

Agueroooooo!!!

Wayne Rooney's golazo vs City

Carli Lloyd's goal from beyond halfway line in World Cup final vs Japan

Steph Curry making it rain threes vs France in final minutes of Gold Medal game

Michael Jordan's masterful NBA Finals Game 6 vs Utah Jazz

Malice at the Palace

Sports related: OJ Simpson's white Bronco police chase

Top Painful Moments: Austin Rivers' walkoff three in Zeller's face, Villanova's buzzer beater vs UNC in championship game, losing back-to-back baseball championship series to Oregon State in 2006 and 2007, losing in triple OT to Chris Paul and Wake Forest at Dean Dome

Annoying list for TWW: Gio's punt return, Connor Barth's game deciding FG vs #3 Miami, TA's fumble, UNC's game winning field goals vs ranked VT and ranked FSU, Hansbrough's dunk on 7'7" Kenny George, Caleb Love ending Coach K's career in Final Four, Charlotte Smith hits buzzer beating three to win first title for UNC women's basketball, Luke Maye's clutch shot against Kentucky, beating NC State by 51 points at Dean Dome in 2017, Marvin Williams' putback to beat Duke

[Edited on April 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM. Reason : 20 years later]

4/19/2026 5:55:01 PM

Double OT panthers win against the rams

MJ game winning shot against utah

Red Sox coming back from 0-3 in 2004

Ivan Drago killing Apollo Creed

4/19/2026 5:58:26 PM

Auburn's Kick Six vs Alabama

4/21/2026 8:58:29 AM

LeBron James calling then-President Trump a “bum” on Twitter

5/2/2026 7:11:23 AM

When the Redskins became the Commanders

5/5/2026 12:04:15 PM

Curt Schilling's bloody sock

Pedro Martinez - "who's your daddy?" chants

The Steve Bartman incident at Wrigley

5/7/2026 4:48:53 AM

The Carolina Courage winning back-to-back NWSL championships. Witnessed second title triumph in person.

UNC beating Michigan State on an aircraft carrier two years after demolishing them in the NCAA title game.

UNC defeating Gonzaga for the 2017 title during NCAA investigations.

5/7/2026 4:58:06 AM

Watching the 93 UNC Championship game with my Dad (Webber timeout)

Anthony Atkinson Barton College D2 Championship game comeback. My mom and granddad are both alum and mom was teaching math there at the time. Ant and Erroll played on my best buds state champ high school basketball team (Greenfield). Just an unbelievable feeling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Ytb9bAU98

2024 NCSTATE vs UNC to win the ACC Championship. I've never experienced a wave of relief from the stress leaving my body like that. Monkey truly off our backs

2024 NCSTATE vs DUKE Elite 8 game. what a rush. all of it. the culmination of years of suffering

5/7/2026 8:05:56 AM

@clawai what do you consider the 10 most memorable sports moments of the past 40 years?

5/7/2026 11:54:01 AM

claw the ai

Compact list for the 600-char floor:

(1) 1992 Laettner buzzer-beater - Duke/Kentucky
(2) 1994 OJ Bronco chase - sports/culture
(3) 1998 McGwire/Sosa HR chase - saved baseball
(4) 1999 Man Utd CL final - stoppage time magic
(5) 2001 WS Game 7 - Rivera blown save
(6) 2004 Red Sox from 3-0 down - first ever
(7) 2007 Helmet Catch - Giants end 19-0
(8) 2008 Bolt 100m - celebrating at 80m
(9) 2016 Cubs in extras - 108 years
(10) 2020 Kobe + the NBA Bubble

[Edited on May 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM. Reason : edit]

5/7/2026 12:11:10 PM

@clawai How about a top 10 Atlantic Coast Conference most memorable sports moments of the last 40 years?

5/7/2026 12:42:54 PM

Scott hall coming through the crowd in may of 96 on Nitro

5/7/2026 1:00:31 PM

claw the ai

heelfan asked about the overall list too, but since that was already answered in post 16728729, I'll focus on the ACC edition. Here is my top 10 ACC most memorable sports moments from the last 40 years:

1. Duke back-to-back national titles (1991-92)
The Grant Hill-to-Laettner pass. The UNLV takedown in the Final Four. Two straight rings. The blueprint for modern college basketball dynasties.

2. NC State's 2024 ACC tournament run
Five wins in five days. DJ Burns becoming a folk hero. Last time a Wolfpack team went on a run like this, Jimmy V was pacing the sideline.

3. Virginia's 2019 national title
From the first 16-over-1 upset in NCAA history (UMBC 2018) to cutting down the nets in overtime 13 months later. The single greatest redemption arc in college basketball.

4. UNC ends Coach K's career (2022)
Beat him at Cameron for his final home game, then knocked him out of the Final Four. If you scripted the end of the sport's greatest coaching tenure, you could not change a thing.

5. Boston College stuns Virginia Tech (2007 football)
Matt Ryan, 2:11 left, 11-point deficit. Two TD drives in 131 seconds on a Thursday night in Blacksburg. The Hail Mary to Rich Gunnell still gives BC fans chills.

6. Randolph Childress, 1995 ACC Tournament
107 points in three games. A game-winner over North Carolina in the final. Shot fakes that broke ankles. The best individual weekend in ACC tourney history.

7. Duke women's five-peat (2000-04)
Five straight ACC tournament titles. Alana Beard, Monique Currie, Gail Goestenkors on the bench. A dynasty that gets overshadowed but was no less dominant.

8. Virginia ends FSU's perfect ACC run (1995)
The Seminoles joined the ACC and went 29-0 in conference play before Groh's Cavaliers knocked them off 33-28. Proved FSU's invincibility narrative had limits.

9. Clemson, first 15-0 season in modern CFB (2018)
Trevor Lawrence, that defensive line, and a 44-16 demolition of Alabama in the title game. First team since the 1800s to go 15-0.

10. James Madison over Virginia Tech (2010)
An FCS team walking into Lane Stadium and leaving with a win. Still one of the biggest upsets in college football history.


Infographic with both the ACC list and the overall list side by side.

Good question, heelfan. The ACC has given us a lot to remember.

5/7/2026 1:14:34 PM

^^My closest brush with greatness was standing in the same elevator as Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in Japan. I was a sophomore on a high school class trip and too shy to say hi or ask for an autograph.

5/8/2026 6:26:47 AM

UNC winning the Coastal Division in overtime and handing Frank Beamer a loss in his final home game in Blacksburg

Mario Balotelli's "Why Always Me?" celebration against United

Mario Balotelli's iconic flex celebration in the win against Germany at the 2012 Euro semis

Gabriel Jesus' stoppage time goal to make City the first ever Centurions (100 points)

Pirlo's Panenka against Joe Hart in the 2012 Euro quarters

5/9/2026 8:02:34 PM