Biggest sporting event you've attended

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jspitaleri

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1997 MLB All-Star Game in Cleveland
1997 World Series, Game 3 Indians/Marlins
1992 Cavaliers Playoffs: Game 1 or 2 vs New Jersey (Had to edit this, Petrovic was not killed in this off-season... all this time I thought he was, it was 1993)
1992 Cavaliers Playoffs: Game 7 vs Boston (Last NBA game for Larry Bird)
1992 Cavaliers Playoffs: Game 3 vs Chicago (The game before the game where Danny Ferry punched Jordan)
1990 Browns vs Bills playoff game where Clay Mathews intercepted Jim Kelly at the one yard line to win the game... this was after Ronnie Harmon I believe was WIDE OPEN in the corner of the endzone and couldn't bring in the pass.
1999 Browns vs Cowboys Hall of Fame Game
2008 Cowboys vs 49ers during the final year at Texas Stadium

There are others, but these are my favorites.
May 28, 2010 4:33pm
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1999 Last Game at Tiger Stadium
2005 MLB Home Run Derby (Abreu crushing previous record and Pudge making it to the finals in Detroit)
2008 NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games at Ford Field (Steph Curry games)
2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field (Red Wings vs Blackhawks)
2006 American League Championship Series Game 4 (Ordones walk off home run to win the pennant for the Tigers)
2009 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 (Red Wings vs Penguins)
Lions vs Steelers on Thanksgiving (the infamous Jerome Bettis coin flip game)
May 29, 2010 11:24am
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ohiotiger33

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AFC Championship in Denver 1998
Ryder Cup 2004
The Masters 2008 (Sat and Sun)
Indy 500 multiple times
United States Grand Prix (at Indy-formula 1)- every year it was held

The Open Championship at St. Andrews- I have tickets for Saturday this year (!)
May 29, 2010 11:33am
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NYFan54

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06' OSU vs. "Them" game
May 29, 2010 2:04pm
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THE4RINGZ

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1987 Orange Bowl. Arkansas v. Oklahoma
May 29, 2010 9:21pm
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stroups

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02 OSU vs Michigan
May 29, 2010 9:32pm
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GoPens

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2008 U.S. Open Golf @ Torrey Pines. Tiger vs. Rocco.
May 29, 2010 10:19pm
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justincredible

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Jets vs Colts - AFC Championship
May 29, 2010 10:41pm
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2006 #1 Ohio State vs #2 Michigan
2007 #1 Ohio State vs #2 Wisconsin in basketball (49-48 win clinched the Big Ten title)
May 29, 2010 11:10pm
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Fab1b wrote: Partied outside the stadium for Phily/NE Super Bowl
I partied inside the stadium.
May 29, 2010 11:39pm
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In 1964, I marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. You got a choice of money or a ticket to the Rose Bowl Game. I took the ticket. The game wasn't very good and I can't even remember off hand who won, but I guess I'd have to call that the "biggest game" I've ever actually attended. Years ago I watched the Michigan State Spartans play BGSU's men in Anderson Arena and I remember Judd was pretty ticked off with the officiating and the Falcons won the game. That would probably have been the second biggest game I've actually seen. Then of course, I have also witnessed several State Championships that carried a more personal significance but most people would not have considered them particularly big. I did.
May 30, 2010 12:05am
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2002 OSU v. Michigan
May 30, 2010 12:06am
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Swamp Fox wrote: In 1964, I marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. You got a choice of money or a ticket to the Rose Bowl Game. I took the ticket. The game wasn't very good and I can't even remember off hand who won
Illinois 17
Washington 7
May 30, 2010 9:49am
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid (nothing in America comes close)

Indians vs Marlins World Series
Colts vs Steelers AFC Divisional Game
Pacers vs Lakers NBA Finals
Colts vs Patriots AFC Championship Game
Red Wings vs Flyers Stanley Cup Finals (although I was really young, so I dont fully appreciate it)
1999 and 2000 Final Four
May 30, 2010 12:44pm
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Non

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Super Bowl XLIII

also

four AFC Championship Games (1994, 1997, 2004 and 2008)
May 30, 2010 5:33pm
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OSH

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2008 regular season finale at Lambeau Field to watch my Green Bay Packers defeat the Detroit Lions. That was the first time in NFL history a team went 0-16, and my girl got on the jumbotron with the sign she made for the game.

What's even better about it, the Lions went 4-0 in the preseason only to finish 0-16 in the regular season!
May 30, 2010 6:08pm
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3reppom

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probably the Sugar Bowl in January
May 30, 2010 11:31pm
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Going to have to say OSU vs Oregon in Rose Bowl
May 30, 2010 11:48pm
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Game 1 of the 1990 World Series
May 31, 2010 10:14am
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2002 National Championship OSU vs Miami 2OT
May 31, 2010 11:51am
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We had a blast, didn't want to drop the coin on tix but still saw all the game!
May 31, 2010 11:53am
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Fab1b

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brutus161;373430 wrote:I partied inside the stadium.
I had a blast just didn't want to drop the coin on the tix. Saw all the game as well.
May 31, 2010 11:55am
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I attended the HOF game in 2002, the Houston Texan's first every regular season game vs. the Giants. I'd have to say that's the "biggest" in terms of impact, since seing an NFL team's first game ever in person isn't something that a lot of people can say.

Other than that, the 1997 Rose Bowl with my uncle (OSU over Arizona State) the OSU/Michigan game in 2006, OSU/Penn State in 2008, and OSU/USC last year. I've also went to the FSU/Miami game in 2001, and the Texas A&M/OU game in 2002. That was probably the best game I've ever seen live, as A&M pulled off a historic upset to let OSU into the NC game basically.
May 31, 2010 2:46pm
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Barçelona vs. Villarreal in Barçelona
Tour de France
May 31, 2010 3:11pm
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'02 Ohio State - Michigan FB

Several NCAA I Cross Country Championships

Competed in 1981 Boston Marathon
May 31, 2010 5:58pm