Alcala Yearbook 2000

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..,._ Lance Armstrong wins the 1999 Tour de France T in July. Armstrong, who survived a three-year battle with testicular cancer, becomes the second American to win the event.

The Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in triple overtime to win the 1999Stanley Cup championship, four games to two.

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David Cone of the New York Yankees pitches aperfect game against the Montreal Expos in July. Cone's real is the 14th perfect game in modern baseball history.

__._,__ Golf r champion Payne Stewart is killed in abizarre airplaneaccident in October. After the airplane's takeoff from Florida, an apparent loss or cabin pressure incapacitates everyone aboard. The aircraft rlies on autopilot for four hours until it

In September, tennis phenom Serena Williams, 17, overpowers Martina Hingis to win the 1999 U.S. Open title.

,l._ The St. Louis Rams stop theTennessee Titans .. at the I-yard line on a final play to save their 23-16 Super Bowl XXXIV victory.

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Dale Jarrett wins the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup

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The Houston Comets earn their third straight -.- WNBA championship in September, beating the New York Liberty 59-47 lo win in three straight games.

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