In the last palindrome year you’ll see until 2112…
- The Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City, Utah
- NASA discovered water ice deposits on the planet Mars.
- The Sims became the all-time best selling computer game.
- Joe Strummer of the Clash passed away at the age of 50.
And here’s what happened in Movies, Music and Sports…
Movies
Comedy
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder, Austin Powers: Goldmember, Punch Drunk Love, About a Boy, Mr. Deeds, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Friday After Next, Sweet Home Alabama, 40 Days and 40 Nights, The New Guy, Barbershop, Adaptation, Two Weeks Notice, Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, I Spy, Undercover Brother, Showtime, Bubba Ho-Tep, Slackers, AND…
Jackass: The Movie
Action/Thriller
Spider-Man, Minority Report, The Transporter, 007: Die Another Day, Panic Room, Red Dragon, Signs, Murder By Numbers, Blade II, The Sum of All Fears, Phone Booth, K-19 The Widowmaker, Equilibrium, Swimfan, Star Trek Nemesis, 28 Days Later, Insomnia, One Hour Photo, XXX, Resident Evil, Changing Lanes, Reign of Fire, The Ring, Enough, Bad Company, Collateral Damage, AND…
The Bourne Identity
Drama
Catch Me If You Can, Gangs of New York, 8 Mile, The Pianist, City of God, The Hours, 25th Hour, Secretary, About Schmidt, We Were Soldiers, Frida, Chicago, Antwone Fisher, Far From Heaven, The Magdalene Sisters, A Walk To Remember, Road to Perdition, Unfaithful, Amen, Bloody Sunday, The Count of Monte Cristo, AND…
John Q
The 75th Academy Awards
Best Actor
- Nicolas Cage, Adaptation
- Michael Caine, The Quiet American
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York
- Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt
- Adrien Brody, The Pianist – Winner
(Adrien Brody won his only nomination, and kissed Halle Berry in the process)
Best Supporting Actor
- John C. Reilly, Gangs of New York
- Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can
- Ed Harris, The Hours
- Paul Newman, Road to Perdition
- Chris Cooper, Adaptation – Winner
(This was Chris Cooper’s only Oscar nomination)
Best Actress
- Salma Hayek, Frida
- Diane Lane, Unfaithful
- Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven
- Renee Zellweger, Chicago
- Nicole Kidman, The Hours – Winner
(Nicole Kidman won once out of 3 Oscar nominations, also for Moulin Rouge and Rabbit Hole)
Best Supporting Actress
- Kathy Bates, About Schmidt
- Julianne Moore, The Hours
- Queen Latifah, Chicago
- Meryl Streep, Adaptation
- Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago – Winner
(Like Brody and Cooper, this was Catherine Zeta-Jones’s only nomination and win)
Music
Rock Albums
Hip Hop Albums
Pop Albums
Billboard Year-End Top 25 Songs
- “How You Remind Me” – Nickelback
- “Foolish” – Ashanti
- “Hot in Herre” – Nelly
- “Dilemma” – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
- “Wherever You Will Go” – The Calling
- “A Thousand Miles” – Vanessa Carlton
- “In the End” – Linkin Park
- “What’s Luv” – Fat Joe featuring Ashanti
- “U Got It Bad” – Usher
- “Blurry” – Puddle of Mudd
- “Complicated” – Avril Lavigne
- “Always on Time” – Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
- “Ain’t It Funny” – Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
- “The Middle” – Jimmy Eat World
- “I Need a Girl (Part One)” – P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon
- “U Don’t Have to Call” –
- “Family Affair” – Mary J. Blige
- “I Need A Girl (Part Two) – P. Diddy featuring Ginuwine and Loon
- “Gansta Lovin” – Eve featuring Alicia Keys
- “My Sacrifice” – Creed
- “Without Me” – Eminem
- “Hero” – Enrique Iglesias
- “All You Wanted” – Michelle Branch
- “Get the Party Started” – Pink
- “Hero” – Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
Sports
Baseball
League Leaders
Offensive
Average: Barry Bonds (SF) – .370
Hits: Alfonso Soriano (NYY) – 209
Home Runs: Alex Rodriguez (TEX) – 57
RBI: Alex Rodriguez (TEX) – 142
OPS: Barry Bonds (SF) – 1.381
Stolen Bases: Luis Castillo (FLA) – 48
Pitching
Wins: Randy Johnson (AZ) – 24
ERA: Pedro Martinez (BOS) – 2.26
Strikeouts: Randy Johnson (AZ) – 334
Complete Games: Randy Johnson (AZ) & Bartolo Colon (CLE/MON)
Shutouts: AJ Burnett (FLA) – 5
Saves: John Smoltz (ATL) – 55
MVP
AL – Miguel Tejada (OAK)
NL – Barry Bonds (SF)
CY Young
AL – Barry Zito (OAK)
NL – Randy Johnson (AZ)
Rookie of the Year
AL – Eric Hinske (TOR)
NL – Jason Jennings (COL)
World Series
Anaheim Angels over San Francisco Giants (4-3)
Basketball
NCAA
Final Four
(1) Maryland, (1) Kansas, (2) Oklahoma, and (5) Indiana
National Championship
(1) Maryland over (5) Indiana 64-52
NBA
League Leaders
Points Per Game: Allen Iverson (PHI) – 31.4
Rebounds Per Game: Ben Wallace (DET) – 13.0
Assists Per Game: Andre Miller (CLE) – 10.9
All-NBA Team
Kobe Bryant (LAL)
Tim Duncan (SA)
Jason Kidd (NJ)
Tracy McGrady (ORL)
Shaquille O’Neal (LAL)
MVP – Tim Duncan (SA)
Rookie of the Year – Pau Gasol (MEM)
NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers sweep New Jersey Nets (4-0)
Football
NCAA
Heisman Trophy – Carson Palmer, USC
National Championship
(1) Ohio State over (2) Miami 31-24 in the Fiesta Bowl
NFL
League Leaders
Passing Yards: Rich Gannon (OAK) – 4,689
Passing Touchdowns: Tom Brady (NE) – 28
Passer Rating: Chad Pennington (NYJ) – 104.2
Rushing Yards: Ricky Williams (MIA) – 1,853
Rushing Touchdowns: Priest Holmes (KC) – 21
Receiving Yards: Marvin Harrison (IND) – 1,722
Receiving Touchdowns: Terrell Owens (SF) – 13
Receptions: Marvin Harrison (IND) – 143
AP MVP – Rich Gannon (OAK)
Super Bowl XXXVII
Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Oakland Raiders 48-21
Hockey
League Leaders
Goals: Jarome Iginla (CGY) – 52
Assists: Adam Oates (WSH/PHI) – 64
Points Jarome Iginla (CGY) – 96
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