Top 1996 Story

Story of the Year voting (First-place votes in parentheses)

Story Pts

Michael Johnson Wins 200-400 (16) 606

Olympic 100-Problems (40) 587

Tiger Woods (7) 526

Evander Holyfield (5) 454

Bulls-Jordan (4) 420

Kerri Strug (10) 397

Yankees win World Series (9) 373

Olympic Women’s Gold (4) 223

Baseball Labor (2) 204

Carl Lewis (0) 155

Cowboys-Drug Charges (0) 118

Roberto Alomar (1) 118

Greg Norman (0) 109

12-year-old Jeff Maier (1) 104

Amy Van Dyken (0) 103

Don Shula Retires (0) 95

Colorado Avalanche (0) 82

John McSherry Dies (0) 78

Cigar (0) 76

Lou Holtz Retires (0) 62

Brett Butler (0) 56

Browns-Oilers Move (0) 46

U.S. 500-Indy 500 Rivalry (0) 45

Record Home Run Year (0) 29

Tom Lasorda Retires (0) 28

Eddie Murray 500th Home Run (0) 26

WNBA Debuts (0) 25

Marge Schott (0) 24

Steffi Graf (0) 24

Brett Favre (0) 23

MLS Debuts (0) 22

Paul Molitor (0) 22

Albert Belle Leaves Indians (0) 20

Princeton Beats UCLA (0) 19

NBA Drafts Teenagers (0) 17

Denver Broncos Clinch (1) 15

Stadiums-Franchise Moves (0) 13

Nebraska Beats Florida (0) 13

Boston College Gambling (0) 13

Winston Cup (0) 13

Dave Stevens (catcher-no legs) (1) 10

Kirby Puckett Retires (0) 9

Kentucky Wins NCAA Tourn. (0) 8

Karrie Webb (0) 3

College Football Arrests (0) 2

Alex Rodriguez (1) 1

Chris Boniol FG Record (0) 1

Michelle Smith’s Swimming (0) 1