2001
2002
March 5
15th City of Los Angeles Marathon run.
April 6-8
Davis Cup held at the Forum, U.S. beat Czech Republic
April 9
Avengers play first Arena Football game, beat Oklahoma 54-48 at STAPLES Center
May
UCLA Men’s Volleyball wins National Championship title 3 to 0 over Ohio State
June
Championship boxing returns to LA, Shane Mosley defeats Oscar de la Hoya in welterweight title bout at the Staples Center
June 19
Lakers win NBA title 4 games to 2 over Indiana Pacers
December
UCLA Men’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 10 to 9 over Stanford
May
UCLA Women’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 5 to 4 over Stanford
June 15
Lakers win 2nd Consecutive NBA title 4 games to 1 over Philadelphia 76ers
September 1
Sparks win WNBA title 2 games to 0 over the Charlotte Sting
Galaxy win US Open Championship by defeating the New England Revolution 2-1 in overtime at Titan Stadium in Fullerton, CA.
December 10
Sports Illustrated's Night of Champions honors Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson as co-Sportsmen of the Year and Jennifer Capriati as Sportswoman of the year.
January 3
Miami Hurricanes earn the National Championship title by defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 34-14 at the Rose Bowl.
January 6-14
U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at the Staples Center
January
Michelle Kwan defeats Sasha Cohen and Sarah Hughes to win 6th National title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championship at the Staples Center
February
NHL All-Star game held at the Staples Center
First Pac 10 Men’s Conference Basketball Tournament held at the Staples Center since 1990
June
Lakers win 3rd consecutive NBA title 4 games to 0 over New Jersey Nets
July
Andre Agassi defeats Jan-Michael Gambrill for the Mercedes-Benz Cup championship held at UCLA’s Los Angeles Tennis Center
August
Sparks win 2nd consecutive WNBA title 69 to 66 over New York Liberty
September
WWE Unforgiven held at Staples Center
September
Oscar de la Hoya defeats Fernando Vargas in “Battle of LA” for WBA junior middleweight crown
October
Galaxy defeats New England in overtime to win MLS championship
October
Angels win Game 7 over San Francisco Giants 4 to 1 for first-ever World Series title.
November
Kim Clijsters defeats Serena Williams 7-5, 6-3 at the Home Depot WTA Championship, presented by Porche, held for the first time at the Staples Center
December
UCLA men’s soccer wins National Championship title 1 to 0 over Stanford
December
USC Women’s Volleyball wins National Champion title 3 to 1 over Stanford
2003
March
Pac 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the Staples Center
April 3
UCLA names Ben Howland the new basketball coach, the first time a former national coach of the year has been hired for the position.
April – June
Anaheim Mighty Ducks make the NHL playoffs for the first time in four years and advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time ever
May
UCLA Women’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 4 to 3 over Stanford
June 1
The Home Depot Center opens in Carson with a sellout crowd of 10,094 for the Home Depot Track & Field Invitational
June 21
First heavyweight title fight held in LA in 45 years at the Staples Center, Lennox Lewis defeats Vitali Klitschko
August 14-18
X Games indoor competition held at the Staples Center
FIFA Women’s World Cup final held at the Home Depot Center, Germany defeats Sweden 2 to 1 in overtime
November
WTA Tour Championships held at the Staples Center
December
USC Men’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 9 to 7 over Stanford
2004
January 1USC Football defeats Michigan 28 to 14 at the Rose Bowl and finishes #1 in the AP rankings for its first National title in 25 years, Matt Leinart awarded the Heisman Trophy.
February 15
NBA All-Star Game held at the Staples Center, Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal named MVP.
March
Pac 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the Staples Center
April – June
UCLA women’s teams win four NCAA National Championships: golf, gymnastics, softball, track & field
May
USC Women’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 10 to 8 over LMU
May 13
Lakers reach NBA Finals for the fourth time in five years
May 16
WWE Judgment Day held at the Staples Center
August
X Games indoor competition held at the Staples Center
October 2
Dodgers defeat Giants to win their first division title in 9 years
October 2
Angels capture the American League Western Division title
WTA Tour Championships held at the Staples Center
December
UCLA Men’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 3 to 2 over Stanford
December 4
USC Football defeats UCLA 29 to 24 to finish the regular season 12-0 and ranked #1 in BCS standings
2005January 4
USC Football defeats Oklahoma in Orange bowl 55 to 10 in BCS title game for second straight national championship
March
UCLA Women’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 3 to 2 over Stanford to complete an undefeated season.
March 5
20th City of Los Angeles Marathon Run
March 10-12
Pac 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the Staples Center
April 3
WrestleMania 21 held at the Staples Center
April 10
Tiger Woods wins the Masters for the 4th time
May 7
Pepperdine’s Men’s Volleyball wins National Championship title 3 to 2 over UCLA at Pauley Pavilion
UCLA Men’s Tennis wins National Championship title over #1 Baylor
June 24-26
Justin Gatlin wins the gold in the sprints, taking the 100m and 200m at the 2005 USA Track & Field National Championships at the Home Depot Center
August
X Games indoor competition held at the Staples Center.
Angels defeat Yankees in the Division Series 3 games to 2 to advance to A.L. Championship Series
November 8
Angels pitcher Bartolo Colon wins the Cy Young award
November 8-13
WTA Tour of Championships held at the Staples Center
November 13
Galaxy wins the MLS Cup 1 to 0 over the New England Revolution in extra time.
USC Men’s Water Polo wins National Championship title 3 to 2 over Stanford
December 10
USC Football’s Reggie Bush awarded the Heisman Trophy
2006
January 4Texas defeats USC 41 to 38 to claim the National Champion title at the Rose Bowl.
March 8-11
Pac 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament held at the Staples Center
April 3
The UCLA Men's Basketball Team loses to the University of Florida, 73 to 57, in the National Championship game.
May 6
The UCLA Men's Volleyball team defeats Penn State, 3 to 0, to earn its 19th NCAA Championship
May 23
Pepperdine’s Men’s Tennis wins first ever National Championship title over Georgia.
October 12
USC's newly renovated Galen Center hosts its first event in two years with a USC Women's Volleyball game versus Stanford.
December 2
The UCLA vs USC rivalry gave witness to one of it's greatest upsets, as the unranked UCLA Football team defeated the top 5 ranked USC team, 13 - 9, eliminating USC's chance to play in the National Championship game.
2007
January 1
No. 8 USC beats No. 3 Michigan in the 93rd Rose Bowl
March 23
Kobe Bryant scores 50+ points in fourth straight game
March 24
The UCLA Men’s Basketball team defeats No. 1 seed Kansas to reach its second straight Final Four
April 2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
May 13
UCLA Women’s water polo team capture its third straight NCAA title and the school’s 100th title; UCLA because the first University to win 100 championships.
July 13
The Galaxy sign superstar David Beckham.
LA native Alyson Felix wins three gold medals at the World Track and Field Championships in Osaka, Japan.
December 1
USC Football wins its sixth consecutive Pac 10 championship and earns its sixth straight BCS bowl berth
December 23
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 20, 000 points
2008
March 29UCLA Men’s Basketball team reaches the Final Four for the third straight year
March 31
The Dodgers celebrate their 50th Anniversary in Los Angeles
April 24
Pepperdine Men’s volleyball team advances to the NCAA Finals
May
UCLA wins three NCAA championships in one month:
May 11 - Women’s Water Polo
May 20 - Women’s Tennis
May 17 - Men’s Golf
May 6
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant named NBA MVP for the first time in his career
May 29
The Lakers win the Western Conference championship and advance to the NBA Finals
June 22
Sparks forward Candace Parker becomes the second woman in WNBA history to dunk
August 23
USC graduate Allyson Felix and UCLA graduate Monique Henderson win gold medals for the U.S in the 4 x 400 meter relay
August 24
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant wins the Olympic gold medal for the U.S. beating out teammate Pau Gasol, Spain, in the Finals
The Dodgers advance to the National League Championship Series after defeating the Chicago Cubs in a 3-0 sweep
October 5
Sparks forward Candace Parker makes history by winning the league’s MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same year
The Galaxy’s Landon Donovan wins the Golden Boot for being MLS top scorer
December 4
L.A. Live opens in Downtown Los Angeles
December 7
USC Men’s Water Polo team wins the NCAA title
2009
JanuaryMarta Viera da Silva, then of the Los Angeles Sol, wins FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.
Japan wins the 2009 World Baseball Classic after beating South Korea by 5–3 in the final at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California.
March 29
Even Lysacek won the free skating segment to win the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships competition overall, becoming the first American man since Todd Eldredge in 1996 to win the World title. The event took place at the Staples Center.
June 14
The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 to win the 2009 NBA Championship. The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is named Finals MVP.
July 16
At the 17th annual ESPY awards ceremony at the Nokia Theater in Downtown LA, the Los Angeles Lakers were awarded Best Team, and Lakers coach Phil Jackson was awarded Best Coach/Manager.
July 30 - August 2
X Games XV was the fifteenth annual X Games, was hosted at the Staples Center and the Home Depot Center.
September 11
Lisa Leslie, the all time WNBA leader in Points and Rebounds, plays her last game.
November 7
Zenyatta wins the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park, becoming the first female to ever win the race. She also became the only horse to ever win two Breeders' Cup races, having won the Ladies' Classic the year before.
2010
January 3USC imposes sanctions on its basketball program for violating NCAA rules involving former player O.J. Mayo, resulting in a one-year ban on postseason play following the current regular season, including the Pac-10 Conference tournament.
April 24
The UCLA Women's Gymnastics team wins its sixth National Championship.
May 16
The USC Women's Water Polo team became the 2010 NCAA National Champions after a 10-9 defeat of #1 ranked Stanford.
USC's Men's Tennis team wins its second straight NCAA Championship in a 4 to 2 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers.
June 4
Legendary UCLA Basketball Coach John Wooden dies at the age of 99.
The UCLA Women's Softball team wins their 11th National Championship in a 15 to 9 victory over the University of Arizona.
June 9
As a result of the Reggie Bush scandal, the USC football team is stripped of its 2004 national championship victory and vacates its entire 2005 season. Furthermore, the team is banned from postseason play for two years and will lose more than 20 scholarships.
June 16
Renato Sobral defeats Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision in the main Catchweight bout of Strikeforce: Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in seven games for the Lakers' 16th NBA title.
June 29
The UCLA Men's Baseball team loses to the University of South Carolina in the College World Series, to finish as the second best baseball team in 2010.
July 14
At the 18th Annaul ESPY awards ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown LA, Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant wins the prize for Best NBA Player, and Los Angeles Galaxy player Landon Donavon wins best MLS Player of the Year and also the award for Best Moment in Sports for his game-winning goal against Algeria in the World Cup.
December 5
The USC Men's Water Polo team wins its third consecutive National Championship in a 12 to 10 overtime defeat of the University of California, Berkeley.
The NCAA Division I record 88 game win streak compiled by the UCLA men's Basketball team of the 1971 - 1974 seasons is surpassed by the University of Connecticut women's basketball team.
