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NOMINEE |
THE SKINNY |
| Overrated |
Anna Kournikova |
Teen vamp gets big play on billboards,
on magazine covers and in feature articles, but has yet to win a tournament. |
| Underrated |
The Charlotte Sting |
WNBA playoff regular had a 17-19
mark and made it to the Eastern Conference finals, but got on TV just twice
during the regular season -- seven times fewer than the Chamique Holdsclaw-led,
12-20 Washington
Mystics. |
| Annoying |
Martina Hingis |
Her bratty behavior at the Australian
and French Opens was unbecoming a top-ranked player -- or any person over the
age of three. |
| Breakthrough |
Juli Inkster |
Crowning a comeback she
began two years ago, the 39-year-old mother of two won five tournaments --
including two majors -- to become only the second female golfer to win a career
Grand Slam and just the 17th to make the Hall of
Fame. |
| Uplifting |
World Cup fever |
The 90,185 spectators, 2,100 media
types and 40 million TV viewers worldwide made the World Cup final the most
watched women's sporting event in history. |
| MVP |
U.S. soccer team |
Thanks to the World Cup winners' combination of
skill, luck, charm and media savvy, the country finally embraced two previously
unpopular concepts: soccer and women's team sports. |
Storyline to
follow in 2000 |
Sydney success |
Women will once again
provide the best American thrills at the Olympics, especially in track,
swimming, hoops, soccer and softball. |
