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2000 Key Sports Dates

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Event	Begins	Site
Super Bowl XXXIV	Jan. 30	Atlanta
Pro Bowl	Feb. 6	Honolulu
Draft	April 15	New York
Exhibition Games	July 31	Canton, Ohio
Opening Day	Sept. 3	various
Playoffs	Dec. 30	various
Super Bowl XXXV	Jan. 28, 2001	Tampa, Fla.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Event	Begins	Site
Pitchers & Catchers Report	Feb. 18	Spring Training
Opening Day	March 29	Tokyo
Amateur Draft	June 5	New York
All-Star Game	July 11	Atlanta
Playoffs	Oct. 3	various
World Series	Oct. 21	city of AL champion

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Event	Begins	Site
All-Star Game	Feb. 11	Washington, D.C.
Trading Deadline	Feb. 22	N/A
Playoffs	April 21	various
Draft Lottery	May 20	Secaucus, N.J.
2001 Draft	June 27	TBA

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Event	Begins	Site
All-Star Game	Feb. 6	Toronto
Stanley Cup Playoffs	April 12	various
Stanley Cup Finals	end before June 13	TBA
Expansion Draft	June 23	Calgary
Entry Draft	June 24	Calgary
Preseason	mid-Sept.	various
Opening Night	early Oct.	various

NCAA FOOTBALL
Event	Begins	Site
National Signing Day	Feb. 2
Spring Practice	mid-March	various
Fall Practice	early August	various
Opening Day	Aug. 26	various
Bowl Games	mid-Dec.	various
National Championship	Jan. 3, 2001	Miami

NCAA BASKETBALL
Event	Begins	Site
Men's Tournament	March 16	various
Women's Tournament	March 17	various
Women's National Championship	April 2	Philadelphia
Men's National Championship	April 3	Indianapolis
Late Signing Period	April 5
Fall Practice	mid-Oct.	various
Regular Season	early Nov.	various

GOLF
Event	Begins	Site
The Masters	April 6	Augusta, Ga.
U.S. Open	June 15	Pebble Beach, Calif.
British Open	July 20	St. Andrews, Scotland
PGA Championship	August 17	Louisville, Ky.

TENNIS
Event	Begins	Site
Australian Open	Jan. 17	Melbourne, Australia
French Open	May 29	Paris
The Championships	June 26	Wimbledon, England
U.S. Open	Aug. 28	Flushing, N.Y.

MOTOR SPORTS
Event	Begins	Site
IRL	Jan. 29	Orlando, Fla.
NASCAR Busch Series	Feb. 19	Daytona Beach, Fla.
NASCAR Winston Cup	Feb. 20	Daytona Beach, Fla.
Formula I	March 12	Melbourne, Australia
CART	March 26	Homestead, Fla.
Indanapolis 500	May 28	Indanapolis

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Event	Begins	Site
Draft	Feb. 6	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Spring Training	Feb. 7	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Opening Day	March 18	various
All-Star Game	July 29	Columbus, Ohio
Playoffs	Sept. 15	various
MLS Cup	Oct. 15	TBA

WNBA
Event	Begins	Site
Opening Day	mid-June	various
All-Star Game	July 17	Phoenix
Playoffs	late August	various
WNBA Finals	early Sept.	TBA

HORSE RACING
Event	Begins	Site
Kentucky Derby	May 6	Louisville, Ky.
Preakness Stakes	May 20	Baltimore
Belmont Stakes	June 10	Elmont, N.Y.

OLYMPIC GAMES
Event	Begins	Site
Summer Olympics	Sept. 15	Sydney, Australia

 

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