Answer: Indiana Pacers In his first year as coach of the Indiana Pacers (with Indiana being his home state), during the 1997-98 season, Larry Bird won Coach of the Year. This feat made him the only person in the first 70 years of NBA history to have won both this award and MVP.
Answer: Mikhail Youzhny Rafael made to the final by beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the semi-finals of the competition. The outcome of the game was; 6-2, 6-3, and 6-4 in favor of Rafael.
Answer: Caroline Wozniacki vs. Simona Halep Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep played in the final of the 2018 Australian Open Championship. Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep to win the title.
Answer: Shane Battier Shane Battier won just about every college basketball award imaginable, including leading the Duke Blue Devils to the national championship in 2001. He also won a couple of NBA Championships as a member of the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.
Answer: Alonzo Mourning Few players have displayed the resiliency of center Alonzo Mourning who retired from the NBA in 2003 due to kidney disease, had a transplant in 2004 and then returned to play for the Miami Heat in 2005, helping them win a championship in 2006.
Answer: Darko Miličić Although Serbian player Darko Miličić was fortunate to get drafted onto a Pistons team that won the championship that year, he never came ever remotely close to living up to the expectations of a number-two draft pick, especially one that belonged to such an iconic draft class. In fact Miličić was not even invited to the Rising Stars game as a rookie.
Answer: Roger Federer The 2018 Australian Open men's singles championship saw Roger Federer defend his title. He was victorious over Marin Cilic in the final after a 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, and 6-1 set wins.
Answer: 1996 Tiger Woods became a professional golfer in 1996 and has become one of the highest paid athletes. Besides golfing, Woods also creates golf courses in different countries like Jack's Bay in the Bahamas.
