Rank These 25 Great Moments in Cincinnati Sports History

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The Enquirer is seeking your thoughts on 25 great moments in the past 25 years of Greater Cincinnati sports. At its annual gala on Nov. 20, the Greater Cincinnati Sports Corporation will unveil "25 years, 25 moments," counting down some of the most inspirational sports story lines over the last two-and-a-half decades. 
  • Reds shock the world, winning their fifth World Championship (1990)
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    Reds shock the world, winning their fifth World Championship (1990)

  • Sparky Anderson, Tony Perez, Marty Brennaman and Bid McPhee are enshrined in the Baseball Hall Of Fame (2000)
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    Sparky Anderson, Tony Perez, Marty Brennaman and Bid McPhee are enshrined in the Baseball Hall Of Fame (2000)

  • Cincinnati Bengals roar into Super Bowl vs. the 49ers (1989)
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    Cincinnati Bengals roar into Super Bowl vs. the 49ers (1989)

  • Native son Barry Larkin enshrined in Cooperstown (2012)
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    Native son Barry Larkin enshrined in Cooperstown (2012)

  • Anthony Munoz becomes the first Bengals player inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame (1998)
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    Anthony Munoz becomes the first Bengals player inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame (1998)

  • Jay Bruce's walkoff HR sends the Reds to playoffs for first time in 15 years (2010)
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    Jay Bruce's walkoff HR sends the Reds to playoffs for first time in 15 years (2010)

  • Junior Griffey comes home (2000)
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    Junior Griffey comes home (2000)

  • UC breaks through into the NCAA Final Four (1992) And Elite Eight (1993)
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    UC breaks through into the NCAA Final Four (1992) And Elite Eight (1993)

  • University of Cincinnati goes to back-to-back BCS bowls (2009, 2010)
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    University of Cincinnati goes to back-to-back BCS bowls (2009, 2010)

  • Xavier makes its first Elite Eight. Four years later, XU is back in the Elite Eight again. (2004, 2008)
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    Xavier makes its first Elite Eight. Four years later, XU is back in the Elite Eight again. (2004, 2008)

  • Roger Bacon stuns LeBron James-led St. Vincent-St. Mary in state final (2002)
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    Roger Bacon stuns LeBron James-led St. Vincent-St. Mary in state final (2002)

  • Xavier rolls to its first Sweet Sixteen, shocking John Thompson's Georgetown Hoyas of Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo (1990)
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    Xavier rolls to its first Sweet Sixteen, shocking John Thompson's Georgetown Hoyas of Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo (1990)

  • Xavier's Lenny Brown stuns No. 1 UC with 'The Shot' at the Shoemaker Center (1996)
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    Xavier's Lenny Brown stuns No. 1 UC with 'The Shot' at the Shoemaker Center (1996)

  • Steve Sanders, a walk-on from the football team, hits the winning shot for UC’s first victory at Shoemaker Center, ushering in the Bob Huggins Era (1989)
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    Steve Sanders, a walk-on from the football team, hits the winning shot for UC’s first victory at Shoemaker Center, ushering in the Bob Huggins Era (1989)

  • Golden Olympic Moments: Locals win gold in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012
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    Golden Olympic Moments: Locals win gold in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012

  • Flying Pig Marathon debuts, grows into one of the city’s touchstones with thousands of participants annually (1999)
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    Flying Pig Marathon debuts, grows into one of the city’s touchstones with thousands of participants annually (1999)

  • Moeller wins back-to-back state football and baseball titles (2012, 2013)
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    Moeller wins back-to-back state football and baseball titles (2012, 2013)

  • Mick Cronin rebuilds UC's basketball program from tatters, takes it to four-straigh NCAA tournament's (2011-14)
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    Mick Cronin rebuilds UC's basketball program from tatters, takes it to four-straigh NCAA tournament's (2011-14)

  • XU women's basketball shocks Tennessee in NCAA tournament (2001)
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    XU women's basketball shocks Tennessee in NCAA tournament (2001)

  • Marvin Lewis is named Bengals head football coach in 2003 and a franchise is revitalized (playoffs in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
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    Marvin Lewis is named Bengals head football coach in 2003 and a franchise is revitalized (playoffs in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)

  • NKU women's basketball wins first national Division II title. Norse add another in 2008 and a women’s soccer championship in 2010
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    NKU women's basketball wins first national Division II title. Norse add another in 2008 and a women’s soccer championship in 2010

  • Kentucky Speedway, opened in 2000, lands a coveted NASCAR Sprint Cup race (2011)
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    Kentucky Speedway, opened in 2000, lands a coveted NASCAR Sprint Cup race (2011)

  • Nancy Lopez wins her third and final LPGA Championship at Kings Island Golf Course in Mason (1988)
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    Nancy Lopez wins her third and final LPGA Championship at Kings Island Golf Course in Mason (1988)

  • Roger Federer wins his sixth Western & Southern Open (2014)
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    Roger Federer wins his sixth Western & Southern Open (2014)

  • Highlands wins 22nd official KHSSA state football title, beating Collins 47-0 (2012)
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    Highlands wins 22nd official KHSSA state football title, beating Collins 47-0 (2012)