Honor roll . . .
| 1998 winner: | Dean Smith, former University of North Carolina college basketball coach |
| Breakthrough Athlete: | Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox |
| Comeback Athlete: | Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays |
| Outstanding Female Athlete: | Mia Hamm, soccer |
| Outstanding Male Athlete: | tie: Tiger Woods, golf; and Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball) |
| Outstanding Performance Under Pressure: | Terrell Davis leads the Broncos to a Super Bowl victory. |
| Team: | Denver Broncos |
| Coach/Manager: | Jim Leyland, Florida Marlins |
| Pro Baseball: | Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies |
| Pro Football (1997-98): | Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions |
| Men's Pro Basketball (1996-97): | Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls |
| Women's Pro Basketball (1996-97): | Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets, WNBA |
| Pro Hockey (1996-97): | Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins |
| College Football (Div. I): | Peyton Manning, Tennessee |
| Men's College Basketball (Div. I, 1996-97): | Keith Van Horn, Utah |
| Women's College Basketball (Div. I, 1996-97): | Chamique Holdsclaw, University of Tennessee |
| Men's Golf: | Tiger Woods |
| Women's Golf: | Annika Sorenstam |
| Men's Tennis: | Pete Sampras |
| Women's Tennis: | Martina Hingis |
| Auto Racing: | Jeff Gordon |
| Men's Track & Field: |
Wilson Kipketer |
| Women's Track & Field: |
Marion Jones |
| Boxing: | Evander Holyfield |
| Jockey: | Gary Stephens |
| Men's Bowling: | Walter Ray Williams, Jr. |
| Play of the Year: | College football's "Immaculate Reception" -- Scott Frost to Matt Davison as Nebraska forced overtime versus Missouri. |
| Baseball: | Baseball's version of "The Catch" -- Jim Edmonds' (Anaheim Angels) style |
| College Football: | College football's "Immaculate Reception" -- Scott Frost to Matt Davison as Nebraska forced overtime versus Missouri. |
| NBA: | Rex Chapman hits a wild three-pointer as the Phoenix Suns try to stave off elimination by the Seattle Sonics. |
| Showstopper: | Tiger Woods and his masterful performance at the Masters. |
| College Basketball: | With his half-court shot, New Orleans' Kwan Johnson sends Arkansas-Little Rock's Wimp Sanderson home wimpering. |
| NHL: | Darren McCarty showed all the moves to clinch the Stanley Cup for the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Dramatic Individual: | Michael Jordan's spectacular performance while fighting the flu in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. |
| Outrageous: | Pennsylvania high school football frenzy as Lansdale Catholic pulled off a Stanford-Cal type play versus Upper Perkiomen. |
| NFL: | Minnesota quarterback Brad Johnson completes a pass to himself for the touchdown. |
| Game of the Year: | The Denver Broncos win Super Bowl XXXII over the defending champion Green Bay Packers. |
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