The NFL Most Valuable Players named by the Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media:
1957 -- Jim Brown, Cleveland
1958 -- Gino Marchetti, Baltimore
1959 -- Charley Conerly, New York Giants
1960 -- Norm Van Brocklin, Philadelphia and Joe Schmidt, Detroit
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1961 -- Paul Hornung, Green Bay
1962 -- Jim Taylor, Green Bay
1963 -- Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants
1964 -- John Unitas, Baltimore
1965 -- Jim Brown, Cleveland
1966 -- Bart Starr, Green Bay
1967 -- John Unitas, Baltimore
1968 -- Earl Morrall, Baltimore
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1969 -- Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams
1970 -- John Brodie, San Francisco
1971 -- Alan Page, Minnesota
1972 -- Larry Brown, Washington
1973 -- O.J. Simpson, Buffalo
1974 -- Ken Stabler, Oakland
1975 -- Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota
1976 -- Bert Jones, Baltimore
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1977 -- Walter Payton, Chicago
1978 -- Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh
1979 -- Earl Campbell, Houston
1980 -- Brian Sipe, Cleveland
1981 -- Ken Anderson, Cincinnati
1982 -- Mark Moseley, Washington
1983 -- Joe Theismann, Washington
1984 -- Dan Marino, Miami
1985 -- Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders
1986 -- Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants
1987 -- John Elway, Denver
1988 -- Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati
1989 -- Joe Montana, San Francisco
1990 -- Joe Montana, San Francisco
1991 -- Thurman Thomas, Buffalo
1992 -- Steve Young, San Francisco
1993 -- Emmitt Smith, Dallas
1994 -- Steve Young, San Francisco
1995 -- Brett Favre, Green Bay
1996 -- Brett Favre, Green Bay
1997 -- Brett Favre, Green Bay and Barry Sanders, Detroit
1998 -- Terrell Davis, Denver
1999 -- Kurt Warner, St. Louis
2000 -- Marshall Faulk, St. Louis
2001 -- Kurt Warner, St. Louis
Golf
New Zealand Open
Thursday
At Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand
Purse: $440,000
Yardage: 6,618; Par 71
First Round Leaders
a-denotes amateur
Scott Gardiner, Australia 34-30 -- 64
; James McLean, Australia 30-35 -- 65
; Steve Alker, New Zealand 32-34 -- 66
; Brett Rumford, Australia 33-33 -- 66
; Craig Spence, Australia 33-34 -- 67
; Stephen Scahill, New Zealand 34-33 -- 67
; Craig Parry, Australia 34-33 -- 67
; Michael Campbell, New Zealand 34-33 -- 67
; Anthony Painter, Australia 33-35 -- 68
; Elliot Boult, New Zealand 32-36 -- 68
; Alastair Sidford, New Zealand 34-34 -- 68
; Stuart Malcolmson, New Zealand 34-34 -- 68
; Others
Peter O'Malley, Australia 36-34 -- 70
; Tiger Woods, United States 35-35 -- 70
; Bob Charles, New Zealand 38-36 -- 74
; Transactions
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL -- Announced Yakult of the Japanese Central League has accepted the Los Angeles Dodgers' bid for the negotiating rights to LHP Kazuhisa Ishii.
American League
CLEVELAND INDIANS -- Agreed to terms with RHP Mark Wohlers on a two-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS -- Named Phil Regan manager of West Michigan of the Midwest League and Randy Ready manager of Oneonta of the New York-Penn League.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS -- Named Xavier Hernandez pitching coach for Charleston of the South Atlantic League and Brad Woodall pitching coach for Princeton of the Appalachian League.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -- Agreed to terms with INF Craig Counsell on a three-year contract.
HOUSTON ASTROS -- Agreed to terms with LHP Billy Wagner on a three-year contract.
NEW YORK METS -- Agreed to terms with LHP Adam Walker on a one-year contract.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES -- Named Patty Paytas vice president-communications.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS -- Agreed to terms with OF So Taguchi on a three-year contract.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS -- Named Mario Mendoza manager and Steve Renko pitching coach for Shreveport of the Texas League.
Eastern League
ERIE SEAWOLVES -- Named Kevin Bradshaw manager.
Northern League
NEW JERSEY JACKALS -- Signed George Tsamis, manager, to a contract extension through the 2004 season.
Japanese Central League
YOMIURI GIANTS -- Agreed to terms with RHP John Wasdin.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
ATLANTA HAWKS -- Placed F Chris Crawford on the injured list. Signed F Mark Strickland to a 10-day contract.
ORLANDO MAGIC -- Placed C Patrick Ewing on the injured list.
Continental Basketball Association
DAKOTA WIZARDS -- Waived F Mark Davis.
SASKATCHEWAN HAWKS -- Waived G Russell Archambault.
American Basketball Association
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SURF -- Signed F Eric Maye.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL -- Suspended Jacksonville WR R. Jay Soward without pay for the entire 2002 season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. Suspended Chicago FB Daimon Shelton four games for violating the league's policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS -- Re-signed DT Martin Chase to a two-year contract.
Arena Football League
BUFFALO DESTROYERS -- Re-signed DS Anthony Phillips.
DALLAS DESPERADOS -- Signed WR-DB Clifton Abraham. Re-signed WR-DB Lamar Grant and FB-LB Mike Osuna.
INDIANA FIREBIRDS -- Signed OL-DL Rick Gilliam.
NEW YORK DRAGONS -- Re-signed WR-DB Todd Doxzon, WR-DB Mike Furrey and OL-DL Glen Matthews.
GOLF
USGA -- Re-elected Cora Jane Blanchard chairman of the women's committee.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS -- Recalled RW David Ling from Syracuse of the AHL.
FLORIDA PANTHERS -- Assigned C Matt Herr to Hershey of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS -- Signed LW Ryan Flinn.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS -- Placed LW Patrik Elias on injured reserve. Recalled C Christian Berglund and RW Bruce Gardiner from Albany of the AHL. Sent LW Andreas Salomonsson to Albany.
PHOENIX COYOTES -- Assigned C Wyatt Smith to Springfield of the AHL.
East Coast Hockey League
ECHL -- Declared Adam Smith and Darren Curry free agents.
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES -- Waived F Jeff Scharf.
CHARLOTTE CHECKERS -- Waived G Darren Wilkinson.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES -- Waived D Sergei Skrobot. Announced D Eric Lavigne has been assigned to the team by Milwaukee of the AHL. Signed F Don Biggs.
FLORIDA EVERBLADES -- Acquired F Jason Payne from Dayton for future considerations. Acquired F Rick Gorman from Reading to complete an earlier trade.
JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS -- Released G Shane Clifford. Announced D Jeff Sullivan has been loaned to Saint John of the AHL.
LOUISIANA ICEGATORS -- Announced LW Konstantin Kalmikov has been loaned to Hershey of the AHL.
MOBILE MYSTICKS -- Announced F Bryan Richardson has been loaned to Grand Rapids of the AHL.
NEW ORLEANS BRASS -- Announced D Steve Cheredaryk has been returned by Saint John of the AHL. Signed RW Mark Deitsch and G Doug Cherry.
PENSACOLA ICE PILOTS -- Announced D Harlan Pratt has been reassigned to the team by Springfield of the AHL. Announced F Mikko Kuparinen has been recalled by Tampa Bay of the NHL.
READING ROYALS -- Announced C Dan Riva has been recalled by Manchester of the AHL.
RICHMOND RENEGADES -- Signed G Sean Matile. Waived G Steffen Karg.
TRENTON TITANS -- Acquired D Marty Hughes from Baton Rouge.
LACROSSE
Major League Lacrosse
BRIDGEPORT BARRAGE -- Waived M Bill Warder. Claimed G Mark Spruyt from the player pool.
LONG ISLAND LIZARDS -- Announced the retirement of G Sal LoCascio.
COLLEGE
BOSTON COLLEGE -- Announced RB William Green will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
CALIFORNIA, PA. -- Named Pablo Montana women's tennis coach.
FLORIDA -- Named Ron Zook football coach.
FRANKLIN &; MARSHALL -- Named Christian Zwickert men's assistant lacrosse coach.
LOUISIANA-MONROE -- Promoted Tommy Condell to offensive coordinator.
LSU -- Named Marci Kornegay women's assistant golf coach.
MISSISSIPPI -- Named Reggie Herring defensive coordinator.
MONTANA TECH -- Suspended Rick Dessing, men's basketball coach, indefinitely.
NEBRASKA -- Announced G Toniu Fonoti will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
OKLAHOMA -- Announced S Roy Williams will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
PENN STATE -- Promoted Jennifer Armson to sports information assistant.
ST. JOHN'S -- Named Rick Cole, Jr. associate athletic director for external operations.
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY -- Named David Oliver offensive coordinator.
STANFORD -- Named Buddy Teevens football coach and signed him to a five-year contract.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN -- Named Elizabeth Middleton assistant tennis coach.
VANDERBILT -- Announced the resignation of Randy Johnson, men's soccer coach, effective July 1. Named Warren Belin to the football staff.
WISCONSIN -- Announced the resignation of Jeff Sauer, hockey coach, effective at the end of the season.
Basketball
College men
MIDWEST
Albion 70, Adrian 57
Augustana,Ill. 85, Illinois Weslyn 77
Aurora 74, Benedictine,Ill. 63
Baldwin-Wallace 89, Mount Union 84, OT
Ball St. 89, Cent. Michigan 77
Bethel, Minn. 88, Hamline 75
Blackburn 90, Fontbonne 85
Bluffton 93, Thomas More 90
Capital 63, Wilmington, Ohio 47
Carleton 73, St. Mary's, Minn. 60
Clarke 50, Concordia, Ill. 46
Cornerstone 110, Concordia, Mich. 68
Creighton 88, Evansville 74
Dakota Weslyn 85, Briar Cliff 75
Dayton 83, George Washington 59
Dominican, Ill. 72, Eureka 55
Elmhurst 76, Carthage 75
Grand View 63, Viterbo 61
Hanover 60, Mount St. Joseph 59
Indiana Tech 83, Spring Arbor 72
Iowa 72, Northwestern 62
Iowa St. 71, Missouri 67
Iowa Wesleyan 65, Mount St. Clare 58
John Carroll 84, Muskingum 78
Judson 100, Cardinal Stritch 90
Kalamazoo 68, Alma 58
Kansas 96, Nebraska 57
Lakeland 72, Rockford 67
Macalester 54, Concordia, Moor. 45
Madonna 80, Aquinas 73
Manchester 84, Franklin 78
Miami (Ohio) 80, Marshall 65
Minnesota 90, Michigan 82
Missouri Southern 70, Cent. Missouri 62
Missouri Western 97, Emporia St. 81
Mount Mercy 73, Marycrest International 65
NW Missouri St. 74, Truman St. 65
Northwestern, Iowa 87, Dordt 74
Ohio 86, W. Michigan 68
Ohio Northern 84, Heidelberg 70
Ohio Weslyn 75, Denison 51
Olivet 82, Hope 81
Otterbein 90, Marietta 75
Pittsburg St. 81, Missouri-Rolla 78
Presentation 98, St. Scholastica 90
Purdue 84, Illinois 75
Robert Morris-Chicago 98, Trinity, Ill. 73
Sioux Falls 98, Mount Marty 93, OT
St. Ambrose 97, William Penn 72
St. Francis, Ill. 79, Purdue-Calumet 76
St. John's, Minn. 76, Augsburg 49
St. Thomas, Minn. 64, St. Olaf 39
Toledo 85, E. Michigan 60
Transylvania 85, Anderson, Ind. 67
Wabash 80, North Park 77
Westminster, Mo. 79, Greenville 77
Wis.-Eau Claire 65, Wis.-Platteville 60
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 94, Wis.-River Falls 79
Wis.-Superior 55, Wis.-Stout 52
Wittenberg 86, Kenyon 53
Wooster 78, Oberlin 58
Xavier 88, Fordham 58
EAST
American U. 76, Colgate 59
Army 69, Lehigh 62
Boston College 88, Villanova 81, OT
Bucknell 65, Lafayette 64
Buffalo 66, Kent St. 65
Hofstra 77, Va. Commonwealth 62
Holy Cross 70, Navy 57
Notre Dame 67, West Virginia 64
Ohio St. 70, Massachusetts 62
Penn St. 51, Wisconsin 49
Rider 82, Iona 79, OT
Saint Joseph's 87, Rhode Island 71
Temple 85, Duquesne 48
SOUTH
Alabama 92, Vanderbilt 79
Bethune-Cookman 65, Savannah St. 52
Canisius 74, Morgan St. 68
Florida 104, Tennessee 100, OT
Georgia 88, Kentucky 84
Marquette 75, Louisville 71
Maryland 112, North Carolina 79
Mississippi 69, Auburn 65
N.C.-Wilmington 68, George Mason 51
Radford 69, Winthrop 48
SOUTHWEST
Memphis 98, TCU 93
Texas Tech 72, Texas A&M; 70
FAR WEST
Colorado 84, Morris Brown 44
college Women
MIDWEST
Adrian 65, Albion 57
Baldwin-Wallace 77, Mount Union 46
Bethel, Ind. 83, Huntington 67
Calvin 75, St. Mary's, Mich. 52
Capital 63, Wilmington, Ohio 53
Concordia, Neb. 68, Hastings 54
Concordia, Wis. 76, Marian, Wis. 73
Dakota Weslyn 76, Briar Cliff 65
Doane 79, Dana 68
Edgewood 78, Wis.-Whitewater 66
Franklin 84, Manchester 51
Goshen 88, Indiana Wesleyan 73
Greenville 81, Westminster, Mo. 55
Hanover 55, Mount St. Joseph 40
Hope 83, Olivet 38
John Carroll 72, Muskingum 65
Kalamazoo 63, Alma 61
Kansas St. 75, Colorado 72
Miami (Ohio) 103, Akron 67
Midland Lutheran 73, Nebraska Weslyn 64
Millikin 60, Carthage 58
Missouri 82, Texas Tech 71
Missouri Southern 68, Cent. Missouri 64
Missouri Western 79, Emporia St. 69
N. Illinois 56, Bowling Green 52
Nebraska 77, Texas A&M; 73
North Central 72, Elmhurst 44
Notre Dame 79, Seton Hall 45
Oberlin 75, Wooster 63
Ohio Northern 69, Heidelberg 65
Ohio Weslyn 74, Wittenberg 72
Otterbein 66, Marietta 51
Pittsburg St. 64, Missouri-Rolla 56
Sioux Falls 83, Mount Marty 73
St. Scholastica 64, Presentation 58
Toledo 67, Kent St. 62
Transylvania 66, Anderson, Ind. 51
Viterbo 60, Grand View 55
W. Michigan 80, E. Michigan 68
Wis.-Oshkosh 80, Wis.-LaCrosse 64
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 65, Wis.-River Falls 45
Wis.-Stout 110, Wis.-Superior 71
Hockey
HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS
White Bear Lake 4, Mounds View 2
GIRLS
Blake 3, St. Paul Stars 1
