2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft
The Dodgers selected 52 players in this draft. Of those, nine of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They gained a supplemental first round pick and an extra second round pick as compensation for losing pitcher Chan Ho Park to the Texas Rangers as a free agent.


2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft
With their first round pick, the Dodgers selected first baseman James Loney from Lawrence E Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas. Loney would make it to the Majors in 2006 and was the Dodgers primary starting first baseman until he was traded in 2012. He hit 71 home runs and drove in 451 RBI in his seven seasons with the Dodgers, while hitting .284. The supplemental first round pick was left handed pitcher Greg Miller from Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California.


2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft
Miller was a highly touted prospectand the 2003 Dodgers minor league pitcher of the year after he went 11-4 with a 2.49 ERA in 21 starts for the Vero Beach Dodgers. However, he missed the entire 2004 season with an arm injury and was never able to regain his touch. In eight minor league seasons (the last in the independent American Association) he was 24-15 with a 3.89 ERA in 221 games (53 starts).


2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft
This was a fairly successful draft, after several sub-par drafts that proceeded it. Also drafted this season were relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton (second round), starting pitchers James McDonald (11th round, drafted as a first baseman) and Eric Stults (15th round) and catcher Russell Martin (17th round, drafted as a second baseman).


2002 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
The 28th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) on 15 December 2002, honored the best in film for 2002.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting
On July 4, 2002, a lone gunman opened fire at the ticket counter of El Al, Israel's national airline, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. The terrorist attack, two people were killed and four others were injured before the gunman was fatally shot by an El Al security guard after also being wounded by him.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Attack
On July 4, 2002 at around 11:30 a.m., a lone gunman approached the El Al ticket counter at the Los Angeles International Airport, pulled out two Glock pistols and started shooting at the 90 passengers standing in the line. Initially, the assailant killed 25-year-old Customer Service Agent Victoria Hen, who was standing behind the counter, with a gunshot to the chest. Later, the assailant opened fire at the passengers as they huddled nearby and killed 46-year-old bystander Yaakov Aminov. In addition, he injured four other bystanders.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Attack
The terrorist used a .45-caliber handgun in the shooting. In addition, he was armed with a 9 mm handgun, a 6-inch knife, and  was also carrying extra magazines and ammunition for both guns.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Attack
After the gunman fired 10 bullets at the crowd, one of El Al's security guards, who was unarmed, managed to knock him down. Meanwhile, El Al's security officer, Chaim Sapir, ran to the scene but was stabbed by the assailant with a knife. Despite this, Sapir managed to draw his pistol and shoot the gunman in the chest, killing him.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Perpetrator
Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, (July 4, 1961 - July 4, 2002) a 41-year-old Egyptian national, was identified as the assailant. He emigrated to the United States in 1992, arriving on a tourist visa but applied for political asylum. His asylum request was denied in 1995 but a letter notifying him was returned by the Post Office as undeliverable and no further efforts appear to have been made to locate and deport him. However, his status was tenuous until 1997, when, shortly before his scheduled deportation, his wife won the Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery enabling both to become legal residents.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Perpetrator
In Egypt he had been arrested for being a member of Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, an Islamist group. He denied the accusation to U.S. immigration authorities. He said he was a member of Assad Eben Furat Mosque Association, a group that aimed to "understand truly and apply Islamic law in the 20th century under any circumstances."


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Perpetrator
Hadayet had a green card (through the Diversity Visa Lottery) which allowed him to work as a limousine driver, and to apply for United States citizenship after five years. He was married, and had at least one child. At the time of the shooting, Hadayet was living in Irvine, California. He committed the shooting on his 41st birthday.


2002 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Aftermath
In September 2002, federal investigators concluded that Hadayet hoped to influence U.S. government policy in favor of the Palestinians, and that the incident was a terrorist act.


2002 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks ended the season winning the WNBA Finals for the second straight year. As of 2012, this is the last WNBA team to win back to back championships.


2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 2002 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Bicknell Jr., the Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech finished the season with a record of 4–8 overall and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the WAC.


2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Rickey Bustle played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.


2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team
The 2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The Indians offense scored 236 points while the defense allowed 451 points.


2002 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2002 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, led by John L. Smith and played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.


2002 Lunar New Year Cup
The 2002 Lunar New Year Cup (also known as Carlsberg Cup) was a football tournament held in Hong Kong over the first and fourth day of the Chinese New Year holiday.


2002 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2002 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 4th championship in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 16, 2002. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, the home venue of the Holy Cross Crusaders. By winning the tournament Quinnipiac received MAAC's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament, their first appearance in the tournament.


2002 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play with each round being single-elimination. The teams that finish below eighth in the standings are ineligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.


2002 MAAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2002 MAC Championship Game
The 2002 MAC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2002 at Marshall Stadium, now known as Joan C. Edwards Stadium, in Huntington, West Virginia. The game featured the winner of each division of the Mid-American Conference. The game featured the Marshall Thundering Herd, of the East Division, and the Toledo Rockets, of the West Division. The Thundering Herd beat the Rockets 49–45.


2002 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at Gund Arena in Cleveland. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All MAC teams were invited to participate. Kent State, the MAC regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. The Flashes won the tournament, their third MAC Tournament championship, claiming the title 70–59 over Bowling Green. The announced crowd of 14,106 set a conference record for highest-attended tournament game.


2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400
The 2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400 was an NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 22, 2002 at Dover International Speedway, in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.


2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400, Background
Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two NASCAR races per year. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.


2002 MBNA All-American Heroes 400, Background
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.


2002 MBNA Platinum 400
The 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on June 2, 2002, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.


2002 MBNA Platinum 400
Tony Raines would start his NASCAR Cup Series career during this event while Dick Trickle and Chad Little would end theirs after this race.


2002 MBNA Platinum 400, Race report
There were 43 drivers on the starting grid; all of them were born in the United States of America. Derrike Cope, Hermie Sadler, and Randy Renfrow failed to qualify for this race. Joe Nemechek was credited as the last-place finisher due to a crash on lap 42. This racing event lasted for 400 laps and Jimmie Johnson defeated Bill Elliott by almost half a second. Matt Kenseth would clinch his first ever pole position start by driving up to 154.939 miles per hour (249.350 km/h) during his solo qualifying run.


2002 MBNA Platinum 400, Race report
The race itself would last approximately three hours and twenty-four minutes; the green flag was officially waved at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time while the checkered flag came at approximately 4:24 PM EDT. Jimmie Johnson's average speed during his winning run was 117.551 miles per hour (189.180 km/h). Any yellow flags in this race were caused by accidents, debris, and an oil spill on lap 373. About 40 laps of this race were done under caution with each green flag session lasting an average of 45 laps.


2002 MBNA Platinum 400, Race report
Ricky Rudd, Bill Elliott, John Andretti, and Mark Martin would jointly lead the first 100 laps while the last 100 laps saw the first-place position of the race split between Ricky Rudd and eventual race winner Jimmie Johnson. Sterling Marlin kept his championship lead after this racing event. Only time in Cup when BACE Motorsports fielded two Cup entries. Pretty gutsy move considering their financial situation.


2002 MBNA Platinum 400, Race report
Winnings for this racing event varied from $56,712 ($81,600 when adjusted for inflation) to $152,400 ($219,281 when adjusted for inflation).


2002 MBNA Platinum 400, Race report
The overall racing purse for this event added up to $3,450,082 ($4,964,161 when adjusted for inflation).


2002 MLB Japan All-Star Series
The 2002 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the eighth edition of the championship, a best-of-eight series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).


2002 MLB Japan All-Star Series
MLB won the series by 5–3–0 and Torii Hunter was named MVP.


2002 MLS All-Star Game
The 2002 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 7th Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on August 3, 2002 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Major League Soccer, looking to capitalize on the success of the United States at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, invited the U.S. national team to compete against the MLS All-Stars. Bruce Arena assembled a roster of the national team's most prominent domestic players in the last decade, while then-San Jose Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop formed an All-Star team of the top talent among the league's remaining players.


2002 MLS All-Star Game, The match, Summary
Despite bad weather leading to a rain delay in the first half, the game saw a flurry of goals towards its conclusion. U.S. standout and San Jose Earthquakes' forward Landon Donovan opened the scoring for the national team, while the Dallas Burn's Jason Kreis responded with the equalizer in the following minute.


2002 MLS All-Star Game, The match, Summary
D.C. United midfielder and MVP Marco Etcheverry gave the All-Stars the lead with help from fellow Bolivian Joselito Vaca. The Los Angeles Galaxy's Cobi Jones tied the game on a Brian McBride cross, but the New England Revolution's Steve Ralston scored late in the second half to give MLS the All-Star Game win.


2002 MLS All-Star Game, The match, Details
MLS All-Star MVP: Marco Etcheverry (MLS All-Stars)Assistant referees: Nathan Clement Craig LowryFourth official:


2002 MLS SuperDraft
The 2002 Major League Soccer SuperDraft was held on February 10, 2002 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.


2002 MLS SuperDraft
One month earlier, MLS had contracted two clubs: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion. In conjunction with the contraction, the league conducted both an allocation draft and a dispersal draft in which the top 2002 SuperDraft picks of Tampa Bay and Miami, as well as players from those clubs, were made available to remaining MLS clubs.


2002 MLS SuperDraft, Allocation draft
MLS distributed the players of the Miami Fusion and the Tampa Bay Mutiny to the rest of the league via an allocation draft that took place on January 11, 2002, where teams with excess allocations were allowed to select from their players; the participants and the selection order for the draft were announced three days before the draft was conducted.


2002 MLS SuperDraft, Dispersal draft
Players who were not selected in the allocation draft were automatically assigned to the dispersal draft, which was held hours after the allocation draft occurred.


2002 MLS SuperDraft, SuperDraft
Any player whose name is marked with an * was contracted under the Project-40 program.


2002 MN
2002 MN is the provisional designation given to a 73-meter Apollo near-Earth asteroid that on 14 June 2002 missed collision with the Earth by 0.0008 AU (120,000 km; 74,000 mi), about one third the distance to the Moon (0.3 LD). The close approach was second only to the Earth approach by the 10-meter asteroid 1994 XM1. 2002 MN was discovered on 17 June 2002, three days after closest approach.


2002 MN
Its mass and relative velocity were in the same general range as the object ascribed to the Tunguska event of 1908, which leveled over 2,100 km2 (800 sq mi) of trees in Siberia. 2002 MN has an observation arc of 53 days with an uncertainty parameter of 6. There is a cumulative 1 in 360,000 chance that the asteroid could impact Earth sometime after 2070.


2002 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2002 Europe Music Awards were held at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona.


2002 MTV Europe Music Awards
Performances included a rendition of "Dirrty" from Christina Aguilera featuring Redman as they performed in a boxing ring with Christina sporting leather chaps. Pink, Bon Jovi and Foo Fighters each performed as did Coldplay and Eminem, both making their EMA debut.


2002 MTV Europe Music Awards
Winners on the night included Jennifer Lopez, taking Best Female for the second year running.


2002 MTV Europe Music Awards
Kylie Minogue, Pamela Anderson, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jade Jagger, Pierce Brosnan. Anastacia, Rachel Roberts, and Melanie C presented awards.


2002 MTV Movie Awards
The 2002 MTV Movie Awards were presented on June 6, 2002, hosted by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jack Black, and featured performances by The White Stripes, Kelly Osbourne and Eminem. It was the 11th Annual MTV Movie Awards. This year, MTV added four new award categories, but their winners didn't appear in the TV Show: "Favorite Line", "Best Cameo", "Best Dressed" and "Best Music Moment". The "Best Song" (or "Best Musical Performance") category disappeared, and the "Best Dance Sequence" category returned. "Best On-Screen Duo" became "Best On-Screen Team".


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Breakthrough Male
Orlando Bloom – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best On-Screen Team
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker – The Fast and the Furious


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Kiss
Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott – American Pie 2


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Musical Sequence
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor — "Elephant Love Medley" (from Moulin Rouge!)


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Fight
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker vs. Hong Kong Gang – Rush Hour 2


2002 MTV Movie Awards, Awards, Best Line
"Oh, I Like your Outfit Too, Except When I Dress Up As a Frigid Bitch, I Try Not to Look so Constipated" — Reese Witherspoon (from Legally Blonde)


2002 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2002 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29, 2002, honoring the best music videos from June 9, 2001, to May 31, 2002. The show was hosted by Jimmy Fallon at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. During the show, Michael Jackson accepted a birthday statue in hands of Britney Spears, which he believed to be an "Artist of the Millennium Award" due to a misunderstanding. Performers included Eminem, who won four awards including Video of the Year, and Axl Rose with a new lineup of Guns N' Roses.


2002 MTV Video Music Awards
The show also saw the debut solo performance from Justin Timberlake, performing his soon to be hit single "Like I Love You" alongside rap duo Clipse. TLC members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chili" Thomas appeared, paying tribute to their fallen member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who died in a car accident in Honduras on April 25, 2002, four months before the event.


2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Hip-Hop Video
Jennifer Lopez (featuring Ja Rule) – "I'm Real (Murder Remix)"


2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Breakthrough Video
The White Stripes – "Fell in Love with a Girl"


2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Choreography in a Video
Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Choreographer: Michael Rooney)


2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Special Effects in a Video
The White Stripes – "Fell in Love with a Girl" (Special Effects: Twisted Labs and Sébastien Fau)


2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Editing in a Video
The White Stripes – "Fell in Love with a Girl" (Editors: Mikros and Duran)


2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Nominations, Best Cinematography in a Video
Moby – "We Are All Made of Stars" (Director of Photography: Brad Rushing)


2002 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were hosted by the Japanese comedy duo London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan.


2002 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Awards, Best Video from a Film
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink — "Lady Marmalade" (from Moulin Rouge!)


2002 Macau Grand Prix
The 2002 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 49th Macau Grand Prix) was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on  17 November 2002. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2002 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race was divided into two 15-lap aggregate legs: the first was held in the morning and the second took place in the afternoon. The overall winner was the driver who completed all 30 laps in the shortest amount of time. The 2002 event was the 49th running of the Macau Grand Prix and the 20th for Formula Three cars.


2002 Macau Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was won by ASM Formule 3 driver Tristan Gommendy, having finished second in the first leg which Paolo Montin of TOM'S won. Montin lost the lead to Fortec Motorsport's Heikki Kovalainen at the start of the second leg. He held it until Gommendy in the faster car caught and passed Kovalainen at Lisboa corner after a restart on lap 12 and maintained the lead to win the race. Kovalainen took second position and the outright podium was completed by Takashi Kogure for the Mugen x Dome Project team.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Background and entry list
The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three race considered to be a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One and has been termed the territory's most prestigious international sporting event. The 2002 Macau Grand Prix was the 49th running of the event and the 20th time the race was held to Formula Three regulations. It took place on the 6.2-kilometre (3.9 mi) 22-turn Guia Circuit on 17 November 2002 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Background and entry list
In order to compete in Macau, drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship race during the calendar year, in one of the seven national Formula Three championships that took place during the calendar year, with the highest-placed drivers given priority in receiving an invitation to the race. Within the 30 car grid for Macau, four of the five major Formula Three series were represented by their respective champion. Robbie Kerr, the British champion, was joined in Macau by French title winner Tristan Gommendy, Italian victor Miloš Pavlović and All-Japan Formula Three winner Takashi Kogure.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Background and entry list
The only major winner of a Formula Three championship not to compete in Macau for undisclosed reasons was the German champion Gary Paffett. Three competitors who did not take part in any Formula Three championship in 2002 received invitations from race organisers to enter the Macau Grand Prix. They were local Macanese drivers Jo Merszei, Michael Ho and Kit Meng Lei.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Two one hour practice sessions were held before the race on Sunday: one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning. The first practice session held in hot and humid weather was delayed for ten minutes due to circuit officials repairing a tyre wall at Lisboa corner after practice for the local ACMC Trophy Race. Paolo Montin of TOM'S lapped fastest with a time of 2 minutes, 17.798 seconds in the session's closing seconds. The rest of the top ten were Yuji Ide, Gommendy, Narain Karthikeyan, Bruce Jouanny, Heikki Kovalainen, Robert Doornbos, Kosuke Matsuura, Pavlović and James Courtney.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Katsuyuki Hiranaka blocked the track at the Melco hairpin when he became stranded across the turn until marshals got his car facing correctly. Fábio Carbone entered the corner too fast but he braked early to avoid a crash. Kerr hit the barrier at Fisherman's Bend and damaged his car's suspension and rear wing. Vitantonio Liuzzi went off the track and removed his car's left-hand corner.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Qualifying was divided into two 45-minute sessions; the first was held on Thursday afternoon, and the second on Friday afternoon. The fastest time set by each driver from either session counted towards their final starting position for Sunday's race. Matsuura led the first qualifying session with a time of 2 minutes, 15.768 seconds set in its closing seconds. Ide waited until his final lap to claim provisional second and was eight-tenths of a second slower. Courtney pushed hard on his final timed lap to be the highest-placed rookie in third.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Montin had provisional pole position before dropping to fourth and going down the escape road at Lisboa corner. The unwell Kovalainen was as high as second but came fifth. Gommendy could not claim provisional pole position as he collided with a barrier leaving Reservoir bend with five minutes to go and bent his left-rear wheel bearing. Karthikeyan was seventh, Doornbos eighth. The French duo of Olivier Pla and Johanny rounded out the top ten. Renaud Derlot was the quickest driver not to enter the top ten.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Following him were Richard Antinucci, Kogure and Pavlović, Marcel Costa, Carbone, Hiranaka, Alan van der Merwe, Hiroki Yoshimoto, César Campaniço, Ho, Lee, Tatsuya Kataoka, Kerr, Liuzzi, Cristiano Citron, Shinya Sato, Lei and Merszei. The only driver not to set a lap time was Ronnie Bremer due to a crash at San Francisco Bend turn. Yoshimoto and his fellow Japanese Kataoka glanced a wall beside the track. Yellow and oil flags were needed for Van Der Merwe's accident into a barrier at Dona Maria Bend corner. Kit Meng's subsequent heavy accident left debris on the track and stopped the session for two minutes.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
In the second 30-minute practice session, Jouanny set an early lap that was good enough to lead the field until Montin improved it. A short rain shower fell on parts of the circuit and several drivers aquaplaned on the wet surface as they returned to the pit lane. They waited for the circuit to sufficiently dry before venturing back onto it. Ide was briefly fastest before Karthikeyan and later Montin occupied first.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Ultimately, it was Gommendy who was fastest with a lap of 2 minutes, 16.569 seconds despite a spin and lightly damaging his car's left-hand corner at Dona Maria Bend. He was followed by Kovalainen, Montin, Pla, Ide, Campaniço, Courtney (driving with a misfiring engine), Karthikeyan, Carbone and Kerr. Late in the session, Pla lost control of his car and made minor contact with the barrier.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
The start of the second qualifying session was delayed for 35 minutes due to multiple accidents in the Guia Race of Macau's third practice session that left cement dust, oil and debris to be cleared by marshals. A suggestion in the paddock that second qualifying was reduced to half an hour was dispelled and the full 45 minutes were held. Several drivers immediately began improving their laps and Montin led with a 2 minutes, 14.995 seconds lap in the 14th minute to displace Matsuura.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
He held it to claim pole position for the first time on his fifth appearance in Macau. Gommendy's team adjusted his car and he joined Montin on the grid's front row in spite of him crashing into a wall on his last try at going quicker and prematurely ending the session with 1 minute and 50 seconds left. Matsuura was the only driver in the top 26 not to improve his lap time and car problems left him third. Kovalainen moved to fourth and Karthikeyan got to fifth. Pla was the best-starting rookie in sixth.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Carbone was as high as fourth before coming seventh and Ide fell six places from his provisional grid slot to start eighth. Rounding out the top ten were Jouanny and Hiranaka. Behind them the rest of the field consisted of Antinucci, Doornbos, Courtney, Bremer, Kogure, Kerr, Campaniço, Pavlović, Van Der Merwe, Costa, Derlot, Yoshimoto, Kataoka, Liuzzi, Lee, Citron, Ho, Sato, Lei and Merszei. The session's only other disruption came as Bremer entered the outside of the Reservoir bend and lost control of his car. He crashed sideways into a barrier and inflicted heavy damage to his vehicle's left-hand corner and suspension.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying, Qualifying classification
Each of the driver's fastest lap times from the two qualifying sessions are denoted in bold.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Warm-up
A 20-minute warm-up session was held on the morning of the race. Montin set the session's fastest lap of 2 minutes, 14.494 seconds. Karthikeyan was four-hundredths of a second slower in second and Carbone was third. Kataoka was fourth-fastest; his fellow Japanese Kogure was fifth and Doornbos sixth. Kerr was seventh-quickest, Costa eighth and the Japanese duo of Ide and Hiranaka were ninth and tenth.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race
Sunday's race was divided into two aggregate legs lasting a total of 30 laps. The first 15-lap leg was held in the morning and the results of that leg determined the starting order of the second with the winner starting from pole position. Afterwards, a five-hour interval was observed to allow for the intervening support races to occur. The second 15-lap leg took place later in the afternoon. The overall winner of the Grand Prix was the driver who won the second leg provided they had completed all 30 laps in the shortest possible time.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 1
The start of the first leg was scheduled for 10:20 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 17 November but it was delayed for five minutes due to several incidents during the Macau Asian Formula 2000 Challenge round that made the track dirty. When it did begin in dry and cloudy conditions, Gommendy overtook Montin for the lead as the field approached Mandarin Oriental Bend for the first time. A slow start dropped Kovalainen to fifth as Gommendy lost the lead to Montin on the outside into Lisboa corner. Gommendy then made a minor error and allowed Matsuura into second.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 1
At Lisboa turn, Hiranaka appeared to lightly hit the wall and ricocheted into Pla's path. Pla swerved to avoid him but had no space to negotiate through and crashed. That caught out Pavlović, Derlot, Courtney, Van Der Merwe, Merszei and Kataoka. The safety car was deployed and track marshals worked to move the wrecked cars that were involved in the accident. Costa made a pit stop during the second lap as the rest of the field drove behind the safety car at reduced speed until it was withdrawn at the conclusion of the fourth lap.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 1
After the safety car was withdrawnn, Montin made a brisk restart to keep the lead from Matsuura. Gommendy then was challenged by Karthikeyan. Further down the field, the faster Doornbos passed Carbone for eighth. The consequence of the safety car brought cars close together but they were more calm than before in spite of localised yellow flags in various areas. Gommendy fell behind Matsuura and tried to repass only for the Japanese to retain his hold on third. Gommendy tried again and overtook Matsuura for third. At this point, Kovalainen set the fastest lap and overtook Karthikeyan for fourth.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 1
Doornbos overtook Jouanny for seventh and Kovalainen passed Matsuura into Lisboa corner for third. However, Mastuura clung onto the slipstream of Kovalainen's car and returned to third place. Although Kerr passed Carbone for ninth, he made contact with the barrier and lost positions. Karthikeyan drew closer to Kovalainen as the faster Gommendy closed up to Montin. Lei's slower car delayed Montin and Gommendy had Matsuura, Kovalainen, Karthikeyan, Ide and Doornbos close by.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 1
Kovalainen could not find a way past Matsuura until he overrtook him at Lisboa corner and Karthikeyan's subsequent pass was blocked by Matsuura. On lap nine, Bremer drove off the track at Lisboa corner and crashed. The following lap, Karthikeyan passed Matsuura and Kogure fell behind Carbone. Montin had now lapped Lei and tried to pull away from Gommendy with a series of fastest laps. Kovalainen lost control of his car on an uphill section from San Francisco Bend and damaged his car's rear wing in a spin. Kovalainen's steering arm was damaged and he lost fourth to Karthikeyan.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 1
Carbone was passed by Campaniço for twelfth as Ide overtook Matsuura for fifth. Doornbos put Matsuura under heavy pressure but he was not successful in getting past. Montin held the lead for the rest of the race to win the first leg and began the second from pole position. He was joined on the grid's front row by Gommendy. The final classified finishers were Karthikeyan, Kovalainen, Ide, Matsuura, Doornbos, Jouanny, Antinucci, Kerr, Kogure, Campaniço, Carbone, Costa, Yoshimoto, Lee, Hiranaka, Citron, Sato, Ho and Lei.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 2
The second leg of the race started later that day at 15:40 local time in cloudy and dry weather. For the second successive leg, the driver who started from pole position lost the lead as Montin narrowly avoided stalling his car and elevated Kovalainen to first place and Ide overtook Gommendy for second. Jouanny hit the armco barrier at Lisboa turn and ricocheted across the circuit. Kerr could not avoid him despite turning right and ran into his car. Carbone was also collected and the accident prompted the safety car's deployment for debris clearing by marshals.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 2
When the safety car was withdrawn on lap three, Kovalainen fended off a challenge from Ide on the run to Mandarin Oriental Bend to hold the lead. Kovalainen began to pull clear from the rest of the field. Lei went off the track at Lisboa corner but restarted his car so he could continue driving. Doornbos did the same on the next lap and also returned to the track without damaging his car. In the meantime, Montin attacked Kogure and Ide was under pressure from Gommendy whom was passed by Karthikeyan but Gommendy retook his former position soon after.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 2
Karthikeyan crashed into the wall leaving Maternity Bend corner and retired on the fourth lap. Although Kovalainen was continuing to pull away with a series of fastest laps, Ide later responded to his pace and Kovalainen did the same by increasing his lead at the front to half a second. Gommendy was then close by Ide and passed him for second on lap eight at Mandarin Oriental Bend. Meanwhile, Costa overtook Campaniço on the straight and the latter removed his front wing in a collision with the wall at Lisboa corner after Costa's pass surprised him.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 2
At the front Kovalainen again tried to establish a small lead when Gommendy drew close to him due to a more powerful engine. On lap nine, Ide had third taken from him by fellow Japanese Matsuura as the two avoided a collision into Lisboa turn. Ide drove onto the turn's escape road after unsuccessfully blocking Matsuura due to the momentum of the latter's overtake. Matsuura continued until he spun at Dona Maria Bend and retired after a crash against the wall. This promoted Montin to third but the incident prompted the safety car's second deployment.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 2
At the restart on lap 12, Gommendy used the safety car's withdrawal to overtake Kovalainen for the lead at Lisboa corner. Montin sought a way past Kogure for third though Kogure blocked the pass. That caused Montin to spin at Lisboa turn and Antinucci and then Ide collected him. All three drivers retired as a result. Kovalainen locked his tyres heavily and Kogure got past him for second. However, Kogure did not keep second for long as Kovalainen retook the position but was now out of contention to win.


2002 Macau Grand Prix, Race, Leg 2
Thus, Gommendy led the rest of the leg to win the race overall. Kovalainen finished 2.104 seconds behind in second and Kogure completed the podium in third. Off the podium, Hiranaka, Yoshimoto, Doornbos, Lee, Citron, Ho and Campaniço completed the top ten. Sato and Lei were the final classified finishers. Overall, 17 out of the 30 entered cars were not classified in the final results.


2002 Macedonian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 15 September 2002. The result was a victory for the Together for Macedonia, an alliance of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party of Turks, the Democratic League of Bosniaks, the United Party of Romas in Macedonia, the Democratic Party of Serbs, the Democratic Union of Vlachs, the Workers-Peasant Party, the Socialist Christian Party of Macedonia and the Green Party of Macedonia, which won 60 of the 120 seats in the Assembly.


2002 Macedonian parliamentary election, Electoral system
A new electoral law was passed prior to the election, replacing the system in which 35 members of the Assembly were elected by proportional representation at the national level and 85 elected in single member constituencies. In the new system, the country was divided into six constituencies that elected 20 members each by proportional representation. Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 5%.


2002 Magog municipal election
The 2002 Magog municipal election was held on December 1, 2002, to elect a mayor and councillors in the city of Magog, Quebec. This was the city's first election following an amalgamation with two neighbouring townships.


2002 Magog municipal election, Results
Sources: Nelson Afonso, "Poulin elected to lead new city of Magog," 2 December 2002, p. 1.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing
The 2002 Mahane Yehuda Market Bombing was a suicide bombing which occurred on 12 April 2002 at a bus stop located at the entrance to the Mahane Yehuda Market which is Jerusalem's main fruit and vegetable market. The site of the attack was chosen in order to cause maximum number of casualties. 6 people were killed in the attack and 104 were injured. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
On Friday, 12 April 2002, Andalib Suleiman, a Palestinian 17-year-old female suicide bomber, detonated an explosive device hidden on her body shortly after 4:00 pm at a bus stop located at the entrance to the popular outdoor market, killing six civilians and injuring 104 people, many of them teenagers and tourists. She was initially misidentified as Nidal Daraghmeh from Jenin.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
During the attack Jerusalem Mayor at the time Ehud Olmert was visiting at the Mahane Yehuda Market.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
The perpetrator first attempted to enter the market, but found security too tight. She then went to Jaffa Road and attempted to board a bus, but was prevented from boarding and set off her bomb, which was packed with nails to inflict maximum damage on victims. The bus was torn to pieces by the impact.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
Rather than wearing an explosive belt, Andalib carried a black handbag that contained three plastic pipes filled with explosives and nails connected to a battery. She belonged to the Tanzim as well as the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. In her final video she was dressed in black and holding a Koran while she stated that she was about to die as a symbol of the woman's fight against occupation, and that it was her desire to finish the work that had been started by her two cousins, and to honor the memory of Wafa Idris, Darine Abu Aisha, and Ayat al-Akhras. Two Chinese construction workers were killed in the attack.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
Muataz Muhammed Abdallah Himouni (21), of Hebron, arrested on 6 May 2002 claimed credit for planning the attack, supplying the bomber with explosives, and directing her to blow herself in a crowd at the Mahane Yehuda market or nearby Jaffa Road.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
Youssef Moughrabil, along with Muhataz Muhammed Abdallah Himouni and Marwan Saloum, planned and trained Andalib for the attack. Taleb Amr, known more commonly as Abu Ali, a Tanzim military activist supplied the weapons and the explosives for Andalib. Hours before the attack Andalib met with Himouni and Saloum to learn how to detonate the bomb. On Friday April 12, 2002 Andalib was driven to Abu Dis where she took a taxi to Jerusalem. From there Andalib went to the outside market Mahane Yehuda and detonated the bomb at a bus stop.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
The suicide bomber lived in the village of Beit Fajar, sixteen kilometers south of Bethlehem, where her entire family clan the Takatka resides. Her two cousins Iman Takatka, age seventeen, and Samia Takatka, age twenty-one, were captured by Israeli security forces as they prepared to carry out suicide bombings at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market. The girls were taken to an Israeli prison and in response to the attempted attack, their family's home was demolished by the IDF, and Andalib witnessed this. Intelligence reports indicate that Andalib was impregnated by a Fatah operative, despite being unmarried, and that the emotional and social consequences of her unplanned pregnancy directly influenced her decision to carry out a suicide bombing.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
Perpetrator Andalib Suleiman Takatka (Andaliv Takatka) was the fourth Palestinian female suicide bomber. She killed six people, seven including herself, and injured over forty at a bus stop on Jaffa Road outside of the open-air Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem on April 12, 2002. [ 1] Rather than wearing an explosive belt, Andalib carried a black handbag that contained three plastic pipes filled with explosives and nails connected to a battery. She belonged to the Tanzim as well as the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, The attack
In her final video she was dressed in black and holding a Koran while she stated that she was about to die as a symbol of the woman's fight against occupation, and that it was her desire to finish the work that had been started by her two cousins, and to honor the memory of Wafa Idris, Darine Abu Aisha, and Ayat al-Akhras. Two Chinese construction workers were killed in the attack.


2002 Mahane Yehuda Market bombing, Impact
A scheduled meeting between American Secretary of State Colin Powell and Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat was cancelled as a result of the bombing.


2002 Maidstone Borough Council election
The 2002 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The council stayed under no overall control.


2002 Maidstone Borough Council election, Background
All 55 seats were being contested in the election after boundary changes were implemented. The boundary changes kept the number of seats the same at 55, but reduced the wards from 28 to 26.


2002 Maidstone Borough Council election, Background
139 candidates stood in the election, made up of 45 Conservatives, 42 Liberal Democrats, 29 Labour, 10 Green, 8 United Kingdom Independence Party and 5 independents.


2002 Maine Black Bears football team
The 2002 Maine Black Bears football team represented the University of Maine during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 111th season and they finished in a tie as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Northeastern. The Black Bears earned a berth into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern, 7–31. Maine was led by 10th-year head coach Jack Cosgrove.


2002 Maine gubernatorial election
The 2002 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Independent Governor Angus King was term limited, and unable to seek re-election. U.S. Congressman John Baldacci won the Democratic primary uncontested, while former State Representative Peter Cianchette emerged from the Republican primary victorious. Baldacci and Cianchetti squared off in the general election, along with Green Party nominee Jonathan Carter and independent State Representative John Michael. Ultimately, Baldacci prevailed to win what would be his first of two terms as governor, with Carter taking an unusually high amount of the vote for a third-party candidate.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues that make up Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 9, 2002 at Miller Park, now named American Family Field, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers of the NL. The game controversially ended with a 7–7 tie due to both teams running out of available pitchers. Beginning the next year, home field advantage in the World Series would be awarded to the winning league to prevent ties (this rule would stay until 2016).


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
No player was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award due to the game ending in a tie. The roster selection for the 2002 game marked the inaugural All-Star Final Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star 30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw Jones represented the American and National Leagues as a result of this contest.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
National League starting pitcher Curt Schilling was sharp early on, striking out three through two innings pitched. In the bottom of the first, Barry Bonds hit a deep fly ball off AL starter Derek Lowe, which looked to be deep enough to be a home run. Instead, center fielder Torii Hunter reached over the wall and caught Bonds' drive, denying the NL an early lead. Bonds playfully picked up Hunter as the NL took the field the next inning.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
The NL would get on the board in the bottom of the second, when a Mike Piazza groundout scored Vladimir Guerrero from third. They'd score three more runs the next inning, when Todd Helton singled home Jimmy Rollins. Barry Bonds would get revenge for having his first-inning home run taken away by belting a two-run shot to give the NL a 4–0 lead. The AL would finally score in the fourth, on the strength of a Manny Ramírez RBI single.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
The AL would cut the NL lead in half in the fifth, when Alfonso Soriano hit a homer off Éric Gagné to cut the lead to 4–2. The NL got a run back with Damian Miller's RBI double to put the NL up 5–2. The AL put together a big inning in the seventh to take the lead. An RBI groundout from Garret Anderson, an RBI single from Tony Batista, and a two-run double from Paul Konerko scored four runs for the AL, giving them a 6–5 lead after their half of the seventh.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
The NL regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh, on a two-run single from Lance Berkman, which scored Mike Lowell and Damian Miller. The AL quickly tied the game back up in the eighth with Omar Vizquel's RBI triple. Neither team scored in the ninth, and the game went into extra innings. Vicente Padilla and Freddy García each pitched scoreless tenth innings, keeping the game tied.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
A serious problem arose at this point, as Padilla and Garcia were the last available pitchers on each team. After a scoreless top of the 11th inning, AL and NL managers Joe Torre and Bob Brenly met by the first base dugout with Commissioner Bud Selig to discuss the situation.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Game, Game summary
It was controversially ruled that if the NL did not score in the bottom of the 11th, the game would be declared a tie. After the decision was announced over the stadium's public address system, fans loudly booed and jeered, with beer bottles being thrown onto the field, and chants of "Let them play! ", "Refund! ", "Bud must go!" and "Ripoff!" were heard. Garcia retired the side in the 11th, and the game ended in a 7–7 tie, to further booing and bottle throwing. No MVP award was given.


2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Home Run Derby
The Home Run Derby took place on July 8 with eight players, four from each league, competing to try to hit as many home runs as possible.


2002 Major League Baseball draft
The 2002 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 4 and 5.


2002 Major League Baseball draft, Background
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Bryan Bullington with the first overall pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. The 6'5", 225-pound hurler was ranked by Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers.


2002 Major League Baseball draft, Background
In his three-year career at Ball State, Bullington posted a 29–11 record, 13 complete games and a 3.36 ERA in 46 games (42 starts). He is the university's all-time leader in strikeouts (357) and was a member of the 2001 USA National team. As a freshman, Bullington garnered all-conference honors and led the MAC in strikeouts. He was also named MAC Pitcher-of-the-Year for 2001 and 2002. Bullington set a MAC record in strikeouts and led the league in victories and ERA in 2002.


2002 Major League Baseball draft, Background
Other notable selections in the first round included Prince Fielder (Brewers), son of former Major Leaguer Cecil Fielder; and John Mayberry Jr. (Mariners), son of former Major Leaguer John Mayberry.


2002 Major League Baseball draft, Background
This draft was discussed at length in the Michael Lewis book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, which analyzed Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's approach to player scouting and development.


2002 Major League Baseball season
The 2002 Major League Baseball season finished with two wild-card teams contesting the World Series; the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games for the World Series championship. It was the first title in Angels team history. This was the first season for  .


2002 Major League Lacrosse season
The 2002 Major League Lacrosse season was the second season of the league. The season began on June 6 and concluded with the championship game on September 1, 2002.


2002 Major League Lacrosse season, General information
Baltimore moved its home games to Ravens Stadium. New Jersey moved its home games to Commerce Bank Ballpark.


2002 Major League Lacrosse season, General information
For the first time, a regular season game is played at a neutral site as the Rochester Rattlers defeated the New Jersey Pride at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania on June 22.


2002 Major League Lacrosse season, Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, , PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against


2002 Major League Lacrosse season, Playoffs
Baltimore 21-13 Long Island @ Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio


2002 Major League Lacrosse season, Awards, Weekly Awards
The MLL did not give out awards weekly for the best offensive player and best defensive player in 2002.


2002 Major League Soccer season
The 2002 Major League Soccer season was the seventh season of competition for Major League Soccer.


2002 Major League Soccer season
On January 8, 2002, MLS folded two of its teams. The Miami Fusion F.C. ceased operations after only four years in existence due to low attendance and an unfavorable stadium deal. The Tampa Bay Mutiny also ceased operations due to the lack of local ownership. MLS eliminated the Central Division and returned to its original two-conference alignment.


2002 Major League Soccer season
According to FC Dallas president Dan Hunt, the entire league nearly folded during the 2001 offseason. The owners agreed to shut down the league on a conference call in November 2001, but within two days Lamar Hunt convinced the other owners to give the league another year.


2002 Major League Soccer season, Standings, Overall
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored. (SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference championOnly applicable when the season is not finished:(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.


2002 Major League Soccer season, Player statistics, Goals
Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*


2002 Majorca Open
The 2002 Majorca Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Majorca in Spain and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from April 29 through May 5, 2002.


2002 Majorca Open, Finals, Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi /  Leander Paes defeated  Julian Knowle /  Michael Kohlmann 6–2, 6–4


2002 Majorca Open – Doubles
Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


2002 Majorca Open – Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Julian Knowle and Michael Kohlmann.


2002 Majorca Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 Majorca Open – Singles
In the Singles of the 2002 Majorca Open Alberto Martín was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


2002 Majorca Open – Singles
Gastón Gaudio won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Jarkko Nieminen.


2002 Majorca Open – Singles
This tournament is notable for being the first professional tournament to feature 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal.


2002 Majorca Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 Makassar bombing
The 2002 bombings in Makassar, Indonesia  occurred on December 5, 2002, where a bomb exploded within inner-city McDonald's restaurant. The McDonald’s restaurant was located in the Ratu Indah shopping mall, in Makassar. These bomb actions were conducted by the Islamic group “Laskar Jundullah”, which caused death to 3 people, including the bomber himself, and injured 15 others. The leader of the group, Agung Abdul Hamid, received a jail sentence of 18 years due to the planning and execution of both the bomb and the attack in Makassar. There is police confirmation that the Islamic group, behind the McDonald's attack in Makassar, was Laskar Jundullah Islamic Militia, where many of their beliefs and values reflect and stem from those of The 'Jamaah Islamiyah' Islamic Group.


2002 Makassar bombing, The bombings
The McDonald’s bombing, on the December 5, 2002, occurred on the evening of Eid al-Fitr festival, marking the end of Ramadan – The fasting month for Muslims. The event caused death to 3 people and injured 15 others. Police say these 3 deaths included one of the bombers from the Islamic group Laskar Jundullah. On this same day, the McDonald’s bombings in Makassar was only one of the two to occur, where another bombing took place at a car dealership, a few miles from the McDonald’s. It was reported that no one was injured at this event, however the two events are closely linked through location and meaning.


2002 Makassar bombing, The bombings
These bombings, occurring in both the McDonald's store and the car dealership, and thought to be in relation to the peace agreement and support given by the Indonesia's Vice President, Jusuf Kalla. In the United Nations General Assembly, Kalla promoted the idea that peace "must be developed and nurtured through dialogue, inclusiveness, peaceful settlement of disputes, and non-use of force", in which is believed to have been a potential driver in the actions of the Laskar Jundullah group.


2002 Makassar bombing, The bombings
Kalla owns both the McDonald's store and car dealership in Makassar, where the bombings act as a threat towards the Vice President in relation to his peace phenomena. Another potential driver would be the threat the Indonesia politics as a whole, where the terrorists completed these actions as an attempt to be higher recognised by society and the media.


2002 Makassar bombing, Suspects and sentencing
From these explosion, suspects Agung Abdul Hamid (36 years) and Munir Ansori (28 years) were questioned at Yogyakarta Police Station. From the South Sulawesi Regional Political Anti- Terror team, the arrests of these two suspects were led by the Adjunct Commissioner of Police Triatmojo, in which they asked 50 questions to both the suspects. Agung Hamid was arrested on 3rdOctober 2004 in Jalan Mangkubumi Yogyakarta, and Munir Ansori was arrested on the 27th of September 2004, in Jalan Mageland, Blunyah Tegarejo. Both of the suspects were flown, using the Bouraq commercial aircraft, to Makassar from Aadi Sucipto Airport.


2002 Makassar bombing, Suspects and sentencing
Prior to the arrest, Agung disguised himself as an onion trader moving from town to town, whilst Munir disguised as a used goods conveyor at Klithikan, a Yogyakarta traditional market. During the interrogation of both suspects, Police were able to collect information about the attack, gaining confirmation in the suspicions of Agung Hamid having a significant involvement in the 2002 McDonald’s Bombings in the Ratu Indah Shopping mall. On the August 15, 2005, several years after the bombings, Agung Hamid was trailed at the Makassar District Court, where the judges ruled him as guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment.


2002 Makassar bombing, Suspects and sentencing
Agung Hamid was not the only individual involved in the bombings in Makassar. Anton Bin Labbase and Ilham Riady were charged with the overall planning of the McDonald’s bombings in Makassar, along with Agung. Ilham Riady received 8 years imprisonment for his involvement in the McDonald's bombings, killing three people. Another individual, Galazi Bin Abdul Somad, a Muslim Militant, was heavily involved in the Makassar bombings through the role of transporting the explosives to the actual bombers. He received a sentence of 18 years in jail due to these actions.


2002 Makassar bombing, Connection to Bali bombings
National Police detectives have incentives that there is a strong link between the Makassar and Bali bombings, to which both of the attacks have been blamed on the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group. There has been a strong suspicious that the main targets of both these attacked are targeted at American and Australian symbols – McDonald’s developing from the Western culture, and Bali being a strong Western tourist destination.


2002 Makassar bombing, Connection to Bali bombings
Furthermore, it is confirmed the Bali Bombings occurred as a result of the actions from the Islamic group Jemaah Islamiyah. This further indicates the potential link between Makassar McDonald’s bombings and the Bali Bombings, both in 2002, as Laskar Jundullah stemmed from the practices and beliefs of Jemaah Islamiyah. There are no official police statements stating these events link together however.


2002 Malagasy parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 15 December 2002. They were won by the Tiako I Madagasikara party of President Marc Ravalomanana, which took 103 of the 160 seats. Voter turnout was 67.86% of the 5,844,564 registered voters.


2002 Malagasy political crisis
The 2002 Malagasy political crisis (Malagasy: Krizy Politika Malagasy 2002) was a mass movement and a deadly conflict in Madagascar. It took place between January - July 2002 after the 2001 Malagasy presidential election and the swearing-in of President Marc Ravalomanana.


2002 Malagasy political crisis, Background
Madagascar faced political challenges during the election as the main candidate, Marc Ravalomanana, rejected the results. In 1990-1992, a wave of popular unrest led to the fall of the government and fresh elections, an end to the government’s party in power, and a fresh new life for the Malagasy people. However, after the election, tensions started to simmer due to the results of the elections.


2002 Malagasy political crisis, Uprising
Anti -election results Riots broke out in Antananarivo after opposition supporters led mass protests and a week-long protest movement in the capital. Rioters clashed with police as they threw stones and set fires, while they chanted pro-opposition slogans and demanded fresh votes. The military was deployed to disperse crowds of demonstrators gathering to protest and banned gatherings. During the protests, tear gas and batons were used on demonstrators.


2002 Malagasy political crisis, Uprising
In March, there were a wave of demonstrations amid growing street opposition and daily rioting, as well as the 20 fatalities due to Police brutality. Following this, there were organized marches in protest at the results of the fraudulent-claimed elections. One of the main candidates, Didier Ratsiraka led mass protests in late-March as well. During the protests in the capital, rifle shots were heard and demonstrators waved pictures and flags.


2002 Malagasy political crisis, Uprising
In April, violence break out when rival demonstrators expressed their support of the results and the government. Police opened fire at stone-throwing demonstrators amid escalating tensions in the area. Clashes continued for the next 2 months while the political crisis kept intensifying. In January and February alone, 20-50 were injured during the violence that followed the domestic response to demonstrators.


2002 Malagasy political crisis, Uprising
According to many sources, 70 people lost their lives and hundreds more were injured during the demonstrations. The blockades that caused shortages led the country to the brink of civil war.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 17 March 2002 at the Sepang International Circuit and was the second round of the 2002 Formula One season. The Grand Prix is notable for the first lap collision between Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, which led to the Colombian being given a drive through penalty. This decision led to much criticism for the Malaysian stewards, with the victim of the incident, Schumacher, commenting that the decision was "overly harsh" on Montoya.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was won by the Williams-BMW of German Ralf Schumacher, who commented that it was "almost a perfect race". Ralf was followed by his teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya and following them in third was Ralf's brother, Michael Schumacher.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
The race was followed by a decision by the FIA to give stewards more powers over the punishments of drivers who are involved in incidents which are deemed "avoidable".


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Pre-Race, Practice
The Friday morning session saw the two Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello fastest, the closest car to the Ferraris was Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, who was over one and a half seconds slower. McLaren got the better of Ferrari for the second session with Kimi Räikkönen fastest and his teammate David Coulthard was just over half a second behind him, while the Ferrari of Schumacher was over a second slower than Räikkönen's McLaren in third.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Pre-Race, Practice
Like the Friday sessions, the Saturday sessions were split into two separate sessions, although both sessions were held during the morning. The Ferraris were fastest in the first session, although this time the closest non-Ferrari driver, which was Räikkönen, was under a second behind them. The Williams of Montoya was fastest in the final practice session before qualifying with Räikkönen second fastest and Montoya's teammate, Ralf Schumacher, third fastest.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Qualifying saw Michael Schumacher take his first pole position of the 2002 season, with only the next three drivers being under a second slower than Schumacher's time, the closest being Juan Pablo Montoya who was under a quarter of a second slower. Schumacher's teammate, Barrichello and Montoya's teammate, Ralf Schumacher, were third and fourth respectively.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Before the parade lap, the Arrows of Heinz-Harald Frentzen stalled on the grid for the second time in succession. The German got his car running and managed retain his grid position.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
The start of the race saw Michael Schumacher immediately cut Montoya, making the Colombian brake and avoid a collision, this allowed Barrichello to get alongside Montoya coming into the first corner. Montoya however managed to out-brake the Brazilian into the first corner and thus was alongside Schumacher going through the corner. As the Williams and Ferrari travelled through the corner, Schumacher's Ferrari started to experience understeer and went into Montoya's car, taking the Ferrari front wing off. The incident left Montoya going wide and going off the track for a brief moment.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
This left Barrichello in the lead with Schumacher Ferrari, minus a front-wing, in second place and his brother Ralf in third. Michael Schumacher came into the pits for a new nose, promoting Ralf to second. The second lap saw a collision between the two Jordans of Giancarlo Fisichella and Takuma Sato, when the latter ran into the back of the former.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
"I am really sorry about what happened," said Sato after the race, "I apologized to Giancarlo immediately after the race and he took it very well which I think says a lot of good things about his character" he added. On lap 7, Montoya was given a drive through penalty which cost the Colombian 20 seconds to Barrichello's lead, it was the first drive through penalty in Formula One, as the penalty was added to the list of penalties for the stewards.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race at the front was between Barrichello; Ralf Schumacher and the two McLarens of Räikkönen and David Coulthard. The two McLarens soon dropped out, both retirements were due to an engine failure. This left the Ferrari and the Williams to battle for the lead, albeit on different strategies, with Barrichello on two stops and Ralf on one-stop. Barrichello was 21 seconds ahead but rejoined 5 seconds behind after his second stop on lap 35.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
He then closed in on Ralf at a second a lap, and was just 1.2 seconds behind when his engine failed on lap 39, leaving Ralf over 30 seconds ahead of the field with Jenson Button second, with Montoya and Schumacher third and fifth in their recovery drives, with Nick Heidfeld between them.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Montoya got past Button, despite the Brit's defensive driving and moved up into second behind his teammate. The Williams pair went on to finish first and second, making it the first Williams 1-2 since the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Button, who was now demoted to third, look on course to take his first podium finish of his F1 career, but a suspension problem gave the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher the last podium finish, leaving Button to take fourth place, his first points scoring finish for his new team, Renault. The final two points positions are taken by the two Saubers of Heidfeld and Massa; it was the first points scoring finish for Massa.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-Race
The decision to penalise Montoya was met with a host of criticism. The head steward at the event, Nazir Hoosein, had a history of making strange decisions, as he was head steward at the 1998 British Grand Prix, where Michael Schumacher won the race in the pitlane, which led to Hoosein losing his license to be a steward for a year.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-Race
Michael Schumacher later commented that he thought it was "overly harsh" on Montoya for the incident, while Montoya himself commented that it was "very unfair" and that he "gave Michael room" and commented that Schumacher "understeered and touched him" before adding that "it was a racing incident".


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-Race
Championship wise, Michael Schumacher's lead in the Drivers' Championship decreased by two points while the Williams team moved up to take the lead in the Constructors' Championship with 22 points to Ferrari's 14.


2002 Malaysian Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.


2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 October 2002 at the Sepang International Circuit.


2002 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fourteen has concluded.


2002 Maldives FA Cup
The 2002 Maldives FA Cup, was the 15th edition of the Maldives FA Cup.


2002 Malian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 14 July 2002, with a second round in some constituencies on 28 July.


2002 Malian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 April 2002, with a run-off on 12 May. The previous president, Alpha Oumar Konaré, stood down after 10 years in office, having been term limited by the Malian constitution to two terms. Amadou Toumani Touré won the election with 65% of the vote in the second round.


2002 Malian presidential election, Candidates
Twenty-four candidates were certified by the Constitutional Court and stood in the election. Only one candidate, a woman who would have been the country's first female presidential candidate if she had been allowed to run, was prevented from standing for election after failing to provide the deposit of approximately $7,000.


2002 Malian presidential election, Electoral system
In order to register to contest the elections, candidates had to provide a deposit of approximately $7,000. This was returned if the candidate won over 5% of the vote in the first round. Each candidate was entitled to have a representative at each of the 12,400 polling booths.


2002 Malian presidential election, Electoral system
The election was held using the two-round system, with a second round held as none of the candidates received over 50% of the vote in the first round.


2002 Malian presidential election, Conduct
Overall, international observers said the election was well managed and transparent; however, there were many procedural irregularities. After the first round of voting, the Constitutional Court cancelled over 500,000 of the ballots due to problems such as unregistered voters and missing election reports.


2002 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen for the 2002 season.


2002 Malta International Football Tournament
The 2002 Malta International Tournament (known as the Rothmans Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh edition of the Malta International Tournament. Held between 9 February and 13 February 2002, the tournament was contested by host country Malta, Jordan, Lithuania and Moldova.


2002 Malta Open darts
2002 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2002.


2002 Malé League
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2002 Malé League
The 2002 Malé League was the second season of the Malé League.


2002 Manchester City Council election
Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 2002. One third of the council - alongside a vacancy in Moss Side - was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. The Independent Labour candidates stood as "Independent Progressive Labour". Overall turnout rose to 24.4% and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.


2002 Manchester City Council election, Election result
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:


2002 Manitoba municipal elections
The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.


2002 Manitoba municipal elections, Brandon
School trustee Malcolm Jolly died on 11 March 2003. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.


2002 Manitoba municipal elections, Neepawa
Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.


2002 Manitoba municipal elections, Selkirk
Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.


2002 Manitoba municipal elections, Waskada
Electors could vote for four candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.


2002 Manitoba municipal elections, Waskada
Results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 24 October 2002 and 28 October 2002. The final official totals do not appear to have been significantly different.


2002 Maranhão gubernatorial election
The Maranhão gubernatorial election, 2002 was held in the Brazilian state of Maranhão on October 6, alongside Brazil's general elections. PFL candidate, José Reinaldo, was re-elected on October 6, 2002.


2002 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland
The 2002 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland was the ninth round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on July 14, 2002 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.


2002 Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland
The major story coming into the race weekend was Cristiano da Matta going for a CART record 5th consecutive win. However, engine failure on lap 20 ended his race. After Dario Franchitti suffered similar engine woes, the lead was turned over to Patrick Carpentier who led all but one of the remaining laps en route to victory.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team was coached by seventh-year head coach Bob Pruett. Marshall won its fifth MAC title in six years and its fifth consecutive bowl game.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
While Stan Hill and his Marshall teammates were celebrating a dramatic win, Miami (Ohio) defensive coordinator John Wauford was being led off the field in handcuffs by state police.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Moments after Hill scored on a 1-yard run with 5 seconds left for a 36-34 victory Tuesday night, Wauford allegedly shoved a Marshall fan and was arrested. The fan, Robert A. Flaugher of Pickerington, Ohio, hit his head on the artificial turf and was taken on a stretcher to a hospital with a concussion, according to a report filed by State Police in Huntington. Flaugher was in stable condition at St. Mary's Medical Center, said a nursing supervisor who did not want her name released.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Wauford was charged with battery, a misdemeanor. He was transported to Cabell County Magistrate Court and posted bail. The amount wasn't immediately released. Miami officials refused to comment on the incident, and did not make players or coaches available to media.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Marshall fans stormed the field after Stan Hill's winning score. Playing in place of the injured Byron Leftwich and making his first career start, Hill also threw four touchdown passes.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Ben Roethlisberger twice brought Miami back from double-digit deficits, and Luke Clemens' 17-yard TD run gave the RedHawks a 34-29 lead with 6:33 left.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
After a dropped pass in the end zone by Darius Watts - who caught three TD passes from Hill - a pair of interference calls against Miami put the ball at the 1, setting up Hill's run.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Toledo
A month's worth of limping on a sore shin didn't deter Byron Leftwich, and neither did getting flattened by Toledo's David Gardner. Leftwich got up from the third-quarter hit to throw two late touchdowns, including a 40-yarder to Darius Watts with 49 seconds left, as Marshall beat the Rockets 49-45 in the Mid-American Conference championship game.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Toledo
Marshall atoned for a loss at Toledo in the 2001 championship game, in which the Rockets overcame a 23-0 deficit to win 41-36.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Toledo
Leftwich completed 32 of 42 passes for 404 yards and four TDs to overshadow the four rushing touchdowns by Toledo redshirt freshman Trinity Dawson, who finished with a career-high 130 yards. Leftwich became the conference's all-time leading passer with 11,654, surpassing the 11,299 yards set by Tim Lester from 1996-99.


2002 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Team players drafted in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.


2002 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2002 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ralph Friedgen, the Terrapins appeared in the 2002 Peach Bowl.


2002 Maryland Terrapins football team, Team players in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.


2002 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, making him the first Republican governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew in 1966. This was the last time Charles County voted Republican for any office.


2002 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election
Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend won the Democratic nomination, and Congressman Bob Ehrlich won the Republican nomination, both over token opposition.


2002 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election
Ehrlich chose Maryland Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele as his running mate, while Townsend chose Admiral Charles R. Larson as her running mate. Larson switched to the Democratic Party just a few weeks before the election.


2002 Maryland gubernatorial election, General election
Kennedy's selection of Larson as her running mate proved to be an unpopular move, seeing as he was a white former Republican and had been selected without consultation with black Democratic leaders. Ehrlich ran advertisements assailing incumbent Governor Parris Glendening for the increasingly dismal fiscal situation in Maryland, an issue that resonated with Maryland voters. Glendening's unpopularity did little to help his Lieutenant Governor's flailing campaign.


2002 Massachusetts Question 2
The Massachusetts English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative, Question 2 was a successful initiative voted on in the Massachusetts general election held on November 5, 2002. It was one of three 2002 ballot measures put to public vote, and the only one to pass.


2002 Massachusetts Question 2
The initiative was reportedly financed by Silicon Valley multimillionaire Ron Unz, while it was opposed by the Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities.


2002 Massachusetts Question 2, Voting
Question 2 on the ballot, "English Language Education in Public Schools".


2002 Massachusetts Question 2, Further reading
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2002 Massachusetts elections
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.


2002 Massachusetts elections
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 17, 2002.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Governor & Lieutenant Governor
Republicans Mitt Romney and Kerry Healey were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidates Shannon O'Brien and Chris Gabrieli, Green-Rainbow candidates Jill Stein and Tony Lorenzen, Libertarian candidates Carla Howell and Rich Aucoin, and independent candidates Barbara C. Johnson and Joe Schebel.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Secretary of the Commonwealth
Democrat William F. Galvin was re-elected Secretary of the Commonwealth for a third term. He defeated Perennial candidate Jack E. Robinson III in the general election.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Auditor
Democrat A. Joseph DeNucci was re-elected Auditor. He defeated Libertarian Kamal Jain and Independent John James Xenakis.


2002 Massachusetts elections, United States Senator
Democratic incumbent John Kerry was re-elected over his Libertarian challenger Michael Cloud.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures
There were three statewide ballot questions, all initiatives, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures, Question 1
Abolishing the state income tax. A law to eliminate any state personal income tax for income or other gain realized on or after July 1, 2003.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures, Question 2
English Language Education in Public Schools Initiative: Abolishing bilingual education and replacing it with a one-year program of rapid English immersion. A law that would require that, with limited exceptions, all public-school children must be taught all subjects in English.


2002 Massachusetts elections, Ballot measures, Question 3
Taxpayer funding for Clean Elections. A non-binding question relative to the funding of political campaigns for public office.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican acting governor Jane Swift chose not to seek a full term in office. Republican businessman Mitt Romney defeated Democratic Treasurer Shannon O'Brien.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor
In 2002, Republican lieutenant governor Jane Swift was expected to campaign for the governor's office, and she had said she would in October 2001. Swift had been serving as acting governor after Republican governor Paul Cellucci resigned upon being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Canada. However, Swift was viewed as an unpopular executive, and her administration was plagued by political missteps and personal and ethical controversies. Many Republicans viewed her as a liability and considered her unable to win a general election against a Democrat.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor
Prominent GOP activists campaigned to persuade businessman Mitt Romney, who had previously run for the U.S. Senate from the state, to run for governor. Romney was coming off a successful stint as head of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 and was also mentioned as a possible candidate for Governor of Utah. Romney had previously indicated in fall 2001 that he would not challenge a sitting Republican in running for the Massachusetts governorship, and thus was in a delicate position. Massachusetts Republican State Committee chair Kerry Healey had flown to Utah to personally assess Romney's intentions.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor
On March 17, Romney flew to Massachusetts; a Boston Herald poll showed him defeating Swift by a 75 percent to 12 percent margin in a  Republican primary. Two days later, Swift declared that she had decided not to seek her party's nomination, citing  family reasons and also saying "I believe that this is in the best interest of our state, as it will allow the Republican Party's best chances of holding the governor's office in November." Three hours later, Romney announced his candidacy. Romney was subsequently unopposed in the Republican party primary.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Lieutenant governor, Candidates
Jim Rappaport, the Republican nominee for United States Senate in 1990 and a political adversary of Jane Swift, was the first Republican to declare his candidacy for lieutenant governor.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Lieutenant governor, Candidates
In February, Swift named Patrick Guerriero, her deputy chief of staff, as her running mate after multiple others declined. Guerriero was the nation's first openly gay candidate for lieutenant governor.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Lieutenant governor, Candidates
After Romney entered the race he selected Kerry Healey, former chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, to be his running mate. Shortly after Romney's endorsement of Healey, Guerriero dropped out of the race and gave his support to Healey. Rappaport remained in the race and lost to Healey in the Republican primary.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
The leader in most of the polls conducted was O'Brien, who was a longtime insider with four generations of heritage in the Beacon Hill political establishment. However, she faced criticism for some of the losing investments she had made as state treasurer.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Reich's candidacy attracted considerable media attention, especially due to the 1997 publication of his memoir of working for the Clinton administration, Locked in the Cabinet. Reich had received criticism for embellishing events with invented dialogue, and the book had so angered Bill Clinton that he endorsed Grossman instead.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
Of the Democrats running, only Tolman elected to accept Clean Elections funding.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Governor, Candidates
In the September 17, 2002, primary, O'Brien won with 33 percent of the vote; Reich came in second with 25 percent, followed by 24 percent for Birmingham and 18 percent for Tolman (Grossman had dropped out before then).


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Lieutenant governor, Candidates
Gabrieli was the running mate of Shannon O'Brien while Slattery and Pines were not affiliated with any candidate.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Question of Romney's residency
Before the primaries concluded, Democratic officials claimed that Romney was ineligible to run for governor, citing residency issues. The Massachusetts Constitution requires that a gubernatorial candidate be an "inhabitant" for seven consecutive years prior to a run for office.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Question of Romney's residency
Romney had attended business and law school at Harvard and spent his entire business career in Massachusetts until being hired to organize the Salt Lake Olympics in 1999. In 1999, Romney had listed himself as a part-time Massachusetts resident, Romney had claimed residency in Utah from 1999 to 2002, during his time as president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and received a $54,000 property tax break there. Romney now offered to pay back that exemption. Romney said that he had planned to return to Massachusetts all along.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Question of Romney's residency
On June 8, 2002, the Massachusetts Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission, which tended to be lenient in its interpretations of the requirements for residency. At the time the commission was composed of three Republicans, one Democrat and one independent. On June 25, 2002, the commission unanimously ruled that Romney was eligible to run for office, saying that "[Romney] never severed his ties to Massachusetts [and] his testimony was credible in all respects." The ruling was not challenged in court, and Romney accused the Democrats of playing "ridiculous, dirty politics".


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Romney ran as a political outsider and as an agent of change, saying he would "clean up the mess on Beacon Hill." He said he was "not a partisan Republican" but rather a "moderate" with "progressive" views Romney declared support for faith-based initiatives and campaigned as a pro-choice candidate who would protect a woman's right to an abortion. He rejected the endorsement of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, an anti-abortion organization.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
O'Brien claimed Romney was "trying to mask a very conservative set of belief systems". While saying she would not criticize his membership in the LDS Church, she attacked his substantial donations to Brigham Young University, objecting to their bar on expressions of homosexuality. O'Brien came out in support of same-sex marriage.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Supporters of Romney hailed his business record, especially his success with the 2002 Olympics, as that of one who would be able to bring a new era of efficiency into Massachusetts politics. His campaign was the first to use microtargeting techniques, in which small groups of voters were reached with narrowly tailored messaging.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
He proposed to reorganize the state government and stressed his ability to obtain federal funds for the state. Romney said he would  cut $1 billion out of the $23 billion state budget by eliminating the usual suspects of waste, fraud, and mismanagement while still reducing taxes over a phased period. He also said he was generally against tax increases, but refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. He did attempt to paint O'Brien as a 'tax-and-spend liberal'.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
O'Brien focused her attacks by portraying Romney as being out of place in Massachusetts. Romney had stumbled earlier in the year by not knowing that "MCAS" stood for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System of school exams. To soften Romney's image, a series of "work days" had been staged over the summer, in which he performed blue-collar jobs such as herding cows and baling hay, unloading a fishing boat, and hauling garbage. Television ads highlighting the effort, as well as one portraying his family in gushing terms and showing him shirtless, received a poor public response. O'Brien responded, "Massachusetts doesn't need a governor who thinks getting in touch with working people is a costume party."


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
By mid-October, Romney trailed O'Brien in most polls. He responded with negative ads that accused O'Brien of mismanaging pension funds. Specifically, one ad featured a basset hound sleeping as men removed bags of money from the Massachusetts treasury. Another associated her husband Emmet Hayes, a former lobbyist, with the Enron scandal.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
O'Brien's campaign was hobbled by the short amount of time between the primary and the general election and by her having exhausted most of her funds by spending $4.5 million to win the nomination. Romney, able to focus on the general election in the absence of any primary contest, contributed over $6 million to his own campaign during the election, a state record at the time. He raised nearly $10 million for his campaign overall.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
In the debates, O'Brien attacked Romney repeatedly. He referred to her style as "unbecoming", which engendered criticism that he was insensitive to women.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
After being excluded from the first debate, Stein and Independent candidate Barbara Johnson sued the media organizers of the debate. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Linda Giles ruled against Stein and Johnson, stating that the state's campaign finance laws do not apply to the press organizing political debates and that the invitations to Shannon O'Brien and Mitt Romney did not constitute a campaign contribution.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Romney and Healey were elected governor and lieutenant governor with 50 percent of the vote over O'Brien and Gabrieli, who received 45 percent. Ten years later, Romney and Stein ran against each other in the 2012 U.S. presidential election, with both losing to incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama.


2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Romney performed strongly with Republicans and won many independents in the belt between Route 128 and I-495. He almost ran even with O'Brien in smaller working-class cities, and held down Democratic margins in large urban areas. This was the fourth consecutive win for Republicans in the state gubernatorial contest.


2002 MasterCard Truck Series
The 2002 MasterCard Truck Series was the first season of the MasterCard Truck Series. After eight races Jorge Goeters was proclaimed champion.


2002 Masters (snooker)
The 2002 Masters (officially the 2002 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional invitational snooker tournament held at the Wembley Conference Centre, London from 3 to 10 February 2002. It was the 28th edition of The Masters, a Triple Crown event, and the penultimate invitational event in the 2001–02 snooker season. It followed the 2001 Scottish Masters and preceded the 2002 Irish Masters. Sponsored by the cigarette company Benson & Hedges, the event featured the top 16 from the snooker world rankings and two wild cards. The competition had a total prize fund of £650,000, with £175,000 going to the winner.


2002 Masters (snooker)
Paul Hunter was the tournament's defending champion and qualified for the final with victories over Stephen Lee, Peter Ebdon and Alan McManus in the preceding rounds as Mark Williams reached the same stage by defeating Mark King, Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White. Hunter defeated Williams 10–9 (ten frames to nine) to win the second of three Masters titles. Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled the tournament's highest break, a 138 total clearance, in the fourth frame of his first round match with Joe Swail.


2002 Masters (snooker), Overview
The Masters is an invitational snooker tournament that was first held in 1975; the top-16 players from the snooker world rankings as well as a sponsors' selection entrant and the Benson and Hedges Championship victor invited to participate as wild cards for the 2002 competition. It is one of the three Triple Crown events in the game of snooker; the others being the World Snooker Championship and the UK Championship, but it is not an ranking tournament. As an invitational event, it carried no world ranking points. The 2002 Masters was its 28th staging, and the penultimate World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) invitational event of the 2001–02 season, following the 2001 Scottish Masters and preceding the 2002 Irish Masters. It was held from 3 to 10 February 2002, at the Wembley Conference Centre, London, England.


2002 Masters (snooker), Overview
Sponsored by the tobacco company Benson & Hedges, it had a total prize fund of £695,000, with £190,000 going to the winner, and the host broadcaster was the BBC. Every match was played as best-of-11 frames, except for the final which was the best-of-19 frames. World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was installed as the favourite by bookmakers to win the tournament. Stephen Hendry, the six-times Masters champion, commented on his prospects of a seventh title: "There is no doubt that this is one of the most difficult tournaments to win. For the players it is second only to the Embassy [World Snooker Championship] in terms of prestige. But I feel I have certainly got as good a chance as anybody."


2002 Masters (snooker), Overview, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 2002 Masters is shown below: