2002 ICC Champions Trophy Final, Aftermath
International Cricket Council's (ICC) rule for One Day International (ODI) cricket at that time was: "a minimum of 25 overs have to be bowled to the side batting second to constitute a match". Indian cricketers criticized the rule ICC Champions Trophy after rain washed-out the final twice. Former Indian wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer about the rule that the "it's absolutely daft", and it "doesn't make any sense". Sanjay Manjrekar, former Test cricketer, said that the ICC "should look at that rule straight away and change it", and the "obvious thing is to continue from where they left off". Ajit Wadekar, former Indian captain, called the matches "boring" and asked the ICC  to revise the group format for the tournament to preclude meaningless matches in the first round.


2002 ICC Champions Trophy squads
The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was a cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. It was the third edition of the ICC Champions Trophy – the first two having been known as the ICC Knock Out Tournaments. The tournament was due to be held in India, but was switched to Sri Lanka when an exemption from tax in India was not granted. Fifteen matches were to be played in the tournament including two semi-finals and a final match. [ 1] All the matches were played in Colombo at two grounds: R. Premadasa Stadium and Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. It was the first time that the teams of all International Cricket Council (ICC) member nations visited Sri Lanka to participate in a cricket tournament. [ 1]


2002 ICC Champions Trophy squads
Twelve teams competed: the 10 Test-playing nations plus Kenya who has full One Day International (ODI) status and the 2001 ICC Trophy winners the Netherlands. The teams were split into four pools of three teams each. Each team played the other two teams in its pool once, and the four teams that lead in each pool proceeded to the Semi Finals. [ 2][3] Australia lost to Sri Lanka in the first semi-final whereas India defeated South Africa in the second semi final. The Final between India and Sri Lanka was washed out twice, to leave no result. [ 4] Virender Sehwag was the highest run-scorer of the tournament and Muttiah Muralitharan was the highest wicket-taker.


2002 ICC Champions Trophy squads
This is a list of squads that participated in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.


2002 ICC Six Nations Challenge
The 2002 ICC Six Nations Challenge was the second edition of the ICC Six Nations Challenge. It was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in Namibia from 7 to 14 April 2002. All matches at the tournament were played in Windhoek.


2002 ICC Six Nations Challenge, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, and then alphabetically.


2002 ICC Six Nations Challenge, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2002 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. It was the 27th edition. Bourg St.-Maurice hosted the championships previously in 1969 and 1987, and matches the times hosted by Spittal, Austria (1963, 1965, 1977) and Meran, Italy (1953, 1971, 1983). Beginning at these championships, this event would be held on an annual basis in non-Summer Olympic years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee (East of Chattanooga) in September that year on the canoe slalom course used for the 1996 Summer Olympics in neighboring Atlanta, but were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.


2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain.


2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in nine events, all in kayak.


2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Doping controversy
Dmitiry Sabin of the Ukraine won the silver in the C-1 200 m event, but was disqualified when he tested positive for doping. Sabin became the first person to fail a doping test in canoe sprint at an Olympic or world championship level though he did compete at the following year's world championships.


2002 IHF Super Globe
The 2002 IHF Super Globe was the second edition. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 3–9 June 2002. There were just one group playing against each other, so the group ranking was the final ranking.


2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship
The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 19th and final IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships. It took place between 10 and 15 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was won by China, who claimed their second title by defeating all five other nations. Australia and New Zealand finished second and third respectively.


2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship, Overview
The 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship began on 10 March 2002 in Auckland, New Zealand. The first game was played between Chinese Taipei and Mongolia with Mongolia winning the game 5–2. China won the tournament winning all five games against the opposing nations and claimed their second title after first winning the 1988 tournament. Australia finished second, losing only to China in their five games and New Zealand finished third after losing to Australia and China. Thailand, who finished last, also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against Australia, going down 38–1. Following the tournament all teams were offered entry into Division III of the IIHF World U18 Championship, making the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship the final tournament.


2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2002 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2002 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 6th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Nuremberg and Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany, with the gold-medal game played on July 27, 2002.


2002 IIHF World Championship
The 2002 IIHF World Championship was held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.


2002 IIHF World Championship
It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).


2002 IIHF World Championship, Qualification Tournament
Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament took place between October 15 and October 17, 2001 in Harbin, China.


2002 IIHF World Championship, Final tournament
In the First Round, the top 3 teams from each group progressed to the Second Round, whilst the last placed team progressed to the Consolation Round.


2002 IIHF World Championship, Final tournament, Second round
In the Second Round, the top 4 teams from each group progressed to the Final Round, whilst the bottom 2 teams are eliminated.


2002 IIHF World Championship, Final tournament, Second round, Group E
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.


2002 IIHF World Championship, Final tournament, Second round, Group F
Tables and scores below include meetings between teams during the First Round.


2002 IIHF World Championship, Final tournament, Consolation Round 13-16 Place, Group G
As the Far Eastern qualifier,  Japan avoids relegation. Therefore,  Poland and  Italy are relegated to Division I for the 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships


2002 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals, then (fewer) games played.


2002 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2002 IIHF World Championship Final
The 2002 IIHF World Championship Final was an ice hockey match that took place on May 11, 2002 in Göteborg, Sweden, to determine the winner of the 2002 IIHF World Championship. Slovakia defeated Russia to win its first championship.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships were held in Piešťany and Trnava, Slovakia. The championships began on April 11, 2002, and finished on April 21, 2002. Games were played at Zimny Stadion in Piešťany and Zimny Stadion in Trnava. The US team finished first in the final round to capture the gold, while Russia and the Czech Republic captured the silver and bronze medal respectively. USA and Russia played the last game of the final round to determine the medals. Needing to beat Russia by two goals, USA led 2–1 with a minute remaining. They pulled their goalie, leading to Zach Parise's gold medal-winning goal with thirty seconds remaining.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Championship results, Relegation Round
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the relegation round:


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Championship results, Final round
Note: The following matches from the preliminary round carry forward to the final round:


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Championship results, Final standings
Germany,  Norway, and  Ukraine are relegated to Division I for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I
The Division I tournament was played in Celje and Maribor, Slovenia, from 23 to 29 March 2002. With the temporary expansion of the top level to twelve teams because of the late inclusion of Canada, Division I was left short one team. France, the previous year's runner up in Division II was invited, but failed to respond, so the tournament was played with only seven teams.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I, Play-Off
Kazakhstan were promoted to the top level, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II
The Division II tournament was played in Briançon, France, from 22 to 29 March 2002. With North Korea's absence, Romania (the previous year's Division III runners-up) gained a late promotion into this tournament.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II, Final round and Consolation round
With the forthcoming reorganization into twelve team divisions,  France,  Poland, and  Great Britain were all promoted to Division I, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III
The Division III tournament was played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania, from 5 to 9 March 2002.


2002 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, First round
With the forthcoming reorganization into twelve team divisions, everyone but  Turkey were promoted to Division II, and no team was relegated for the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
The 2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XIII held in Pietersburg, South Africa was the 13th IPSC Handgun World Shoot.


2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Open
The Open division had the largest participation with 339 competitors (43.4 %).


2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Standard
The Standard division had the second largest participation with 306 competitors (39.2 %).


2002 ISAF World Sailing Games
The 2002 ISAF World Sailing Games was held in Marseille, France 29 July – 10 July.


2002 ISAF World Sailing Games
The selected classes were 470 (men and women), Hobie 16 (open and women), women's J/22, J/80, men's Laser, women's Laser Radial, Techno 293 (open and women). Each country were allowed to entry two sailors per event, with addition to the ISAF rankings leaders in Olympic classes, winners of the preceding 1998 games and winners of the 2000 Olympics.


2002 ISAF World Sailing Games, Competition format, Events and equipment
Each country were allowed to entry two sailors per event, with addition to the ISAF rankings leaders in Olympic classes (end of April 2002), winners of the preceding 1998 games and winners of the 2000 Olympics.


2002 ISSF World Cup
For the 2002 ISSF World Cup in the seventeen Olympic shooting events, the World Cup Final was held in August 2002 in Munich, Germany for the rifle, pistol and running target events, and in October 2002 in Lonato, Italy for the shotgun events.


2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 48th ISSF World Shooting Championships were held in Lahti, Finland from July 2 to July 16, 2002.


2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships, World records
Several world records were equalled or bettered in Lahti. Especially in women's 300 m Rifle and women's running target, both non-Olympic (so there are few other occasions for them) and both relatively new on the program, were records wiped away.


2002 ITF Men's Circuit
The 2002 ITF Men's Circuit was the 2002 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit included satellite events and 301 'Futures' tournaments played year round across six continents, with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.


2002 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2002, the ITF Women's circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. In addition to the traditional tournament format, there were also two four-week circuits worth $40,000 each in prize money and two four-week development circuits (both held in India) each worth $20,000.


2002 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF world champions in 2002 were Serena Williams (senior singles), Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (senior doubles), Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (junior singles) and Elke Clijsters (junior doubles).


2002 ITF Women's Circuit, Singles titles by nation
This list displays only the top 20 nations in terms of singles titles wins.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
The 2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: X Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala on 11 and 12 May. A total of 328 athletes participated in the 44-event programme. The 3000 metres was introduced for both men and women, replacing the longer 10,000 metres event.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
Following on from the success of the 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics and 2001 Central American Games, Guatemala hosted the Ibero-American Championships for the first time. The competition was a factor for selection for the Americas team in the 2002 IAAF World Cup. Cuba, Spain and Portugal all sent small delegations to the competition, which was held at an altitude of 1402 m – a factor which raised performances in the sprints and jumps.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
Brazil topped the medal table for the second time running, taking 38 medals (15 of them gold) from the events. Despite its reduced numbers, Cuba placed second as its athletes won eight events and 16 medals overall. Mexico had the next highest number of event winners, with five gold medallists, while Colombia had the third highest medal haul (13). Fifteen of the 21 nations present reached the medal table.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
Six new championship records were set at the competition. Maurren Maggi cleared a record of 6.97 m to win the long jump, while Isbel Luaces's javelin throw of 81.64 m bettered the championship record. Vânia Silva improved the women's hammer throw mark by several metres. Uruguay's Heber Viera and Brazil's Vicente de Lima needed a photo finish to separate them in the 100 metres. The Uruguayan took the honours by 2/1000 of a second – a difference which may have been made by de Lima's premature celebration before the line. Viera went on take the 200 metres silver in a Uruguayan record time.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
Former Olympic champion Jefferson Pérez was present for the men's racewalk and won by half a minute. Hudson de Souza defended his 800/1500 metres double from the 2000 edition. Others to defend their titles were Alejandra García in the women's pole vault, Felipa Palacios in the 200 m and Gilmar Mayo in the men's high jump.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Participation
Of the twenty-eight member nations of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo twenty-one sent delegations to the competition. None of the six African members took part. All the original 22 founding member nations were present with the sole exception of Paraguay. A total of 312 athletes participated at the event.


2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place on May 11–12, 2002 on Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala. As the stadium is located 1402 meters above sea level, performances in some of the events were aided by high altitude.


2002 Icelandic Cup
The Visa-Bikar 2002 was the forty-third season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 22, 2002 and concluded with the final on September 28, 2002. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2003–04.


2002 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The 2002 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the seventh staging of the Icelandic Men's League Cup. It featured all the 2001 Úrvalsdeild karla teams and the top 6 teams from 1. deild karla in 2001.


2002 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The competition started on 15 February 2002  and concluded on 7 May 2002 with FH beating Fylkir 4-3 on penalties in the final.


2002 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2002 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Idaho was a football-only member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games in the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow. The Vandals' head coach was alumnus Tom Cable, in his third season, and Idaho was 2–10 overall, 1–5 in conference.


2002 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 2002 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Idaho. Dirk Kempthorne, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Jerry Brady to win a second term, but the win was not nearly as overwhelming as Kempthorne's 1998 victory. This was the first Idaho gubernatorial election since 1978 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.


2002 Idaho gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Although Brady performed considerably better than 1998 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Robert C. Huntley and won in Ada County, Kempthorne won reelection with a comfortable majority.


2002 Idara Amn-o-Insaf attack
On 25 September 2002, two gunmen conducted an attack on the Idara-e-Amn-o-Insaf near Rimpa Plaza in the Karachi, Pakistan. The two gunmen entered the building with TT pistols and made the entire office staff hostage. Then, they blind-folded them and killed them one-by-one. Six were killed on the spot while one died in the hospital.


2002 Idara Amn-o-Insaf attack, Background
Idara Amn-o-Insaf is a Christian charity based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was formed in 1974 with financial assistance of the World Council of Churches.


2002 Idea Prokom Open
The 2002 Idea Prokom Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sopot in Poland that was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 21 July through 28 July 2002.


2002 Idea Prokom Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
František Čermák /  Leoš Friedl defeated  Jeff Coetzee /  Nathan Healey 7–5, 7–5


2002 Idea Prokom Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova /  Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario defeated  Evgenia Kulikovskaya /  Ekaterina Sysoeva 6–2, 6–2


2002 Idea Prokom Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
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2002 Idea Prokom Open – Men's Doubles
Paul Hanley and Nathan Healey were the defending champions but only Healey competed that year with Jeff Coetzee.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Men's Doubles
Coetzee and Healey lost in the final 7–5, 7–5 against František Čermák and Leoš Friedl.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Men's Singles
Tommy Robredo was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Men's Singles
José Acasuso won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 against Franco Squillari.


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


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Women's Doubles
Joannette Kruger and Francesca Schiavone were the defending champions, but did not compete this year.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Women's Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title by defeating Evgenia Kulikovskaya and Ekaterina Sysoeva 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Women's Singles
Cristina Torrens Valero was the defending champion, but lost in first round to Joanna Sakowicz.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Women's Singles
Dinara Safina won the title against Henrieta Nagyová. Safina was leading 6–3, 4–0 when Nagyová was forced to retire.


2002 Idea Prokom Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 If Stockholm Open
The 2002 If Stockholm Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. The tournament took place from 21 October through 27 October 2002. Paradorn Srichaphan won the singles title.


2002 If Stockholm Open, Finals, Doubles
Wayne Black /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Wayne Arthurs /  Paul Hanley 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)


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


2002 If Stockholm Open – Doubles
Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) against Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley.


2002 If Stockholm Open – Singles
Sjeng Schalken was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Taylor Dent.


2002 If Stockholm Open – Singles
Paradorn Srichaphan won in the final 6–7(2–7), 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 against Marcelo Ríos.


2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The team's head coach was Ron Turner, who was in his sixth season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 5–7 and failed to make a bowl game.


2002 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Primary elections were held on March 19, 2002.


2002 Illinois elections
The Democratic Party made gains in these elections, while the Republican Party conversely saw losses. The Democratic Party retained their control of the State House and flipped control of the State Senate. The Democratic Party also won the Governorship and Lieutenant Governorship in their combined election, ending 26 years of Republican control of the state's executive branch. In addition, among the other four statewide elected offices, the Democratic Party retained their hold of two (Secretary of State and Comptroller), while flipping another (Attorney General). This left Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka as the sole remaining Republican holder of a statewide office.


2002 Illinois elections
The losses for Republicans continued a decline of fortunes that had taken place in the state of Illinois over the last several elections for the party, which previously had held all statewide elected offices and both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly in the mid-1990s (following the 1994 elections).


2002 Illinois elections, Election information
2002 was a midterm election year in the United States.


2002 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout, Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 32.84%, with 2,321,875 votes cast.


2002 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout, General election
For the general election, turnout was 51.86%, with 3,653,060 votes cast.


2002 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Dick Durbin won reelection to a second term.


2002 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
Illinois had lost one seat in the reapportionment following the 2000 United States Census. All 19 of Illinois' remaining seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2002.


2002 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
Before the election, Democrats and Republicans each held 10 seats from Illinois. In 2002, Republicans won 10 seats while Democrats won 9.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Governor George Ryan, a Republican plagued by scandals, did not seek reelection. Democrat Rod Blagojevich was elected to succeed him.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Jim Ryan, a Republican, did not seek a third term, instead opting to run for Governor. Democrat Lisa Madigan was elected to succeed him.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Secretary of State Jesse White, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term in office.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, Comptroller
Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, was reelected to a third term.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, State Senate
All 59 of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2002, as this election followed a redistricting. Control of the Illinois Senate was flipped from Republican to Democratic. Republicans had been in control of the State Senate since 1993, having captured a majority from the 1992 election.


2002 Illinois elections, State elections, State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2002. Democrats retained control of the Illinois House of Representatives, which they had held since 1997, having won a majority in the 1996 election.


2002 Illinois elections, Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election
The 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor George Ryan, who was plagued by scandal, did not run for a second term. Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican Jim Ryan (no relation to the incumbent), the Illinois Attorney General. Blagojevich won 52% to 45%, becoming the first Democrat to win an election for governor since 1972.


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election, Election information
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for federal elections (Senate and House), as well as those for other state offices. The election was part of the 2002 Illinois elections.


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election, Election information, Turnout
For the primaries, turnout for the gubernatorial primaries was 30.81%, with 2,170,344 votes cast and turnout for the lieutenant gubernatorial primaries was 26.99% with 1,908,564 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 50.05%, with 3,538,891 votes cast.


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election, Democratic primaries, Governor, Results
The Democratic primary was a very close 3-way race. Blagojevich prevailed by just 25,469 votes, and just by 2.03%. Vallas did very well in the Chicago suburbs, and narrowly defeated Burris in Cook County, the most populous county in the state. Vallas led early on in the night with Burris in second and Blagojevich in third. Vallas had won probably the most vital county, Cook County. For Blagojevich to beat both opponents, he had to run the board through the rest of Illinois. Blagojevich won almost all of the state's rural counties.


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election, Democratic primaries, Governor, Results
Eventually, Cook County had reported all of its votes, with a slight advantage for Vallas over Burris. However many votes were still left to be counted in other cities outside the Chicago area. Blagojevich managed to pull out a narrow victory by winning in Champaign County, home of Champaign. Blagojevich also did well in Sangamon County home to the state's capital, Springfield. Blagojevich also won St. Clair County home of East St. Louis. In the early morning the day after the election, Vallas realized that with all of Cook County's votes counted he had lost. At 4:18 in the morning, Vallas called Blagojevich and congratulated him, and pledged Blagojevich his full support for the general election.


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
In the general election, Blagojevich defeated Republican Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan by a solid margin. Ethics scandals had plagued the administration of incumbent Republican George Ryan, who was of no relation to Jim Ryan, and Blagojevich's campaign focused on the theme of "ending business as usual" in state government. During the campaign, Blagojevich played on the name of his opponent by asking "How can you replace one Ryan with another Ryan and call that change? You want change? Elect a guy named Blagojevich."


2002 Illinois gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Although the election was thought to be a close one early on in the campaign, Blagojevich's big numbers out of Cook County were too much for the Republicans to come back from.


2002 Immanuel bus attack
The Immanuel bus attack was an ambush attack by Palestinian militants against Israeli civilians on 16 July 2002. It was carried out by three Palestinians disguised as Israeli soldiers. The attack came less than a year after the 2001 Immanuel bus attack.


2002 Immanuel bus attack
The attackers first detonated a roadside bomb next to an armored civilian Dan No. 189 bus. Immediately afterwards, the assailants opened fire and threw hand grenades at the passengers. Nine Israelis were killed in the attack and 20 people suffered various degrees of injuries.


2002 Immanuel bus attack, The attack
On Tuesday afternoon, 16 July 2002, three armed Palestinians militants disguised as Israeli soldiers planted a roadside bomb beside the road leading to the Jewish settlement of Immanuel, about 200 meters before the entrance to the town. After placing the bomb, the assailants ambushed a bus on its way from Bnei Brak.


2002 Immanuel bus attack, The attack
At about 15:00 an armored Dan bus line 189, en route to Immanuel from Bnei Brak, approached the site as the roadside bomb exploded. As a result of the explosion, the bus was immobilized. The assailants fired small arms at the bus and threw hand grenades at the passengers through its roof and windows.


2002 Immanuel bus attack, The attack
Nine people were killed in the attack and 20 people suffered various degrees of injuries.


2002 Independence Bowl
The 2002 Independence Bowl was a post-season college football bowl game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Ole Miss Rebels on December 27, 2002, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ole Miss won the game 27–23; Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning, who passed for 313 yards and a touchdown, was the offensive player of the game. After the loss, Nebraska finished the season 7–7, ending a forty-year streak of winning seasons for the Cornhuskers.


2002 Indian Rajya Sabha elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 2002, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber. The elections were held to elect respectively 56 members from 17 states and four seats from Karnataka, four members from Jammu and Kashmir, and 11 members from two states for the Council of States, the Rajya Sabha.


2002 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections
Elections were held in 2002 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.


2002 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 2002. They are members for the term 2002–2008 and retire in year 2008, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.


2002 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 2002.


2002 Indian heat wave
More than 1,030 people were killed in the 2002 heatwave in South India. Most of the dead were poor and elderly and a majority of deaths occurred in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. In the districts that were impacted most, the heat was so severe that ponds and rivers evaporated and in those same districts birds had fallen from the sky and animals were collapsing from the intense heat.


2002 Indian heat wave
It is said by officials to be the worst heat wave in four years. The relief commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Rosaiah, said that the maximum number of 172 deaths related to heat took place in the East Godavari district. There were also 166 deaths in Prakasam and 144 deaths in West Godavari.


2002 Indian heat wave
Unusually high temperatures were detected across India during April of the year 2002. In addition, this heat wave over northern zones of India lasted from the middle of April to the third week in May, thus, causing these fatalities. On May 10 the highest temperature recorded in the region of Gannavaram (Vijayawada) was 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). According to the BBC News, "Heatwaves are defined as periods of abnormally high temperatures and usually occur between March and June in India. May is the country's hottest month, with an average maximum temperature of 41C (104F) in Delhi. Longer, more severe heatwaves are becoming increasingly frequent globally. Intense heat can cause cramps, exhaustion and heat stroke. Thousands of people have died across India during heatwaves in 2002 and 2003." The heatwaves also affected the northern states of Punjab, and Haryana. In Orissa, 100 people suffered from heat-related sickness.


2002 Indian presidential election
Indian presidential election, 2002 was held on 15 July 2002 to elect President of India. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President by beating his nearest rival Capt. (Dr.) Lakshmi Sahgal.


2002 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Official candidates
The election was fought between two major candidates, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Lakshmi Sahgal. Kalam was backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its National Democratic Alliance. Telugu Desam Party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Bahujan Samaj Party also supported his candidature. The major opposition party Indian National Congress, two days after the nomination, declared its support to Kalam's candidature.


2002 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Official candidates
Left Front were opposed to Kalam's candidature, and eventually nominated freedom fighter and Indian National Army's Rani of Jhansi Regiment commander Lakshmi Sahgal as their candidate.


2002 Indian presidential election, Candidates, Potential candidates
Potential candidates included, President K. R. Narayanan, Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander, Vice President Krishan Kant and Former Chief Justice of India A. M. Ahmadi.


2002 Indian vice presidential election
The 2002 Indian vice-presidential election was held on 12 August 2002 to elect the newly-vacated post of Vice-President of India. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat defeated Sushil Kumar Shinde to become 11th Vice President of India. Incumbent VP Krishan Kant did not contest the election and died before the election occurred.


2002 Indiana Fever season
The 2002 WNBA season was the 3rd season for the Indiana Fever. The team, led by Tamika Catchings, went to the playoffs for the first time in team history, losing in the first round to the New York Liberty.


2002 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 2002 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Gerry DiNardo in his first year as head coach. The Hoosiers finished the 2002 season with a 3–9 (1–7 Big Ten) record to finish last in the Big Ten.


2002 Indiana elections, Secretary of State
Democrat John Fernandez and Republican Todd Rokita faced off in this election. Todd Rokita won with 55% of the vote


2002 Indiana elections, Auditor
Republican Connie Nass faced off against Democrat Barbara Huston, and Nass won by a huge margin of nearly 60%


2002 Indiana elections, Treasurer
Republican Tim Berry beat Democrat Day Smith by a considerably large margin, of around 61%


2002 Indianapolis 500
The 86th Indianapolis 500-mile (800 km) race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 26, 2002. It was the seventh Indianapolis 500 held as part of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series schedule, and was part of the 2002 Indy Racing League season.


2002 Indianapolis 500
Rookie Tomas Scheckter led 85 laps, and appeared on his way to a possible victory, which would have marked the third consecutive Indy win for a first-year driver. However, Scheckter crashed while leading with only 27 laps to go. Hélio Castroneves, who also won the 2001 running became the fifth driver in Indy 500 history to win back-to-back races. It was his second of four Indy 500 victories. It is largely considered one of the most controversial races in Indy history.


2002 Indianapolis 500
On the 199th lap, second place Paul Tracy was alongside leader Hélio Castroneves, going for the lead in the third turn. At the same time, a crash occurred on another part of the track, bringing out the caution flag. Indy Racing League officials ruled that the yellow came out before Tracy completed the pass, and Castroneves was declared the victor. After an official protest was filed, and after an appeals hearing, Castroneves' victory was upheld on July 2, 2002.


2002 Indianapolis 500
About 7.46 inches of rain fell during the month of May, considerably interrupting the on-track activities. The second day of time trials was completely washed out, while Bump Day was cut short due to rain. Likewise, six of the ten practice days were either delayed by moisture or halted due to rain showers. Uncomfortably cold temperatures also were observed during most of the month. Private testing and rookie orientation in April was also hampered several times due to rain and cold temperatures. Race day, however, was sunny, warm, and clear.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Background
During the off-season, several CART teams again committed to entries in the IRL-sanctioned Indy 500 for 2002. Penske Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, and Team Green all announced they would return from 2001. Rahal Letterman Racing also announced they would join the CART teams and cross party lines to race at Indy. Due to the MSA, Team Green announced that they would not have primary sponsor KOOL, but their cars would carry the colors of associate sponsor 7-Eleven.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Background
Robby Gordon announced on March 28 that he would attempt "double duty" for 2002 by racing in the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Tony Stewart, who attempted the feat in 1999 and 2001, announced he would not do so for 2002. John Andretti, who did so in 1994, also announced he would not attempt the double.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Background
During the spring, the asphalt pavement at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway underwent a diamond grinding in an effort to smooth out several bumps. In April, the new SAFER barrier was retrofitted to the retaining walls in the turns at the Speedway. It marked the first installation of the revolutionary-new energy-absorbing technology at an American superspeedway.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
For the 2002 race, all pit crew members that work over the wall must wear approved helmets. This requirement was in response to a succession of accidents and injuries (particularly head injuries) involving pit crew members in series sanctioned by members of ACCUS (NASCAR, IMSA, SCCA, NHRA, CART, IRL). Many pit crews in the series had already been utilizing helmets since about 1999, when Steve Fried, the crew chief for Robby McGehee was critically injured in a pit accident. The accident put Freid in a coma for several weeks.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
Prior to 2002, it was only required that the crew member operating the fuel rig was to wear a helmet. It was to protect from fire in case of a fuel spill, and protect him in case he lost his balance. His position between the front and rear axles was deemed particularly precarious. The tire changers did not wear helmets, despite the fact that they were more exposed and vulnerable to injury from other cars entering and exiting the pit lane.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
The standardized font car numbers (black numerals on a white box) used from 1999 to 2001 were scrapped. Teams were permitted to utilize any color/font for car numbers decals, provided they were sufficiently visible. Car number decal placement locations were also adjusted. The required car number locations were to be one on the nose, and one on each rear wing vertical panel (right & left).


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race schedule
* Includes days where track activitywas significantly limited due to rain


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Practice – week 1
On opening day, Robby McGehee became the first driver to crash into the newly installed SAFER barrier. Scott Sharp and Hélio Castroneves led the speed chart.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Practice – week 1
During the first week of practice, rain delayed the start of track activity on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Several hours of practice time were lost, with over 2 inches (51 mm) of rain falling in those four days.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Practice – week 1
Crashes involving P.J. Jones, Mark Dismore, Max Papis, and Alex Barron occurred during the first week. During practice on the morning of pole day, Paul Tracy suffered a major accident in turn 2, demolishing his lone car. Without a backup car, the team was forced to make repairs.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Practice – week 1
The top of the speed chart changed widely over each day, with no driver atop the leaderboard more than twice all  month. Speeds flirted with the 230 mph (370 km/h) barrier for the first time since 1996. Bruno Junqueira finally cracked 230 mph (370 km/h) around 3:30 p.m. on Friday May 10.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Pole Day time trials – Saturday May 11
Three days of time trials were scheduled for 2002. On pole day May 11, Bruno Junqueira was the first car to make a qualifying attempt. He finished at 231.342 mph (372.309 km/h), the fastest pole speed since 1996. His speed held up all afternoon, and he secured his first Indy 500 pole position. He was also the first driver since Emerson Fittipaldi in 1990 to win the pole after qualifying as the coveted "first in the field." The front row was rounded out by IRL-regular Robbie Buhl, and Raul Boesel in the Team Menard car.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Pole Day time trials – Saturday May 11
Defending champion Hélio Castroneves managed only 13th starting position, while veteran Michael Andretti was the second slowest of the day at 226.780 mph (364.967 km/h).


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Pole Day time trials – Saturday May 11
The second day of time trials, scheduled for May 12, was rained out. All remaining time trials were shifted to bump day, May 19.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Practice – week 2
During the second week of practice, three additional days were delayed or halted by rain. Paul Tracy returned to the track late in the week, in preparation to qualify on the second weekend.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Bump Day time trials – Sunday May 19
On bump day, nine spots remained open in the field. Rain delayed the start by over an hour, but several cars lined up to make attempts. The field filled to 33 cars just before 2 p.m., with Billy Roe on the bubble. With light rain threatening, George Mack bumped Roe out of the field at 2:35 p.m. In doing so, he became the second African American driver (following Willy T. Ribbs) to qualify for the Indy 500.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Practice and time trials, Bump Day time trials – Sunday May 19
With some cars practicing and preparing to enter the qualifying line, Team Green withdrew the slow time previously put in by Michael Andretti. The move momentarily reinstated Roe to the field. Andretti's speed greatly improved from the previous weekend, and he safely bumped his way back into the field. With Billy Boat on the bubble, rain ended qualifying early at 4:51 p.m. Jimmy Kite and Donnie Beechler were left waiting in the qualifying line.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Carb Day
On Thursday May 23, the final practice session was held. Indy rookie Tony Kanaan led the speed chart at 225.752 mph (363.313 km/h). All 33 starters took laps without incident. Later in the afternoon, Penske Racing with driver Hélio Castroneves won the Coors Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge. They defeated Chip Ganassi Racing and driver Jeff Ward in the final round.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Start
After a month plagued by constant rain, race day saw clear blue skies and temperatures in the mid 70s (°F). Mari Hulman George gave the command to start engines at 10:52 a.m. EST, and all cars pulled away behind the 50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette pace car.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Start
At the start, polesitter Bruno Junqueira took the lead and led the first 32 laps. A record-setting pace early on saw 29 laps completed before the first yellow. Greg Ray brought out the first caution with a crash in turn 1 Junqueira and the rest of the leaders pitted, but he stalled exiting the pits, giving the lead over to rookie Tomas Scheckter.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Mid race
A sequence of pit stops around the 65th lap shuffled the leaderboard. Indy rookie Tony Kanaan took over the lead on lap 70. On lap 78, Sam Hornish, Jr. brushed the wall, damaging his suspension. He drove the car to the pits for repairs. Three laps later, while the leaders pitted, fifth place Robby Gordon suffered a large fire and explosion in his pit stall. The explosion blew the top off the pit-side fuel tank. Gordon was uninjured, and the car was able to continue.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Mid race
On lap 90, with Kanaan still leading, Jimmy Vasser and Bruno Junqueira both slowed with mechanical problems. An oil leak on the track went unnoticed, and leader Kanaan spun in the oil, crashing into turn 3. Rick Treadway also became involved in the incident.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Mid race
Scheckter resumed the lead after Kanaan dropped out. Meanwhile, Sam Hornish, Jr. returned to the track, albeit several laps down.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Second half
With as many as 13 cars on the lead lap, a very long stretch of green flag racing commenced. Two sequences of green-flag pit stops shuffled the lead among Gil de Ferran, Scott Sharp, Felipe Giaffone, and Alex Barron. However, Scheckter still found himself back into the lead by lap 166. With 30 laps to go, Scheckter held an 8.3-second lead over Paul Tracy.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
On lap 173, after leading 85 laps during the race, leader Tomas Scheckter slid high in turn four and crashed against the wall down the frontstretch. Under the yellow, the leaders pitted. Exiting the pits, Gil de Ferran lost a wheel that was not secured, and fell out of contention. Gambling on fuel, Hélio Castroneves stayed out and took over the lead.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
On lap 181, the green flag came back out with Castroneves leading, and Felipe Giaffone running second. The lapped car of Dario Franchitti slipped by to get in front of the field. Franchitti's car was painted nearly identical to Tracy's, and caused some confusion/misidentification by announcers. With ten laps to go, Castroneves still led Giaffone, with Paul Tracy charging into third. Castroneves was starting to run low on fuel, and his pace started to slow. Giaffone closed within a half-second.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
With less than 3 laps to go, Giaffone dove below Castroneves, attempting to take the lead. The lapped car of Franchitti pulled alongside Castroneves, effectively blocking Giaffone. Castroneves held off the challenge, and third place Paul Tracy managed to move past Giaffone for second. Giaffone later complained that Franchitti was unfairly blocking to help his teammate Tracy. With 2 laps to go, Castroneves led Tracy by only 0.22 seconds at the start/finish line. Down the backstretch, Tracy started to move to the outside, in an attempt to make a pass for the lead. While they were approaching turn 3, a crash occurred on a different part of the track.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
The lapped car of rookie Laurent Redon got loose in turn 1, allowing Buddy Lazier (running in 8th place) to dive below him in turn 2. Redon came down on Lazier, the two cars touched, and both crashed hard into the outside wall exiting turn 2. At the same time the crash occurred in turn 2, Tracy and Castroneves were almost side-by-side in turn three. A yellow flag came out for the crash, and Tracy completed the pass. Castroneves backed off the throttle, which allowed Giaffone to pass him, as well as the lapped car of Sam Hornish, Jr.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
Many believed at the time that Castroneves had run out of fuel, or was nearly out of fuel, and thought that was the reason he suddenly had slowed down. Castroneves claims that he saw the yellow light illuminate on his dashboard, and thinking at first it was the fuel light, and he reacted by letting off.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
Believing he had just taken the lead with one lap to go, Tracy proclaimed on his two-way radio "Yeah baby!". Barry Green soon responded "there's a problem." Officials in race control, led by Brian Barnhart, stated that Castroneves was the leader.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
On the final lap, Tracy, Giaffone, and the lapped car of Hornish, had broken away, and crossed the finish line approximately 19 seconds before the rest of the field. The Corvette pace car, was in turn 4, and was not able to enter the track and pack up the field. At a slowed pace, and running low on fuel, Castroneves, with the lapped car of Dario Franchitti immediately behind him (in a car painted nearly identical to Tracy's) took the checkered flag as the winner.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
Tracy and Giaffone completed an additional lap, and were scored by the computer unofficially as second (82.8341 seconds behind) and third (85.6007 second behind) respectively. Their completion of lap 200 was ignored by the scoring system, and their completion of lap 201 was scored for their finish. Castroneves then drove to the frontstretch, jumped out of his car, and climbed the catch fence just as he did a year earlier in 2001.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Race running, Finish
Despite the concern for fuel, and after running 42 laps since his last pit stop, Castroneves completed his victory lap, and had 1 gallon of fuel remaining in the tank.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
In the immediate aftermath of the race, confusion reigned among the competitors, broadcasters, and fans. Brian Barnhart, in Race Control, made the initial call at the moment, stating "yellow, yellow, yellow, three is your leader" ("three" being Castroneves car number) over the director's radio channel, and such was repeated by his assistant Mel Harder over the teams' race control radio channel. Harder was in charge of activating the yellow lights around the track, and the in-car dashboard yellow light system.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
On the television broadcast, commentator Paul Page erroneously stated that Castroneves was the leader because the scoring "reverted back to the previous lap." Such rules are used if electronic transponder-based scoring with multiple timing loops was not used, as in the past, but since the advent of transponder-based scoring, the rule has generally been instead of the last completed lap, but the last timing loop the car crossed at the point of caution. Page also, on at least one occasion, misidentified Dario Franchitti's car as that of Tracy's (the two cars had identical liveries). ABC waited over 14 minutes before they showed a replay of the pass or the crash. However, ABC did air split-screen footage clearly showing the crash occurred before the pass. The footage, however, did not show conclusive evidence of when the yellow light came on.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
On the live radio broadcast Mike King announced that "race control said the pass would not count."


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
Donald Davidson echoed the same erroneous information that the scoring reverted to the previous lap (though it was last completed loop prior to caution), and added that the cars did not race back to the yellow, as was the policy in NASCAR at the time (the rule was changed in September 2003, when the practice was banned and scoring reverts to the last scoring loop crossed before the caution was called, except in the final lap or a caution that ends a race because of weather or darkness, when it reverts to video replays).


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
A similar controversy took place at the 2019 INDYCAR Portland road course event at the start when a massive crash at the opening chicane caused 11 laps of caution as officials could not determine positions based on video evidence. Officials decided for the 2020 season that scoring reverts to the last loop crossed when a caution occurs.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
In the pits, Barry Green immediately challenged the decision. He told Tracy over the two-way radio that there was "a problem," and later chimed sarcastically that "they (presumably IRL officials) are not going to let one of us (one of the CART teams) win." He contended that Tracy said he had completed the pass before the yellow caution light came on. Tracy said "I feel that I was ahead of him when it went yellow. I passed him, and I saw green. We’re going to protest this thing because I was ahead of him when the yellow came out."


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Initial confusion
Meanwhile, Castroneves stated the yellow had come out before the pass was made. "The only reason he passed me, it's because the yellow came on, and I lifted off." Other drivers had different opinion. Eddie Cheever called the finish "confusing." Dario Franchitti, Tracy's teammate, said that "Paul (Tracy) had passed (Castroneves) on the outside before the yellow came out." Mario Andretti, however, spoke with Tracy after the race, and said that Tracy was "more concerned with keeping an eye on Castroneves' car" than watching the yellow lights.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Protest
Official results were posted five hours after the race, with Castroneves declared the winner and Paul Tracy second. Team Green immediately filed a protest, and the hearing was scheduled for May 27 at 10:00 a.m. During the two-hour hearing, Brian Barnhart and Indy Racing League officials denied the protest and presented the conclusions. Officials determined that Castroneves was indisputably the leader under the following relevant times:


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Protest
In rejecting the protest, Barnhart stated that "Team Green did not present anything that was conclusive enough in any way, shape or form to change our mind."


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Appeals hearing
Team Green submitted a written appeal of the protest decision on June 3. A closed-door appeals hearing was scheduled for June 17. Speedway President Tony George presided over the hearing, with Indianapolis attorney Dave Mittingly assisting. Both Team Green and Penske Racing presented evidence, and several persons involved provided testimony. Among those who gave testimony were Tracy, Castroneves, Sam Hornish, Jr., Dario Franchitti, Brian Barnhart (race control), Doug Boles (spotter in turn three for Hornish, Jr.), and Jeff Horton (IRL Director of Engineering).


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Appeals hearing
The basis of Team Green's argument was that Tracy was the leader when the yellow lights around the track came on, and that those lights should control. While they acknowledged that Castroneves was leading at the time Barnhart called for the yellow, they argued it was irrelevant unless the yellow lights were on. They also did not dispute that it was possible that the dashboard yellow lights on Castroneves' car came on while Castroneves was still leading. They cited the inconsistencies of the dashboard system from car to car, and claimed the dashboard lights had not come on in Tracy's car until after he had made the pass.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Appeals hearing
Penske Racing's primary defense concentrated on their interpretations of the IRL rulebook. They stated that at the commencement of a yellow caution period, the positioning of the cars is a judgement call made quickly by the officials. They also stated that the ruling of a car passing another car under a caution period is specifically listed as not protestable or appealable under the existing rules.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Appeals hearing
On July 2, 2002, Tony George issued an 18-page decision on the appeal. He upheld the victory of Hélio Castroneves, and denied Team Green's appeal. In his decision, George stated that "Clearly Helio (Castroneves) was in front when the call (for the yellow) was made" and that several of the caution signals, including trackside and dashboard lights, a radio announcement and a flag closing the pits, were displayed before Tracy's pass.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
After the decision was rendered, the reaction among fans, media, and competitors was split largely along party lines. CART supporters generally sided with Team Green and Paul Tracy denouncing the decision, while IRL supporters generally accepted the final result. Many Tracy supporters felt the decision was politically motivated, suggesting that Tony George favored Penske Racing (a full-time IRL team) and punished the part-time, rival CART-based effort of Team Green. The controversy was divisive, and worked to reopen wounds from the 1996 open wheel split. Robin Miller openly criticized the decision, and considered Tracy "the unofficial 2002 Indy winner." The day after the race, he presented video footage on RPM 2Night, which he claimed showed evidence the pass was completed under green. Shirts and hats were sold at CART events declaring Tracy the "Real IRL 500 winner", which Tracy would be seen publicly wearing at times.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
With Tracy officially relegated to second finishing position, he ultimately failed to break a 91-year-old record that dated back to the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Tracy had started 29th, and had he won the race, would have set the record for the lowest starting position by the race winner. It also would have been a post-WWII record for lowest starting position for a winner in any Indy car race. The all-time record was set by Ray Harroun in 1911 (and subsequently tied by Louis Meyer in 1936) by winning the Indianapolis 500 from the 28th starting position.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
Starting with the next IndyCar Series telecast, ABC/ESPN experimented with a new on-screen graphic displaying a yellow banner or yellow symbol the instant a caution period commenced. The system was tied to official race control, and was utilized to avoid confusion about yellow-light conditions, similar to the graphic that had been deployed by Fox, FX, NBC, and TNT for their NASCAR telecasts beginning in 2001.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
A few weeks after the decision, Barry Green announced he was selling his share of Team Green to Michael Andretti, and would be taking a sabbatical from the sport. He reportedly had spent over $100,000 on legal expenses. Paul Tracy finished out a mediocre CART season with Green, and left the team at season's end. He won one race, and was voted the 2002 CART Most Popular Driver. During his acceptance speech, he thanked Tony George for helping him win the award, and added that the dispute strengthened his fanbase. "Since that whole disaster, I've become a fan favorite. I guess this is like my Borg-Warner Trophy."


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
With CART facing financial trouble at season's end, Michael Andretti took the team, then called Andretti Green Racing and now Andretti Autosport, full-time to the IndyCar Series for 2003. Andretti Autosport has since scored four Indianapolis 500 wins -- 2005, 2007, 2014, and 2017. Andretti also is a partner in Bryan Herta Autosport in the 2016 race that team won.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
Tracy, angered by the loss, refused to return to the IRL and the Indy 500 in subsequent seasons. On September 23, 2003, when asked if he were interested in driving in the IRL in 2004, he responded "I'm not driving one of those crapwagons." The quote took on a life of its own, and was adopted as a political slogan and battle cry for IRL detractors for years to come. Under the profile section Tracy's official web site () career highlights include "2002 Indy 500 Runner Up (yeah right)."


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
Tracy continued in the Champ Car series, finally winning a season title in 2003, although it came after most of the top teams had already defected to the IRL. He eventually left the series, and had a short stint in the NASCAR Busch Series. In the wake of the 2008 open wheel unification, Tony George himself reportedly offered Tracy a ride  with Vision Racing. Tracy initially declined, musing that "I'm not going to drive for hamburgers and hot dogs." In July 2008, Tracy finally crossed lines and signed with Vision Racing to drive in the Edmonton Indy. He then made a highly publicized return at the 2009 Indianapolis 500, and is currently with NBC Sports as one of the network's INDYCAR broadcasters.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Controversy, Aftermath
INDYCAR played off the controversy when Tracy won at the Speedway in 2016 at the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational Pro- Am, a race featuring amateur drivers paired with Indianapolis Motor Speedway racers, with the headline "Tracy finally gets to drink milk" upon his first career win at the Speedway.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the Indy Racing Radio Network. The network celebrated its 50th anniversary covering the Indianapolis 500. Mike King served as chief announcer. Johnny Rutherford served as "driver expert" for the 13th and final time.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The 2002 race saw all four turn reporters return to their assigned posts from the previous year. Kim Morris and Adam Alexander returned as pit reporters, but Mike Lewis departed and newcomer Jim Murphy took his place.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Guests in the booth included Kurt Ritter (Chevrolet), John F. Fielder (BorgWarner), and pace car driver Jim Caviezel.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Chief Announcer: Mike KingDriver expert: Johnny RutherfordDriver expert: Johnny ParsonsHistorian: Donald DavidsonCommentary: Chris Economaki


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Jerry BakerTurn 2: Kevin LeeTurn 3: Mark JaynesTurn 4: Chris Denari


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports. ABC and ESPN had reorganized their broadcasting duties, and eliminated coverage of the CART series. Therefore, Paul Page, who had worked CART races since 1999, was moved back full-time to the IRL and Indy 500. Page was named announcer, while Bob Jenkins was shifted to the "host" position. Recently retired driver Scott Goodyear joined the booth as analyst.


2002 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
Gone from the broadcast were Al Michaels and Leslie Gudel, but returning was Gary Gerould.


2002 Indianapolis Colts season
The 2002 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 50th in the National Football League (NFL) and 19th in Indianapolis. The Colts made it to the playoffs after a one-year absence in 2001 when they finished with a 6–10 record and would not miss the playoffs again until 2011. The 2002 season marked the first for the Colts in the newly formed AFC South after competing for 32 seasons in the AFC East. The season is memorable when the team hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy. He would later take the Colts to Super Bowl XLI after a successful 2006 season.


2002 Indianapolis Colts season
In the Wildcard round, the Colts were soundly embarrassed by the New York Jets, as they ended up losing the game 41–0. The Jets would go on to lose to the eventual AFC champion Oakland Raiders the following week.


2002 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 2002 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 37th edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held as a Grand Prix series over eight rounds.


2002 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 2002 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 32nd edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship.


2002 Individual Long Track World Championship
The world title was won by Robert Barth of Germany.


2002 Individual Speedway European Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2002 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 2002 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship was the fifth edition of the Championship.


2002 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The 2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 26th edition of the World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships.


2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The final was won by Lukáš Dryml of the Czech Republic.


2002 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, World final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


2002 Indonesia Open (badminton)
The 2002 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Surabaya, from August 26 to September 1, 2002. It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was US$170,000.


2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup
The 2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup was an Indoor Cricket tournament that took place in Wellington, New Zealand from 30 September to 6 October 2002 involving both a men's and a women's division. There were a total of 17 matches played in the men's division and 14 matches played in the women's division.


2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup
In the men's division a round robin tournament was played with each team playing the other once in order to rank the sides. All five teams then competed in the finals, with Australia eventually defeating New Zealand in the final itself. This win represented their 4th World Cup title in succession and was despite losing their first ever World Cup game to New Zealand in the major semi final.


2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup
The women's division also featured a round robin tournament, though each of the four sides played each other twice. At the conclusion of the round robin games, the highest ranked side (in this case, Australia) progressed through to the final leaving 2nd and 3rd place (New Zealand and Sri Lanka) to contest the semi final. Australia defeated New Zealand in the final, claiming their 3rd World Cup title in succession.


2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup
The event was marred by the late withdrawal of South Africa from both divisions, a decision that would have significant repercussions for the South African national body.


2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Host Selection
The World Cup was awarded to New Zealand by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. This was the first time the event had been held in New Zealand.


2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup, Host Selection, Venue
New Zealand Indoor Sports opted to stage the event at the Wellington Indoor Sports arena in Wellington.


2002 Indy Racing League
The 2002 Indy Racing League (IRL) was one of transition, with two reigning CART championship teams, Team Penske and Target Chip Ganassi Racing, joining the series with full time entries. The Oldsmobile engine was rebranded as a Chevrolet, and both Honda and Toyota announced their participation in the series starting in 2003 while Infiniti announced its withdrawal.


2002 Indy Racing League
Sam Hornish Jr. won 5 races on his way to his second straight championship ahead of Penske juggernaut Hélio Castroneves, winner of two races including a second straight Indy 500, on his way to second in the championship.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race results
BOLD indicates a Superspeedway. Note: All races running on Oval/Speedway.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Grand Prix of Miami
This race was held on March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Bombardier ATV 200
This race was held on March 17 at Phoenix International Raceway. Hélio Castroneves won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Inaugural Yamaha Indy 400
This race was held on March 24 at California Speedway. Eddie Cheever won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Inaugural Firestone Indy 225
This race was held on April 21 at Nazareth Speedway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, 86th Indianapolis 500
The Indy 500 was held on May 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bruno Junqueira sat on pole. The race end was one of the most controversial in history as Paul Tracy passed Hélio Castroneves just as the yellow was coming out for a crash. Race officials ruled that the pass occurred after the yellow.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Boomtown 500
This race was held on June 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Radisson Indy 225
This race was held on June 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, SunTrust Indy Challenge
This race was held on June 29 at Richmond International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Ameristar Casino Indy 200
This race was held on July 7 at Kansas Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Firestone Indy 200
This race was held on July 20 at Nashville Superspeedway. Billy Boat won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Inaugural Michigan Indy 400
This race was held on July 28 at Michigan International Speedway. Tomas Scheckter won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Belterra Casino Indy 300
This race was held on August 11 at Kentucky Speedway. Sarah Fisher won the pole, the first by a female driver in a major open wheel series.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Gateway Indy 250
This race was held on August 25 at Gateway International Raceway. Gil de Ferran won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Delphi Indy 300
This race was held on September 8 at Chicagoland Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Delphi Indy 300
Gil de Ferran was injured during a crash in this race and would miss the season finale at Texas.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Chevy 500
This race was held on September 15 at Texas Motor Speedway. Vítor Meira won the pole.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Chevy 500
Max Papis filled in for the injured Gil de Ferran at Penske; however, he finished 21st due to a blown engine.


2002 Indy Racing League, Season Summary, Race summaries, Chevy 500
By winning the race, Sam Hornish Jr. won his second championship in a row.


2002 Infiniti Pro Series
The 2002 IRL Infiniti Pro Series was the series' first season. The IPS served as a new developmental series to the Indy Racing League. All drivers utilized Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines. A. J. Foyt IV was the series champion.


2002 Insight Bowl
The 2002 Insight Bowl was the 14th edition to the Insight Bowl, formerly known as the Copper Bowl and the Insight.com Bowl. It featured the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh and the Beavers of Oregon State University.


2002 Insight Bowl
Pittsburgh scored first after a 40-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Rod Rutherford to wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, taking a 7–0 lead. Oregon State responded with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Derek Anderson to James Newson, tying it at seven. In the second quarter, Oregon State took a 10–7 lead after Kirk Yliniemi kicked a 50-yard field goal. David Abdul kicked a 45-yarder for Pitt, and the game was tied at ten at the half.


2002 Insight Bowl
Rod Rutherford scored for Pitt on a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to take a 17–10 lead. Late in the quarter, Panthers kick-returner Shawn Robinson scored on a 66-yard punt return, pushing the Panther lead to 24–10. Kirk Yliniemi responded for Oregon State with a 31-yard field goal, making it 24–13 at the end of three quarters. The Panthers extended their lead in the fourth quarter when Brandon Miree scored on an 8-yard touchdown run and Tyler Palko scrambled in for an 8-yard touchdown run to close out the scoring in the game, which ended in a final score of 38–13 in favor of Pitt.


2002 Intercontinental Cup
The 2002 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 3 December 2002, between Real Madrid of Spain, winners of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, and Olimpia of Paraguay, winners of the 2002 Copa Libertadores. The match was played for the first time in the tournament's history at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama. This encounter marked a special occasion for Olimpia and Real Madrid, as both teams celebrated their centenary in 2002. Ronaldo was named as man of the match. Ronaldo opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 14th minute shooting low right footed past the goalkeeper from inside the penalty box. The second goal was scored by Guti in the 84th minute, heading home at the near post after a cross from Luís Figo on the right.


2002 Intercontinental Cup, Match details
Assistant referees: Jorge Arango (Colombia) Jorge Jaimes (Peru)Fourth official: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)


2002 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
The 2002 Intercontinental Cup was held in Havana, Cuba from November 8 through November 20, 2002. Cuba defeated South Korea 2–1 in the final to win the tournament.


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2002 International Baseball League of Australia season
The 2001-02 International Baseball League of Australia was played exclusively at the Melbourne Ballpark. The championship reverted to its 1999-2000 format using 6 state teams, however New South Wales Country was replaced by an Australian Provincial Team with a mix of players from the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 2002 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. It featured the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship which was contested over twelve races from 30 March to 14 September 2002. Championship titles were awarded for both Drivers and Teams.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2002 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Teams and drivers
Note: Each entry used a Lola B02/50 chassis with a Zytek-Judd KV engine and Avon tyres, as mandated by the championship regulations.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Calendar
The FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over twelve races.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Calendar
Note: The race time/average speed for the provisional winner of Race 10 (Tomáš Enge) was 0'59:24.642/152.546 km/h. Enge was subsequently disqualified after failing a drug test.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Championship standings, Teams Championship
Teams Championship points were awarded on a 10-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six places at each race with points from both team cars counting towards each team�s total.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Race results
Drivers Championship points were awarded at each race as follows: 10 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.


2002 International Formula 3000 Championship, Complete Overview
R15=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start DIS(1)=disqualified after finishing as winner


2002 International League season
The 2002 International League season took place from April to September 2002.


2002 International League season
The Durham Bulls defeated the Buffalo Bisons to win the league championship.


2002 International League season, Playoffs, Championship series
Winner: Durham; first title for Durham in any baseball league at all.


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
The 2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sankt Pölten in Austria and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and ran from 20 May through 26 May 2002. Second-seeded Nicolás Lapentti won the singles title.


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Petr Pála /  David Rikl defeated  Mike Bryan /  Michael Hill 7–5, 6–4


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Doubles
Petr Pála and David Rikl were the defending champions and won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Mike Bryan and Michael Hill.


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles
Andrea Gaudenzi was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jürgen Melzer.


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles
Nicolás Lapentti won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Fernando Vicente.


2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


2002 International Rules Series
The 2002 International Rules Series was the ninth annual International Rules Series and the fifth time a test series of international rules football has been played between Ireland and Australia since the series resumed in 1998.


2002 International Rules Series
The series was won by Australia, who recorded their second win in the series following a seven-point win in the first test and a draw in the second test, finishing with a superior aggregate margin of 107–100 points. This marked just the second time in the history of the series that a match had finished in a draw, whilst the attendance at Dublin's Croke Park for the second test was the highest in the history of the series at that stage.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
Led by captain Shane Crawford, Australia defeated Ireland 65-58 in the first test at Croke Park. Ireland were the superior side for much of the first half, a flurry of overs from Darragh Ó Sé, Dessie Dolan, Joe Bergin and Ciaran McManus giving them a 21-10 point lead at quarter time. Tempers flared in the second quarter, with David Neitz of Australia sent off for a high shoulder charge on Ireland's Paul McGrane and an all-in-row soon followed, resulting in Evan Kelly of Ireland sent off for an undisciplined punch.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
An over by Derek Savage in the last minute of the quarter fired Ireland into a 38-19 advantage at half-time. Irish publication Hogan Stand reported that the Aussies looked rattled and the Irish were well on course for victory. The second half saw a complete reversal of fortunes, a sloppy kick out by Irish keeper Peter Burke was swooped on by Matthew Pavlich who ran in and duly slotted home low and hard to get the Australians within ten points.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
A golden missed opportunity for goal was missed by Padraig Joyce and by the end of the quarter Australia had closed the gap to two points, trailing 45-43. Forward dynamo Nathan Brown put Australia into the lead early in the final quarter with another classy over and it got worse for Ireland when Daniel Kerr scored another six-pointer after some brilliant combination play with team mates. Despite a clever high ball from Joyce resulting in a 12th-minute goal to Dessie Dolan, it was ultimately a 16th minute over from Brown of Australia which sealed the test match; the visitors winning 65-58.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
The second was an even tighter, lower-scoring affair played in freezing conditions before the biggest crowd in the series' history up to that point, 71,544. John O'Keeffe's men handled the conditions better in the first quarter, leading 12-4 at the first break mainly thanks to accurate kicking from Dessie Dolan and Graham Geraghty in front of the goals.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
The Australians hit back in the second quarter, overs to Stephen Milne and Nathan Brown closing the gap for the visitors, though the quarter was marred by an ugly act of thuggery from Brisbane Lions back-man Brad Scott, who punched Geraghty in the face. Scott would later be found guilty at a specially convened tribunal and suspended for three international rules games.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
Trailing 18-17 at the main break, Ireland charged to what appeared to be a match winning lead in the third quarter, Cormac McAnallen seizing onto a loose ball near the box and soccering high into the net. Inaccurate kicking from the likes of Tadhg Kennelly and Padraig Joyce meant Ireland could've had a bigger lead at the final break, though the fact they dominated possession and kept Australia scoreless ensured the lead 37-18 with a quarter to play.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
With the breeze at their backs, the Australians came charging home in the final quarter, a hopeful punt into the square being palmed home by Luke Darcy for six points and the likes of Josh Francou, Chris Judd and Nathan Brown scoring overs for fun. Ireland held firm though, Eamonn O'Hara scoring a valuable over to leave his side six points ahead in the test match with five minutes to play.


2002 International Rules Series, Series overview
High drama followed as the Irish came forward in waves, playing their best stuff of a patchy overall performance, and Evan Kelly's intuitive flick under a high centre could well have nestled in the net on another day. Alas, it was not to be as Australia dictated play in the final two minutes, Chris Johnson scoring twice to leave the match tied at 42-42, and the Australians ahead on aggregate 107-100. Australian keeper Andrew Kellaway was awarded the Jim Stynes Medal as Australia's best player of the series, a rare feat for any Australian keeper made all the more impressive by the fact that there is no such position in Australian rules football.


2002 International Rules Series, Squads
Seamus Moynihan (C), Joe Bergin, Graham Canty, Paddy Christie, Stephen Cluxton,Ray Cosgrove, Dessie Dolan, Graham Geraghty, Trevor Giles, Colin Holmes,Brendan Jer O'Sullivan, Padraic Joyce, Evan Kelly, Tadhg Kennelly, Anthony Lynch,Declan Meehan, Cormac McAnallen, Kieran McGeeney, Ciaran McManus,Seamus Moynihan, Eamonn O'Hara, Darragh Ó Sé, Tomas Ó Sé, Derek Savage, Paul Barden


2002 International Rules Series, Squads
Shane Crawford (C), Mark Bickley, Craig Bradley, Nathan Brown, Cameron Bruce,James Clement, Chad Cornes, Luke Darcy, Tyson Edwards, Josh Francou,Chris Johnson, Chris Judd, Andrew Kellaway (GK), Daniel Kerr, Angelo Lekkas,Stephen Milne, Brett Montgomery, Robert Murphy, Matthew Scarlett, Brad Scott,Adam Yze, Adam Simpson, Warren Tredrea ||| Australian Manager: Garry Lyon


2002 International Rules Series, Match results, First Test (14 October)
Overs: Kennelly 3, Dolan 2, Jer O'Sullivan 2, Joyce 2,  Cosgrove, Geraghty, D. O'Se, Savage


2002 International Rules Series, Match results, First Test (14 October)
Overs: Brown 5, Pavlich 3, Johnson 2,  Yze 2, Darcy, Judd, Kerr


2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Centre Sportif de Hautepierre in Strasbourg, France, from 20 May until 25 May 2002. Second-seeded Silvia Farina Elia won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $27,000 first-prize money.


2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Finals, Doubles
Jennifer Hopkins /  Jelena Kostanić defeated  Caroline Dhenin /  Maja Matevžič 0–6, 6–4, 6–4


2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Silvia Farina Elia and Iroda Tulyaganova were the defending champions, but both players decided to focus on the singles tournament. Farina Elia ended up winning that title.


2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Jennifer Hopkins and Jelena Kostanić won the title by defeating Caroline Dhenin and Maja Matevžič 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Silvia Farina Elia was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Jelena Dokic 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2002 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles, Seeds
The first two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
The 2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo, Italy that was part of the Tier V category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo and took place from 8 July until 14 July 2002. Sixth-seeded Mariana Díaz Oliva won the singles title and earned $16,000 first-prize money.


2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Finals, Doubles
Evgenia Kulikovskaya /  Ekaterina Sysoeva defeated  Lubomira Bacheva /  Angelika Rösch, 6–4, 6–3


2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Tathiana Garbin and Janette Husárová were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Garbin opted to play at Brussels in the same week.


2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Evgenia Kulikovskaya and Ekaterina Sysoeva won the title by defeating Lubomira Bacheva and Angelika Rösch 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Anabel Medina Garrigues was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.


2002 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Mariana Díaz Oliva won the title by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were led by head coach Kirk Ferentz.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa finished the regular-season with an 11-1 record, and were unbeaten in Big Ten Conference games at 8-0. The one loss came to rival Iowa State. With all the regular season success, which included a Co-Big Ten championship, the Hawkeyes could do little right in the 2003 Orange Bowl and lost 38-17 to the USC Trojans. Despite the loss, the 11 wins established an Iowa record for wins in a single season (matched in 2009, surpassed in 2015).


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
Coming off a 7–5 season that included an Alamo Bowl victory over Texas Tech, things were looking up for the Iowa Hawkeyes. However, the Hawkeyes had to replace six offensive starters and four defensive starters. Quarterback Brad Banks and running back Fred Russell looked to take a much bigger role in the offense. Russell would ultimately secure the starting spot as junior Aaron Greving decided to quit the team. Tight end Dallas Clark would also play a big role in the passing game.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
On defense, the Hawkeyes lost all-conference defensive tackle Aaron Kampman, but had three players – Fred Barr, Benny Sapp, and Bob Sanders – on the Nagurski watch list. However, on August 5, 2002 Benny Sapp was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and public intoxication leading to his being kicked off the team before the season started and his eventual transfer to the University of Northern Iowa and leaving the Hawkeyes very thin at cornerback. In total, Iowa returned six defensive starters as opposed to only five offensive starters. The Hawkeyes also returned punter David Bradley and kicker Nate Kaeding.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Preseason
For lack of experience on offense, the Hawkeyes were unranked in both polls to start the season. They were also picked by Sports Illustrated to have a season similar to the year before, saying that another trip to the Alamo Bowl "should be viewed as a success."


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Akron
Iowa's offense proved unstoppable as Fred Russell and Jermelle Lewis combined for 293 of the Hawkeyes' 376 rushing yards. Quarterback Brad Banks was steady in his debut, completing five of his eight passes, two for touchdowns. Wide receiver Mo Brown was on the receiving end of both of Banks' touchdowns. The defense was suspect at times (nearly 300 passing yards by Akron), but linebacker Kevin Worthy picked up the slack with a 72-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Iowa's 37 points in the first quarter was a school record for points in a single quarter.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Miami (OH)
Facing a Ben Roethlisberger-led Miami squad, the Hawkeyes struggled to a five-point victory. Fred Russell ran for over 100 yards for the second straight week and Mo Brown caught five passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. Banks went head-to-head with Roethlisberger, throwing for 256 yards. Roethlisberger passed the ball 51 times, and completed 33 of them for 343 yards but had two interceptions. Capitalizing on several Iowa mistakes, the RedHawks were in the game late into the fourth quarter but could not pull off the upset at home.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
Having not beaten their in-state rivals in the four previous seasons, the Hawkeyes quickly grabbed a 17-point halftime lead. But Iowa State's Seneca Wallace was not about to leave Iowa City with a loss. Coupled with two Banks fumbles in Iowa territory, a stellar performance by the senior quarterback led to 29 straight Iowa State points. Despite holding Iowa State to 85 yards rushing, Iowa's last touchdown was a little too late, and the Cyclones ran out the clock after Iowa failed an onside kick attempt.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Utah State
For the second straight week, the Hawkeyes held a 24–7 advantage at halftime. But this time, the Hawks did all the scoring in the 3rd quarter to salt the game away. Iowa was without starting running back Fred Russell but Jermelle Lewis did an excellent job in replacement. The sophomore had 109 yards on only 9 rushes. The Hawkeyes also got scores off a blocked punt by Sean Considine recovered by Mike Follett and a fumble recovery by Jared Clauss. As a team, the Hawkeyes racked up exactly 300 yards rushing and 518 yards of total offense.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Iowa opened up Big Ten play against the #12 team in the country, the Penn State Nittany Lions. On the heels of three quick touchdowns and one field goal, the Hawkeyes opened up the game with an unexpected 23–0 lead. When Penn State finally got on the scoreboard, Iowa quickly answered back with a Nate Kaeding 55-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Holding a 35–13 lead going into the 4th quarter, things were looking ripe for a Hawkeye upset.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Penn State
But Penn State quarterback Zack Mills had the game of his career and threw three touchdown passes in the final 7:13 to tie the game at 35. Mills had a total of 399 passing yards in the game. However, Penn State was not able to answer an Iowa touchdown in the first overtime and, for the first time since 1996, Iowa had beaten a ranked opponent on the road. The win vaulted the Hawkeyes into the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1997.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
In a game that was full of big plays, Iowa did just enough to win on Homecoming weekend. Iowa scored three times on special teams, once on a blocked field goal, once on a blocked punt and once on a 51-yard Nate Kaeding field goal. But even a 95-yard touchdown pass from Brad Banks to Dallas Clark wasn't enough to keep the Boilermakers from making a comeback. Scoring on two rushing touchdowns in the 4th quarter, Purdue quickly turned a 10-point deficit into a four-point lead.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Purdue
And after Banks was sacked on 4th down with only 2:44 remaining, it seemed as if Purdue would escape with the victory. But the Boilermakers could do nothing with their three downs and had to punt the ball away. Banks wasted no time, running for a 44-yard gain to the Purdue 43 on the first play of the drive. Later, on 4th down from the Purdue seven-yard line, Banks connected with Clark once again, this time for the game-winning touchdown. Purdue had one last chance, but a late interception by Adolphus Shelton secured the Iowa victory.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
Iowa's defense was strong against Michigan State, as the Hawkeyes held the Spartans to just 249 yards of total offense. No one really stood out on offense, but the Hawkeyes once again got scores from the defense and the special teams. Immediately following a Spartan touchdown, Iowa's Jermelle Lewis returned the kick 94 yards for the touchdown. Later in the 1st quarter, Derek Pagel took an interception 62 yards for the touchdown. C.J. Jones scored twice on passes from Brad Banks as Iowa scored 44 consecutive points spanning the first three quarters. Iowa also held Michigan State's Charles Rogers from scoring a touchdown, ending Rogers' consecutive game streak with a touchdown reception at 14.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Running back Fred Russell was the star on offense, running for 110 yards and two touchdowns. But aside from Grant Steen's three interceptions and the eight points allowed, the defense was not up to par. The Hawkeyes allowed 480 yards of total offense, including 334 yards passing by Indiana's Gibran Hamdan. The Hawkeyes also made several mental errors by fumbling the ball twice while Brad Banks threw a rare interception. The game could have been much closer had Steen not intercepted all three passes deep in Iowa territory. The three interceptions is also an Iowa single-game record.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Behind a solid effort from running back Jermelle Lewis and wide receiver C.J. Jones, the Hawkeyes quickly jumped out to a 10–0 lead. And if it were not for a fumbled punt, the game wouldn't have gotten any closer. As it was, Michigan's Chris Perry scored moments later and Iowa took a 10–6 lead into halftime. After a Michigan field goal pushed the score to 10–9, Iowa took over. The Hawkeyes scored 24 unanswered points to finish the game as Lewis and Jones racked up two touchdowns each. Quarterback Brad Banks threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns as Iowa handed Michigan their worst home loss since 1967. The win propelled the Hawkeyes into the AP Top 10 for the first time since the 1991 season.