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Thursday, January 15, 2009

ESPN reviewed the submissions and discussions on your state/region's conversation page. The four figures on Nevada's Sports Rushmore are below:

Andre Agassi (Las Vegas) - The eight-time Grand Slam champion, Olympic gold medalist, former world's No. 1.

Greg Maddux (Las Vegas) - The four-time Cy Young winner has 355 career wins and 18 Gold Gloves (most all-time).

Jerry Tarkanian (UNLV Rebels) - In 19 seasons as head coach,Tark compiled 509 wins, nine consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and a National Championship in 1990.

Mike Tyson - He became the youngest heavyweight champion ever by beating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas in '86. He compiled a 13-2 career record in Nevada.

Other Mt. Rushmore of Sports conversations
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida
Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland
Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada
New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio
Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota
Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Washington, D.C. | West Virginia
Wisconsin | Wyoming

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