So you're comparing Detroit with Chicago & Boston as top sport cities huh?
- 2000 The Michigan State University Spartans win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
- 2000 The Flint Generals of the United Hockey League win their second Colonial Cup.
- 2000 The Class A Minor League Michigan Battle Cats (Battle Creek) win their first Midwest League Championship Series.
- 2001 The Detroit Lions did not earn their first Super Bowl title.
- 2001 The Detroit Dogs are the American Basketball Association (ABA 2000) champions.
- 2001 The Arena Football League Grand Rapids Rampage win ArenaBowl XV and their first ArenaBowl championship.
- 2002 The Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League with their second Colonial Cup.
- 2002 The Detroit Red Wings win their tenth Stanley Cup.
- 2002 The Detroit Demolition (known as the Detroit Danger at the time) win their first National Women's Football Association (NWFA) championship.
- 2002 The Grand Valley State University Lakers win their first NCAA Division II national football championship.
- 2003 The Detroit Shock win their first WNBA Championship in the WNBA Finals.
- 2003 The Class A Minor League Lansing Lugnuts win their second Midwest League Championship Series.
- 2003 The Detroit Demolition win their second NWFA Championship.
- 2003 The Grand Valley State University Lakers win their second NCAA Division II national football championship.
- 2004 The Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League skate to their third Colonial Cup league championship.
- 2004 The Detroit Pistons win their third NBA Championship.
- 2004 The Class A Minor League West Michigan Whitecaps (Grand Rapids) win their third Midwest League Championship Series.
- 2004 The Detroit Demolition win their third NWFA Championship.
- 2005 The Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League win their fourth Colonial Cup.
- 2005 The Kalamazoo Kings achieve their first League Championship in the independent professional baseball Frontier League.
- 2005 The Detroit Demolition win their fourth NWFA Championship.
- 2005 The Grand Valley State University Lakers win their third NCAA Division II national football championship.
- 2006 The Kalamazoo Wings of the United Hockey League earn their first Colonial Cup.
- 2006 The Port Huron Pirates win their first Great Lakes Indoor Football League championship.
- 2006 The Detroit Shock win their second WNBA Championship in the WNBA Finals.
- 2006 The West Michigan Whitecaps from Grand Rapids prevail in the Midwest League Championship Series for the fourth time.
- 2006 The Grand Valley State University Lakers claim their fourth NCAA Division II national football championship in five years.
- 2007 The West Michigan Whitecaps from Grand Rapids win their fifth Midwest League Championship Series in twelve seasons.
- 2007 The Michigan State University Spartans win their third NCAA hockey title.
- 2008 The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup—their eleventh National Hockey League championship and fourth in twelve seasons.
- 2008 The Detroit Shock earn their third WNBA Championship in the WNBA Finals. It is the team's third title in six seasons.