Events in Sport
- Jan 1 82nd Rose Bowl: #17 Southern California beats #3 Northwestern, 41-32
- Jan 1 62nd Orange Bowl: #6 Florida State beats #8 Notre Dame, 31-26
- Jan 2 25th Fiesta Bowl: #1 Nebraska beats #2 Florida, 62-24
Hopman Cup
Jan 6 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Goran Ivanišević & Iva Majoli win Croatia's first title; at 1 rubber apiece Switzerland's Marc Rosset & Martina Hingis forced to retire at 3-6, 7-6, 4-5 in the deciding doubles rubber
- Jan 8 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports History
Jan 10 Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins
- Jan 10 Boston guard Dana Barros sinks a 3-point field goal in his 89th straight game, during the Celtics' 113-104 win over Sacramento Kings; NBA record streak ends in next game when he goes 0 from 9
- Jan 14 AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts, 20-16
- Jan 14 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium: Dallas Cowboys beat Green Bay Packers, 38-27
Sports History
Jan 17 Detroit center Steve Yzerman scores his 500th career NHL goal as the Red Wings beat Colorado, 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena and joins Gordie Howe as the only players to score 500 goals for Detroit
NHL All-Star Game
Jan 20 46th NHL All-Star Game, FleetCenter, Boston, MA: East beats West, 5-4; MVP: Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins, D
- Jan 20 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup
- Jan 20 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
- Jan 25 Ottawa Senators set an NHL record with 16th consecutive home game without a win (0-15-1) in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at the Palladium; old record (15) shared by 1928 Black Hawks & 1939 Canadiens
Australian Open Women's Tennis
Jan 27 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber of Germany 6-4, 6-1 for her first and only Grand Slam victory after her stabbing
- Jan 28 Super Bowl XXX, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17; MVP: Larry Brown, Dallas, CB
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Jan 28 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany wins his 6th and last career Grand Slam title; beats American Michael Chang 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Sports History
Jan 29 Last day of Test cricket for Australian cricketer David Boon
- Jan 30 Future Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson comes out of a 5 year retirement; helps LA Lakers to 128-118 win over Golden State at the Great Western Forum with 19 points, 8 rebounds & 10 assists
Birthdays in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 10 Arthur Sydney Martin, spycatcher, dies at 81
- Jan 14 Jacques-Baptiste LeBrun, French finn yachtsman (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 85
- Jan 16 Harry Potts, English soccer forward (Burnley, Everton) and manager (Burnley, Shrewsbury Town, Blackpool), dies at 75
- Jan 24 Sandor Iharos, Hungarian runner, dies at 65
- Jan 26 David Schultz, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984), killed by John Du Pont at 36
- Jan 26 Charles Jewtraw, American 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1924), dies at 95
- Jan 27 Thomas "Tommy" Mitchell, English cricketer (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 tests for England), dies at 93
- Jan 27 Tommy Mitchell, English cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 8 wickets; Derbyshire CCC), dies at 93
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