January 2007 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

Jan 5 Bill Cowher resigns as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Jan 5 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Dmitry Tursunov beats Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-4, 7-5 to give Russia an unassailable 2-0 lead, and first title

Sports History

Jan 7 Phil Jackson wins his 900th game as a head coach, becoming the fastest coach to reach 900 career wins

Jan 8 9th BCS National Championship: #2 Florida beats #1 Ohio State, 41-14
Jan 20 Utah coach Jerry Sloan passes Larry Brown for 4th on the NBA's all-time win list (1,010) after the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls, 95-85 at the United Center
Jan 21 AFC Championship, RCA Dome, Indianapolis: Indianapolis Colts beat New England Patriots, 38-34
Jan 21 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New Orleans Saints, 39-14
Jan 24 55th NHL All-Star Game, American Airlines Centre, Dallas, TX: West beats East, 12-9; MVP: Daniel Briere, Buffalo Sabres, C

Australian Open Women's Tennis

Jan 27 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2; first time the tournament used Hawk-Eye system for official line-calls

Australian Men's Tennis Open

Jan 28 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Swiss ace Roger Federer successfully defends his title beating Fernando González of Chile 7-6, 6-4, 6-4

Sports History

Jan 29 Ken Dryden's #29 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens

Deaths in Sport

Jan 2 Don Massengale, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1967 runner-up), dies of heart attack at 69
Jan 3 Earl Reibel, Canadian ice hockey forward Detroit Red Wings (b. 1930)
Jan 4 Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer (b. 1939)
Jan 4 Jan Schröder, Dutch cyclist (b. 1941)
Jan 6 Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)
Jan 7 Bobby Hamilton, American NASCAR driver and team owner, dies of cancer at 49
Jan 9 Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (b. 1977)
Jan 13 Danny Oakes, racecar driver (b. 1911)
Jan 15 David Vanole, American soccer player (b. 1963)
Jan 16 Benny Parsons, American racecar driver and commentator (b. 1941)
Jan 21 Maria Cioncan, Romanian athlete (b. 1977)

Jan 26 Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 77
Jan 27 Yang Chuan-kwang, Taiwanese athlete (b. 1933)
Jan 27 Chuan-Kwang Yang, Taiwanese decathlete (Olympic silver 1960), dies at 73
Jan 27 Bing Devine, American MLB executive (St. Louis Cardinals, NY Mets), dies at 90
Jan 28 Carlo Clerici, Swiss road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1954), dies at 77
Jan 28 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (b. 1963)
Jan 29 Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 2003)
Jan 30 Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 91