- Jan 1 22nd Fiesta Bowl: #6 Syracuse beats #10 Colorado, 26-22
- Jan 1 59th Orange Bowl: #3 Florida State beats #11 Nebraska, 27-14
- Jan 1 59th Sugar Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #1 Miami, 34-13
- Jan 1 79th Rose Bowl: #7 Michigan beats #9 Washington, 38-31
- Jan 1 Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Penn State, 24-3
- Jan 3 "The Comeback", QB Frank Reich leads Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit, to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game, the greatest comeback ever in NFL history
Lara's Maiden Test Century
Jan 5 Brian Lara scores his maiden Test century with 277 for the West Indies v Australia in drawn 3rd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Reggie Jackson Elected
Jan 5 Former MLB player Reggie Jackson elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jan 8 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Michael Stich beats Emilio Sánchez of Spain 7-5, 6-3 for a 2-0 win, and Germany's first title
Jordan Makes 20,000 Points
Jan 8 Michael Jordan's game-high 35 points leads Chicago to 120-95 win over Milwaukee; gives him exactly 20,000 points in 620th game of his NBA career; 2nd-fastest to reach milestone after Wilt Chamberlain (499)
- Jan 9 Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100m free style (53.33)
Lemieux's Diagnosis
Jan 12 NHL great Mario Lemieux announces that he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma
Eaton's Record Career Blocks
Jan 14 Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton blocks 2 shots in a 96-89 win over Seattle SuperSonics; becomes only 2nd player in NBA history (along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to record 3,000 career blocks
Gooch's 100th 100
Jan 23 Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack, India
Kerrigan US Champion
Jan 23 US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan
- Jan 26 Everton scores a 3-1 away win over Wimbledon at Selhurst Park in London; lowest ever attendance at an EPL fixture, 3,039
Seles Beats Graf
Jan 30 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for her 3rd consecutive Australian singles crown
Courier Retains Title
Jan 31 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier retains title; repeats previous year's win over Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
- Jan 31 Super Bowl XXVII, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17; MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB
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