Events in Sports History in February 1998

  • Feb 1 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia wins his first and only Grand Slam event; beats Marcelo Rios of Chile 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
  • Feb 1 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 29-24; MVP: Warren Moon, Seattle Seahawks, QB, HI

Ciccarelli's 600th Goal

Feb 3 Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals

  • Feb 3 NY Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman
  • Feb 5 Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record

Kerrigan, Harding Interview

Feb 5 Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding talk on FOX (Taped Dec 22nd)

  • Feb 6 Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to NY Yankees for $3M & 4 minor leaguers
  • Feb 7 NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7
  • Feb 7 XVIII Winter Olympic Games open in Nagano, Japan

48th NBA All-Star Game

Feb 8 48th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: East beats West, 135-114; MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, F

  • Feb 8 Finland beats Sweden, 6-0 at the Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan in the first female ice hockey game played in Olympic history
  • Feb 8 NHL stops season stops to accommodate the Nagano Winter Olympics; returns February 24

6th ESPY Awards

Feb 9 6th ESPY Awards: Ken Griffey Jr, Mia Hamm win

Fleming Undergoes Surgery

Feb 10 Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery

  • Feb 12 Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their 4th head coach

Daytona 500

Feb 15 40th Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt's only Daytona win in his 20th start; snaps a 59-race winless streak

  • Feb 17 USA Women's Ice Hockey Team beats Canada and wins the first Olympic Gold medal
  • Feb 19 US hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan
  • Feb 20 American world champion Tara Lipinski wins Olympic figure skating gold medal ahead of teammate Michelle Kwan at the Nagano Winter Games

Olympic Games

Feb 20 Vancouver Canucks' right wing Pavel Bure scores 5 goals for Russia in a 7-4 semi-final win over Finland at the Nagano Winter Olympics

  • Feb 22 Petr Svoboda scores the winner as the Czech Republic claims its first ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Russia in Nagano, Japan
  • Feb 22 XVIII Winter Olympic Games close in Nagano Japan
  • Feb 26 Steven M Gluckstern completes sale of NY Islanders

Sports History

Feb 28 Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points