- Jan 1 36th Fiesta Bowl: #9 Boise State beats #7 Oklahoma, 43-42 (OT)
- Jan 1 93rd Rose Bowl: #8 Southern California beats #3 Michigan, 32-18
- Jan 2 73rd Orange Bowl: #5 Louisville beats #15 Wake Forest, 24-13
- Jan 3 73rd Sugar Bowl: #4 LSU beats #11 Notre Dame, 41-14
- Jan 3 High profile Miami Dolphins NFL head coach Nick Saban resigns after agreeing to return to college football and take head coaching job at Alabama
Coach Cowher Resigns
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
Phil Jackson Wins #900
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
Sports History
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
Williams Beats Sharapova
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
Federer Defends Title
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
Canadiens Retire Dryden's #29
Jan 29 Ken Dryden's #29 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens
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