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Germany wins the most medals (29), and the most gold medals (12) Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand. 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [2] Central American and Caribbean Games held in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Summer Goodwill Games held in New York City, United States.
Dec 27, 1998 · THE YEAR IN SPORTS Top National Stories of 1998. 0:03. 0:50. 1. HOME RUN CHASE. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa captivate the baseball world by surpassing Roger Maris' single-season home run record. St. Louis' McGwire eclipses the single-season record of 61 home runs when he clubs No. 62 against Steve Trachsel on Sept. 8 in St. Louis.
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Mar 30 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Utah, 78-69; Wildcats' 2nd title in 3 seasons and 7th overall. Mar 31 Expansion clubs, Tampa Bay and Arizona both suffer bad losses in their MLB debuts; Devil Rays lose, 11-6 to the Detroit Tigers and the Diamondbacks fall, 9-2 to Colorado Rockies.
Mar 5, 2024 · The Super Bowl is the mecca of U.S. sports, followed by the World Series and NBA Finals. For international sports, the Olympics and FIFA World Cup are the most-watched events across the globe. But what's No. 1? These are the most popular sporting events in the world, based on television viewership numbers. Sports are a universal language.
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Aug 13, 2019 · Though the 1998 home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa is now plagued by drug scandal, nothing was more exciting at the time. Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 and baseball players had been chasing the record ever since.
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Mar 1 Mark Martin drives his Ford Taurus to victory in the inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Martin finishes 1.6 seconds ahead of teammate Jeff Burton; Mar 1 Miami's Pat Riley becomes the 5th head coach to record 900 NBA career wins with Heat's 85-84 win over the New Jersey Nets
These games saw the introduction of snowboarding and women’s ice hockey as new sports, along with the re-introduction of curling. Also during the Nagano Olympics, U.S. figure skater Tara Lipinski became the youngest person to be a champion in an individual event in the history of the Winter Olympics at the age of 15.
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