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For the first time, professional players from the National Hockey League participate in the Winter Olympics. And also for the first time in Olympic history, women took part in ice hockey. Women's Gold – United States won 3–1 over Canada. Men's Gold – Czech Republic won 1–0 over Russia.
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.
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Dec 27, 1998 · NEWS. THE YEAR IN SPORTS Top National Stories of 1998. 0:03. 1:18. 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.
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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See the Top Earners for 1998. There were a few major world sporting events this year, such as the Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup and the Commonwealth Games. The year of the Winter Olympics saw the debut of two events, women's ice hockey and snowboarding. The Olympics which saw the Germans win 12 golds and 29 total medals had a few newsworthy ...
Dec 18, 2023 · Most popular sporting events to attend live in the United States as of February 2022
Feb 5, 2018 · The 1998 Winter Olympics' most memorable moments, 20 years later | Mashable. Home > Life. 20 years later, a look back at the thrills and spills of the 1998 Winter Olympics. By Marcus Gilmer on...
