American Football
- January 26 – in Super Bowl XXXI, the Green Bay Packers won 35–21 over the New England Patriots
- January 2 – in the Sugar Bowl, University of Florida Gators won 52–20 over rival Florida State Seminoles to claim NCAA Football national title
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