North American sport in 1998
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Source: the site's league, college, national-team and racing records; the Universal Index for the live table · as of 20 Oct 2026
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The year, month by month
January
- FootballCollege football national titleMichigan
- Season
- 1997
- Date
- 1 Jan
- Note
- National Champions (split or shared title: 2 rows this year)
- FootballCollege football national titleNebraska
- Season
- 1997
- Date
- 2 Jan
- Note
- National Champions (split or shared title: 2 rows this year)
- FootballSuper BowlDenver Broncos
- Season
- 1997
- Date
- 25 Jan
- Note
- Super Bowl Champions
February: nothing in this view
March
April
- Ice hockeyFrozen FourMichigandef. Boston College
- Season
- 1998
- Runner-up
- Boston College
- Date
- 4 Apr
May
- Horse racingKentucky DerbyReal Quiet
- Season
- 1998
- Venue
- Churchill Downs
- Date
- 2 May
- Horse racingPreakness StakesReal Quiet
- Season
- 1998
- Venue
- Pimlico Race Course
- Date
- 16 May
June
- Horse racingBelmont StakesVictory Gallop
- Season
- 1998
- Venue
- Belmont Park
- Date
- 6 Jun
- BaseballCollege World SeriesUSC
- Season
- 1998
- Date
- 6 Jun
- BasketballNBA FinalsChicago Bulls
- Season
- 1998
- Date
- 14 Jun
- Note
- NBA Champions
- Ice hockeyStanley CupDetroit Red Wings
- Season
- 1998
- Date
- 16 Jun
- Note
- Stanley Cup Champions
Jul to Aug: nothing in this view
September
- BasketballWNBA FinalsHouston Comets
- Season
- 1998
- Date
- 1 Sep
- Note
- WNBA
October
- BaseballWorld SeriesNew York Yankees
- Season
- 1998
- Date
- 21 Oct
- Note
- World Series Champions
- SoccerMLS CupChicago Fire
- Season
- 1998
- Date
- 25 Oct
November
- FootballGrey CupCalgary Stampedersdef. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26–24
- Season
- 1998
- Runner-up
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Venue
- Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
- Date
- 22 Nov
December: nothing in this view
The year in perspective
Champions crowned
- Basketball4
- Football4
- Horse racing3
- Baseball2
- Ice hockey2
- Soccer1
Not tracked yet
- College football: no result or not-held entry for 1871, 1901, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1953, 1967, 1985
- USA women's basketball: five nations_elo_events rows dated 11 to 17 Mar 2026 are left out; they are the San Juan qualifying group's fixtures, which the USA did not play.
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for United States since 2025-10-01: USA women's hockey has no match-based windows
- nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for Canada since 2025-10-01: Canada women's hockey has no match-based windows
- Researched rows adjusted or left off because a date is not sourced: chockey-2526-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2627-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2526-final folded into the block that contains it
- Not tracked yet: Olympic and World Cup tournaments of other sports have no lane (the World Baseball Classic and the Olympic Games sit on the world lane)