Top 5 sporting events from 1997
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5. January 19th, 1997 -- St. Peter's Peahens 109, Canisius Golden Griffins 104 (OT): Heather Fiore stole the
show for Canisius, scoring a MAAC record 46 points, and in the process, became Canisius' all-time leading scorer (at the
time). And the game was on the MAAC TV Network, so she chose the right game to accomplish those feats. However,
St. Peter's prevailed in OT, and would go on to win the MAAC regular season and tournament championship.
4. November 23rd, 1997 -- NY Jets 23, Minnesota Vikings 21: A lot of energy was in the building as the NY Jets
were vying for sole possession of first place in the AFC East -- having never won the division in team history. Leon
Johnson's 66-yard punt return in the first quarter helped the Jets jump out to a 23-7 lead, but the Vikings in the fourth
fought back with two touchdowns. A two-point conversion attempt on the second touchdown failed, however, as
Robert Smith was tackled in the backfield. The Jets improved to 8-4 but it was Minnesota which had the last laugh.
The Jets missed the playoffs and the Vikings knocked the Giants out of the playoffs in the first round.
3. November 2nd, 1997 -- NY Jets 19, Baltimore Ravens 16 (OT): It rained most of the game, but not when John
Hall kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give the Jets the victory. Vinny Testaverde, who would lead the Jets to
the AFC Championship game the next season, tied the game for Baltimore with three seconds left in regulation when he
threw a 16-yard TD pass to Derrick Alexander. Hall finished with four field goals.
2. February 28th - March 2nd, 1997 -- Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid, NY: In reality, I flew in to
Lake Placid on Feb. 26th and didn't fly back until Monday, March 3rd. This does represent the only time I've been to
events in Luge, Figure Skating and Alpine Skiing. And anybody that wants to fly me to Lake Placid on a business trip
is more than welcome to. My job was to write stories on the games for one of PR Newswire's clients -- the NewYork
Lottery -- the primary sponsor of the games. The biggest "name" competitor at the games was Olympian Robert
Pipkins, who won his fourth straight National Luge championship. While the events themselves were nothing special,
albeit different, and were sparsely attended, the setting was awesome.
1. December 13th, 1997 -- New York Giants 30, Washington Redskins 10: The New York Giants clinched the
NFC Eastern Division with this rout of the Washington Redskins -- and there were plenty of NFC East Championship
hats in the locker room to prove it. After covering the Giants and Jets on a regular basis in 1995 and 1996, and seeing
some pretty dismal football in the process, we finally had a winner. The Giants forced six turnovers and raced out to a
17-0 lead en route to the victory.
1. The May 6th Minnesota Twins - NY Yankees contest represented the first Major League Baseball game I worked
that the Philadelphia Phillies didn't play in. It also represented my first NY Yankees game -- meaning that I had now seen
every New York team play at least once.
Date Visiting Team Home Team Sport
1/2/97 Siena Saints 58 St. Peter’s 60 CBB
1/4/97 Siena Saints 71 St. Peter’s 86 WCBB
1/5/97 Milwaukee Bucks 92 NY Knicks 97 NBA
1/7/97 Princeton 64 St. Peter’s 97 WCBB
1/8/97 Colorado Avalanche 1 NJ Devils 1 NHL
1/9/97 UMBC 35 St. Peter’s 62 CBB
1/12/97 Loyola, Md. 69 St. Peter’s 54 CBB
1/17/97 Niagara 31 St. Peter’s 62 WCBB
1/19/97 Canisius 104 St. Peter’s 109 OT WCBB
1/19/97 Manhattan Jaspers 63 St. Peter’s 67 CBB
1/22/97 Fairfield 48 St. Peter’s 74 WCBB
1/23/97 Temple Owls 62 Fordham Rams 45 CBB
1/25/97 Massachusetts 78 Temple Owls 66 CBB
1/26/97 Canisius 69 St. Peter’s 52 CBB
1/31/97 St. Peter’s Peacocks 54 Manhattan 73 CBB
2/4/97 Houston 95 NY Knicks 99 NBA
2/5/97 Fairfield Stags 58 St. Peter’s 71 CBB
2/15/97 Manhattan 61 St. Peter’s 77 WCBB
2/15/97 Iona Gaels 65 St. Peter’s 71 CBB
2/21/97 Loyola, Md. 39 St. Peter’s 63 WCBB
2/23/97 Niagara 58 St. Peter’s 71 CBB
2/28/97 – 3/2/97 Empire State Games in Lake Placid, NY
3/4/97 Milwaukee Bucks 86 NY Knicks 93 NBA
3/17/97 Ottawa Senators 4 NY Rangers 3 NHL
4/4/97 Orlando Magic 93 NY Knicks 84 NBA
4/11/97 Boston Bruins 0 NJ Devils 2 NHL
5/6/97 Minnesota Twins 2 NY Yankees 7 MLB
5/8/97 Texas Rangers 4 NY Yankees 5 MLB
5/11/97 Kansas City Royals 2 NY Yankees 3 MLB
5/20/97 Toronto Blue Jays 2 NY Yankees 0 MLB
5/23/97 Boston Red Sox 9 NY Yankees 3 MLB
8/2/97 Philadelphia Eagles 17 NY Jets 31! NFL
8/8/97 Baltimore Ravens 29 NY Jets 39! NFL
8/9/97 Jacksonville Jaguars 38 NY Giants 16! NFL
8/16/97 New York Jets 27 NY Giants 17! NFL
10/25/97 Iona Gaels 12 St. Peter’s 14 CFB
10/26/97 Cincinnati Bengals 27 NY Giants 29 NFL
10/31/97 Georgetown 40 St. Peter’s 32 CFB
11/2/97 Baltimore Ravens 16 NY Jets 19 OT NFL
11/8/97 Saint FX 47 St. Peter’s 61! WCBB
11/8/97 Boston Bruins 0 NJ Devils 2 NHL
11/14/97 Terror Dome 61 St. Peter’s 67! WCBB
11/15/97 St. Peter’s Peacocks 60 Seton Hall 76 CBB
11/16/97 Arizona Cardinals 10 NY Giants 19 NFL
11/20/97 Conn. Diamonds 89 St. Peter’s 69! CBB
11/22/97 Fairfield Stags 38 St. Peter’s 34 CFB
11/23/97 Minnesota Vikings 21 NY Jets 23 NFL
11/25/97 Kent State 76 St. Peter’s 53 WCBB
11/25/97 Hartford Hawks 71 St. Peter’s 87 CBB
11/29/97 Phoenix Suns 80 NY Knicks 102 NBA
12/2/97 St. Louis Blues 3 NJ Devils 1 NHL
12/6/97 Loyola, Md. 88 St. Peter’s 83 CBB
12/7/97 Indianapolis Colts 22 NY Jets 14 NFL
12/9/97 Syracuse 83 St. Peter’s 67 WCBB
12/11/97 Bethune Cookman 64 St. Peter’s 85 CBB
12/13/97 Washington Redskins 10 NY Giants 30 NFL
12/14/97 Tampa Bay Bucs 0 NY Jets 31 NFL
12/20/97 Rutgers 72 Temple 63 CBB
12/23/97 Monmouth Hawks 57 St. Peter’s 73 CBB
! Exhibition game.
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