| 1998 |
| Top 5 sporting events from 1998 |
5. November 11th, 1998 -- Temple Owls 59, Wake Forest Demon Deacons 48: Temple wins the Ikon Classic at
Madison Square Garden with a comeback victory over Wake Forest. Rasheed Brokenborough scored 16 points to
help the Owls erase a 16-point deficit.
4. April 28th, 1998 -- Miami Heat 91, New York Knicks 85: The Knicks weren't given much of a chance in this first
round playoff series against Miami. Smarting from 1997's heartbreaking playoff loss to the Heat when the Knicks blew
a 3-1 lead, New York would have to try for revenge without Patrick Ewing who was injured. But the Knicks managed
to salvage a split in the first two games in Miami, setting the stage for this game 3 at MSG. Miami led most of the way,
leading by as much as 14 points in the third quarter and allowing the Knicks to close to within only four points with 1:23
left in the game. Veshon Lenard scored a playoff career-high 28 points while his backcourt mate Tim Hardaway
contributed 27.
3. April 30th, 1998 -- New York Knicks 90, Miami Heat 85: It was Wrestlemania at MSG starring Alonzo Mourning
in the red corner and Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy in the blue. A scuffle at the end of this game between Mourning and
Larry Johnson led to a fracas, and Van Gundy grabbing Mourning's leg in his attempt to break up the fight. Next thing you
know he's dangling from his leg kind of like he's Mourning's kid brother. The Knicks came out on top in more ways than
one when all was said and done. They tied the series, 2-2, and would face the Heat in the decisive game 5 without having
to deal with the suspended Mourning. Allan Houston and Johnson led the Knicks with 18 points who trailed by as many as
nine points in the second quarter, but closed out the half on a 12-3 run to head in to the locker room tied at 47-apiece.
2. December 6th, 1998 -- New York Jets 32, Seattle Seahawks 31: For the Jets in their march towards the AFC
Eastern division title, this game was supposed to be an afterthought. But it took a blown call by embattled NFL Referee
Phil Luckett to hand the Jets the win. With the Jets facing a 4th-and-goal from the Seattle five-yard line in the closing
stages of the fourth quarter, Vinny Testaverde appeared to be short of the goal line on his QB sneak attempt. Luckett
was quoted as saying that the head linesman made an immediate touchdown call without a delay......but spare me the
details. He was short, clearly. Nevertheless, the Jets had completed their 13-point comeback effort. Testaverde
finished the day completing 42-of-63 passes for 418 yards and two touchdowns plus one "rushing." Joey Galloway had
touchdown receptions of 57 and 70 yards.
1. December 13th, 1998 -- New York Giants 20, Denver Broncos 16: So much for the Broncos attempt at an
undefeated season. Denver entered the game with a 13-0 record, but Kent Graham's 37-yard touchdown pass to
Amani Toomer with 48 seconds left in the game ended the dream. There was some question over whether Toomer was
in bounds or not (he was close to the back of the end zone) but it was clear he was in. The Giants winning drive started
on their own 14-yard line with 1:49 to play. This time John Elway was on the other sideline as the Giants mounted their
version of "the drive."
Madison Square Garden with a comeback victory over Wake Forest. Rasheed Brokenborough scored 16 points to
help the Owls erase a 16-point deficit.
4. April 28th, 1998 -- Miami Heat 91, New York Knicks 85: The Knicks weren't given much of a chance in this first
round playoff series against Miami. Smarting from 1997's heartbreaking playoff loss to the Heat when the Knicks blew
a 3-1 lead, New York would have to try for revenge without Patrick Ewing who was injured. But the Knicks managed
to salvage a split in the first two games in Miami, setting the stage for this game 3 at MSG. Miami led most of the way,
leading by as much as 14 points in the third quarter and allowing the Knicks to close to within only four points with 1:23
left in the game. Veshon Lenard scored a playoff career-high 28 points while his backcourt mate Tim Hardaway
contributed 27.
3. April 30th, 1998 -- New York Knicks 90, Miami Heat 85: It was Wrestlemania at MSG starring Alonzo Mourning
in the red corner and Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy in the blue. A scuffle at the end of this game between Mourning and
Larry Johnson led to a fracas, and Van Gundy grabbing Mourning's leg in his attempt to break up the fight. Next thing you
know he's dangling from his leg kind of like he's Mourning's kid brother. The Knicks came out on top in more ways than
one when all was said and done. They tied the series, 2-2, and would face the Heat in the decisive game 5 without having
to deal with the suspended Mourning. Allan Houston and Johnson led the Knicks with 18 points who trailed by as many as
nine points in the second quarter, but closed out the half on a 12-3 run to head in to the locker room tied at 47-apiece.
2. December 6th, 1998 -- New York Jets 32, Seattle Seahawks 31: For the Jets in their march towards the AFC
Eastern division title, this game was supposed to be an afterthought. But it took a blown call by embattled NFL Referee
Phil Luckett to hand the Jets the win. With the Jets facing a 4th-and-goal from the Seattle five-yard line in the closing
stages of the fourth quarter, Vinny Testaverde appeared to be short of the goal line on his QB sneak attempt. Luckett
was quoted as saying that the head linesman made an immediate touchdown call without a delay......but spare me the
details. He was short, clearly. Nevertheless, the Jets had completed their 13-point comeback effort. Testaverde
finished the day completing 42-of-63 passes for 418 yards and two touchdowns plus one "rushing." Joey Galloway had
touchdown receptions of 57 and 70 yards.
1. December 13th, 1998 -- New York Giants 20, Denver Broncos 16: So much for the Broncos attempt at an
undefeated season. Denver entered the game with a 13-0 record, but Kent Graham's 37-yard touchdown pass to
Amani Toomer with 48 seconds left in the game ended the dream. There was some question over whether Toomer was
in bounds or not (he was close to the back of the end zone) but it was clear he was in. The Giants winning drive started
on their own 14-yard line with 1:49 to play. This time John Elway was on the other sideline as the Giants mounted their
version of "the drive."
| Strange facts from 1998 |
1. The January 9th game between Princeton and Yale is the first game I've seen two Ivy League schools play in that
wasn't at The Palestra in Philadelphia.
wasn't at The Palestra in Philadelphia.
Date Visiting Team Home team Sport
1/9/98 Princeton Tigers 69 Yale Bulldogs 58 CBB
1/21/98 Loyola 58 Fairfield 75 WCBB
1/22/98 Marist Red Foxes 68 Fairfield 82 OT CBB
1/25/98 Niagara 57 St. Peter’s 77 CBB
1/27/98 Manhattan Jaspers 61 Fairfield 60 CBB
1/29/98 Manhattan Jaspers 53 St. Peter’s 83 WCBB
1/31/98 Rider Broncs 66 St. Peter’s 58 CBB
2/1/98 Manhattan 62 Fairfield 79 WCBB
2/3/98 St. Peter’s Peacocks 76 Manhattan 86 CBB
2/4/98 Ottawa Senators 0 NJ Devils 2 NHL
2/6/98 Canisius 62 Fairfield 81 WCBB
2/6/98 St. Peter’s 62 Fairfield 67 CBB
2/8/98 Siena 87 Manhattan 52 WCBB
2/10/98 Rider Broncs 57 St. Peter’s 76 WCBB
2/10/98 Marist Red Foxes 79 St. Peter’s 74 CBB
2/13/98 Niagara 86 Manhattan 75 OT WCBB
2/14/98 Canisius 49 St. Peter’s 60 WCBB
2/17/98 Iona 58 Fairfield 77 WCBB
2/17/98 Siena Saints 84 Fairfield 92 CBB
2/22/98 Loyola Greyhounds 56 St. Peter’s 58 WCBB
2/22/98 Fairfield Stags 82 St. Peter’s 67 CBB
2/27/98 Iona 56 Loyola 80 #@ WCBB
2/28/98 St. Peter's Peahens 50 Fairfield 64 # WCBB
2/28/98 Marist Red Foxes 55 Iona 76 #@ CBB
2/28/98 Loyola Greyhounds 85 Niagara 80 OT # CBB
2/28/98 Loyola 58 Siena 50 # WCBB
2/28/98 Manhattan Jaspers 66 Rider 55 # CBB
2/28/98 Canisius 83 Siena 87 OT # CBB
3/1/98 Loyola 53 Fairfield 58 # WCBB
3/1/98 Loyola, Md. 58 Iona 69 # CBB
3/1/98 Manhattan Jaspers 71 Siena 77 # CBB
3/2/98 Iona Gaels 90 Siena 75 # CBB
4/1/98 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 NY Islanders 4 NHL
4/16/98 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 NY Islanders 4 NHL
4/28/98 Miami Heat 91 NY Knicks 85& NBA
4/30/98 Miami Heat 85 NY Knicks 90& NBA
5/13/98 Texas Rangers 6 NY Yankees 8 MLB
6/6/98 Florida Marlins 2 NY Yankees 4 MLB
8/8/98 Cincinnati Bengals 17 NY Giants 24! NFL
8/15/98 Baltimore Ravens 24 NY Jets 10! NFL
8/20/98 NY Giants 23 NY Jets 27! NFL
8/28/98 Baltimore Ravens 14 NY Giants 6! NFL
9/6/98 Washington Redskins 24 NY Giants 31 NFL
9/12/98 Akron Zips 35 Temple 28 FF CFB
9/13/98 Baltimore Ravens 24 NY Jets 10 NFL
9/19/98 Temple Owls 7 BC 31 CFB
9/20/98 Indianapolis Colts 6 NY Jets 44 NFL
9/21/98 Dallas Cowboys 31 NY Giants 7 NFL
9/26/98 Marist Red Foxes 26 St. Peter’s 3 CFB
10/3/98 William & Mary 45 Temple Owls 38 CFB
10/4/98 Miami Dolphins 9 NY Jets 20 NFL
10/10/98 West Virginia 37 Temple Owls 7 CFB
10/11/98 Atlanta Falcons 34 NY Giants 20 NFL
10/16/98 Siena Saints 12 St. Peter’s 7 CFB
10/17/98 Edmonton Oilers 4 NJ Devils 2 NHL
10/18/98 Arizona Cardinals 7 NY Giants 34 NFL
10/25/98 Atlanta Falcons 3 NY Jets 28 NFL
10/27/98 Buffalo Sabres 0 NY Rangers 0 NHL
11/7/98 Duquesne Dukes 52 St. Peter’s 0 CFB
11/7/98 Sundance 65 St. Peter’s 82! CBB
11/8/98 Buffalo Bills 12 NY Jets 34 NFL
11/10/98 Illinois 73 Wake Forest 75 OT* CBB
11/10/98 Georgetown Hoyas 49 Temple Owls 65* CBB
11/11/98 Georgetown Hoyas 50 Illinois 65* CBB
11/11/98 Wake Forest 48 Temple Owls 59* CBB
11/14/98 Miami Hurricanes 42 Temple Owls 7 CFB
11/15/98 Green Bay Packers 37 NY Giants 3 NFL
11/20/98 Long Island 45 St. Peter’s 84 WCBB
11/21/98 Syracuse 38 Temple Owls 7 CFB
11/22/98 Philadelphia Eagles 0 NY Giants 20 NFL
11/29/98 Lafayette 76 St. Peter’s 66 CBB
12/5/98 Harvard 69 St. Peter’s 78 WCBB
12/6/98 Seattle Seahawks 31 NY Jets 32 NFL
12/9/98 Northeastern 61 St. Peter’s 55 CBB
12/12/98 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 NY Islanders 1 NHL
12/13/98 Denver Broncos 16 NY Giants 20 NFL
12/14/98 Florida State 66 Temple Owls 75 CBB
FF Game played at Franklin Field
* Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden
& First round NBA Playoff game
@ Joined in progress
# MAAC Tournament at Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
1/9/98 Princeton Tigers 69 Yale Bulldogs 58 CBB
1/21/98 Loyola 58 Fairfield 75 WCBB
1/22/98 Marist Red Foxes 68 Fairfield 82 OT CBB
1/25/98 Niagara 57 St. Peter’s 77 CBB
1/27/98 Manhattan Jaspers 61 Fairfield 60 CBB
1/29/98 Manhattan Jaspers 53 St. Peter’s 83 WCBB
1/31/98 Rider Broncs 66 St. Peter’s 58 CBB
2/1/98 Manhattan 62 Fairfield 79 WCBB
2/3/98 St. Peter’s Peacocks 76 Manhattan 86 CBB
2/4/98 Ottawa Senators 0 NJ Devils 2 NHL
2/6/98 Canisius 62 Fairfield 81 WCBB
2/6/98 St. Peter’s 62 Fairfield 67 CBB
2/8/98 Siena 87 Manhattan 52 WCBB
2/10/98 Rider Broncs 57 St. Peter’s 76 WCBB
2/10/98 Marist Red Foxes 79 St. Peter’s 74 CBB
2/13/98 Niagara 86 Manhattan 75 OT WCBB
2/14/98 Canisius 49 St. Peter’s 60 WCBB
2/17/98 Iona 58 Fairfield 77 WCBB
2/17/98 Siena Saints 84 Fairfield 92 CBB
2/22/98 Loyola Greyhounds 56 St. Peter’s 58 WCBB
2/22/98 Fairfield Stags 82 St. Peter’s 67 CBB
2/27/98 Iona 56 Loyola 80 #@ WCBB
2/28/98 St. Peter's Peahens 50 Fairfield 64 # WCBB
2/28/98 Marist Red Foxes 55 Iona 76 #@ CBB
2/28/98 Loyola Greyhounds 85 Niagara 80 OT # CBB
2/28/98 Loyola 58 Siena 50 # WCBB
2/28/98 Manhattan Jaspers 66 Rider 55 # CBB
2/28/98 Canisius 83 Siena 87 OT # CBB
3/1/98 Loyola 53 Fairfield 58 # WCBB
3/1/98 Loyola, Md. 58 Iona 69 # CBB
3/1/98 Manhattan Jaspers 71 Siena 77 # CBB
3/2/98 Iona Gaels 90 Siena 75 # CBB
4/1/98 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 NY Islanders 4 NHL
4/16/98 Tampa Bay Lightning 0 NY Islanders 4 NHL
4/28/98 Miami Heat 91 NY Knicks 85& NBA
4/30/98 Miami Heat 85 NY Knicks 90& NBA
5/13/98 Texas Rangers 6 NY Yankees 8 MLB
6/6/98 Florida Marlins 2 NY Yankees 4 MLB
8/8/98 Cincinnati Bengals 17 NY Giants 24! NFL
8/15/98 Baltimore Ravens 24 NY Jets 10! NFL
8/20/98 NY Giants 23 NY Jets 27! NFL
8/28/98 Baltimore Ravens 14 NY Giants 6! NFL
9/6/98 Washington Redskins 24 NY Giants 31 NFL
9/12/98 Akron Zips 35 Temple 28 FF CFB
9/13/98 Baltimore Ravens 24 NY Jets 10 NFL
9/19/98 Temple Owls 7 BC 31 CFB
9/20/98 Indianapolis Colts 6 NY Jets 44 NFL
9/21/98 Dallas Cowboys 31 NY Giants 7 NFL
9/26/98 Marist Red Foxes 26 St. Peter’s 3 CFB
10/3/98 William & Mary 45 Temple Owls 38 CFB
10/4/98 Miami Dolphins 9 NY Jets 20 NFL
10/10/98 West Virginia 37 Temple Owls 7 CFB
10/11/98 Atlanta Falcons 34 NY Giants 20 NFL
10/16/98 Siena Saints 12 St. Peter’s 7 CFB
10/17/98 Edmonton Oilers 4 NJ Devils 2 NHL
10/18/98 Arizona Cardinals 7 NY Giants 34 NFL
10/25/98 Atlanta Falcons 3 NY Jets 28 NFL
10/27/98 Buffalo Sabres 0 NY Rangers 0 NHL
11/7/98 Duquesne Dukes 52 St. Peter’s 0 CFB
11/7/98 Sundance 65 St. Peter’s 82! CBB
11/8/98 Buffalo Bills 12 NY Jets 34 NFL
11/10/98 Illinois 73 Wake Forest 75 OT* CBB
11/10/98 Georgetown Hoyas 49 Temple Owls 65* CBB
11/11/98 Georgetown Hoyas 50 Illinois 65* CBB
11/11/98 Wake Forest 48 Temple Owls 59* CBB
11/14/98 Miami Hurricanes 42 Temple Owls 7 CFB
11/15/98 Green Bay Packers 37 NY Giants 3 NFL
11/20/98 Long Island 45 St. Peter’s 84 WCBB
11/21/98 Syracuse 38 Temple Owls 7 CFB
11/22/98 Philadelphia Eagles 0 NY Giants 20 NFL
11/29/98 Lafayette 76 St. Peter’s 66 CBB
12/5/98 Harvard 69 St. Peter’s 78 WCBB
12/6/98 Seattle Seahawks 31 NY Jets 32 NFL
12/9/98 Northeastern 61 St. Peter’s 55 CBB
12/12/98 Tampa Bay Lightning 2 NY Islanders 1 NHL
12/13/98 Denver Broncos 16 NY Giants 20 NFL
12/14/98 Florida State 66 Temple Owls 75 CBB
FF Game played at Franklin Field
* Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden
& First round NBA Playoff game
@ Joined in progress
# MAAC Tournament at Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
At the Ikon Classic in Madison Square
Garden...November 10th, 1998. This is, I
believe, the only picture in existence with
me wearing glasses. It was taken without
me knowing it.
Garden...November 10th, 1998. This is, I
believe, the only picture in existence with
me wearing glasses. It was taken without
me knowing it.