January 2009 – Event Preview
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January 2009 starts off with the New Year’s Day BCS football bowls. The Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl are on Thursday, January 1st. On January 2nd, the Sugar Bowl takes place in New Orleans while the Fiesta Bowl is scheduled for January 5th in Glendale, AZ.
On January 8th, the 2009 BCS National Championship Game determines the NCAA champ at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. If it happened today it’d be between Texas and Alabama.
The National Football League Wildcard Playoffs kickoff January 5th and 6th with the NFL Divisional Playoffs set for January 12th and 13th. The NFL Conference Championships on January 20th determine who plays in Super Bowl XLII.
AC/DC, The Eagles, Billy Joel, Metallica, Brad Paisley, Celine Dion, Dancing with the Stars, Jeff Dunham, Kings Of Leon, Neil Diamond and The Killers are all on the touring circuit in January.
Other events in January include the Chicago Blackhawks vs. the Detroit Red Wings in National Hockey League’s Winter Classic. The event will be held outdoors at Wrigley Field on January 1st. The NHL 2009 All-Star Game is in Montreal on January 25th and UFC 94 St-Pierre vs Penn II is at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on January 31st.
Popular NBA match-ups include the Lakers at Houston, Phoenix at Boston, Cleveland at Lakers and Boston at Detroit.
Popular NHL match-ups include the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres at the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Detroit Red Wings at the San Jose Sharks and the Montreal Canadiens at the New Jersey Devils.
