High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1998 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 29, and ended on Sunday, October 4, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 13 rounds. All teams had to utilize Toyota engines. The KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers` Champion was Lee Bentham driving for Forsythe Racing.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 season marked the first time since 1991 that the Steelers failed to reach the playoffs. Pittsburgh finished 7–9 after starting the season 5–2, losing their last five games to knock themselves out of the playoffs. It was Bill Cowher`s first losing record as coach of the Steelers.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Chicago Cubs season was a significant one for the team for several reasons. Firstly, it saw the Cubs reach the playoffs for the first time since 1989 by way of a Wild Card berth, which they clinched after winning a one-game playoff against the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs, however, would lose the Division Series in a 3-0 sweep against the Atlanta Braves. The season also saw Sammy Sosa, along with Mark McGwire, surpass the existing single-season home run record of 61. Sosa would hold the home run lead at several points over the course of the season, eventually finishing four behind McGwire (66 and 70 respectively). The 1998 season also saw the debut of Kerry Wood, who drew immediate...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 Green Bay Packers season ended with a 27–30 loss in the NFC Wild Card playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers, with Steve Young throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with three seconds left. The season marked the end of an era in many ways for Green Bay; this was the last season for which both head coach Mike Holmgren and Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White would find themselves on the Packers` sideline. This was the first time the Packers had not won the division in four years. In addition, the Minnesota Vikings brought an end to the Packers 25 game home winning streak in Week 5.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1998 WJHC) were held in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland. The championships began on December 25, 1997 and finished on January 3, 1998. Home team Finland was the winner, defeating Russia 2-1 in the gold medal game, thanks to the goaltending of Mika Noronen and the overtime heroics of Niklas Hagman. Switzerland defeated the Czech Republic 4-3 to capture the bronze medal, their first and only medal in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 FIVB Women`s Volleyball World Championship Qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of FIVB Women`s World Championship, which was held in Japan from November 3 to November 12, 1998. The event was split into several groups divided by continent.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 FIVB Men`s Volleyball World Championship qualification was a qualification event, played in 1997 and 1998, for the thirteenth edition of 1998 FIVB Men`s Volleyball World Championship, which was held in Japan. The event was split into several groups divided by continent.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 FIVB Men`s Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world`s governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Fukuoka, Kobe, Sendai, Sapporo, Kawasaki, Uozu, Hiroshima, Osaka, Chiba, Hamamatsu and Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 29, 1998.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1998 New England Patriots season was the 29th season for the team in the National Football League and 39th season overall. They finished with a 9–7 record, good for fourth place in the division but also a playoff berth; they lost in the first round to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
