- January 13
- Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6). [1]
- January 14
- Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in Los Angeles, California; Most Valuable Player: Jake Scott, Safety. [1]
- January 18
- Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as first player signed as a designated hitter. [1]
- New York Islanders break 12-game losing streak, 20-game road winless streak. [1]
- January 21
- Third NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28. [1]
- January 22
- George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- January 23
- 23rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 104-84 at Chicago, Illinois. [1]
- January 24
- Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 27
- UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record). [1]
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- US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn (her 5th consecutive win). [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Junior. [1]
- January 28
- Henry Boucha of the Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game versus Montreal Canadiens. [1]
- Mickey Welch, George Kelly, and Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 30
- 26th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers. [1]
- February 1
- Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- February 2
- Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, New Zealand versus Pakistan, Wellington. [1]
- February 4
- New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres play a penalty-free game. [1]
- Manfred Kokot runs world record 50 metre indoor (5.61 seconds). [1]
- February 6
- 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah. [1]
- Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to second straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]
- February 7
- First time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0. [1]
- February 8
- Mushtaq and Asif Iqbal make 350 stand for fourth wicket versus New Zealand. [1]
- February 10
- Second time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0. [1]
- Mushtaq Mohammad follows up 201 to take 5-49 versus New Zealand Dunedin. [1]
- February 11
- First one-day international for Pakistan and New Zealand. [1]
- First sub 17-minute 1,500-metre female freestyle swim (Shane Gould 16 minutes 56.9 seconds). [1]
- Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Naples-Lely Golf Classic. [1]
- Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row. [1]
- February 15
- Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak. [1]
- February 16
- West Indies versus Australia at Kingston, first time since 1955 without Sobers. [1]
- February 17
- Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut versus Pakistan, his only Test Cricket. [1]
- February 18
- Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000 metre indoor record 7:39.2. [1]
- Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic. [1]
- February 20
- 10th time New York Islanders shut-out - 4-0 versus Pittsburgh Penguins. [1]
- February 21
- Chicago Black Hawks play record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out. [1]
- February 26
- Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record US$5.7 million. [1]
- February 27
- Dick Allen signs a record US$675,000 three-year contract with Chicago White Sox. [1]
- March 1
- Robyn Smith becomes first female jockey to win a major race. [1]
- March 6
- In an exhibition game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins' Larry Hisle becomes the first designated hitter (he hits two homeruns and knocks in 7 RBIs). [1]
- March 10
- BPAA US Open won by Mike McGrath. [1]
- March 11
- Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic. [1]
- March 18
- Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. [1]
- March 20
- Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death. [1]
- March 21
- Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHL player to score 500 goals. [1]
- March 24
- Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title. [1]
- Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile. [1]
- San Francisco 49ers' president Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams. [1]
- March 25
- Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic. [1]
- March 26
- 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; this is UCLA's 7th consecutive NCAA basketball title. [1]
- March 27
- Dennis Amiss out for 99 versus Pakistan, third 99 in Test Cricket. [1]
- March 29
- Dave Cowens wins NBA Most Valuable Player. [1]
- March 31
- Philadelphia Flyers score 8 goals in one period vs New York Islanders, on 60 shots. [1]
- Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12-round split decision. [1]
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