Events in Sport
- Nov 1 MLB owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract; AL owners vote for Kuhn, 11-3, and NL, 7-5, 2 shy of 3/4 majority required for re-election; eventually replaced by Peter Ueberroth
- Nov 3 Detroit blocks 20 Cleve Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record
- Nov 5 Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
- Nov 9 Brewers' Robin Yount wins AL MVP unanimously
- Nov 11 30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars
- Nov 12 Zaheer Abbas gets his 100th 100 in Test Cricket for Pakistan v India, goes to 215
- Nov 13 A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
- Nov 18 Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from injuries sustained during a 14-round match against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada, prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
- Nov 21 32nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins
- Nov 23 NY Islanders & Minn North Stars play to an 8-8 tie
Event of Interest
Nov 24 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
Cal Ripken Jr
- Nov 27 5th time Rangers shut-out Islanders 3-0
- Nov 27 Kepler Wessels scores century in 1st Test Cricket (162 v England)
- Nov 27 47th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 23-22 in Birmingham, Auburn's first win in the series in 10 years
- Nov 28 70th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 32-16
- Nov 28 71st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Grenoble (4-1)
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 2 Charles Itandje, French-Cameroonian footballer, born in Bobigny, France
- Nov 3 Evgeny Plushenko, Russian figure skater
- Nov 4 Devin Hester, American football player
- Nov 8 Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- Nov 10 Clayton Fortune, English footballer
- Nov 12 Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer
- Nov 13 Samkon Gado, American football player
- Nov 14 Kyle Orton, American football player (Chicago Bears)
- Nov 15 Joe Kowalewski, American football player
- Nov 16 Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player
- Nov 16 Ronald Pognon, French athlete
- Nov 16 Amare Stoudemire, American basketball player
- Nov 17 Katie Feenstra, American basketball player
- Nov 17 Yusuf Pathan, Indian cricketer
- Nov 21 Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
- Nov 22 Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer
- Nov 23 Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter
- Nov 23 Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice-hockey player
- Nov 24 Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby league footballer
- Nov 28 Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
- Nov 29 Ashley Force, American race car driver
- Nov 30 Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
- Nov 30 Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player