Events in Sport
Sports History
May 6 Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH
Baseball Record
May 9 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games
- May 13 Ajax of the Netherlands win 27th European Cup Winner's Cup against Lokomotive Leipzig 1-0 of East Germany in Athens
- May 13 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
- May 14 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
- May 15 Record archery score for a pair over 24 hrs, is set
- May 16 112th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 1:55.8
Sports History
May 22 Canadian Rick Hansen completes his 'Man in Motion' world tour in a wheelchair at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium, raising money for spinal cord research
LPGA Championship
May 24 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: American Jane Geddes wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up American Betsy King
- May 27 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna
Sports History
May 27 New York Yankees knuckleballer Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start, joining Cy Young and Don Sutton
- May 29 Robin Ventura set a college baseball record with hits in 57 games
Tyson TKOs Thomas
May 30 Mike Tyson beats Pinklon Thomas by TKO in round 6 in Las Vegas to retain WBC / WBA heavyweight boxing titles
- May 30 Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
- May 31 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
- May 31 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1 to win title 4 games to 3: Oilers' 3rd SC
Birthdays in Sport
- May 1 Leonardo Bonucci, Italian soccer centre-back (95 caps; Juventus), born in Viterbo, Italy
- May 1 Ryan Matthews, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 2011; SD Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Riverside, California
- May 1 Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player (5 WTA singles titles), born in Jerusalem, Israel
- May 4 Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish soccer midfielder (110 caps; Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Chelsea, Monaco FC), born in Arenys de Mar, Spain
- May 4 Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer (MotoGP World Champion 2010, 12, 15; 250cc World Champion 2006-07), born in Palma, Majorca, Spain
- May 7 Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
- May 8 Felix Jones, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- May 10 Anej Lovrečič, Slovenian football (soccer) player
- May 11 Justin King, American football player
- May 11 Louis Murphy, American college football player
- May 11 Monica Roşu, Romanian gymnast (2x Olympic Gold 2004), born in Bacău, Romania
- May 14 Franck Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer, born in Yaoundé, Cameron
- May 14 Francois Steyn, South African rugby union footballer
Andy Murray (36 years old)
May 15 British tennis player (Olympic gold 2012, 16; Wimbledon 2013, 16), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- May 15 Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
- May 19 David Edgar, Canadian football (soccer) player
- May 19 Mariano Torres, Argentine footballer
Novak Đoković (36 years old)
May 22 Serbian tennis player (record equalling 24 x Grand Slam singles titles; 6 x ATP Finals), born in Belgrade, Serbia
- May 24 Guillaume Latendresse, French Canadian hockey player, born in Sainte-Catherine, Quebec, Canada
- May 25 Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer, born in Liedekerke, Belgium
- May 25 Yves De Winter, Belgian football goalkeeper, born in Lier, Belgium
- May 29 Issac Luke, New Zealand Rugby League hooker (NZ 37 caps), born in Hawera, NZ
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions