November 1988 in Sport

Events in Sport

Nov 2 Mexican radio station erronously reports Mike Tyson dies in car crash

Nov 2 Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's)
Nov 4 First NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93
Nov 5 1st NBA game at Bradley Center, Milw Bucks lose to Atlnata Hawks 94-107
Nov 5 1st NBA game at Miami Arena, Miami Heat loss to LA Clippers, 111-91
Nov 5 1st NBA game at Palace of Auburn Hills, Pistons beat Hornets 94-85
Nov 5 Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)
Nov 5 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs
Nov 6 19th NYC Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20
Nov 6 Japan & MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)

Nov 6 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic

Nov 6 Steve Jones wins NYC men's marathon; Grete Waitz wins record 9th women's title
Nov 7 MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
Nov 8 Arco Arena in Sacramento CA opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75
Nov 9 MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7)
Nov 10 MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7)
Nov 12 Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7)

Nov 13 39th Formula One WDC: Ayrton Senna wins by three points

Nov 16 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson

Nov 16 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel
Nov 20 Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the 'Emerald isle Classic' at Dublin's Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe
Nov 20 38th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Elliott wins
Nov 23 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal
Nov 23 Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract
Nov 25 US & Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson & Akhmilovskaya wed
Nov 25 53rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 15-10 in Birmingham
Nov 27 76th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats BC Lions, 22-21
Nov 30 NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase

Nov 1 Ross Montague, English footballer
Nov 4 Dez Bryant, American football wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in Galveston County, Texas
Nov 5 Virat Kohli, Indian cricket batsman (Captain of India 2013-), born in Delhi, India
Nov 6 Erik Lund, Swedish footballer, born in Ljungskile, Sweden
Nov 12 Russell Westbrook III, American basketball player (Oklahoma City Thunder), born in Long Beach, California
Nov 18 Jeffrey Jordan, American college basketball player; son of Michael Jordan
Nov 19 Patrick Kane, American ice hockey player
Nov 29 Russell Wilson, American NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Cincinnati, Ohio