Year 1991 in Sports History (Part 4)

Events in Sport

Events 301 - 365 of 365

• Oct 24 Larry Ryckman purchases CFL Calgary Stampeders
• Oct 25 Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs v India in cricket 1-dayer at Sharjah

• Oct 27 World Series Baseball: Minnesota Twins beat Atlanta Braves, 1-0 in 10 in Game 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; win 2nd title since move to Minneapolis; MVP: Twins pitcher Jack Morris
• Oct 29 Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as NY Yankee manager
• Oct 30 Mark Sauer becomes CEO of Pittsburgh Pirates
• Nov 2 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35 point 3rd quarter deficit to rally and beat Weber State, 55-49
• Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; winners: Arazi, Black Tie Affair, Dance Smartly (leading female thoroughbred money-earner, with $3,083,456), Miss Alleged, Opening Verse, Pleasant Stage, Sheikh Albadou
• Nov 2 2nd Rugby World Cup Final, Twickenham: Australia beats England, 12-6 with Wallabies fly-half Michael Lynagh landing 2 penalties and a conversion
• Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Salvador Garcia of Mexico men's champion in 2:09:28; Liz McColgan of Scotland wins women's title, 2:27.0

• Nov 7 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95

• Nov 9 Houston's Roman Anderson is 1st NCAA to kick 400 pts
• Nov 10 Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception

• Nov 10 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India
• Nov 12 Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award

• Nov 14 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks
• Nov 15 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game
• Nov 17 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs LA Rams

• Nov 18 Auburn men's basketball team placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and not eligible for post-season play 1991-92

• Nov 20 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP

• Nov 23 Martín López-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
• Nov 23 Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games
• Nov 23 Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career

• Nov 24 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21

• Nov 24 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–0 to win her 2nd straight WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC


• Nov 29 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
• Nov 30 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
• Nov 30 56th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 13-6 in Birmingham
• Dec 1 Davis Cup Tennis, Lyon: Frenchman Guy Forget upsets Pete Sampras 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch a 3-1 final win over the US

• Dec 2 Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla becomes highest paid player in MLB when he agrees to record $29 million-5 year deal with New York Mets
• Dec 2 Australia routs India by 10 wickets in the 1st cricket Test in Brisbane; first Test to be officiated by a match referee; former England captain MJK Smith does the honours

• Dec 12 NJ Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81
• Dec 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test
• Dec 13 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games
• Dec 14 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR)
• Dec 16 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez
• Dec 17 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 148-80, by record 68 pts
• Dec 17 NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80
• Dec 17 Pittsburgh Penguins score team record 8 goals in one period in 2nd session of 10-2 win over NHL expansion San Jose Sharks
• Dec 19 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession
• Dec 20 NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning & Ottawa Senators
• Dec 24 Ballon d'Or: Marseille forward Jean-Pierre Papin is named Europe's best football player; first from the French League to win the trophy
• Dec 26 Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years
• Dec 26 NY Islander Derek King ties NJ Devils 5-5 with ½ second left

• Dec 27 Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32)
• Dec 27 Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawk coach
• Dec 28 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, NYC
• Dec 28 Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25
• Dec 31 Daniel R McCarthy elected NY Yankee managing general partner
• Dec 31 J Donald Crump resigned as CFL Commissioner

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