Events in Sport
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- Apr 16 NY Rangers win team record 50th game
- Apr 18 Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown)
- Apr 19 PGA Seniors' Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Lee Trevino beats Mike Hill by 1 stroke for his 3rd seniors major title
- Apr 20 96th Boston Marathon: Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya repeats in 2:08:14 for his 3rd title; Olga Markova first Russian women's champion in 2:23:43
Event of Interest
Apr 24 George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball

George Steinbrenner
Rodney King Riots
May 1 Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 MLB games due to racial riots over the infamous Rodney King beating
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Baseball Record
May 1 Oakland outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th MLB career base in A's 7-6 win at Detroit

Rickey Henderson
Baseball Record
May 3 NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs

Eddie Murray
- May 3 Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17
- May 6 NY Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games
- May 6 Werder Bremen of Germany win 32nd European Cup winner's Cup against AS Monaco of France 2-0 in Lisbon
Event of Interest
May 7 Champion Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. retires after winning 7,057 thoroughbred horse races

Ángel Cordero Jr.
LPGA Championship
May 17 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bethesda CC: Betsy King wins her 5th major title, 11 strokes ahead of runners-up JoAnne Carner, Liselotte Neumann and Karen Noble

Betsy King
- May 17 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone & Fisk)
- May 20 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London
- May 22 California Angels, are involved in a bus crash, in New Jersey
- May 22 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 4 games to 0
- May 23 NY Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game
- May 23 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 0
Event of Interest
May 24 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr.wins

Al Unser Jr.
Event of Interest
May 29 White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base

Tim Raines
Event of Interest
Jun 2 Former NFL NY Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery

Bill Parcells
- Jun 6 America West Arena opens in Phoenix, Arizona; home court of NBA Phoenix Suns
- Jun 6 124th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26
- Jun 6 NY Mets first baseman Eddie Murray records his 1,510th run batted in during 15-1 thrashing of Pittsburgh Pirates to pass Mickey Mantle as all-time RBI leader among MLB switch-hitters
- Jun 6 WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 6 French Open Women's Tennis: Yugoslavian star Monica Seles retains title; outlasts Steffi Graf of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 10-8

Monica Seles

Steffi Graf
- Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier retains title; beats Petr Korda of Czechoslovakia 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
- Jun 8 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
- Jun 11 Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group
- Jun 11 Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Jun 11 US Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibition game, beat Venezuela 20-0
Golf Tournament
Jun 14 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Dave Stockton wins first of 3 Champions Tour major titles by 1 stroke from J.C. Snead and lee Trevino

Dave Stockton
NBA Finals
Jun 14 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trail Blazers, 97-93 in Game 6 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Michael Jordan for second straight year

Michael Jordan
Event of Interest
Jun 17 Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns

Charles Barkley
Boxing Title Fight
Jun 19 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

Evander Holyfield

Larry Holmes
Event of Interest
Jun 20 Dino Ciccarelli is traded by the Washington Capitals to the Detroit Red Wings

Dino Ciccarelli
Event of Interest
Jun 21 Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham and Allan Lamb

Ian Botham
- Jun 24 Commissioner Fay Vincent permanently bans Steve Howe from baseball
Event of Interest
Jun 24 NBA Draft: LSU center Shaquille O'Neal first pick by Orlando Magic

Shaquille O'Neal
- Jun 26 UEFA European Championship Final, Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden: In a huge upset Denmark beats Germany, 2-0
- Jun 27 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovskiy of Russia defeats #1 seed Jim Courier 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the 3rd round at Wimbledon
- Jun 27 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
- Jun 28 US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57
- Jun 29 A's Dennis Eckersley sets record of 26th straight save of season
Event of Interest
Jun 29 NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers

Eric Lindros
- Jun 30 1st pay bathrooms in US open: 25 cents (NYC)
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf wins her 4th of 7 Wimbledon singles titles outclassing Monica Seles 6-2, 6-1

Steffi Graf

Monica Seles
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Andre Agassi wins his first of 8 Grand Slam singles titles beating Goran Ivanišević of Croatia 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

Andre Agassi
- Jul 7 South Africa beats Cameroon 1-0 in Durban in first FIFA sanctioned match after nearly 20 years international isolation, apartheid
Event of Interest
Jul 7 After undergoing the traditional five-year waiting procedure, Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl officially becomes a US citizen

Ivan Lendl
- Jul 8 Florida Marlins unveil their uniform
- Jul 10 John Ellis becomes CEO of Seattle Mariners
- Jul 10 US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons
- Jul 12 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Larry Laoretti wins by 4 strokes ahead of Jim Colbert for his lone professional victory
- Jul 14 63rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium, SD
Event of Interest
Jul 14 All star MVP: Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners)

Ken Griffey Jr.
- Jul 19 30th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats Spain in Frankfurt Germany (2-1)
British Golf Open
Jul 19 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Englishman Nick Faldo wins his 3rd Open title, by 1 stroke from American John Cook

Nick Faldo
- Jul 19 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Frankfurt, Germany: Germany wins 2nd title with 2-1 win over Spain; Steffi Graf clinches final 6-4, 6-2 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- Jul 24 Faye Vincent reinstates Yankee owner George Steinbrenner (eff 3/1/93)
- Jul 25 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain
US Women's Golf Open
Jul 26 US Open Women's Golf, Oakmont CC: Patty Sheehan wins an 18-hole Monday playoff over runner-up Juli Inkster, 72 to 74

Patty Sheehan
Baseball Record
Jul 26 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter for 23rd consecutive seasons

Nolan Ryan
- Jul 26 Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain defends his title by 4' 35" from Italian Claudio Chiappucci; Laurent Jalabert points winner
- Jul 27 Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Republican National Convention
- Jul 27 Japanese swimmer Kyoko Iwasaki wins the 200m breaststroke in Barcelona to become the youngest to win an Olympic gold medal at 14 years-6 days
- Jul 28 Groundbreaking of Fla Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium
- Jul 29 Yevgeni Sadovyi of the Unified Team swims world 400m record (3:45.00) to wrap up 200-400m freestyle double at the Barcelona Olympics
- Jul 29 Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek of Poland (5,559 points) beats Hungarian Attila Mizsér by 113 points to win the Pentathlon gold at the Barcelona Olympics; Poland also wins teams gold
- Jul 30 Yael Arad becomes Israel's first ever Olympic medalist when she wins silver in the women's 61kg judo in Barcelona; 20th anniversary of Munich massacre and 500th anniversary of Alhambra Decree
- Jul 31 Three world record swims on final night session at the Barcelona Olympics; Australian Kieren Perkins 1,500m (14:43.4); Tamás Darnyi of Hungary 200m backstroke (1:59.36); China's Yang Wenyi women's 50m freestyle (24.79)
- Jul 31 Hungarian swimmer Krisztina Egerszegi earns her 3rd gold medal of the Barcelona Olympics winning 200m backstroke for the 100-200 double along with 400m I/M gold
- Aug 1 British athlete Linford Christie (32) becomes the oldest man to win an Olympic 100m gold medal edging Frankie Fredericks in Barcelona
- Aug 1 American sprinter Gail Devers wins an incredibly close blanket finish in the women's 100m at the Barcelona Olympics, with 5 athletes within 0.06 seconds of Devers (10.82)
Hall of Fame
Aug 2 Tom Seaver, Rollie Fingers, Hal Newhouser & Bill McGowan are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver
- Aug 2 American Jacki Joyner-Kersee becomes first athlete to win consecutive gold medals in the gruelling heptathlon with a 199 point win over Irina Belova (Soviet Union) at the Barcelona Olympics
- Aug 2 Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus becomes the first gymnast to win 6 gold medals at one Olympics in Barcelona, also first to win 4 gold in one day's competition (pommel, vault, rings & parallel bars)
- Aug 4 The diving competition at the Barcelona Olympics concludes with Chinese athletes dominant, winning 3 of 4 gold medals contested - American Mark Lenzi wins 3m springbaord
- Aug 4 In its debut at the Barcelona Olympics the badminton singles gold medals are both won by Indonesian athletes, whilst both men's & women's doubles go to South Korea