Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
May 8 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Lennox Lewis
Golf Tournament
May 9 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
Meg Mallon
Hall of Fame
May 10 Bill Walton is inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Bill Walton
- May 12 Parma of Italy win 33rd European Cup Winner's Cup against Royal Antwerp of Belgium 3-1 in London
Event of Interest
May 13 KC Royal George Brett hits his 300th HR
George Brett
- May 15 118th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6
Golf Tournament
May 16 Laura Davies wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
Laura Davies
Boxing Title Fight
May 22 Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
Riddick Bowe
- May 23 Val Skinner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
- May 24 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Montreal Canadians beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1
- May 26 In Major League Baseball, Carlos Martinez famously hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run
- May 26 1st UEFA Champions League Final: Marseille beats Milan 1-0 at Munich
- May 29 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits & 3 walks, he damages his arm
- May 29 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 3
Event of Interest
May 30 Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament
Betsy King
Golf Tournament
May 30 Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
Kelly Robbins
- May 30 Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi wins in 3:10:49.860 (253.000 km/h)
Birthdays in Sport
- May 20 Caroline Zhang, American figure skater