Events in Sport
- Nov 1 Philadelphia 76ers inaugurate NBA season with opening of the CoreStates Center before 20,444; largest crowd to see a basketball game in state of Pennsylvania; lose to Milwaukee Bucks, 111-103
- Nov 1 Shaquille O'Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O'Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes
- Nov 2 Miami Heat’s Pat Riley becomes eighth coach to win 800 games in 97-95 win at Indiana; milestone accomplished 2 weeks shy of his 15th coaching anniversary, faster than any coach in NBA history
- Nov 3 New York City Marathon: Giacomo Leone of Italy, man's champion in 2:09:54; Anuta Catuna of Romania takes women's title in 2:28:18
Event of Interest
Nov 5 Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of
Derek Jeter
- Nov 7 NFL/Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Rozier, is shot several times
- Nov 7 Wasim Jaffer gets 314* in 2nd cricket FC game for Mumbai v Saurashtra
- Nov 9 8th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 48-21 in Chestnut Hill
- Nov 9 Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas to regain WBA heavyweight boxing title; second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win a heavyweight title 3 times
- Nov 10 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins
- Nov 11 Braves' John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award
- Nov 13 Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP
- Nov 14 Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP
- Nov 19 Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox
Event of Interest
Nov 22 O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"
O.J. Simpson
- Nov 23 61st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-23 in Birmingham
- Nov 24 84th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Edmonton, 43-37 at Hamilton
- Nov 24 Karrie Webb wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship
- Nov 24 Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup
- Nov 24 Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan v NZ Lahore
- Nov 24 Rookie Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour Championship
- Nov 24 German tennis star Steffi Graf retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 win over Martina Hingis at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- Nov 26 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
- Nov 26 Colbert, Floyd & Irwin win Wendy's Senior 3 Tour Golf Challenge
- Nov 26 Couples, Davies, Sheehan & Sorenstam win Wendy's Lady's 3 Tour Golf
- Nov 26 Couples, Love & Stewart win Wendy's Men's 3 Tour Golf Challenge
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Nov 16 Golf champ Phil Mickelson (26) weds Amy McBride
Phil Mickelson
Deaths in Sport
Toni Stone
Nov 2 Toni Stone, first woman to play professional baseball in a men's league, dies at 75
Toni Stone