November 1996 in Sport

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

Nov 3 San Francisco 49ers receiver Jerry Rice grabs 3 passes for 45 yards and a TD to become 1st player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions in 24-17 win over New Orleans Saints; finishes career with 1,549

NFL Legend Jerry Rice — NFL Legend
Jerry Rice

Event of Interest

Nov 3 Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut (18 years, 2 months, 11 days) in 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Great Western Forum

NBA Guard Kobe Bryant — NBA Guard
Kobe Bryant

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

Baseball Player Derek Jeter — Baseball Player
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

Boxing Title Fight

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

Boxer Evander Holyfield — Boxer
Evander Holyfield

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson — Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Mike Tyson

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"

NFL Running Back and Convicted Criminal O.J. Simpson — NFL Running Back and Convicted Criminal
O.J. Simpson

Nov 23 61st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-23 in Birmingham
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton: MVP Doug Flutie leads Toronto Argonauts to 13th title; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 43-37
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

Event of Interest

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

Tennis Player Steffi Graf — Tennis Player
Steffi Graf

Tennis Player Martina Hingis — Tennis Player
Martina Hingis

Event of Interest

Nov 24 American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a classic 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 victory over defending champion Boris Becker in Hanover, Germany

Tennis Player Pete Sampras — Tennis Player
Pete Sampras

Tennis Legend Boris Becker — Tennis Legend
Boris Becker

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
Nov 30 South African cricket opening batsman Gary Kirsten follows his 1st innings 102 with 133 in the Proteas' 329 run 2nd Test win v India in Kolkata