Events in Sport
- Jun 1 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Michelob Light Classic
- Jun 2 Albert Belle's Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends
- Jun 7 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
- Jun 7 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers
- Jun 8 Justin Leonard wins golf's Kemper Open at TPC at Avenel
- Jun 8 Pat Hurst wins LPGA Oldsmobile Classic
- Jun 8 96th Men's French Open: Gustavo Kuerten beats Sergi Bruguera (6-3, 6-4, 6-2)
Tennis Open
Jun 8 96th Women's French Open: Iva Majoli beats Martina Hingis (6-4, 6-2)
Iva Majoli
Martina Hingis
- Jun 9 Detroit Tigers baseball team bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning
- Jun 10 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits SF Giants 9-0
- Jun 12 1st ever baseball inter-league game SF Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3
- Jun 13 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2
- Jun 15 97th US Golf Open: Ernie Els shoots a 276 Congressional CC Bethesda Md
- Jun 15 Danielle Ammaccapane wins Edina Realty LPGA Classic
- Jun 17 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000
Event of Interest
Jun 21 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st
Joe Thornton
Baseball Record
Jun 24 Mark McGwire hits a 538 foot home run
Mark McGwire
Golf Tournament
Jun 29 Greg Norman wins PGA St Jude Classic
Greg Norman
Divorces in Sport
Divorce of Interest
Jun 24 Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry (30) divorces MLB outfielder David Justice (31) after more than 4 years of marriage
Halle Berry
David Justice
Deaths in Sport
- Jun 2 Helen Jacobs, American tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles, US Open 1932-35), dies of heart failure at 88
Don Hutson
Jun 26 Don Hutson, first NFL wide receiver, dies at 84
Don Hutson
- Jun 30 Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944)