Events in Sport
- 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 Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings edge Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1 for a 4-0 series sweep; 8th title in Wings' franchise history and first since 1955
Tennis Open
Jun 7 French Open Women's Tennis: Iva Majoli of Croatia wins her 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title; upsets world #1 Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-2
Iva Majoli
Martina Hingis
- Jun 8 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins first of 3 French titles; beats Spaniard Sergi Bruguera 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- 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 US Open Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Ernie Els wins his second Open title, the second of his 4 major championships, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Colin Montgomerie
- 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 NHL Draft: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) center Joe Thornton first pick by Boston Bruins
Joe Thornton
Baseball Record
Jun 24 Mark McGwire hits a 538 foot home run
Mark McGwire
Event of Interest
Jun 25 NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs
Tim Duncan
- Jun 29 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: Graham Marsh of Australia wins by 1 stroke ahead of South African John Bland
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, American College, Pro Football Halls of Fame wide receiver (Green Bay Packers), dies at 84
Don Hutson
- Jun 30 Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944)