Events in Sport
- May 3 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3
Event of Interest
May 3 Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue
Garry Kasparov
- May 4 Phil Blackmar wins 50th Houston golf Open
- May 4 Tammie Green wins LPGA Sprint Titlehoders Championship
- May 6 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes
- May 6 Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics
- May 9 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
- May 10 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
- May 11 NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
- May 11 Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic
- May 11 Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic
- May 11 Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov 3.5-2.5 in chess
- May 12 Angels scores 13 in 7th vs White Sox
Event of Interest
May 13 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games
Eddie Murray
Event of Interest
May 14 Baseball's Executive Council suspends NY Yank owner George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner
- May 14 FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam
- May 16 Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
- May 16 Expos trailing SF Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
- May 17 122nd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54
Golf Major
May 18 43rd LPGA Championship won by Christa Johnson
Christa Johnson
Golf Tournament
May 18 Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic
Tiger Woods
- May 20 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
Event of Interest
May 21 Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the Yankees for his 200th win
Roger Clemens
- May 25 David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Fort Worth Texas
Event of Interest
May 25 Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #
Kirby Puckett
Baseball Record
May 26 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
Sammy Sosa
- May 26 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2
- May 27 Indianapolis 500: Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indy 500
- May 27 Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M
- May 28 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich
Event of Interest
May 30 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
Ken Dryden