Events in Sport
Baseball Record
May 1 Barry Bonds is first MLB player to hit a homer into San Francisco Bay as Giants beat Mets, 10-3; hits 35 there during his SF career
Barry Bonds
- May 3 The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
- May 6 126th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Fusaichi Pegasus wins in 2:01.12
- May 20 125th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Red Bullet wins in 1:56.00
- May 20 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (78,217): Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73' winner
- May 24 8th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Valencia 3-0 at Saint-Denis
Event of Interest
May 25 Laureus World Sports Awards, Monte-Carlo Sporting, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Marion Jones (rescinded); Team: Manchester United FC
Marion Jones
Tiger Woods
- May 26 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
- May 27 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
- May 27 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: Crusaders claim their 3rd consecutive title with a 20-19 win over the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 5 penalties for the winners
- May 28 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins in 2:58:59.431 (269.737 km/h)
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
May 10 World champion professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (21) weds Jinkee Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Deaths in Sport
Maurice Richard
May 27 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), dies of abdominal cancer and Parkinson's disease at 78
Maurice Richard