May 2000 in Sports History

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

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

Laureus Awards

May 25 Laureus World Sports Awards, Monte-Carlo Sporting, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Marion Jones (rescinded); Team: Manchester United FC

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: reigning CART champion Juan Pablo Montoya leads for 167 laps to cruise to victory; first rookie winner since Graham Hill 1966

Birthdays in Sport

May 2 Thomas Dean, British swimmer (Olympic gold men's 200m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay), born in London, England
May 12 Sedona Prince, American basketball player (who highlighted gender inequality in US women's basketball), born in Hemet, California

Weddings in Sport

Manny Pacquiao

May 10 World champion professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (21) weds Jinkee Pacquiao

Deaths in Sport

May 5 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938, 48; Giro d'Italia 1936-7, 46), dies of a heart attack at 85
May 12 Adam Petty, American race car driver (b. 1980)