1972
- January 2
- Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game. [1]
- Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game. [1]
- January 5
- Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Lakers-11,178). [1]
- January 6
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley. [1]
- January 7
- Clarence Passailaigue, cricketer (487 for 6th wicket for Jamaica), dies. [1]
- Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record). [1]
- January 8
- NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall. [1]
- January 9
- Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational. [1]
- January 10
- Los Angeles Lakers' 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Milwaukee Bucks 120-104. [1]
- January 12
- Detroit Tigers sign a lease to build a US$126 million domed stadium (doesn't happen). [1]
- January 13
- Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire. [1]
- January 15
- Heavyweight Joe Frazier knocks out Terry Daniels. [1]
- January 16
- Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ. [1]
- Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans; Most Valuable Player: Roger Staubach, Quarterback. [1]
- January 19
- Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 22
- 22nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 112-110 at Los Angeles, California. [1]
- January 23
- Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ. [1]
- Second NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-13. [1]
- January 25
- 25th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota. [1]
- 7-foot tall Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota. [1]
- January 28
- Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for second consecutive game. [1]
- January 29
- 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville. [1]
- February 2
- Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- February 3
- (to February 13) The 11th Olympic Winter Games are held in Sapporo, Japan. [1] [7]
- February 5
- Bob Douglas is elected to Basketball Hall of Fame. [1]
- February 8
- Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- February 13
- 11th Winter Olympics games close at Sapporo, Japan. [1]
- February 15
- Bill Torrey becomes first New York Islanders' General Manager. [1]
- February 16
- Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe West Indies vs New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100. [1]
- First NBA player to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games). [1]
- February 19
- Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223 vs West Indies at Kingston. [1]
- February 20
- First time Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks (111-109). [1]
- Ard Schenk becomes world champion skater. [1]
- February 25
- Lopsided trade, Saint Louis Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise. [1]
- February 28
- Victor Barna, table tennis champion, dies. [1]
- February 29
- Hank Aaron becomes first baseball player to sign for US$200,000 a year. [1]
- March 1
- Wilt Chamberlain is first NBA player to score 30,000 points. [1]
- March 4
- Erhard Keller (Germany) skates world record 1000 metre (1:18.5). [1]
- March 6
- Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner. [1]
- March 9
- Players on Chicago White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary. [1]
- March 12
- Judy Rankin wins LPGA Lady Eve Golf Open. [1]
- NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons. [1]
- March 14
- NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to Kansas City. [1]
- March 16
- Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at age 72. [1]
- March 17
- Manny Martindale, cricketer (10 Tests for West Indies, 34 wickets), dies. [1]
- March 18
- AIAW first basketball championship, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48. [1]
- Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for first time in 225 games (Boston University). [1]
- Memphis Pros' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 points in a game. [1]
- March 19
- Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. [1]
- Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by record 63 points. [1]
- March 22
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA Most Valuable Player. [1]
- Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for US$9 million. [1]
- New York Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Boston Red Sox for Sparky Lyle. [1]
- March 23
- New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx. [1]
- March 25
- 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76; UCLA's 6th consecutive national basketball title. [1]
- Bobby Hull becomes the second NHL player to score 600 goals. [1]
- March 26
- Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic. [1]
- Los Angeles Lakers break NBA record by winning 69 of 82 games. [1]
- March 27
- Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky. [1]
- March 28
- Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game. [1]
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