- April 12
- The Players' Association and owners agree to terms ending the first players strike in baseball history. [56]
- April 13
- First baseball players' strike ends after 13 days. [1]
- April 16
- First Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock. [1]
- Chicago Cubs' player Burt Hooton no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0. [1]
- April 17
- First Boston Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik of New York in 3:10:26. [1]
- 76th Boston Marathon won by Olavi Suomalainen of Finland in 2:15:39. [1]
- Kiteman attempting to throw out first ball in Philadelphia Phillies' Veterans Stadium crashes into the centerfield seats. [1]
- April 20
- Kallicharran scores his second Test century in his second Test Cricket. [1]
- April 23
- Betty Burfeind wins LPGA Birmingham Centennital Golf Classic. [1]
- April 28
- The courts award the Kentucky Derby prize money to second place winner because the winner was given drugs before the race. [1]
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- April 30
- Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Open. [1]
- May 6
- 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8. [1]
- May 7
- 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1. [1]
- Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic. [1]
- May 11
- San Francisco Giants trade Willie Mays to New York Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash. [1]
- Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2. [1]
- May 13
- Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started May 12). [1]
- May 14
- In Willie Mays' first game as a New York Mets player, his homer beats the San Francisco Giants, 5-4. [1]
- May 16
- Greg Luzinski's 500-foot homerun hits the Liberty Bell monument in Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium. [1]
- Jane Blalock wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationale. [1]
- May 17
- Tottenham Hotspur wins first UEFA Cup in London, England. [1]
- May 20
- 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets, 4 games to 2. [1]
- 98th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6. [1]
- May 21
- Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational. [1]
- May 24
- Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona, Spain. [1]
- May 26
- Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- May 29
- Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1]
- May 31
- Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [1]
- June 3
- New York Yankees score eight times in 13th beating Chicago White Sox 18-10. [1]
- June 23
- US President Richard Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports. [1]
- June 30
- Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in National League (and go on to win the pennant). [1]
- July 7
- Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon tennis women's singles. [1]
- July 13
- Los Angeles Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners. [1]
- July 15
- Lee Trevino wins his second consecutive golf's British Open. [1]
- July 23
- Eddy Merckx (Belgium) wins his fourth consecutive Tour de France. [1]
- July 25
- National League beats American League 4-3 in 43rd All Star Game (Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia). [1] [56]
- July 27
- NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques. [1]
- July 31
- Chicago White Sox player Dick Allen hits two inside-the-park-homers in Minnesota. [1]
- August 1
- Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record-tying five home runs in a double header. [1]
- August 7
- Baseball Hall of Fame inducts Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez, and Early Wynn. [1]
- August 8
- New York Yankees sign 30-year lease with New York City. [1]
- August 17
- Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game. [1]
- August 24
- 8th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 2-1. [1]
- Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame. [1]
- August 26
- New York Cosmos beat Saint Louis Stars, 2-1 to win the NASL championship. [1]
- (to September 10) The Games of the XX Olympiad are held in Munich, Germany. [1] [7] [37]
- August 31
- Olga Korbut, USSR, wins Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. [1]
- September 2
- Chicago White Sox player Milt Pappas no-hits San Diego Padres, 1-0. [1]
- September 4
- US swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals. [1]
- September 5
- Eleven Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics, Germany. [1]
- September 8
- Chicago Cubs' Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year. [1]
- Jim Ryun (US) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold. [1]
- September 10
- Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship. [1]
- US Men's Olympic basketball team's first loss, 51-50 to USSR (disputed). [1]
- September 12
- Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics. [1]
- September 24
- Jack Tatum, Oakland Raiders' player, returns a fumble 104 yards versus Green Bay Packers (record). [1]
- New York Jets' Joe Namath passes for six touchdowns versus Baltimore Colts (44-34). [1]
- September 27
- First game at Nassau Coliseum, New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-4 (exhibition). [1]
- October 1
- First games of the World Hockey Association. [1]
- October 2
- Montreal Expos' Bill Stoneman pitches second no-hitter, beats New York Mets, 7-0. [1]
- Ron Johnson becomes first New York Giants' player to score four touchdowns (vs Philadelphia Eagles). [1]
- October 3
- Steve Carlton wins 27th game for Philadelphia Phillies (almost half of their 59 wins). [1]
- October 7
- First season game at Nassau Coliseum, Calgary Flames-3, New York Islanders-2. [1]
- October 11
- The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game five to win the National League Championship Series. [56]
- October 12
- Goalie Billy Harris fails in first New York Islanders' penalty shot. [1]
- October 17
- First time New York Islanders shut-out; 5-0 versus Pittsburgh Penguins. [1]
- October 22
- Oakland Athletics' first championship, beating Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 3 in 69th World Series. [1] [56]
- October 29
- Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal. [1]
- November 1
- Germain Gagnon scores first New York Islanders' hat trick. [1]
- November 4
- Los Angeles Kings score three goals within 45 seconds against New York Islanders. [1]
- November 22
- Pittsburgh Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest five goals (2 minutes 7 seconds). [1]
- November 26
- Pete Gogolak scores New York Giants record 8 points after a touchdown. [1]
- November 27
- New York Yankees trade Ellis, Torres and Spikes to Cleveland Indians for Nettles and Moses. [1]
- November 28
- Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels. [1]
- December 2
- 60th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 13-10. [1]
- In one of their worst trades New York Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen. [1]
- December 5
- 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL). [1]
- December 11
- Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632). [1]
- December 16
- Miami Dolphins become first undefeated NFL team (14-0-0). [1]
- December 23
- "Immaculate Reception" Pittsburgh Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against the Oakland Raiders to win 13-7. [1]
- Chandrasekhar takes 8-79 India versus England at Delhi. [1]
- New York Islanders end 15-game winless streak. [1]
- December 25
- England beats India by six wickets in the first Test Cricket at Delhi. [1]
- December 29
- Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker versus Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1]
- December 31
- 39th Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma beats Penn State 14-0. [1]
- Miami Dolphins beat Pittsburgh Steelers 21-7 in AFC championship game. [1]
- Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys 26-3 in NFC championship game. [1]
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