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1986 January 1 Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball four times in his last game-the Rose Bowl. [1] Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship. [1] January 2 New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores his 500th goal. [1] January 4 David Boon's second Test century, 131 vs India at Adelaide. [1] NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots. [1] January 6 Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland. [1] January 9 New York Islanders, greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins. [1] January 12 Chicago Blackhawks' Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of third period. [1] January 15 James H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at age 83. [1] January 17 Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 to regain WBA heavyweight title. [1] January 21 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana. [1] January 24 New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point. [1] January 25 Horace Smith, cricketer (one Test New Zealand vs England 1933, one wicket at 113), dies. [1] January 26 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ. [1] Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Most Valuable Player: Richard Dent, Defensive End. [1] [84] Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic. [1] January 28 The Texas Rangers sign free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract. [56] February 2 Ayako Okamoto win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic. [1] NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 28-24. [1] February 4 38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (overtime) at Hartford, Connecticut. [1] February 6 New Jersey Devils' Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHL player to score 350 goals. [1] February 7 US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas. [1] February 8 Spud Webb (5 feet 7 inches tall) of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano. [1] February 9 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas, Texas. [1] Marvin Johnson wins record third time, light heavyweight boxing title. [1] Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic. [1] West German team swims world record 4x200 metre freestyle (7:05.17). [1] Mohinder Amarnath becomes the first batsman dismissed for handling the ball in One Day International cricket. [84] February 11 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. [1] February 12 First-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Island vs Guyana. [1] February 15 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons. [1] February 16 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater. [1] Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14). [1] February 18 San Antonio Spurs' Alvin Robertson scores NBA second quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix Suns. [1] February 20 Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Hershiser is first to win a US$1 million salary by arbitration. [1] February 21 Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined US$20,000 and suspended for ten weeks. [1] In defiance of the Cincinnati Reds' policy, Rollie Fingers refuses to cut off his handlebar mustache, and retires from baseball. [56] February 23 Despite losing his arbitration case, Boston Red Sox player Wade Boggs receives largest arbitration settlement (US$1.35 million). [1] [56] Mary Beth Zimmerman wins LPGA Standard Register/Samaritan Golf Classic. [1] Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 metre indoor (7.00 seconds). [1] February 26 Evert van Benthem wins 14th Frisian 11-Cities skating race (6:55:16). [1] February 28 Seven Major League Baseball players, who are admitted drug users, are severely disciplined by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth. Penalties include year-long suspensions without pay, heavy fines, drug-related community service and career-long drug testing. [1] [56] March 2 Mary Beth Zimmerman wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational. [1] March 4 Border completes twin Test tons (140 and 114) vs New Zealand. [1] March 5 Teddy Hoad, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930), dies. [1] March 7 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist. [1] March 8 Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn US$10 million. [1] March 9 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1] March 10 Ernie Lombardi, National League Most Valuable Player in 1938, and Bobby Doerr, elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1] March 11 New York Islanders' Mike Bossy is first NHL player to score 50 goals in nine straight seasons. [1] NFL adopts instant replay rule. [1] March 12 Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. [1] March 16 Chris Johnson wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic. [1] March 18 Exciting draw in final gives New South Wales the Sheffield Shield over Queensland. [1] March 21 Karin Kania (German Democratic Republic) skates ladies world record 500 metre (39.52 seconds) and 3 km (4:18.02). [1] Pittsburgh Associates buy Pittsburgh Pirates for US$218 million. [1] March 22 Andrea Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:00.99). [1] HBO launches boxing's heavyweight title unification tournament. [1] Karin Kania skates ladies world record 1500 metre (1:09.30). [1] Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes first skater to land a quadruple jump. [1] World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin (USSR). [1] World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (USSR). [1] World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA). [1] World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA). [1] Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1] March 23 Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open. [1] March 30 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81. [1] March 31 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke 72-69. [1] April 1 Delhi beats Haryana by innings and 141 to win Ranji Trophy. [1] April 2 NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance). [1] April 4 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season. [1] April 5 Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wickets), dies. [1] Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121 metres). [1] April 6 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley. [1] Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hours. [1] April 7 Boston Red Sox outfielder Dwight Evans becomes the first player to hit the first pitch of the first game on Opening Day for a home run. [56] April 8 Facing Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants' rookie Will Clark homers in his first major league at-bat. [56] The Seattle Mariners' Jim Presley hits two home runs in the ninth and tenth innings helping Seattle to beat the California Angels, 8-4 in a dramatic comeback victory on Opening Day. [56] April 13 50th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 279. [1] Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record. [1] Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. [1] Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second. [1] April 15 Viv Richards century off 56 balls vs England in Antigua Test Cricket. [1] April 16 West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England. [1] April 19 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1] April 20 Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game. [1] April 21 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55. [1] 90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51. [1] Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Arizona). [1] April 23 Jim Laker, cricketer (193 wickets for England at 21 24), dies. [1] Madrid-Nelli Cooman runs world record 60 metre indoor (7 seconds). [1] April 24 Bill Edrich, cricketer (39 Tests for England), dies. [1] April 26 Baseball game between California Angels and Minnesota Twins delayed for 9 minutes by strong winds. [1] Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman. [1] April 27 Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic. [1] April 29 Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox sets the record for the most strikeouts in a nine inning Major League Baseball game, striking out 20 Seattle Mariners' players. [1] [56] [84] April 30 Seattle Mariners strike out 16 times, set record of 36 in two consecutive games. [1] May 1 Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph. [1] May 2 Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II. [1] Death of Henri Toivonen, Finnish rally car driver (born 1956). [84] May 3 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8. [1] Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st homerun. [1] New York Yankees' Don Mattingly is sixth to hit three sacrifice flies in a game. [1] May 5 Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] May 6 Berlin: Real Madrid wins 15th UEFA Cup. [1] May 7 Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I. [1] Philadelphia Phillies' outfielder Garry Maddox retires. [1] May 11 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic. [1] May 12 Fred Markham (US), unpaced and unaided by wind, is first to pedal 65 mph on a level course, Big Sand Flat California. [1] May 14 Reggie Jackson hits his 537th homerun passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place on the Major League Baseball all-time homerun list. [1] [56] May 15 Death of Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (born 1958). [84] May 17 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8. [1] May 18 Becky Pearson wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. [1] Chung Kwung Ying does 2,750 "atomic" hand-stand push-ups. [1] David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yard pool. [1] May 24 NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1. [1] [84] May 25 Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 2,000th hit. [1] Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1] May 28 Chicago White Sox player Joe Cowley sets record striking out first seven Texas Rangers he faces. [1] May 30 Bobby Rahal is first to average over 170 mph in the Indianapolis 500. [1] June 8 Boston Celtics win NBA championship number 16 over Houston Rockets. [1] Longest nine-inning American League game (4:16), Baltimore Orioles beat New York Yankees 18-9. [1] [56] June 9 California Angels' Don Sutton (298 wins) beats Chicago White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0. [1] June 10 A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League. [1] June 18 San Francisco Giants' Robby Thompson sets a major league record when he is thrown out four times trying to steal in the 12-inning 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. [56] Don Sutton of the California Angels becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games. [1] [56] June 19 Argentina beats West Germany 3-2 in soccer's 13th World Cup. [1] Len Bias, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), suffers fatal cocaine-induced seizure (born 1963). [1] [84] June 27 Anne White shocks Wimbeldon by wearing only a body stocking. [1] Don Rogers of the Cleveland Browns dies of cocaine poisoning. [1] Robby Thompson (San Francisco Giants) sets record, caught stealing bases four times in one game. [1] June 29 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver. [1] Argentina defeats West Germany 3-2 to win the 1986 FIFA World Cup. [84] Sparky Anderson is first to win 600 games as manager in both American baseball leagues. [1] July 11 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74. [1] Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women). [1] July 14 Jane Geddes beats Sally Little to win golf's US Women's Open. [1] July 15 American League beats National League for second time in 15 years, winning 57th All-Star Game 3-2. [1] July 19 Cleveland Indians' pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game. [1] July 27 Greg LeMond wins the Tour de France. [84] July 29 New York jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws, awards USFL US$1 in damages. [1] Sparky Anderson becomes the first baseball manager to win 600 games in both the National and American Leagues. [56] August 1 Minnesota Twins' pitcher Bert Blyleven becomes the tenth major league pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts. [56] August 2 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (US) sets record for heptathlon (7161 points). [1] August 5 San Francisco Giants' pitcher Steve Carlton throws his 4000th strike-out. [56] Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway sets the 5km woman's record (14:37.33). [1] August 6 Baltimore Orioles (Dwyer and Sheets) and Texas Rangers (Harrah) hit record three grand slams. [1] August 7 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel, and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina. [1] August 10 New York Yankees celebrate Billy Martin Day at Yankee Stadium, and retire his uniform, number 1. [1] [56] August 11 Bob Tway wins PGA championship. [1] August 12 Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season. [1] Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single. [1] August 14 Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates play a six-game series in four days. [1] August 21 Boston Red Sox player Spike Owens scores six runs (first time in 40 years) in a 24-5 rout of the Cleveland Indians. [1] [56] August 25 At Tiger Stadium, Oakland Athletics' rookie Mark McGwire hits his first major league home run off of Walt Terrell. [56] September 2 Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs use a record 53 players in an 14-inning game. [56] September 4 Death of Hank Greenberg, baseball player (born 1911). [84] September 13 Bert Blyleven gives up a record 44 home runs in a season. [1] September 14 At Royals Stadium, Kansas City Royals' rookie outfieder Bo Jackson hits his first major league home run. The 475-foot hit by the NFL running back is the longest homer ever hit in the ballpark. [56] Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats play first Canadian Football League regular-season overtime game. [1] September 17 Marina Stepanova of USSR sets the 400m hurdle woman's record (52.94). [1] September 19 Chicago White Sox player Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1. [1] September 20 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State. [1] September 21 Miami Dolphins' Dan Marino passes for six touchdowns vs New York Jets (51-45). [1] New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in overtime; record 884 passing yards. [1] New Orleans Saints' Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. [1] September 22 Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela is first Mexican to win 20 games. [1] September 23 Houston Astros' Jim Deshales sets record of striking out first 8 men starting a ball game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0. [1] September 25 Houston Astros' Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0. [1] September 28 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City). [1] September 29 Chicago Cubs' Greg Maddux defeats Philadelphia Phillies' Mike Maddux (first rookie brothers). [1] [56] October 8 Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats New York Mets 1-0. [1] October 9 Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres becomes 12th NHL player to score 500 goals. [1] October 11 Norm Cash, first baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at age 51. [1] October 12 California Angels, within one pitch of pennant victory lose to Boston Red Sox. [1] [56] October 13 25th New York, National League appearance in World Series (New York Mets vs Oakland Athletics) (World Series #83). [1] October 14 The International Olympic Committee decides to stagger the Winter and Summer Olympic schedule. [1] October 15 Longest post-season game, New York Mets beat Houston Astros 7-6 in 16 innings and win National League pennant. [1] [56] After being down three games to one in the American League Championship Series, the Boston Red Sox defeat the California Angels 8-1 to win the American League pennant. [56] October 25 Michael Sergio parachutes into Shea Stadium during game six of World Series. [1] October 27 The New York Mets win the Major League Baseball World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox in 7 games. [1] [56] [84] November 14 Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon buy the World Champion Mets from the Doubleday Publishing Company for US$80.75 million. [56] November 22 Mike Tyson wins his first world boxing title by defeating Trevor Berbick in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] [84] Wayne Gretzky, of Edmonton Oilers, became 13th NHL player to score 500 goals. [1] December 1 Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at age 59. [1] [Irving] Lee Dorsey [Kid Chocolate], US boxer/singer, dies at age 59. [1] December 3 Sri Lanka all out 55 vs West Indies in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in four 3 overs. [1] December 6 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback). [1] December 7 Juli Inkster/Tom Purtzer win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1] December 10 Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points vs Chicago Bulls. [1] December 11 A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of American baseball's National League. [1] December 12 David Boon's fourth Test century, 103 vs England at Adelaide. [1] James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKOs WBA champion Tim Witherspoon at Madison Square Garden. [1] December 19 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Detroit Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency. [1] Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game six of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500. [1] December 21 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2). [1] Amy Alcott/Bob Charles win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship. [1] December 22 India scores 7-676 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Cricket. [1] December 26 Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games. [1] December 28 Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors, wins Davis Cup. [1]