- January 15
- Betsy King wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic. [1]
- January 17
- Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach. [1]
- Phoenix Suns cancel game at Miami Heat, due to racial unrest in Miami, Florida. [1]
- January 18
- West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup. [1]
- January 20
- Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in first-class cricket. [1]
- January 21
- Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's second all time scorer. [1]
- January 22
- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16 in Miami; Most Valuable Player: Jerry Rice, San Francisco, Wide Receiver. [1]
- January 23
- NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak. [1]
- January 25
- Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season. [1]
- January 26
- Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [1]
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- Madison Square Gardens sports arena in New York announces two-year US$100 million renovation plan. [1]
- Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia versus West Indies, Sydney. [1]
- January 28
- 63rd Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (6-4, 6-4). [1]
- Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 versus West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground. [1]
- January 29
- 77th Australian Open Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-2, 6-2). [1]
- Cleveland Cavaliers' Chris Dudley misses five free throws during one foul attempt. [1]
- Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. [1]
- Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after nine years of use, New York Mets' Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129. [1]
- NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3. [1]
- January 30
- Last day of first class cricket for Dav Whatmore. [1]
- American Olympic medalist Bruce Kimball is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing two teenagers in a drunk driving accident. [1] [43]
- February 3
- Start first Test Cricket, New Zealand versus Pakistan, washed out. [1]
- February 4
- Dean Jones scores 216 versus West Indies at the Adelaide Oval. [1]
- February 5
- Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes first NBA player to score 38,000 points. [1]
- February 7
- 40th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-5 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]
- February 9
- Kevin Johnson (Phoenix Suns) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games. [1]
- February 10
- Boston Celtics' KC Jones and Cleveland Cavaliers' Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame. [1]
- Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, Saint Louis, Missouri. [1]
- Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pakistan versus New Zealand age 16 years 189 days. [1]
- February 11
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary. [1]
- February 12
- 39th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 143-134 at Houston, Texas. [1]
- 50th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Larry Mowry. [1]
- Wayne Gretzky sets two records, his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season. [1]
- Thursday's Child sets sailing record, New York-Cape Horn-San Francisco, 80 days 20 hours. [1]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman. [1]
- February 13
- Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to two years in prison. [1]
- February 16
- Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox pitcher signs record US$7.5 million, three-year contract. [1]
- February 17
- Former baseball player/manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash. [1]
- Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record US$7.9 million, three-year contract. [1]
- February 18
- Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am. [1]
- February 20
- Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancel an April reunion because of the deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players. [1]
- February 21
- Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling. [1]
- February 24
- Harold E Ballard sells Canadian Football League team Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley. [1]
- February 25
- Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career. [1]
- Javed Miandad scores 271 versus New Zealand at Eden Park. [1]
- Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- February 26
- Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am. [1]
- California court throws out most of Margo Adams's US$12 million breach-of-contract suit against Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs. [1]
- New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster. [1]
- February 28
- Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- March 1
- Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981. [1]
- March 2
- NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game. [1]
- New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez. [1]
- March 3
- Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Nigeria on the final by 2-0 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [43]
- March 4
- Javier Sotomayor high jumps indoor world record (2.43 metre). [1]
- March 5
- Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266. [1]
- Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 metre indoor (8:03.82). [1]
- March 6
- New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (first meeting since 1985). [1]
- March 9
- Roger Kingdom runs world record 60 metre hurdles indoor (7.36 seconds). [1]
- March 15
- New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's number 1 uniform. [1]
- March 18
- Dino Ciccarelli sets Washington Capitals' record of 7 points in a game. [1]
- Investor group led by George W Bush and Edward W Rose purchases controlling interest of Texas Rangers. [1]
- March 19
- Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson. [1]
- World Ice Dance Championship in Paris, France won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR). [1]
- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (USSR). [1]
- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by Midori Ito (Japan). [1]
- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by Kurt Browning (Canada). [1]
- March 20
- Peter Ueberroth, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, announces an inquiry is being conducted into gambling allegations concerning Cincinnati Reds' manager, Pete Rose. [1] [56]
- March 22
- NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years. [1]
- Clint Malarchuk of the NHL Buffalo Sabres suffers an almost fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat. [43]
- March 26
- Allison Finney wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic. [1]
- March 27
- Delhi beats Bengal by innings and 210 to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. [1]
- Sports Illustrated magazine exposes baseball player Pete Rose's gambling activities. The article alleges 'Charlie Hustle' bet from the Riverfront dugout using hand gestures with an associate. [56]
- March 28
- New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars and Stripes, in a New York court. [1]
- March 29
- First Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL. [1]
- April 1
- First New York Mets - New York Yankees game in New York City since 1983, New York Yankees win 4-3. [1]
- Former Yale University and National League president Bart Giamatti becomes seventh commissioner of Major League Baseball. [1] [56]
- April 2
- 18th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster. [1]
- 8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn 76-60. [1]
- New York Yankees beat New York Mets 4-0, sweeping 1989 mayor's trophy series in two games. [1]
- April 3
- 51st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Michigan beats Seton Hall 80-79 in overtime. [1]
- New York Mets win 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over Saint Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium. [1]
- April 4
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle. [1]
- New York Yankees' Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons; his 287th win puts him 19th overall as New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins on opening day 4-2. [1]
- April 5
- Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak. [1]
- April 7
- New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand; appeals court eventually overrules. [1]
- April 8
- One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott's debut, but lasts only 4 2/3 innings. [1]
- April 9
- 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283. [1]
- Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. [1]
- Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York Yankees' 4-3 loss to Cleveland Indians. [1]
- Scott Hoch chokes on 18-inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament. [1]
- April 11
- First playoff goal scored by a goalee, Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers. [1]
- Philadelphia Flyers score short-handed into an empty net beating Washington Capitals 8-5. [1]
- April 15
- At the Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England, 96 Liverpool fans are crushed to death. [1] [43] [425.61]
- Sue Marchiano wins third World Cup female marathon (2:30:48). [1]
- April 16
- First Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins. [1]
- Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup. [1]
- Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic. [1]
- Zeleka Metaferia wins third World Cup marathon (2:10:28). [1]
- April 17
- 18th Boston Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:33. [1]
- 93rd Boston Marathon won by Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia in 2:09:06. [1]
- April 19
- Kevin Elster (New York Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73. [1]
- April 22
- Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson). [1]
- April 23
- Betsy King wins LPGA USX Golf Classic. [1]
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game with the Los Angeles Lakers. [1]
- Nolan Ryan blows a no hitter in 9th inning. [1]
- April 25
- Pittsburgh Penguins' player Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff record of four goals in first period. [1]
- April 30
- Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. [1]
- US beats Costa Rica 1-0, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup. [1]
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