- January 6
- Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 seconds). [1]
- January 8
- Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins, and Rod Carew elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- Tamás Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36). [1]
- January 9
- Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame. [1]
- Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games. [1]
- January 11
- Ben Johnson runs first race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use; he finishes second. [1]
- January 12
- Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520). [1]
- Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 metre butterfly (1 55.69). [1]
- January 13
- Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open. [1]
- A fight and stampede at a pre-season exhibition match between South African football teams Chiefs and Pirates in the town of Orkney near Johannesburg, South Africa leaves 42 dead. [1] [41]
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- January 15
- Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. [1]
- Birth of Rubab Raza, Pakistan swimmer. [41]
- January 18
- Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 minutes. [1]
- WLAF's New York Knights become New York-New Jersey Knights. [1]
- January 19
- 42nd NHL All Star Game: Campbell beats Wales 11-5 in Chicago, Illinois. [1]
- Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title. [1]
- January 20
- Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title. [1]
- Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic. [1]
- Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giants 15-13 victory over defending champions San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title. [1]
- January 25
- Brett Hull is third NHL player to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49). [1]
- Mark Waugh scores ton in first Test Cricket innings, versus England Adelaide. [1]
- The New York Giants defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 15-13, in San Francisco. The Giants win despite not scoring a touchdown, prevailing on five field goals by Matt Bahr. [41]
- January 26
- 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (5-7, 6-3, 6-1). [1]
- Houston Rockets' guard Vernon Maxwell is fourth NBA player to score 30 points in a quarter. [1]
- Jan Stenerud becomes first pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame. [1]
- January 27
- 79th Australian Open Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Ivan Lendl (1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4). [1]
- Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Florida, USA. Whitney Houston sings (with microphone off) the "Star Spangled Banner" over an aired pre-recorded version. New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20 to 19. Most Valuable Player: Ottis Anderson, Running Back for the New York Giants. [1] [41] [457]
- January 28
- Boon completes 9th Test century, 121 versus England at Adelaide. [1]
- January 31
- Denver Nuggets' Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double. [1]
- February 1
- Craig McDermott takes 8-97 versus England at the WACA. [1]
- February 2
- Aravinda De Silva scores 267 versus New Zealand at Wellington. [1]
- New Hampshire snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56. [1]
- February 3
- Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. [1]
- NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21. [1]
- February 4
- Baseball Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose. [1] [56]
- Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand versus Sierra Leone, world record. [1]
- February 5
- All American Bowl ends after 14 years. [1]
- Big East Football conference forms. [1]
- Los Angeles Kings' Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHL player to score 1000 points. [1]
- February 6
- Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights. [1]
- February 7
- Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin, and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame. [1]
- February 8
- Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Boston Red Sox contract. [1]
- February 9
- Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5km (6:41.73). [1]
- Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him. [1]
- Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration. [1]
- February 10
- 41st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte, North Carolina. [1]
- Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament. [1]
- Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54). [1]
- February 12
- North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition. [1]
- February 14
- National League Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record US$3 million salary arbitration. [1]
- February 15
- Troy State sets NCAA Division II record with 103 points in second half routing DeVry Institute 187-117. [1]
- February 16
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding. [1]
- February 17
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge. [1]
- February 18
- Edmonton Oilers' goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0. [1]
- February 22
- Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, versus New Zealand at Hamilton. [1]
- February 23
- Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho. [1]
- North Carolina is first NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games. [1]
- Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. [1]
- February 24
- End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) first draft. [1]
- February 25
- Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons versus Sri Lanka (122 and 100). [1]
- Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, and John Candy buy Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. [1]
- February 26
- Asanka Gurusinha scores twin Test Cricket tons versus New Zealand (119 and 102). [1]
- Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]
- New York-New Jersey Knights (WLAF) players first come together. [1]
- February 27
- Noureddine Morcelli sets 1500 metre mark at 3:34.16. [1]
- February 28
- Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankees' Captain. [1]
- Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500 metre indoor (3:34:16). [1]
- March 2
- Deb Richard wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1]
- Del Ballard Junior, throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history. [1]
- North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes first NCAA player to get 1,000 assists. [1]
- March 3
- Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109 versus West Indies at Kingston. [1]
- Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (22.24 seconds). [1]
- March 10
- Eddie Sutton is first NCAA coach to lead four schools into playoffs. [1]
- Laura Davies wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic. [1]
- Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his fourth slalom World Cup. [1]
- Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (22.24 seconds). [1]
- Rico Lieder, Jens Carlowitz, Karsten Just, and Thomas Schönlebe walk 4x400 metre indoor world record (3:03.05). [1]
- March 11
- John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award. [1]
- Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 in tennis. [1]
- March 14
- World Ice Dance Championship in Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (France). [1]
- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev (USSR). [1]
- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA). [1]
- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (Canada). [1]
- March 15
- Sergei Bubka pole vaults record 20.25 feet. [1]
- March 16
- New Jersey Nets' coach Bill Fitch is fourth coach to win 800 NBA games. [1]
- March 17
- Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International. [1]
- March 18
- Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round. [1]
- Philadelphia '76ers retire Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey. [1]
- Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games. [1]
- March 19
- Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers. [1]
- NFL owners strip Phoenix Cardinals of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day. [1]
- Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses. [1]
- Saint Louis Blues' Brett Hull is third NHL player to score 80 goals in a season. [1]
- March 23
- First World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Durham 9-3 and Montréal beats Birmingham 20-5. [1]
- Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12 metre). [1]
- March 24
- Barcelona Dragons beat New York/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their first WLAF game. [1]
- Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament. [1]
- New York Yankees beat New York Mets, 9-3. [1]
- March 25
- Allan Border takes 5-68 versus West Indies at Bourda, Georgetown. [1]
- March 26
- Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their first WLAF game 35-34. [1]
- Victoria beats New South Wales by 7 wickets to win Sheffield Shield Final. [1]
- March 27
- NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992. [1]
- Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame. [1]
- March 30
- First exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles). [1]
- 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan's first NCAA hockey title. [1] [41]
- PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller. [1]
- March 31
- 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67. [1]
- 20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott. [1]
- Saint Louis Blues' Brett Hull scores his 86th goal. [1]
- April 1
- 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65. [1]
- Dwight Goodin signs US$5.15 million three year contract with New York Mets. [1]
- April 3
- Bo Jackson signs one-year contract with Chicago White Sox. [1]
- Thomas Bos skates world record 3 km (3:65.16). [1]
- April 5
- Joe Dumaars (Detroit Pistons) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games. [1]
- April 6
- Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use. [1]
- New York-New Jersey Knights first home game (Giants Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17. [1]
- April 7
- Third Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus. [1]
- Chris Johnson wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. [1]
- April 8
- Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident. [1]
- Major League Baseball umpires and baseball reach a 4-year agreement. [1]
- Oakland Athletics Stadium becomes first outdoor arena to ban smoking. [1]
- April 10
- Los Angeles Kings player Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal. [1]
- Martin Zubero swims world record 200 metre backstroke (1:52.51). [1]
- April 13
- BPAA US Open won by Pete Weber. [1]
- April 14
- 55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277. [1]
- Chicago Blackhawks becomes first NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in first round of the playoffs (to Minnesota North Stars). [1]
- April 15
- 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18. [1]
- 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06. [1]
- Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assists with 9,898. [1]
- Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road. [1]
- April 16
- Saint Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7. [1]
- April 18
- John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136. [1]
- A sellout crowd of 42,191 watch the Chicago White Sox play their first game at new Comiskey Park and sees the home team get crushed by the Detroit Tigers, 16-0. [56]
- April 19
- Battle of the Ages: Heavyweight champion Evander Hollyfield beats 42-year old George Foreman in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]
- April 20
- Mark Lenzi is first diver to score 100 points on a dive (101.85). [1]
- Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million. [1]
- April 21
- 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins. [1]
- Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pittsburgh Pirates score 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Chicago Cubs lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th. [1]
- Jakov Tolstikov wins fourth World Cup marathon (2:09:17). [1]
- Rosa Mota wins fourth World Cup female marathon (2:26:14). [1]
- April 22
- Frank Thomas is first Chicago White Sox player to homer at new Comiskey Park. [1]
- April 23
- Björn Borg loses 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after 8 year lay off. [1]
- Gordon Greenidge scores 223 versus Australia, his last Test Cricket knock at home. [1]
- April 26
- Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics. [1]
- April 27
- Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio. [1]
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