1993

January 1

• Blockbuster Bowl 3 Stanford beats Pennsylvania State, 24-3. [1]

January 4

• Daniel H Craven, South African rugby coach, dies. [1]

January 5

• Brian Lara completes 277 versus Australia at cricket SCG. [1]
• Reggie Jackson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. [1]

January 6

• Last day of Test cricket for Greg Matthews. [1]

January 8

• Chicago Bulls player Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point. [1]

January 9

• Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100 metre free style (53.33). [1]

January 12

• Doctors announce Pittsburgh Penguins player Mario Limeux has Hodgkin's disease. [1]

January 15

• Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at age 88. [1]

January 17

• Ger ter Horst, Dutch soccer trainer (Sparta), dies. [1]
• Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor (35.45"). [1]

January 18

• West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0. [1]

January 19

• Chris Street, basketball player, dies at age 20. [1]
• Oakland Athletics unveil new elephant logo. [1]

January 22

• Charlie Gehringer, baseball player, dies at age 89. [1]
• Johan Koss skates world record 5 km in 6:38.77. [1]

January 23

• Graham Gooch scores his 100th 100, on tour at Cuttack. [1]
• US female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan. [1]

January 24

• US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis. [1]

January 26

• West Indies defeats Australia by one run in fourth Test at Adelaide. [1]

January 29

• Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. [1]

January 30

• 67th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beat Graf (4-6, 6-3, 6-2). [1]

January 31

• 81st Australian Men's Tennis: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5). [1]
• In Pasadena, California, the NFL's Super Bowl XXVII is played. The Buffalo Bills become the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls as they are defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 52-17. Most Valuable Player: Troy Aikman, quarterback of Dallas. Michael Jackson performs at the halftime show. [1] [31]

February 2

• Irina Privalova runs world record 50 metre indoor (6.05 seconds). [1]

February 3

• Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott suspended for one year due to racist comments. [1]

February 5

• Jack Young, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies. [1]

February 6

• 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal. [1]
• Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title. [1]

February 7

• Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at age 49 (born 1943). [1] [31]
• NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-20. [1]
• Tammie Green wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic. [1]

February 10

• Jani Sievinen swims world record 200 metre backstroke (1:55.59). [1]

February 11

• Irina Privalova runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.92 seconds). [1]

February 13

• Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000 metre indoor (2:34.84). [1]
• Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (21.87 seconds). [1]
• Sergei Bubka pole vaults indoor record (6.14 metres). [1]

February 16

• Sandra Völker swims world record 50 metre backstroke (28.33 seconds). [1]

February 17

• Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (England in four Tests 1930-34), dies. [1]
• Mark Foster swims world record 50 metre free style (21.60 seconds). [1]

February 18

• Death of Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (suicide) (born 1960). [31]

February 20

• Florida Marlins open their first spring training camp. [1]
• Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. [1]
• New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31. [1]

February 21

• 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (overtime) at Salt Lake City. [1]
• Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 metres). [1]

February 22

• Vinod Kambli scores 224 versus England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours. [1]

February 23

• India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England. [1]
• Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as Canadian Football League's 9th franchise (first US team). [1]

February 24

• Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champions 1966), dies (born 1941). [1] [31]

February 25

• Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy". [1]
• Pakistan all out 43 versus West Indies, world one-day international record low. [1]

February 26

• Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123. [1]

February 28

• Iolanda Chen triple jumps world indoor record hop step (14.46 metres). [1]

March 1

• George Steinbenner is reinstated as owner of New York Yankees. [1]
• New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. [1]

March 5

• Boston Celtics' player Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery. [1]
• Florida Marlins beat Houston Astros 12-8 in their first spring training game. [1]

March 7

• Tony Harris, cricketer (8 Tests for South Africa 1947-49, 100 runs), dies. [1]

March 9

• Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak. [1]

March 11

• Death of Adolfo "Dino Bravo" Bresciano, Italian-born professional wrestler (born 1949). [1] [31]

March 14

• Johan Koss skates world record 5 km (6:06.57). [1]
• Meg Mallon wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. [1]

March 15

• Vinod Kambli scores 227 versus Zimbabwe, his second consecutive Test 200. [1]

March 18

• Sri Lanka beat England in Test match by five wickets. [1]

March 19

• World Ice Dance Championship in Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (Russia). [1]
• World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (Canada). [1]
• World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (Ukraine). [1]
• World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning (Canada). [1]

March 20

• Dan Jansen skates world record 500 metre (36.02 seconds). [1]

March 21

• Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament. [1]

March 22

• Cec Pepper, cricketer (New South Wales and Commonwealth XI leggie), dies. [1]
• Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at age 27. [1] [56]
• Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at age 31. [1] [56]

March 23

• New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl. [1]

March 26

• Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at age 84. [1]

March 28

• 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson. [1]

March 29

• Queensland all out for 75 versus New South Wales in Sheffield Shield Final. [1]

March 30

• New South Wales beat Queensland by eight wickets to win Sheffield Shield. [1]
• Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. [1]
• Peanuts comic strip character Charlie Brown hits a baseball game-winning home run, his first in 43 years. [56]

April 1

• Alan Kulwicki, American stock car racer, dies in plane crash at age 38 (born 1954). [1] [31]
• Wayne Mack, sportscaster/actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at age 68. [1]

April 2

• Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater/coach/father of Ard, dies at age 86. [1]

April 4

• 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats Ohio State 84-82. [1]
• 5th Seniors Golf Tradition: Tom Shaw. [1]
• At Camden Yards, Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to throw the first pitch of the baseball season from the pitcher's mound. [56]
• Trish Johnson wins Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate Golf Tournament. [1]

April 5

• 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan 77-71. [1]
• Colorado Rockies first baseball game - lose to New York Mets 3-0. [1] [56]
• Crowd of 73,293 watches New York Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 9-1. [1]
• At Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, the Florida Marlins play their major league first game ever, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3. [1] [56]

April 6

• Florida Marlins first loss ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers). [1]

April 7

• Dante Bichette hits the first Colorado Rockies homerun (Shea Stadium, New York). [1]
• S C (Billy) Griffith, cricketer (England 1948-49, MCC secretary), dies. [1]

April 8

• Cleveland Indians' Carlos Baerga is first to switch hit homeruns in same inning (vs New York Yankees). [1]

April 9

• Colorado Rockies first home game and first victory, 11-4 over Montreal Expos. [1]

April 10

• BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Jr. [1]
• Ottawa Senators win first road game (New York Islanders) after 38 straight loses. [1]
• Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak. [1]

April 11

• 57th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 277. [1]
• Jeff Rouse swims world record 100 metre backstroke (51.43 seconds). [1]

April 15

• H H "Bull" Alexander, cricketer (Test for Australia 1933, average 154), dies. [1]

April 18

• 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Tom Wargo. [1]
• Trish Johnson wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship. [1]

April 19

• 22nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27. [1]
• 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N'deti of Kenya in 2:09:33. [1]

April 21

• Hal Schumacher, baseball pitcher, dies at age 82. [1]

April 22

• Mark Koenig, baseball shortstop (New York Yankees), dies at age 88. [1]
• Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox. [1]

April 24

• Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham. [1]

April 27

• All 30 members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal (the most tragic incident to date in African football history). [1] [31]

April 28

• Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at age 47. [1]
• New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals four to one in playoffs, Capitals Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot. [1]

April 30

• David Waymer, NFL player (New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), dies at age 34. [1]
• Eric Rowan, cricketer (26 Tests for South Africa), dies. [1]
• Tennis star Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by an obsessed fan of rival Steffi Graf at a tournament in Hamburg, Germany. [31]
• Death of Tommy Caton, English footballer (born 1962). [31]

May 1

• 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4. [1]

May 2

• Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic. [1]
• Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament. [1]

May 8

• ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware. [1]
• Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1]

May 9

• Meg Mallon wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. [1]

May 12

• Parma wins 33rd Europe Cup II. [1]

May 13

• Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympics-gold-1964), dies at age 47. [1]
• Kansas City Royals' player George Brett hits his 300th homerun. [1]

May 15

• 119th Preakness: Mike Smith aboard Prairie Bayou wins in 1:56.6. [1]
• Montreal Expos retire their first number, #10 for Rusty Staub. [1]

May 16

• Laura Davies wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship. [1]

May 19

• Juventus wins 22th UEFA Cup at Torino. [1]
• S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies. [1]

May 21

• Robin Smith scores 167 in England Texaco Trophy loss versus Australia. [1]

May 22

• Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in two for heavyweight boxing title. [1]

May 23

• Val Skinner wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open. [1]

May 26

• Long fly ball by Cleveland Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a homerun. [1]
• Olympique Marseille wins 38th Europe Cup I at Munich, Germany. [1]

May 27

• Dale Murphy ends baseball career at 398 homeruns. [1]

May 28

• Charles Barnett, cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies. [1]

May 29

• Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), dies of pneumonia at age 75. [1]
• Texas Rangers' player Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Boston Red Sox, he gives up three runs on two hits and three walks, and he damages his arm. [1]

May 30

• Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament. [1]
• Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1]

June 7

• Death of Drazen Petrovic, Croatian basketball player (born 1964). [31]

June 9

• The Montreal Canadiens win their 24th National Hockey League Stanley Cup. [31]

June 15

• Death by heart attack of James Hunt, former British racing driver and commentator in Formula One (born 1947). [31]

June 20

• John Paxson's three-point shot in Game six of the National Basketball Association Finals helps the Chicago Bulls secure a 99-98 win over the Phoenix Suns, and their third consecutive championship. [31]

June 24

• Death of Archie Williams, American athlete (born 1915). [31]

July 3

• Death of Don Drysdale, baseball player (born 1936). [5] [31]

July 13

• Death of Davey Allison, American race car driver (helicopter crash) (born 1961). [31]

July 23

• James Jordan, father of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, is murdered in Lumberton, North Carolina. [31]

July 28

• Death of Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (heart ailment) (born 1965). [31] (July 27 [5])

August 6

• Death of Tex Hughson, baseball player (born 1916). [31]

September 4

• The Essendon Football Club wins its 15th AFL premiership over rivals Carlton Football Club. [31]

September 24

• The International Olympic Committee selects Sydney, Australia to be the site of the 2000 Summer Olympics. [31]

October 5

• Death of Jim Holton, Scottish footballer (born 1951). [31]

October 6

• After nine years of playing in the NBA, Michael Jordan retires from basketball. [31]

October 12

• Death of Tofik Bakhramov, Russian footballer (born 1926). [31]

October 13

• The Philadelphia Phillies win the National League pennant by beating the Atlanta Braves in Game six of the NLCS, 6-3. [56]

October 23

• Joe Carter hits only the second baseball World Series winning home run as the Toronto Blue Jays win Game Six of the World Series to beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two. [31] [56]

October 26

• The Carolina Panthers become the NFL's 29th franchise and the first expansion team since 1976. [31]

December 2

• Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start. [1]

December 4

• Dan Jansen skates world record 500 metre (35.92 seconds). [1]
• Johann Koss skates world record 5K (6:35.53). [1]

December 5

• 82nd Davis Cup: Germany beats Australia in Dusseldorf (4-1). [1]
• Melissa Mcnamara/Mike Sopringer win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1]

December 6

• Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7 13.29. [1]

December 9

• Pitcher Randy Johnson re-signs with the Seattle Mariners for US$20.25 million over three years. [56]
• Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at age 67 (born 1926). [1] [31]

December 11

• 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (quarterback). [1]

December 18

• Kevin Scott skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.54). [1]

December 26

• Floyd, Nicklaus and Rodriguez win Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament. [1]

December 28

• John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 points). [1]
• Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at age 61. [1]