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1995 January 1 Raman Lamba and Ravi Sehgal score 464 for first wicket for Delhi. [1] January 2 Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21. [1] Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at age 77. [1] January 6 Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939). [1] January 8 Carlos Monzon [El Macho], Argentine middleweight boxing champion (1970-77), dies at age 52. [1] Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. [1] January 11 Birmingham Barracudas granted Canadian Football League franchise. [1] NHL Players Association and team owners agree to end NHL strike. [1] January 13 26 NHL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike. [1] America3 becomes first all-female crew to win an America's Cup race. [1] January 15 Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champion. [1] San Diego Chargers beat Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13 for AFC championship. [1] San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys for NFC championship. [1] January 17 Australia beats Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. [1] Los Angeles Rams announce that they are moving to Saint Louis. [1] January 18 Death of Ron Luciano, baseball umpire (born 1937). [29] Kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka vs Kerala. [1] January 20 1994-95 NHL Season begins after a lengthy strike. [1] January 21 Philippe Casado, Moroccan/French cyclist, dies at age 30. [1] January 22 Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament. [1] January 26 Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at age 79. [1] January 28 69th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Mary Pierce beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-2). [1] 83rd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4). [1] Memphis Mad Dogs granted Canadian Football League's 13th franchise. [1] January 29 Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide. [1] Richard Desborough Burnell, British oarsman (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at age 77. [1] The San Francisco 49ers become the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowl games, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. [1] [29] January 30 George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at age 84. [1] February 1 Amy van Dikes swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly (26.73). [1] Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand vs Pakistan, brotherly record. [1] John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at age 74. [1] February 2 Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at age 85 (born 1909). [1] [29] Henry Olonga no-balled for throwing in Zimbabwe-Pakistan Test Cricket. [1] February 4 Dean Jones completes 324 for Victoria vs South Australia. [1] Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at age 62. [1] Zimbabwe's first Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning. [1] February 5 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 41-13. [1] Sandra Völker swims female European record 50 metre backstroke (27.77). [1] February 6 Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days. [1] Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket. [1] February 7 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting. [1] February 9 Irina Privalova runs female world record 50 metre (5.96 seconds). [1] February 10 US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek. [1] February 11 Danyon Loader swims world record 400 metre freestyle (3 minutes 40.46 seconds). [1] Mark Foster swims world record 50 metre butterfly (23.55 seconds). [1] Sandra Völker swims European record 50 metre backstroke (27.67 seconds). [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge. [1] West Indies score 5-660 against New Zealand. [1] February 12 45th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 139-112 at Phoenix, Arizona. [1] Jeff Rouse swims world record 50 metre backstroke (24.37 seconds). [1] Angela Kennedy swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly. [1] Dieter Baumann runs European record 3k indoor (7 minutes 37.51 seconds). [1] Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k indoor (7 minutes 35.15 seconds). [1] Sun Cayun pole vaults indoor female world record (4.12 metres). [1] Susan Auch skates female world record 500 metre (38.94 seconds). [1] Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500 metre (38.69 seconds). [1] February 13 West Indies beats New Zealand by innings and 332, Courtney Walsh 13-55. [1] February 14 Wellington 2-498d and 4-475 beat Canterbury 496 and 2-476d. [1] February 15 Dublin - Republic of Ireland vs England football match in Lansdowne Road abandoned due to violence and rioting. [29] February 17 Detroit Tigers' manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike. [1] February 18 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100 metre butterfly. [1] Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. [1] Warnecke swims world record 50 metre freestyle. [1] February 19 Irina Privalova runs indoor woman's European record 200 metre (22.10 seconds). [1] Linford Christie runs European record 60 metre indoor (6.47 seconds). [1] Linford Christie runs world record 200 metre indoor (20.25 seconds). [1] February 21 Canadian Football League's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans. [1] February 25 British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital. [1] PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander. [1] February 28 Keith Rigg, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia 1931-37), dies. [1] March 4 George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker. [1] Michael Johnson runs world record 400 metre indoor (44.63 seconds). [1] Replacement New York Yankees beat New York Mets 2-1. [1] March 5 Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26). [1] March 9 Major League Baseball owners admit two new teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The teams will be assigned leagues in January of 1997. [1] [56] Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at age 63. [1] March 10 Richard Baerlein, racing writer, dies at age 84. [1] Citing the labor unrest as the reason, former Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan announces he is leaving baseball to return the NBA. [56] March 11 Yolanda Chen hop-skip-jumps world indoor record 15.03 metre. [1] March 12 Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA PING/Welch's Golf Championship. [1] Lara scores 139 in ODI vs Australia at Port-of-Spain. [1] Letitia Vriesde runs South America indoor record 800 metre (2:00.35). [1] World Ice Dance Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Oksana Gritshuk and Evgeny Platov (Russia). [1] World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny (Czechoslovakia). [1] World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Chen Lu (China). [1] World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Birmingham United Kingdom won by Elvis Stojko (Canada). [1] March 13 Leon Day, baseball pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78 (born 1916). [1] [29] March 14 The US National Labor Relations Board announces it will charge Major League Baseball owners with two counts of unfair labor practices. [56] March 16 Manhattan upsets fourth seeded Oklahoma 77-67. [1] World best 7th wicket stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh Jr and P Dharmani. [1] March 18 Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces he's returning to basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. [1] [29] March 19 Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450). [1] Gerard Tebroke, 5km and 10km-dasher, dies at age 45. [1] Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament. [1] Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months. [1] [29] NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (53-47). [1] Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:04.08). [1] March 20 Merv Harvey, cricketer (scored 12 and 31 in Test Australia vs England 46-47), dies. [1] March 23 Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer star, dies at age 39 (born 1956). [1] [29] March 25 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving three years. [1] March 26 24th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nanci Bowen. [1] Mashonaland beat Mashonaland U-24 by 165 runs to win Logan Cup. [1] March 28 Queensland beats South Australia to win first ever cricket Sheffield Shield. [1] March 29 Death of Tony Lock, English cricketer (born 1929). [29] (March 30 [1]) March 30 Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer, dies at age 65. [1] March 31 First game at Coors Stadium, Colorado (replacement Colorado Rockies beat New York Yankees 4-1). [1] Bombay beat Punjab on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. [1] Federal judge orders injunction to end baseball strike. [1] April 1 Johnny Nicholss, footballer, dies at age 63. [1] New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23. [1] April 2 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: University of Connecticut Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64. [1] 7th Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus. [1] Harvey Penick, premier golf instructor/author, dies at age 90 (born 1904). [1] [29] Major League Baseball owners accept baseball players' return-to-work proposal, agree to delay start of season until April 26. [1] [56] April 3 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78. [1] Harvey Pennick, golfer/teacher, dies at age 89. [1] April 7 Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike. [1] April 8 BPAA US Open won by Dave Husted. [1] Maurice Allom, cricketer (14 Test wickets-New Zealand debut hat-trick), dies. [1] Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title. [1] April 9 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274. [1] April 13 New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 2-0. [1] April 14 India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah. [1] Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship. [1] April 16 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins. [1] April 17 24th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:25:11. [1] 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22. [1] A R A (Anton) Murray, cricketer (289 runs and 11 wickets in 10 Tests), dies. [1] April 18 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football. [1] April 20 R E S Wyatt, cricketer (England captain 16 times), dies. [1] Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), death by suicide. [1] April 21 Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92. [1] Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer, dies at age 93. [1] Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at age 61. [1] April 22 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby. [1] George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1] April 23 Howard Cosell, American sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at age 77 (born 1918). [1] [29] Laura Davis wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship. [1] April 24 Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes. [1] April 25 16th Emmy Sports Award presentation. [1] The 257-day Major League Baseball strike ends. [56] Death of Andrea Fortunato, football player (born 1971). [29] April 26 American baseball season begins after lengthy strike. [1] Coors Field opens in Denver; Colorado Rockies beat New York Mets 11-9 in 14 innings. [1] April 28 Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at age 89. [1] April 29 Kansas City Royals player John Nonely is 70th to homerun on his first time at bat. [1] April 30 Val Skinner wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship. [1] May 1 Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia vs West Indies at Sabina Park. [1] May 2 Montreal Expos bat out of order against New York Mets in 6th inning. [1] May 3 Australia beats West Indies to regain the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy. [1] David Bell debuts for the Cleveland Indians (third generation player, Gus and Buddy). [1] May 5 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Orlando Magic beats Boston Celtics). [1] May 6 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2. [1] ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby. [1] Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV. [1] Death of Noel Brotherston, Irish footballer (born 1956). [29] May 7 Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. [1] Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours and 36 minutes. [1] May 9 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring eight runs before making an out, they beat Minnesota Twins 10-0. [1] Percy Mansell, cricketer (355 runs in 13 Tests for South Africa), dies. [1] May 12 Jose Mesa gets first of his Major League record 37 consecutive saves. [1] Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his third playoff shutout in four periods. [1] May 13 Cecil Marley, cricketer (WICBC president 1971-74, Jamaican captain 1946), dies. [1] New Zealand beats US for the America's Cup. [1] May 14 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins. [1] Eddie Murray of Cleveland Indians hits his 463rd career homerun (ties for 18th). [1] May 18 Disney announces it is buying 25 percent of the California Angels baseball team. [6] WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma. [1] May 20 121st Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4. [1] Minnesota Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of homeruns in five consecutive games. [1] Everton FC beats Manchester United 1-0 to win the FA Cup. [29] May 21 Chris Johnson wins Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic. [1] May 24 AFC Ajax beats AC Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League. [29] May 25 The Quebec Nordiques (NHL) are sold and move to Denver, Colorado. [29] May 27 In Culpeper, Virginia, actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition. [29] May 28 Alison Nichols wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1] Dottie Mochrie wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game. [1] In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 79th Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1995 Corvette performs the role of Official Pace Car, driven by Jim Perkins. [8] Chicago White Sox (5) and Detroit Tigers (7) combine for record 12 homeruns at Tiger Stadium. [1] May 30 Bobby Stokes, soccer star, dies at age 44. [1] Ted Drake, English soccer star, dies at age 82 (born 1912). [1] [29] May 31 Tim Mara, owner (New York Giants), dies at age 59. [1] June 16 Salt Lake City, Utah, is selected as host city for the 2002 Winter Olympics. [29] June 23 Death of 'Marvelous' Mark Throneberry, baseball player (New York Mets), from cancer at age 60. [56] June 24 The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season. [29] July 17 Death of Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine race car driver (born 1911). [29] July 18 Death of Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (born 1970). [29] August 13 Death of Mickey Mantle, baseball player (born 1931). [29] September 6 Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles breaks the all time consecutive games played record in Major League Baseball with his 2131st game. [29] [56] September 15 Death of Harry Calder, South African cricketer (born 1901). [29] Death of Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer (born 1921). [29] October 15 The Carolina Panthers win their first-ever regular season game by defeating the New York Jets at Clemson Memorial Stadium in South Carolina. [29] October 28 The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series. [29] [56] November 20 Sergei Grinkov, Soviet ice skater (Olympic Gold 1988, 1994) dies (heart attack) at age 28. [1] November 22 Colin McRae becomes the first ever Scottish world rally champion. [29] November 29 Charlie Smith, American baseball player, dies at age 57. [56] December 3 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2). [1] Beth Daniels/Davis Love III win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1] Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket vs South Africa, a record. [1] Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar. [1] December 4 Atherton (185) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test. [1] December 7 NBA settles strike of referees, referees to return on December 12. [1] December 9 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB). [1] December 10 First meeting of NBA expansion teams, Toronto Raptors beat Vancouver Grizzlies 93-81. [1] Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches. [1] Michael Slater scores 219 vs Sri Lanka at the WACA. [1] Muralitharan takes 2-224 in Australian innings of 5-617. [1] Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Australia vs Sri Lanka, WACA). [1] December 11 Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for US$84 million. [1] December 12 NBA referees return to work after striking. [1] December 15 The European Court of Justice rules that all EU football players have the right to a free transfer between European Union member states at the end of their contracts. [29] December 21 Martina Ertl of Germany wins her third giant slalom world cup. [1] David Cone re-signs with the New York Yankees in three-year deal worth US$18 million. [56] The Baltimore Orioles sign second baseman Roberto Alomar to a three-year US$18 million contract. [56] San Francisco Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000. [1] December 22 David Cone signs $19.5 million three year contract with New York Yankees. [1] December 23 Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer, dies at age 87. [1] December 25 Jimmy Boucher, cricketer (great Irish all-rounder 1929-54), dies. [1] December 26 Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL vs Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground). [1] Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 days. [1] December 27 Boon completes his 21st Test Cricket century (110 vs SL, Melbourne Cricket Ground). [1] December 30 Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10. [1] December 31 62nd Sugar Bowl: Virginia Tech beats Texas. [1] Matthew Elliott scores separate cricket century same day for Victoria. [1]