- January 10
- NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players. [1]
- January 11
- Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229). [1]
- Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islanders record of scoring goals in 11 straight. [1]
- January 15
- 42-year-old George Foreman knocks out George Cooney in two rounds. [1]
- Toronto Blue Jays' player Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit Tigers as a free agent. [1]
- New York Knicks' Trent Tucker scores with 1/10 second remaining, beats Chicago Bulls, 109-106. [1]
- January 17
- Dave Stewart signs record US$3,500,000 per year Oakland Athletics contract. [1]
- January 19
- Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, versus Australia at Adelaide. [1]
- January 21
- 41st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh. [1]
- Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director. [1]
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- John McEnroe becomes the first ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official. [1]
- Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic. [1]
- January 22
- Wasim Akram scores Test century (123) at Adelaide. [1]
- Will Clark, National League's Most Valuable Player signs a $15 million four-year contract with San Francisco Giants. [1]
- January 23
- Dean Jones scores twin Test tons versus Pakistan at Adelaide Oval. [1]
- January 26
- Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as assistant general manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office). [1]
- January 27
- 64th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Mary Jo Fernandez (6-3, 6-4). [1]
- January 28
- 78th Australian Men's Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg (4-6, 7-6, 5-2-retire). [1]
- The San Francisco 49ers defend their NFL Championship, winning their fourth Super Bowl overall with a 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Valuable Player is quarterback Joe Montana of the 49ers. [1] [42]
- January 31
- Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ. [1]
- The first ever all-sports daily The National begins publishing. [1]
- February 3
- Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58) retires after 40,350 horse races. [1]
- New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for alcohol rehabilitation. [1]
- February 4
- Anders Holmertz swims world record 400 metre freestyle (3 minutes 40.81 seconds). [1]
- Danny Everett runs world record 400 metre indoor (45:04). [1]
- Lyudmila Narozhi-Lenko runs world record 60 metre hurdles indoor (7.69). [1]
- NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-21. [1]
- Pat Bradley win Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. [1]
- Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test Cricket wicket (Sanjay Manjrekar). [1]
- The Saint Petersburg Pelicans defeat the Palm Beach Tropics to win the first Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship, 12-4. [1] [56]
- February 5
- Notre Dame becomes first team to sell its game to a major network (NBC). [1]
- February 6
- Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50. [1]
- Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium. [1]
- February 9
- Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5km (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13). [1]
- February 10
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary. [1]
- February 11
- 40th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 130-113 in Miami. [1]
- James "Buster" Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson to win the World Heavyweight Boxing crown. [1] [42] [1395.8]
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge. [1]
- February 13
- Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games. [1]
- February 15
- A lockout begins as Major League Baseball owners refuse to open spring training camp without reaching a new Basic Agreement with the players. [1] [56]
- February 18
- Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament. [1]
- February 22
- First day India versus New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps. [1]
- February 23
- Ian Smith 173 New Zealand versus India, 136 balls, world record for no 9 bat. [1]
- February 24
- Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open. [1]
- February 25
- Australia beats Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup. [1]
- March 2
- Mark Tewsksbury swims world record 50 metre backstroke (25.06 seconds). [1]
- March 4
- Beth Daniel wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1]
- March 7
- H Wayne Huizenga buys half Joe Robbie Stadium and 15 percent of Miami Dolphins for US$30 million. [1]
- March 10
- World Ice Dance Championship in Halifax won by Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko (USSR). [1]
- World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov (USSR). [1]
- World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA). [1]
- World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (Canada). [1]
- March 11
- Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International. [1]
- March 12
- Los Angeles Raiders announce they are returning to Oakland. [1]
- March 17
- PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak. [1]
- March 18
- After a 32-day lockout, Major League Baseball players and owners reach an agreement on a four-year contract. [1] [56]
- A Tampa Florida little league player dies after being struck by a pitch. [1]
- Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open. [1]
- Loyola Marymount beats Michigan Wolverines 149-115, highest NCAA score. [1]
- March 19
- First world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa, Canada). [1]
- March 20
- Los Angeles Lakers retire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's number 33. [1]
- March 22
- The Major League Baseball umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games. [1]
- March 23
- Howard Spira is arrested for extorting money from George Steinbrenner. The New York Yankees' owner paid Spira US$40,000 in January. [56]
- March 24
- Tom Hunter swims world record 50-metre freestyle (21.81 seconds). [1]
- March 25
- Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic. [1]
- March 27
- New South Wales beats Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final. [1]
- March 28
- Bengal beats Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient. [1]
- U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. [1] [5] [42]
- March 29
- Houston Rockets' Akeen Olajuwan scores the third NBA quadruple double 18 points, 16 rebounds, ten assists and 11 blocks versus Milwaukee Bucks. [1]
- March 30
- Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament. [1]
- March 31
- Dionisio Castro cycles world record 20 km (57:18.4). [1]
- April 1
- 19th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King. [1]
- 9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Auburn 88-81. [1]
- CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger. [1]
- Second Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus wins. [1]
- April 2
- 52nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Nevada-Las Vegas beats Duke 103-73. [1]
- April 5
- John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record three years in a row. [1]
- New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in first game of preliminaries. [1]
- April 7
- BPAA US Open won by Ron Palombi Junior. [1]
- New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 5-2, New York Rangers lead 2-0 in preliminary NHL playoff. [1]
- April 8
- 54th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278. [1]
- Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic. [1]
- April 9
- Don Mattingly signs a US$19.7 million 5-year contract with the New York Yankees. [1]
- New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1. [1]
- Houston Astros' Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds. [56]
- April 10
- Curtly Ambrose takes 8-45 in cricket versus England at Bridgetown. [1]
- April 11
- California Angels' Mark Langston and Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle Mariners, 1-0. [1]
- New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary. [1]
- April 13
- Fourth largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando Magic play at Minneapolis Timberwolves. [1]
- New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-5, Rangers win preliminary, 4-1. [1]
- The first sellout in Seattle Mariners' history occurs when 54,597 fans attend the season opener at the Kingdome. [56]
- April 15
- Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (versus England), their best. [1]
- April 16
- 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23. [1]
- 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19. [1]
- April 18
- Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in the WLAF. [1]
- April 19
- Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 in fines (an NBA record). [1]
- April 20
- Eight and 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of the Oakland Athletics is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips. [1]
- Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income. [1]
- April 21
- Cincinnati Reds win, running their record to 9-0, best start in club history. [1]
- National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards. [1]
- April 26
- New York court of appeals ends 2.5 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of the case. [1]
- Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 one-hitters. [1]
- April 27
- Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery. [1]
- Villanova's women set a 6,000-metre relay world record of 17:18:10. [1]
- April 28
- Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128. [1]
- Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro. [1]
- April 29
- Dan Quisenberry (all-time American League save king, 238) announces his retirement. [1] [56]
- April 30
- As New York Mets pitcher David Cone argues a call at first base, two Atlanta Braves' players score. [1]
- Seattle Mariners' Brian Holman's perfect game broken up with two outs in 9th. [1]
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