- May 5
- Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. [1]
- May 6
- Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301 feet 9 inches. [1]
- May 7
- Haryana beats Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by two runs. [1]
- May 12
- Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic. [1]
- May 15
- England's Queen Elizabeth II is President George Bush's guest at the Oakland Athletics - Baltimore Orioles game played at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. [1] [56]
- Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam, Netherlands. [1]
- The Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox play a game for 4 hours and 11 minutes setting a new record for slowest game ever played in nine innings. [1] [56]
- May 18
- 117th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Hansel wins in 1:54. [1]
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- May 19
- Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic. [1]
- Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge. [1]
- May 20
- Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan named NBA's Most Valuable Player. [1]
- Baseball pitcher Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save. [1]
- May 22
- Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome. [1]
- NFL Owners agree to add two teams in 1994. [1]
- May 23
- Philadelphia Phillies' Tommy Greene no-hits Montreal Expos, 2-0. [1]
- San Diego Sockers win fourth consecutive Major Soccer League championship. [1]
- May 25
- NHL Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2. [1]
- May 26
- Betsy King wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1]
- May 28
- The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in Game 6 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. [41]
- May 29
- In Bari, Red Star Belgrade, Beograd wins Champions Cup in football. [41]
- Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I. [1]
- May 30
- Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km). [1]
- June 8
- Former New York Jets' Mark Gastineau wins first pro boxing fight in 12 seconds. [1]
- Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 6-3, 6-4 for French Open. [1]
- June 9
- Hansel wins the Belmont Stakes. [1]
- Jim Courier beats Andre Agassi for the French Open. [1]
- World Bowl-World League of American Football first championship. [1]
- June 12
- The Chicago Bulls win their first NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 1. [41]
- June 13
- NHL owners present contract to players (leads to April 1, 1992 strike). [1]
- A spectator is killed by lightning at the U.S. Open. [41]
- June 14
- Leroy Burrell of USA sets the 100m record (9.90) in New York City. [1]
- June 16
- Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row. [1]
- Otis Nixon steals National League record six bases in one day. [1]
- With three runs in the 9th, Baltimore Orioles end Minnesota Twins' 15-game win streak 6-5. [1]
- June 18
- San Francisco Giants' pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated. [1]
- New York Yankees' pitchers pick-off three Toronto Blue Jays. [1]
- June 21
- New York Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame. [1]
- June 30
- Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Brazil on the final by 4-2, after penalty shoot out, in Lisbon, Portugal. [41]
- July 5
- In a unanimous vote, final approval is given by baseball owners for the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins to join the National League in 1993. [56]
- July 7
- Michael Stich beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon championship. [1]
- July 19
- With New York Yankees victory, 10 of 14 American League teams are at .500 or better. [1]
- July 26
- Montreal Expos' Mark Gardner no hits Los Angeles Dodgers for 9 innings, but loses in 10th. [1]
- July 28
- Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl football in Wembley. [1]
- Montreal Expos' Dennis Martinez pitches baseball's 15th perfect game versus (Los Angeles Dodgers). [1]
- Miguel Indurain of Spain wins the Tour de France bicycle race. [1]
- July 29
- First Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium (New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 6-0). [1]
- July 30
- Boston Red Sox player Carlos Quintana is 11th to get six RBIs in an inning (third). [1]
- August 3
- Pan Am games open in Havana, Cuba. [1]
- August 5
- Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20.25 inches) in Malmö, Sweden. [1]
- August 7
- US sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds. [1]
- August 10
- NFL sportscaster Paul Maquire suffers a heart attack at age 53. [1]
- August 11
- John Daly, rookie golfer, wins the PGA title. [1]
- August 18
- Pan Am games close in Havana, Cuba. [1]
- August 25
- Carl Lewis runs 100m in 9.86 seconds. [1]
- August 26
- Kansas City Royals' Brett Saberegen no-hits Chicago White Sox 7-0. [1]
- August 30
- Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points. [1]
- USA beats European Union by narrowest Ryder Cup margin: 14.5 to 13.5. [1]
- Mike Powell of the US sets long jump record at 29 feet 4.5 inches. [1]
- September 7
- Monica Seles wins the womens tennis US Open. [1]
- September 8
- Buffalo Bills' Jim Kelly passes for six touchdowns versus Pittsburgh Steelers (52-34). [1]
- Stefan Edberg wins the US Open. [1]
- September 9
- Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland Indians. [1]
- September 13
- Joe Coleman's third 100 RBI season in a row with three teams (Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue Jays). [1]
- September 15
- South Dakota State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yards. [1]
- September 17
- 4,355 turn out to see the Montreal Expos play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. [1]
- September 23
- New York Islanders' Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame. [1]
- September 27
- First scheduled NHL exhibition game in Saint Petersburg, Florida, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders versus Boston Bruins). [1]
- September 28
- New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game. [1]
- September 29
- US beats Europeans 14.5 to 13.5 to capture the Ryder's cup. [1]
- October 4
- NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton Oilers for Mark Messier. [1]
- October 6
- New York Mets' David Cone ties National League record by striking out 19 Philadelphia Phillies players. [1]
- October 11
- Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59. [1]
- October 13
- Toronto Blue Jays' Cito Gaston is first manager ejected in a playoff game. [1]
- October 27
- Minnesota Twins beat Atlanta Braves 1-0 in ten innings to win the 8th World Series in seven games. [1] [56]
- October 29
- Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as the New York Yankees' manager. [56]
- November 2
- Australia beats England 12-6 at Twickenham Stadium to lift the Rugby World Cup. [41]
- November 3
- New York City Marathon winners are Salvador Garcia (Mexico) and Liz McColgan (Scotland). [1]
- November 7
- Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces he has tested positive for HIV virus, and retires from Los Angeles Lakers. [1] [41] [129]
- November 10
- Marty Glickman broadcasts his 1,000th football game. [1]
- November 17
- Detroit Lions player Mike Utley is paralyzed in a game versus Los Angeles Rams. [1]
- November 21
- Terry Pendleton wins Major League Baseball's National League's Most Valuable Player Award. [56]
- November 23
- Evander Hollyfield retains heavyweight boxing title, knocks out Bert Cooper in seven rounds. [1]
- December 1
- 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1); this is France's first Davis Cup since 1932. [1]
- December 2
- Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with the New York Mets. [1]
- December 7
- A J Kitt, American, wins World Skiing Cup. [1]
- December 8
- Kris Tschetter/Billy Andrade win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1]
- December 10
- Howard Spira sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for trying to extort money from New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner. [1]
- December 12
- New Jersey Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Denver Nuggets 121-81. [1]
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers' player Dexter Manley retires after failing drug test. [1]
- December 13
- Ricky Pierce (Seattle SuperSonics) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games. [1]
- December 14
- 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (world record). [1]
- December 15
- Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship. [1]
- December 16
- Florida Marlins sign their first player, 16-year-old pitcher Clemente Nunez. [1]
- December 17
- Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 148-80, by record 68 points. [1]
- December 20
- NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators. [1]
- December 25
- Last day of a washout Pakistan versus Sri Lanka at Gujranwala. [1]
- December 26
- Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years. [1]
- New York Islanders' Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with half second left. [1]
- December 27
- Cincinnati Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32). [1]
- Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawks coach. [1]
- December 28
- Eight are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York City, New York. [1]
- Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25. [1]
- December 31
- Daniel R McCarthy elected New York Yankees managing general partner. [1]
- J Donald Crump resigns as Canadian Football League Commissioner. [1]
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