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1992

January 1
  • The ESPN Radio Network debuts. [457]
January 2
  • Test debut of Shane Warne, versus India at Sydney. [1]
January 3
  • Boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129 versus India at Sydney. [1]
January 5
  • Ravi Shastri scores 206 at Sydney Cricket Ground before being Warne's first cricket Test wicket. [1]
January 6
  • New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul. [1]
  • Sachin Tendulkar completes 148 versus Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [1]
  • Shane Warne takes 1-150 in his first Test innings. [1]
January 7
  • Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan. [1]
  • Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers elected to Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame. [1]
January 11
  • US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi. [1]
January 12
  • US male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman. [1]
January 13
  • Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) Chicago begins. [1]
January 18
  • 43rd NHL All Star Game - Campbell-10, Wales-6 (Brett Hull, Most Valuable Player) at Philadelphia. [1]
January 20
  • Australia beats India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. [1]
  • Score company begins selling international soccer cards. [1]
January 25
  • 66th Australian Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats M Fernandez (6-2, 6-3). [1]

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  • Dan Jansen skates world record 500m in 36.41 seconds. [1]
January 26
  • 80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2). [1]
  • The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI football at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [1] [33]
January 28
  • Boon completes 12th Test century, 135 versus India at Adelaide. [1]
  • Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown. [1]
January 31
  • Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires. [1]
February 1
  • Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract (US$4.7 million). [1]
  • Denis Potvin's #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders. [1]
February 2
  • Colleen Walker wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic. [1]
  • Danny Everett runs world record 400 metre indoor (45.02 seconds). [1]
  • David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 versus India at Perth. [1]
  • Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500 metre freestyle (14 minutes 32.40 seconds). [1]
  • NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-15. [1]
February 5
  • Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar. [1]
  • Mike Whitney career-best 7-27 at WACA in Test Cricket win versus India. [1]
February 8
  • (to February 23) XVI Olympic Winter Games are held in Albertville, France. [1] [7] [33]
February 9
  • 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando. [1]
  • Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07 metres). [1]
  • Jani Sievinen swims world record 400 metre medley (4:07.10). [1]
  • Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary. [1]
February 10
  • Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics first gold medal for the USA. [1]
February 11
  • Michael Johnson runs indoor world record 400 metre (44.97 seconds). [1]
February 13
  • West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game. [1]
February 14
  • Andre Cason runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.41 seconds). [1]
  • Kieren John Perkins, swims world record 800 metre freestyle (7 minutes 46.60 seconds). [1]
  • Merlene Ottey runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.96 seconds). [1]
February 16
  • Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform. [1]
February 20
  • The English FA Premier League is officially formed. [33]
February 21
  • Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympics gold medal in women's figure skating. [1]
February 22
  • Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament. [1]
February 23
  • XVI Olympic Winter Games close in Albertville, France. [1] [33]
  • Andy Flower scores 115 on ODI debut, Zimbabwe versus Sri Lanka. [1]
February 27
  • Larry Smith named 9th Commissioner of the Canadian Football League. [1]
  • Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years. [1]
February 29
  • Dawn Coe wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open. [1]
  • The Professional Spring Football League begins. [1]
March 1
  • Jenny Thompson swims 100 metre freestyle world record (1:01.40). [1]
  • Nelson Diebel swims 100 metre freestyle US record (54.48 seconds). [1]
March 2
  • Anita Hall swims female world record 200 metre freestyle (2:05.35). [1]
  • The highest-paid player in baseball is now Ryne Sandberg, after signing a four-year contract extension worth US$7.1 million per season. [56]
March 3
  • Mike Bossy's #22 is second number retired by New York Islanders. [1]
March 6
  • New York Yankees' pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for one year due to cocaine use. [1]
March 7
  • Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200 metre backstroke (2:06.78). [1]
March 8
  • Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic. [1]
March 10
  • Sandra Seuser, Katrin Schreiter, Annet Hesselbarth, and Grit Breuer walk female indoor world record 4x400 metre (3:07.22). [1]
March 15
  • Brandie Burton wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship. [1]
March 18
  • Zimbabwe beats England by nine runs in World Cup at Albury. [1]
March 21
  • Second WLAF season begins. [1]
  • Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul New Zealand in exciting World Cup semi. [1]
March 22
  • Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship. [1]
  • England beats South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final. [1]
  • Joseph A Molloy elected New York Yankees general partner. [1]
March 25
  • Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 off 6 2 overs in last ODI. [1]
  • Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup. [1]
March 26
  • NHL New York Rangers clinch first NHL regular season championship in 50 years. [1]
March 28
  • Ann Transon runs female world record 50km (3:05:01). [1]
  • PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel. [1]
March 29
  • 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie. [1]
  • NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62. [1]
  • World Ice Dance Championship in Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS). [1]
  • World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS). [1]
  • World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA). [1]
  • World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS). [1]
March 31
  • Delhi beats Tamil Nadu on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy. [1]
April 1
  • NFL decides to stay with 17-week schedule instead of expanded 18 games. [1]
  • NHL players begin first strike in 75-year history. [1]
  • Western Australia beats New South Wales by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final. [1]
April 3
  • First exhibition game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards; Baltimore Orioles beat New York Mets. [1]
April 4
  • Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium. [1]
April 5
  • 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62. [1]
  • 4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino. [1]
  • Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International. [1]
  • Game two of Mayor Challenge - New York Yankees sweep New York Mets 6-5 at Shea Stadium. [1]
April 6
  • 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51. [1]
  • Duke beats Michigan 71-51 for NCCA basketball championship. [1]
  • Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland Indians 2-0. [1]
April 9
  • Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round one (old record 12). [1]
April 10
  • NHL strike ends after ten days. [1]
April 11
  • BPAA US Open won by Robert Lawrence. [1]
  • Cleveland Indians set team record for long game lose to Boston Red Sox (19 innings - 6.5 hours). [1]
April 12
  • Second lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Pistons 72, New York Knicks 61. [1]
  • 53rd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins. [1]
  • 56th Golf Masters Championship; Fred Couples wins, shooting a 275. [1]
  • Matt Young no-hits Cleveland Indians, but loses 2-1. [1]
  • New York Mets lose first three home games for first time since 1962. [1]
April 13
  • Longest two undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); New York Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2. [1]
  • Lou Conaseca retires as coach of Saint John's basketball team. [1]
April 15
  • New York Islanders' Al Arbour coaches the most NHL games (1,438). [1]
April 16
  • First concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field). [1]
  • New York Rangers win team record 50th game. [1]
April 18
  • Start of South Africa's first Test Cricket since 1970 (versus West Indies Bridgetown). [1]
April 19
  • Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sega Women's Golf Championship. [1]
April 20
  • 21st Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:23:43. [1]
  • 96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14. [1]
April 24
  • George Steinbrenner drops his lawsuits against baseball. [1]
April 25
  • Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell. [1]
April 26
  • Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic. [1]
  • Ozzie Smith steals his 500th base. [1]
April 27
  • New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for first time. [1]
  • New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent. [1]
April 28
  • Milwaukee Brewers beat Toronto Blue Jays 22-2 with American League record 31 hits in 9 innings. [1]
May 1
  • Los Angeles Dodgers postpone three games due to racial riots resulting from the Rodney King incident. [1]
  • New York Rangers win their first ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils). [1]
  • Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base. [1]
May 2
  • 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03. [1]
May 3
  • Baltimore Orioles' pitcher Gregg Olson, 25, is youngest to record 100 saves. [1]
  • Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic. [1]
  • New York Mets' player Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 homeruns. [1]
  • Ohio Glory wins first WLAF game (after six losses), beat Frankfurt 20-17. [1]
  • Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge. [1]
May 6
  • New York Mets' Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games. [1]
  • Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II. [1]
May 7
  • Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races. [1]
May 9
  • After trailing 9-0, Saint Louis Cardinals beat Atlanta Braves 12-11. [1]
May 10
  • Jennifer Wyatt wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic. [1]
  • Sweden wins the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. [33]
May 13
  • Ajax wins 21st UEFA Cup. [1]
  • Concrete foundation for ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) is poured. [1]
May 14
  • WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll. [1]
May 16
  • 118th Preakness: Chris McCarron aboard Pine Bluff wins in 1:55.6. [1]
May 17
  • 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King. [1]
  • Montreal Expos' Gary Carter is third to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk). [1]
  • The Toronto Blue Jays reach the one-million mark in season attendance sooner than any baseball team in major league history. [56]
May 19
  • Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title. [1]
May 22
  • California Angels are involved in a bus crash in New Jersey. [1]
May 23
  • New York Yankees play in their fourth straight extra inning game. [1]
May 24
  • Al Unser Junior wins Indianapolis 500. [1]
  • Colleen Walker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic. [1]
  • Despite trailing 7-1, New York Yankees tie Milwaukee Brewers and then score one in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game. [1]
  • Pat Bradley wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament. [1]
May 25
  • New York Yankees score 9 runs before first out in 8th inning, beat Milwaukee Brewers 13-7. [1]
May 29
  • New York Mets score in 9th to end home shut-out streak at three games. [1]
  • Chicago White player Sox Tim Raines steals his 700th career base. [1]
May 30
  • New York Yankees' pitcher Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams. [1]
May 31
  • Barb Mucha wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic. [1]
June 1
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins sweep the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. [33]
June 14
  • The Chicago Bulls win their second NBA championship by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in the best-of-seven series four games to two. [33]
June 22
  • Radio Wimbledon, the Official Radio Station of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships is launched. [33]
June 26
  • Denmark beats Germany 2-0 in soccer to win Euro 92 at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. [33]
(month unknown)
  • Nineteen University of Maine football and baseball players are suspended for participating in a US$10,000 per week gambling operation. [328.38]
July 25
  • (to August 9) Games of the XXV Olympiad are held in Barcelona, Spain. [1] [7] [33]
August 9
  • Games of the XXV Olympiad close in Barcelona, Spain. [1]
August 14
  • Nigel Mansell wins the 1992 Formula One World Drivers Championship. [33]
August 30
  • Michael Schumacher wins his first Grand Prix car race in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps in a Benetton-Ford race car. [33]
October 14
  • The Toronto Blue Jays win a 9-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics in Game six of the American League Championship Series. [56]
  • In Game 7 of the National League Championship Series the Atlanta Braves win 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning the series. [56]
October 24
  • The Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series of baseball in six games, making them the first Canadian team to win. [33] [56]
December 6
  • 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1). [1]
  • Dottie Mochrie/Dan Forsmann win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. [1]
  • San Francisco 49ers' player Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown. [1]
  • San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds. [1]
December 8
  • Barry Bonds signs the richest contract in major league history: US$43-million over the next six years with the San Francisco Giants. [56]
December 9
  • Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks. [1]
  • New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season. [1]
  • Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (versus New Zealand by nine wickets). [1]
December 10
  • The National Hockey League votes unanimously to expand to Anaheim, California, approving a new team, "The Mighty Ducks", owned by The Walt Disney Company. [6]
  • NHL awards franchise to Miami (for 1994-95). [1]
  • New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key. [1]
  • Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (two shy of record). [1]
December 12
  • 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami Florida (quarterback). [1]
  • New York Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals. [1]
December 13
  • Dawn Coe-Jones wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship. [1]
December 14
  • Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refuses to fight him. [1]
December 15
  • Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year. [1]
December 26
  • New York Jets' announcer Marty Glickman retires at age 75. [1]
December 27
  • Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament. [1]
December 30
  • Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney. [1]
  • Shane Warne takes 7-52 to lead Australian Melbourne Cricket Ground win versus West Indies. [1]

End of 1992. Next: 1993.

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