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Events in Sports History in March 1992

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  • Mar 1 In a rematch of one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history, Ghana's WBC super featherweight champion Azumah Nelson KOs Australian Jeff Fenech in 8th round in Melbourne
  • Mar 1 Jenny Thompson swims 100m freestyle world record 54.48s at the US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, IN; passes famous GDR drug tainted record, Kristen Otto 1986 by 0.25s
  • Mar 2 American swimmer Anita Nall breaks the 200m breaststroke world record twice in the one day at the US Swimming championships in Indianapolis; wins final in 2:25.35

Sports History

Mar 3 Charges are filed in Florida against NY Mets Darryl Boston, Vince Coleman & Dwight Gooden of rape (dropped in April)

Baseball Pitcher Dwight Gooden

Sports History

Mar 3 Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd jersey number retired by NHL New York Islanders

Ice Hockey Great Mike Bossy
  • Mar 6 Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine
  • Mar 7 England routs Wales, 24-0 at Twickenham for it's 2nd straight outright Five Nations Rugby Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles; fullback Jonathan Webb 2 penalties and 3 conversions
  • Mar 7 Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.78)

Sports History

Mar 13 Martina Navratilova and Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit

Tennis Player Martina Navratilova
  • Mar 14 NY Met Daryl Boston, Vince Coleman & Dwight Gooden accused of rape
  • Mar 15 13th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Syracuse beats Georgetown, 56-54
  • Mar 15 33rd SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Alabama, 80-54
  • Mar 15 39th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #1 Duke beats #20 North Carolina, 94-74
  • Mar 21 Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul NZ in exciting World Cup cricket semi
  • Mar 22 England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final
  • Mar 23 Florida Marlins begin selling tickets

Cricket World Cup

Mar 25 Cricket World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Imran Khan scores 72 in his final ODI as Pakistan beats England by 22 runs for their first title; Martin Crowe (NZ), Player of Series

Cricketer Martin Crowe
Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

Cricket History

Mar 25 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia: Pakistan beats England by 22 runs for their first trophy; Player of the Match: Wasim Akram (PAK) 33 (18) & 3/49

Cricketer Wasim Akram

Sports History

Mar 26 Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson
  • Mar 26 NHL NY Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years
  • Mar 29 Ice Dance Championship in Oakland, California won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (CIS)

Sports History

Mar 29 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)

Figure Skater Kristi Yamaguchi
  • Mar 29 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)
  • Mar 29 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Dottie Pepper (Mochrie) wins the first of her 2 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Juli Inkster with par on the 1st extra hole

PGA Players Championship

Mar 29 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Davis Love III wins by 4 strokes ahead of runners-up Ian Baker-Finch, Phil Blackmar, Nick Faldo, and Tom Watson.

Golfer and Six-Time Major Championship Winner Nick Faldo
Golfer Tom Watson
Golfer Davis Love III

Sports History

Mar 30 Man accidentally backs into Oakland A's Jose Canseco's $225,000 Lamborghini

MLB Player José Canseco
  • Mar 31 Phoenix coach Cotton Fitzsimmons guides the Suns to a 128-111 home win over Portland to become the 6th coach in NBA history to record 800 career wins
  • Mar 31 Ranji Trophy Cricket Final, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi: Delhi (Ajay Sharma 175 in 532) beats Tamil Nadu (449) on 1st innings


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