Events in Sports History in November 1994

Sports History

Nov 1 Chicago Bulls retire basketball superstar Michael Jordan's jersey #23 in a 2-hour ceremony at the United Center

Nov 2 NFL announces the expansion Carolina Panthers would play in the NFC West, while the Jacksonville Jaguars is assigned to the AFC Central
Nov 3 Small forward Glenn Robinson signs the then most lucrative rookie contract in NBA history, a 10-year, $68.15 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks
Nov 4 United Center in Chicago opens - Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets, 89-83
Nov 5 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Churchill Downs; winners: Barathea, Cherokee Run, Concern, Flanders, One Dreamer, Tikkanen, Timber Country

Boxing Title Fight

Nov 5 George Foreman (45) KOs Michael Moorer to win boxing Heavyweight championship

Nov 5 Tony Rominger bicycles world record for distance covered in one hour for second time (55.291 km)
Nov 6 24th NYC Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37
Nov 6 25th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21
Nov 8 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98

NASCAR Cup

Nov 13 44th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins

Michael Schmacher

Nov 13 Title contenders Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill famously collide on lap 35 of the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; Schumacher wins his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 1 point from Hill

Nov 19 59th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham

Sampras's 2nd ATP

Nov 20 American tennis star Pete Sampras beats Boris Becker 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win his second ATP Tour World Championship title in Frankfurt, Germany

Sabatini Wins WTA

Nov 20 Unseeded Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini claims WTA Tour Championship with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over American Lindsay Davenport at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Andrew Symonds

Nov 21 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland v NSW, SCG)

Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: BC Lions beat Baltimore FC, 26-23; first-ever championship in pro football history featuring a US v Canada matchup; Lions win on last second Lui Passaglia field-goal