Events in Sports History in 1996

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• Jan 1 62nd Orange Bowl: #6 Florida State beats #8 Notre Dame, 31-26
• Jan 1 82nd Rose Bowl: #17 Southern California beats #3 Northwestern, 41-32
• Jan 2 25th Fiesta Bowl: #1 Nebraska beats #2 Florida, 62-24

• Jan 8 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• Jan 10 Boston guard Dana Barros sinks a 3-point field goal in his 89th straight game, during the Celtics' 113-104 win over Sacramento Kings; NBA record streak ends in next game when he goes 0 from 9

• Jan 14 AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts, 20-16
• Jan 14 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium: Dallas Cowboys beat Green Bay Packers, 38-27

• Jan 18 Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997
• Jan 19 NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix, Arizona in time for 1996-97 season

• Jan 20 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup
• Jan 20 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
• Jan 25 Ottawa Senators set an NHL record with 16th consecutive home game without a win (0-15-1) in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at the Palladium; old record (15) shared by 1928 Black Hawks & 1939 Canadiens

• Jan 28 Super Bowl XXX, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17; MVP: Larry Brown, Dallas, CB

• Jan 30 Future Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson comes out of a 5 year retirement; helps LA Lakers to 128-118 win over Golden State at the Great Western Forum with 19 points, 8 rebounds & 10 assists

• Feb 17 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, v NZ, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47
• Feb 17 Garry Kasparov defeats chess-playing computer Deep Blue 4-2

• Feb 29 Chasing Kenya's 166, the West Indies are dismissed for a dismal 93 in Cricket World Cup at Pune, India; spinner Maurice Odumbe takes 3/15 and fast bowler Rajab Ali 3/17 for Kenya

• Mar 2 Despite Sachin Tendulkar's masterful 137 in India's 3 for 272, Sri Lanka wins Cricket World Cup match in Delhi by 6 wickets; Sanath Jayasuriya 79, Hashan Tillakaratne 70no

• Mar 6 Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 v Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup v Kenya

• Mar 9 Javed Miandad's last international in Pakistan's Cricket World Cup Quarter Final loss to India

• Mar 10 37th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Mississippi State beats Kentucky, 84-73
• Mar 10 43rd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #12 Wake Forest beats #18 Georgia Tech, 75-74
• Mar 14 Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi
• Mar 16 England beats Ireland, 28-15 at Twickenham for a second consecutive Five Nations Rugby Championship and Triple Crown; fly-half Paul Grayson lands 6 penalties, a conversion and drop goal

• Mar 16 Montreal Canadien's 1st game in their new arena (Bell Center)
• Mar 17 Cricket World Cup, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan: Aravinda de Silva scores 107 no and takes 3/42 as Sri Lanka beats Australia by 7 wickets; Sanath Jayasuriya, Player of Series
• Mar 17 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan: Sri Lanka upset Australia by 7 wickets for their first title; Player of the Match: Aravinda de Silva (SL) 107 no (124), 3/42 & 2 catches
• Mar 18 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96
• Mar 25 Ice Dance Championship at Edmonton won by Gritshuk & Platov (RUS)
• Mar 25 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA)

• Mar 29 Cleveland Browns choose new name for their relocated team - Baltimore Ravens
• Mar 29 NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
• Mar 30 149th Grand National: 7/1 favourite Rough Quest, ridden by Irish jockey Mick Fitzgerald wins by 1¼ lengths from Encore Un Peu

• Mar 30 NY Mets beats NY Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game
• Mar 31 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia, 83-65; 3 Volunteers in All-Tournament team: Michelle Marciniak, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tiffani Johnson
• Mar 31 First time in MLB history, the regular season opens in March with Seattle Mariners beating Chicago White Sox, 3-2 in 12 innings at the Kingdome, Seattle

• Mar 31 Ranji Trophy Cricket Final, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras: Karnataka (Vijay Bharadwaj 146 of 8/620) beats Tamil Nadu (370) on 1st innings
• Apr 1 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse, 76-67; Wildcats' 6th national championship
• Apr 1 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston MA on WBCN 104.1 FM (morn)
• Apr 1 Veteran American MLB umpire John McSheery dies of heart attack while umpiring on Opening Day at the Cincinnati Reds' Riverfront Stadium; he was 51
• Apr 2 Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game, a 10-6 win at Minnesota Twins; longest duration in MLB history without a stolen base
• Apr 2 Sri Lankan cricket batsman Sanath Jayasuriya hits century in 48 balls (134 off 65), in 34 run win over Pakistan in Singapore; world ODI record
• Apr 2 Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak

• Apr 3 South Australia grab exciting draw vs W A to win Sheffield Shield
• Apr 3 St Francis Fighting Saints scores college baseball run record 71-1
• Apr 6 American baseball player Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
• Apr 7 Pakistan beats Sri Lanka to win Cricket's Singer Cup in Singapore
• Apr 7 Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls v Pakistan, Singapore

• Apr 11 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
• Apr 13 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
• Apr 13 Ottawa Senators eliminate Stanley Cup Champs NJ Devils from playoff

• Apr 14 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games

• Apr 15 Boston Athletic Association officially recognizes Bobbi Gibb's three Boston Marathon wins (1966, 1967, and 1968) in era prior to women being sanctioned for the race
• Apr 19 Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles
• Apr 20 1996 NFL Draft: Keyshawn Johnson from USC first pick by New York Jets
• Apr 20 Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
• Apr 21 Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)

• Apr 24 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
• May 1 Miami Heat beaten, 112-91 to Chicago Bulls to be swept 3-0 in round 1 of NBA Eastern Division playoffs; first time in his 14 years as head coach Pat Riley ousted in the opening round
• May 4 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey wins aboard Grindstone, his second Derby victory (1993 Sea Hero)

• May 8 Paris Saint-Germain of France win 36th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 1-0 in Brussels
• May 11 Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0

• May 12 Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8

• May 14 New York Yankees' controversial pitcher Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners, 2-0 at Yankee Stadium

• May 17 Habib & Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics v Worcs

• May 22 4th UEFA Champions League Final: Juventus beats Ajax (1-1, 4-2 on penalties) at Rome
• May 25 1st Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win inaugural title with a 45-21 victory over the Natal Sharks; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 3 conversions for the home team
• May 26 Indianapolis 500: first Indy 500 contested by Indy Racing League; many top CART teams boycott; Buddy Lazier wins marking Firestone's first Indy victory since 1971
• May 29 NHL Western Conference Final: Colorado Avalanche beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
• May 30 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play & nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension

• Jun 8 128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96
• Jun 8 Australian cricketer Dean Jones takes career-best 5-112 for Derbyshire v Hampshire

• Jun 9 French Open Men's Tennis: Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Germany's Michael Stich 7-6, 7-5, 7-6
• Jun 10 Stanley Cup Final, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida: Uwe Krupp's unassisted goal in triple-OT gives Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 win over Florida Panthers and a 4 game series sweep
• Jun 12 Marge Schott gives up day-to-day operations because of her numerous insensitive comments about Adolf Hitler, working women & Asians
• Jun 16 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seattle Supersonics, 4 games to 2; the Bulls' 4th title in 6 years

• Jun 22 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain & Ireland wins 11-6

• Jun 22 NHL Draft: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) defenceman Chris Phillips first pick by Ottawa Senators
• Jun 22 Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut
• Jun 23 WLAF World Bowl 4, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh: Scottish Claymores beats Frankfurt Galaxy, 32-27
• Jun 26 NBA Draft: Georgetown guard Allen Iverson first pick by Philadelphia 76ers
• Jun 30 UEFA European Championship Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Oliver Bierhoff scores his second goal in extra time as Germany beat Czech Republic, 2-1
• Jul 1 Canadian NHL franchise Winnipeg Jets officially moves to Arizona, renamed the Phoenix Coyotes
• Jul 1 In a tour match v India, Hampshire's Kevan James becomes the only 1st class cricketer to take 4 wickets in 4 balls - and then score a century (103)
• Jul 5 Angels score 3 top 1st, Oakland A's respond with 13 bottom 1st, highest-scoring 1st inning by 2 teams in MLB history, A's win 16-8
• Jul 6 In a 2-0 win v Brewers, New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 20 consecutive saves en route to 24
• Jul 6 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 7-5 for her 20th Grand Slam title & 7th Wimbledon crown

• Jul 7 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Richard Krajicek becomes first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title beating American MaliVai Washington 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
• Jul 9 67th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
• Jul 9 All star MVP: Mike Piazza (LA Dodgers)

• Jul 12 Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract with the Chicago Bulls, for 1 year for $30.1 million
• Jul 14 New York Yankees closer John Wetteland sets MLB record 24 consecutive saves
• Jul 14 NY Yanks sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time

• Jul 15 After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd
• Jul 19 XXVI Summer Olympic Games open in Atlanta, Georgia
• Jul 21 83rd Tour de France won by Bjarne Riis of Denmark
• Jul 21 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St. Annes: American Tom Lehman wins his only major championship by 2 strokes from Mark McCumber and Ernie Els; first American to win at Lytham since Bobby Jones 70 years earlier

• Jul 27 Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured
• Jul 27 Brazilian pair Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires win inaugural women's beach volleyball gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics
• Jul 27 David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants v Worcs
• Jul 28 Americans Karch Kiraly & Kent Steffes win inaugural beach volleyball gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics; Kiraly first to win gold in both indoor and beach events

• Jul 30 Tommy Lasoda retires as LA Dodger manager
• Aug 1 American athlete Michael Johnson wins 200m at the Atlanta Olympics in a world record 19.32 seconds to become the first man to complete the 200m-400m double
• Aug 1 Dan O'Brien wins the decathlon gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics to become the first American since Bruce Jenner in 1976 to win the gruelling event
• Aug 1 French sprinter Marie-José Pérec wins the 200m final at the Atlanta Olympics to become only the 2nd athlete to win the 200-400m Olympic double (Valerie Brisco-Hooks 1984)
• Aug 1 Tiffeny Milbrett scores the winner as the US beats China 2-1 at the Atlanta Olympics for the first ever Olympic gold medal in women's soccer

• Aug 4 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Edmonton CC: Laura Davies wins by 2 from Karrie Webb and Nancy Lopez
• Aug 4 Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster and Ned Hanlon inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY
• Aug 4 XXVI Summer Olympic Games close in Atlanta, Georgia
• Aug 5 Kansas City Chiefs rout Dallas Cowboys 32-6 in an NFL pre-season exhibition game in Monterrey Mexico
• Aug 10 New Zealand beats South Africa, 29-18 in Cape Town to win the inaugural Tri Nations Rugby Series with an unbeaten record; All Blacks flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens lands 5 penalties and 2 conversions
• Aug 10 Yanks lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24
• Aug 11 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Vallhalla GC: Mark Brooks wins his first major title with birdie on first playoff hole against fellow American Kenny Perry

• Sep 1 The Carolina Panthers outgun the Atlanta Falcons 29-6 in their first regular season NFL game at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Sep 1 Vinny Testaverde completes 19 from 33 for 254 yards as the Baltimore Ravens beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14 in their NFL debut at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore

• Sep 7 US Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf retains her title; beats Monica Seles 7-5 6-4 for her 5th and final US singles crown

• Sep 14 England Test cricket fast bowler Dean Headley equals WR by taking his 3rd hat-trick of the English County season for Kent v Hampshire at Canterbury
• Sep 14 NY Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 HRs by a catcher

• Sep 17 Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field

• Sep 22 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, St. Pierre Hotel & CC: US retains Cup; beats Europe 17-11; in expanded format US wins 10 of 12 singles matches in final day blowout

• Sep 27 Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck
• Sep 28 NY Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask
• Sep 28 Orioles' Roberto Alomar suspended 5 games for spitting at ump
• Sep 28 Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas & Alabama)
• Sep 29 34th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0)
• Sep 29 Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 HRs
• Sep 29 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Atlantic City, NJ: Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 to give US an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 5-0) and 15th title
• Sep 29 Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34
• Sep 29 Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 HRs
• Sep 29 San Diego Padres sweep LA Dodgers in race for NL West title
• Oct 4 Left wing Mike Donnelly becomes first player in NHL history to play for all 3 New York teams (Sabres, Rangers & Islanders) when he suits up for the NY Islanders in a 1-0 loss in Los Angeles
• Oct 4 Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi breaks record for fastest hundred in one-day cricket history; in first ODI innings, Afridi savages Sri Lanka for 102 in KCA Centenary Tournament match in Nairobi; reaches 100 in 37 balls
• Oct 5 Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings in 4-3 ALDS win at Jacobs Field; Orioles win series, 3-1
• Oct 5 New York centre fielder Bernie Williams homers from each side of the plate as the Yankees beat Texas, 6-4 to win the AL Division Series, 3 - 1
• Oct 6 NY Jet Nick Lowrey ties Jan Stenerud with 373 NFL field goals

• Oct 13 MLB American League Championship: New York Yankees beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 1

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