Sports History
May 8 NY Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3
- 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
LPGA Championship
May 12 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: England's Laura Davies wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers
- May 12 Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8
TV Show Appearance
May 13 O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict
- May 14 New York Yankees' controversial pitcher Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners, 2-0 at Yankee Stadium
Baseball Record
May 16 Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning
- May 17 Habib & Whitaker make 320 for 5th Cricket wkt, Leics v Worcs
Preakness Stakes
May 18 121st Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2
Baseball Record
May 21 Ken Griffey Jr, 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs
- 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
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