- May 3 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3
Sports History
May 3 Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue
- May 6 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes
- May 6 Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics
- May 9 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
- May 10 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
- May 11 Chess-playing computer Deep Blue developed by IBM defeats Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov 3.5-2.5 in chess
- May 11 NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
- May 12 Angels scores 13 in 7th vs White Sox
Sports History
May 13 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games
Sports History
May 14 Baseball's Executive Council suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his suing other team owners
- May 14 FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam
- May 16 Atlanta Braves beat St Louis Cardinals, 1-0 in 13 innings
- May 16 MLB Montreal Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13
- May 16 MLB St Louis Cardinal Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hit
- May 17 122nd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54
LPGA Championship
May 18 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Christa Johnson wins her only major title on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff over Leta Lindley
- May 20 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
Sports History
May 21 Blue Jays pitcher Roger Clemens beats the Yankees for his 200th win
Sports History
May 25 Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform #
- May 25 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1
Sports History
May 25 Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games in Major League Baseball
- May 26 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2
Baseball Record
May 26 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
- May 27 Indianapolis 500: Dutchman Arie Luyendyk wins from pole position for his second Indy victory; Treadway Racing finishes 1-2 with Luyendyk's teammate Scott Goodyear runner-up
- May 27 Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M
- May 27 Marv Albert pleads innocent to charges of sexual assault
- May 28 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich
NHL History
May 30 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
- May 31 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win second straight title with a 23-7 victory over ACT Brumbies; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 2 conversions for the winners
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