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- Aug 20 Vuyani Bungu, the South African junior featherweight, wins the IBF World Boxing Title
Murder of Interest
Aug 22 DNA testing links O.J. Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron Goldman
- Aug 24 Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66)
- Aug 24 Kieren Perkins swims world record 800m free style (7:46.00)
Woods Wins Amateur Championship
Aug 28 94th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods
- Aug 28 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Ottawa Hunt GC: Martha Nause wins by 1 from Michelle Mcgann
Sports History
Aug 31 Pentium computer beats world chess champ Garry Kasparov
Sports History
Aug 31 Thierry Henry makes his professional debut for Monaco in a 2–0 loss against Nice
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 1 8-time major winner Ivan Lendl (34) plays his final professional tennis match; forced to retire with back pain trailing Bernd Karbacher of Germany 6-4, 7-6, 1-0 in the 2nd round of the US Open
World Record
Sep 2 Spanish road cyclist Miguel Induráin sets UCI hour world record distance 53.04 kilometers in Bordeaux, France
- Sep 3 Florida's Terry Dean tosses an NCAA football record 7 touchdown passes in the first half as the Gators roll to a 70-21 drubbing of New Mexico State
- Sep 3 Miami rout Georgia Southern 56-0, breaking NCAA football record with its 58th consecutive home win; Alabama won 57 straight at home between 1962-82
- Sep 4 Chinese diver Fu Mingxia wins 10m platform gold medal at World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy; becomes first female to win back-to-back world titles in the event
NFL Record
Sep 4 Miami quarterback Dan Marino throws 5 touchdown passes in Dolphins' 39-35 win over New England; sets NFL record with his 18th game of 4-or-more touchdown passes
- Sep 4 Tom Tupa scores the first 2-point conversion in NFL history, running in a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati
- Sep 5 Jingyi Le swims world record 100m women's freestyle (54.01 sec)
NFL Record
Sep 5 SF wide receiver Jerry Rice catches 2 touchdown passes and runs for another score in 49ers' 44-14 rout of the Raiders; surpasses Jim Brown as NFL's career TD leader with 127
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 10 US Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain wins her only US singles title; beats Steffi Graf 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 11 US Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins first US title; beats Michael Stich of Germany 6-1, 7-6, 7-5
- Sep 14 MLB team owners vote to cancel remainder of 1994 season, as well as the World Series for only the second time in history, continuing labor dispute with Players Association
President's Cup
Sep 18 1st Presidents Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Davis Love III is undefeated as US beats International team, 20-12 in inaugural event
Boxing Title Fight
Sep 24 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2nd round to win heavyweight boxing title at Wembley Arena in London, England
- Sep 28 Ken Burn's documentary miniseries "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS
- Sep 29 1st phase of O.J. Simpson murder trial jury selection ends (304 chosen)
Cricket History
Oct 1 Australian cricket batsman David Boon scores 114 during 1 wicket, 1st Test defeat v Pakistan in Karachi; his 19th Test century
- Oct 1 NHL owners begin lockout of players lasting 103 days; season shortened to 48 games instead of 84; players seek collective bargaining and owners a salary cap
- Oct 2 Pakistan cricket batsmen Inzamam-ul-Haq & Mushtaq Ahmed put on 57 runs in 8 overs for highest last-wicket partnership ever to win a Test, as the home team beats Australia by 1 wicket in the 1st Test in Karachi
3-Point Line Shortened
Oct 5 NBA shortens the 3-point distance to a uniform 22 feet in attempt to help offensive players score more; Michael Jordan sets career highs in 3-point attempts & converted 3-point field goals, nearly double previous statistics
- Oct 8 6th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 30-11 in Chestnut Hill
Sports History
Oct 10 NY Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56
- Oct 13 Earliest start of Sheffield Shield season (Queensland v Tasmania)
Sports History
Oct 31 American tennis star Venus Williams makes her professional debut as a 14-year-old with a 6-3, 6-4 win over former NCAA champion and world No. 58 Shaun Stafford in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California
- 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
Cobb
Dec 2 "Cobb" a film about baseball player Ty Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones premieres
Darryl Strawberry Indicted
Dec 8 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges
- Dec 10 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB)
- Dec 18 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges
Ballon d'Or
Dec 20 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Bulgarian forward Hristo Stoichkov is named Europe's best football player ahead of Juventus striker Roberto Baggio and Milan defender Paolo Maldini
- Dec 23 Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players
- Dec 28 David Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG)
Warne's Famous Hat-trick
Dec 29 Australian cricket's spin king Shane Warne dismisses England's Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm for a famous hat-trick in 2nd Test win in Melbourne
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