Evander Holyfield won the world heavyweight boxing title by knocking out James Buster Douglas in the round 3 of 12 of their fight in Las Vegas

Quarterback Warren Moon passed for 369 yards as the Oilers beat Cincinnati, he became the first person to throw for over 20,000 yards in two different leagues.

The NFL's American Bowl was played at Olympic Stadium in Canada, the Steelers with running back Barry Foster beat the Patriots.

Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan became the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games, he lead the Texas Rangers to an 11-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as principal partner of NY Yankees for making $40,000 payment to gambler.

President George Bush, on Air Force One, slammed Roseanne Barr's National Anthem performance as "disgraceful", as she ended it by appearing to spit on the floor.

Ted Turner's Goodwill Games conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promise international goodwill through competition take place in Washington state.

Pete Rose, baseball's career hit leader, was sentenced by Judge Arthur S. Spiegel to five months in a Federal correctional institution for filing false income-tax returns.

Former NFL football and MLB baseball player Deion Sanders Sr. ("Primetime") hit an inside the park home run as a member of the New York Yankees team.

The Minnesota Timberwolves played their first season game in the NBA against the Seattle SuperSonics.