Running back Earl Campbell of the New Orleans Saints retired at age 31 after nine seasons in pro football.

Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history at 171.49mph and wins the Marlboro 500 at the Michigan International Speedway.

Norwegian marathon runner Grete Waitz won her fifth consecutive New York City Marathon, she won nine of them in total.

In a game against the Bucs, running back Eric Dickerson ran for an overtime-record 42-yard touchdown as the Rams defeat the Buccaneers 26-20.

Several NBA stars and other members of the leagueÕs family gathered in New York for the taping of a special series of anti-drug public service announcements entitled "Don't Foul Out".

While NFL highlights were shown on television in Great Britain starting in 1982, the game was the first chance fans of the league had to see the sport played on British soil. 

The 26th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Brabazon Course of The Belfry in England, team Europe won the competition.

Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets his hit 4,192 passing the great Ty Cobb's record.

Gooden and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 9-3 at Shea Stadium making Dwight Gooden the youngest pitcher to win 20 games in the MLB.

University of Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon made his NBA debut for the Houston Rockets in a game at the Dallas Mavericks.