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L.A. Lakers win their second litli in .= '"W by beating the Detroit Pistons in the 7th and di"- iding game.
Matts Wilander wins Wimbledon.
Stefan Edberg wins the U.S. Open.
Steffi Graf wins the grand slam and a gold medal at the Olympics.
L.A. Dodgers defeat the heavily favored Oakland A's 4 to 1.
San Francisco 49'ers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced that this will be his last season in the N.B.A,
Sandy Lyle wins the master Golf Championship.
Curtis Strange wins the U.S. Open Golf Championship.
Columbia football's losing streak ends at 44 when they defeat Princeton 16-13.
Baltimore Orioles lose their first 21 games of the season.
Billy Martin is fired by N.Y. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner for the fifth time in ten years.
Ben Johnson is stripped of his gold medal at the Olympics when he tested positive for steroids. The medal was later awarded to Carl Lewis.
Mike Tyson earns $20 million in 91 seconds when he knocks out Michael
Spinks in the first round. The undisputed champ then received hype due to his overly publicized divorce from actress Robin Givens.
Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy.
Wayne Cretzsky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the L.A. Kings. Florence Griffith Joyner runs to fame in the Olymics.
Jose Canseco becomes the first major leaguer to hit 40 home runs and to steal 40 bases.
Notre Dame wins the national title with
an undefeated season and a win over W. Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl.
Matt Biondi wins seven medals, including five gold, at the Olympics.
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