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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.

Wayne Gretzky's record-setting goal tied the game, he passed Gordie Howe's points record in the final period of a game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Art Shell, the head coach of the Oakland Raiders leads his team to a 14-7 victory over the New York Jets in his first game as the Raiders head coach.

Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles championships, Chris Evert played in her last US Open match, she was defeated by American Zina Garrison.

Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 5,000 batters in his career.