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1989 NBA Finals
1989 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons swept Magic Johnson's two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 (June 6-13, 1989) for Detroit's first title; Joe Dumars was unanimous Finals MVP at 27.3 points, aided by Lakers hamstring injuries to Johnson and Byron Scott.
1989 World Series
The 1989 World Series, the Bay Area or BART Series, saw the Oakland Athletics sweep the San Francisco Giants 4-0; it was interrupted by the Loma Prieta earthquake before Game 3.
1989–90 NBA season
1989-90 NBA season: Detroit Pistons won their second straight title, beating Portland 4-1; Magic Johnson MVP, David Robinson Rookie of the Year; league expanded to 27 teams with Minnesota and Orlando.
1990 NBA draft
1990 NBA draft, held June 27, 1990 in New York; first weighted-lottery draft. Derrick Coleman went first to New Jersey, Gary Payton second to Seattle; Toni Kukoc taken 29th; 54 picks, 52 reached the NBA.
1990 NBA Finals
1990 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers 4-1 for a second straight title; Isiah Thomas unanimous Finals MVP (27.6 ppg); Vinnie Johnson's Game 5 game-winner won it 92-90.
1990 World Series
1990 World Series: Cincinnati Reds swept the defending-champion Oakland Athletics 4-0 (7-0, 5-4, 8-3, 2-1), October 16-20, 1990; Jose Rijo MVP, Reds' fifth title, first since 1975-76.
1990–91 NBA season
1990-91 NBA season: Chicago Bulls won their first championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the Finals; Bulls went 61-21, Michael Jordan won MVP and Finals MVP, and Scott Skiles set a 30-assist game record.
1991 NBA draft
The 1991 NBA draft, held June 26, 1991 in New York, saw Charlotte win the lottery with the fifth-worst record and take Larry Johnson first overall; Kenny Anderson, Billy Owens, Dikembe Mutombo, and Steve Smith followed in the top five.
1991 NBA Finals
1991 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Magic Johnson's Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 for their first title, clinched June 12, 1991, 108-101; Michael Jordan Finals MVP (31.2/6.6/11.4).
1991 NFL season
1991 NFL season: 72nd NFL regular season, September 1 to December 23, 1991. Washington Redskins (14-2, Joe Gibbs) beat Buffalo Bills 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI; Thurman Thomas was AP MVP; Warren Moon led passing with 4,690 yards.
1991 NHL entry draft
The 1991 NHL entry draft, held June 22, 1991, in Buffalo, New York, saw the Quebec Nordiques select Eric Lindros first overall despite his refusal to sign.
1991 Rugby World Cup
1991 Rugby World Cup: second men's RWC, first in the Northern Hemisphere, hosted by England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; Australia beat England 12-6 at Twickenham for their first title.
1991 World Series
The 1991 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball, in which the Minnesota Twins defeated the Atlanta Braves four games to three.
1992 NBA draft
1992 NBA draft, held June 24, 1992 in Portland: Shaquille O'Neal went first to Orlando, Alonzo Mourning second to Charlotte, Christian Laettner third to Minnesota; 54 first-round picks, 48 reached the NBA.
1992 NBA Finals
1992 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Portland Trail Blazers 4-2 for their second straight title; Michael Jordan Finals MVP (35.8 ppg) with the 35-point, six-three-pointer 'shrug' Game 1.
1992 NFL season
1992 NFL season, the league's 73rd, played over 18 weeks for the only time; Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl XXVII 52-17 over Buffalo; Steve Young was AP MVP; Sterling Sharpe set a 108-catch record.
1992 NHL entry draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft, held June 20, 1992 at the Montreal Forum; 264 selections. Roman Hamrlik went first overall to Tampa Bay, Alexei Yashin second to Ottawa, Mike Rathje third to San Jose.
1992 Troy State vs. DeVry men's basketball game
1992 Troy State vs. DeVry game: January 12, 1992 NCAA Division II basketball game in Troy, Alabama, in which Troy State beat DeVry Institute 258–141, the highest-scoring game in NCAA history, with records for points, halves, field goals, and three-pointers.
1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team
1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, the "Dream Team": first U.S. Olympic squad with NBA players; Jordan, Magic, Bird, Barkley; coached by Chuck Daly; went 8-0 for Barcelona gold, winning by an average of 44 points.
1992 World Series
The 1992 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the first title for a Canadian team and first Series games outside the U.S., with Pat Borders as MVP.
1992–93 NBA season
1992–93 NBA season: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 4–2 for a three-peat; Charles Barkley won MVP, Michael Jordan led scoring at 32.6 PPG and averaged a Finals-record 41.0 points, Shaquille O'Neal was Rookie of the Year.
1992–93 NHL season
1992-93 NHL season, the league's 76th, expanded to 24 teams with Ottawa and Tampa Bay, was its highest-scoring season to date (7.25 goals per game), and ended with Montreal winning its 24th Stanley Cup over Los Angeles.
1993 NBA draft
1993 NBA draft, held June 30, 1993 in Detroit; Chris Webber picked No. 1 by Orlando and traded to Golden State for Penny Hardaway and three future first-round picks, the first draft-day trade of a No. 1 pick.
1993 NBA Finals
1993 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 4-2 for a third straight title; Michael Jordan Finals MVP with record 41.0 ppg, 55-point Game 4, and John Paxson's Game 6 game-winning three-pointer.
1993 NFL season
1993 NFL season: 74th NFL regular season, ended with Dallas beating Buffalo 30-13 in Super Bowl XXVIII, the only consecutive same-team Super Bowl matchup; featured a two-bye-week experiment and MVP Emmitt Smith.
1993 Stanley Cup Finals
1993 Stanley Cup Finals: Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings 4-1 for Montreal's 24th Cup; Game 5 won June 9, 1993; defined by Marty McSorley's Game 2 illegal-stick penalty and Desjardins' defenseman hat trick; last Canadian team to win.
1993 World Series
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 for a second straight MLB title, ending on Joe Carter's walk-off home run off Mitch Williams in Game 6; Paul Molitor was MVP.
1993–94 Chicago Bulls season
1993-94 Chicago Bulls season: first season after Michael Jordan's October 6, 1993 retirement; Scottie Pippen led the Bulls to a 55-27 record, an All-Star MVP, and a seven-game Eastern Conference Semifinals loss to the Knicks.
1993–94 NBA season
The 1993–94 NBA season: Michael Jordan retired in October 1993, Hakeem Olajuwon swept MVP, DPOY and Finals MVP, and the Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 4–3 for their first title.
1994 NBA draft
1994 NBA draft, held June 29, 1994 in Indianapolis; 54 picks, 45 played in NBA. Glenn Robinson went first to Milwaukee (16.30% lottery odds); Jason Kidd led the class with 138.6 Win Shares.