North American sport in 1896

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Played: 9.

Source: the site's league, college, national-team and racing records; the Universal Index for the live table · as of 20 Oct 2026

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mlbNational League pennant

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nhlStanley Cup

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cfbCollege football national title

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The year, month by month

January: nothing in this view

February

Ice hockeyStanley CupWinnipeg Victorias
Season
1896
Date
29 Feb
Note
Stanley Cup Champions

March

BasketballNCAA men's basketball championshipYale
Season
1896
Date
14 Mar
Note
P-P Champ
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April: nothing in this view

May

Horse racingKentucky DerbyBen Brush
Season
1896
Venue
Churchill Downs
Date
6 May
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June

Horse racingBelmont StakesHastings
Season
1896
Venue
Morris Park
Date
2 Jun
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Horse racingPreakness StakesMargrave
Season
1896
Venue
Gravesend
Date
6 Jun
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Jul to Aug: nothing in this view

September

BaseballNational League pennantBaltimore Orioles
Season
1896
Date
26 Sep
Note
NL Champions

October

BaseballTemple CupBaltimore Orioles
Season
1896
Date
8 Oct
Note
Temple Cup Winners

November

FootballCollege football national titlePrinceton
Season
1896
Date
21 Nov
Note
National Champions (split or shared title: 2 rows this year)
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FootballCollege football national titleLafayette
Season
1896
Date
26 Nov
Note
National Champions (split or shared title: 2 rows this year)
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December: nothing in this view

The year in perspective

Champions crowned

Horse racing3
Baseball2
Football2
Basketball1
Ice hockey1

Not tracked yet

College football: no result or not-held entry for 1871, 1901, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1938, 1950, 1953, 1967, 1985
USA women's basketball: five nations_elo_events rows dated 11 to 17 Mar 2026 are left out; they are the San Juan qualifying group's fixtures, which the USA did not play.
nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for United States since 2025-10-01: USA women's hockey has no match-based windows
nations_elo_events holds no hockey-w rows for Canada since 2025-10-01: Canada women's hockey has no match-based windows
Researched rows adjusted or left off because a date is not sourced: chockey-2526-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2627-conf left off: start not sourced; chockey-2526-final folded into the block that contains it
Not tracked yet: Olympic and World Cup tournaments of other sports have no lane (the World Baseball Classic and the Olympic Games sit on the world lane)