North American sport in 1996
PreviewPlayed: 14.
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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nflSuper Bowl
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nhlStanley Cup
mlsMLS Cup
DC United
cfbCollege football national title
mbbNCAA men's basketball championship
The year, month by month
January
- FootballCollege football national titleNebraska
- Season
- 1995
- Date
- 2 Jan
- Note
- National Champions
- FootballSuper BowlDallas Cowboys
- Season
- 1995
- Date
- 28 Jan
- Note
- Super Bowl Champions
February: nothing in this view
March
- Ice hockeyFrozen FourMichigandef. Colorado College
- Season
- 1996
- Runner-up
- Colorado College
- Date
- 30 Mar
- BasketballNCAA women's basketball championshipTennessee
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 31 Mar
- Note
- NCAA W Champions
April
- BasketballNCAA men's basketball championshipKentucky
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 1 Apr
- Note
- NCAA Tour Champ
May
- Horse racingKentucky DerbyGrindstone
- Season
- 1996
- Venue
- Churchill Downs
- Date
- 4 May
- Horse racingPreakness StakesLouis Quatorze
- Season
- 1996
- Venue
- Pimlico Race Course
- Date
- 18 May
June
- Horse racingBelmont StakesEditor's Note
- Season
- 1996
- Venue
- Belmont Park
- Date
- 8 Jun
- BaseballCollege World SeriesLSU
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 8 Jun
- Ice hockeyStanley CupColorado Avalanche
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 10 Jun
- Note
- Stanley Cup Champions
- BasketballNBA FinalsChicago Bulls
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 16 Jun
- Note
- NBA Champions
Jul to Sep: nothing in this view
October
- SoccerMLS CupDC United
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 20 Oct
- BaseballWorld SeriesNew York Yankees
- Season
- 1996
- Date
- 26 Oct
- Note
- World Series Champions
November
- FootballGrey CupToronto Argonautsdef. Edmonton Eskimos, 43–37
- Season
- 1996
- Runner-up
- Edmonton Eskimos
- Venue
- Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
- Date
- 24 Nov
December: nothing in this view
The year in perspective
Champions crowned
- Basketball3
- Football3
- Horse racing3
- Baseball2
- Ice hockey2
- Soccer1
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)