May

22
The Chicago Blackhawks set an NHL record by winning their 11th straight playoff game in a single season, a 5-1 victory that completes a sweep of the Edmonton Oilers and sends the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup finals.

24
Al User Jr. becomes the first son of an Indianapolis 500 winner to triumph at the Brickyard, surviving cold weather and a series of Clashes to nose out fast-closing Scott Goodyear by .043 of a second in the closest finish in Indy history.

28
Chuck Daly agrees to take over the reins of the New Jersey Nets.... National League president Bill White, speaking at the Black Coaches Association convention, laments his inability to further minority hiring in baseball and says he is angry and bitter at having to deal with "racists and bigots" in baseball.

They Said It
Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, on playing defense: "If people judged me by what I do on the basketball court, I'd be in jail."