1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Lee Trevino and Nick Faldo, who both shot over par on the day, shared the lead after a difficult scoring day. Only four players broke par including Ken Green, who shot 69 and had the round of the day. Seve Ballesteros shot 72 even though he had a 4 putt on the 15th hole.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Howe III (+12), Yates (+14), Eger (+18), Meeks (+18), Hardin (+26)


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Saturday was a long day that included a 90 minute delay and eventual suspension of play. Ben Crenshaw stormed to a four-shot lead at the suspension of play. Crenshaw was 3-under on the day through 13. Nick Faldo got off to a slow start with a double bogey on the first hole. On the second hole, he holed an improbable 100-foot (30 m) birdie putt, but was 3 over on the day through 12 holes. Out early, clubhouse leader Greg Norman posted a 68 to reach +1 and close within five shots of the lead when play was suspended. Lee Trevino, trying to complete the career Grand Slam, faded out of contention Saturday.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
For the first time since 1984, the third round was completed on Sunday morning. Conditions were ideal, but overnight leader Ben Crenshaw was unable to take advantage as his four-shot morning lead was cut to one by the end of the third round. Seve Ballesteros who was +3 at the suspension of play on Saturday birdied 14, 15, and 17 to get back to level par. Nick Faldo continued to struggle in the morning, playing his last six holes in two over par, to fall 5 shots out of the lead at the end of the third round. First and second round leader Lee Trevino couldn't get any momentum in the morning and stumbled to an  81.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
An exciting final round had six different players hold at least a share of the lead on the back nine. Nick Faldo, five shots back to start the round, birdied four of his first seven holes to post 32 on the front nine. Faldo continued his comeback with miraculous birdies on 16 and 17 to post 65 and hold the clubhouse lead at −5. In the round Faldo made eight birdies and just one bogey at the 11th hole.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Mike Reid chipped in for birdie on the 12th hole to take sole possession of the lead for the first time in the tournament at −6. However, Reid missed a short putt for par on 14 and double-bogeyed 15 after hitting his approach into the water to fade to 6th place. Seve Ballesteros, who held the lead earlier in the day, was just one shot back on 16, but underhit his tee-shot into the water ending any chances of his third Masters title. Greg Norman stormed into contention with birdies on 9, 10, 13, 15, 16 and 17 to tie for the lead. Norman however was unable to get up and down from the front of the green on 18, making bogey and missing a playoff by one shot.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
In the end it came down to the final pairing of Ben Crenshaw and Scott Hoch. Hoch birdied the 15th to take sole possession of the lead at −6, but missed a short par putt at 17 to drop back to −5. Crenshaw, three back of the lead after the 15th hole, birdied 16 and 17 to share the lead with Hoch heading to the final hole. Both players hit the fairway off the tee, and then Hoch hit his approach on the green after Crenshaw missed in the front greenside bunker.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
After Crenshaw chipped out to 12 feet (4 m), Hoch had 25 feet (8 m) for birdie and his first major championship. Hoch barely missed his birdie putt and was able to tap in for par, tying Faldo for the clubhouse lead. Crenshaw then had 12 feet to join a playoff with Faldo and Hoch, but missed.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Playoff
Faldo and Hoch were in the tenth playoff in Masters history and the fourth to use the sudden death format. The playoff began at the 10th hole, where both had made par every day. Both hit the fairway, but Faldo pushed his approach in the short right side bunker. Hoch then played safely, hitting the front middle of the green, leaving an uphill birdie putt. After Faldo chipped out to 15 feet (5 m), Hoch had 25 feet (8 m) to win his first major championship.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Playoff
Hoch lagged his putt up to 2 feet, forcing Faldo to make his 15 footer for par. Faldo missed, but made his 4-foot comebacker for a bogey five. Hoch then had his third putt of the day to win the championship, but missed, then made the 4-foot comebacker for bogey to extend the playoff.


1989 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Playoff
The playoff went to the 11th hole, which Faldo had bogeyed in all four rounds. After Faldo hit his approach to 25 feet, Hoch pushed his approach right of the green. Hoch chipped to six feet, but Faldo made his long birdie putt for his second major championship and first Masters title.


1989 Matchroom League
The 1989 Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from January to May 1989.


1989 Matchroom League
Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. Cliff Thorburn recorded a maximum break in his match against Jimmy White.


1989 Matchroom League, League phase
If points were level then match wins, followed by most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.


1989 Mayo Senior Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 1989 Mayo Senior Football Championship. Though events elsewhere dominated the Mayo GAA scene in this year, when the Championship was eventually concluded Knockmore were back as champions, after a five-year wait. Their final opponents, Kiltane, were making their first ever final appearance, and missed out on success narrowly.


1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 23, 1989 at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1989. The game was the 12th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


1989 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1989 game
The game was telecast live by ABC. The West was led by Shaquille O'Neal, the top ranked center of his class, while the East had forward Doug Edwards and guard Bobby Hurley. Guard Kenny Anderson was unable to participate due to a sprained left ankle. The game saw O'Neal record a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds; he also had 6 blocks. Hurley recorded 10 assists, the highest number of assists recorded in a McDonald's game up to that point, and won co-MVP along with O'Neal. Other good performances were those of Billy McCaffrey (16 points), George Lynch (12), Allan Houston (14) and Tracy Murray (14). Of the 25 players, 13 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.


1989 McDonald's Open
The 1989 McDonald's Open took place at PalaEUR in Rome, Italy.


1989 McDonald's Open, Games
All games were held at the PalaEUR in Rome, Italy.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 63rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 22 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Ballinlough's return to the grade as they were promoted from the J.F.C. after claiming the 1988 Meath Junior Football Championship title.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
St. Patrick's were regraded from the S.F.C. last year, and returned to the middle grade after a 25-year stint in senior football.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 24 September 1989, St. Michael's claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title when they defeated Dunderry 0-11 to 0-9 in the final at Pairc Tailteann, and condemning Dunderry to their 3rd consecutive final defeat.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Duleek were regraded to the J.F.C. for 1990 after 9 years as an Intermediate club. Ratoath also lost their middle grade status and returned to the Junior ranks for the first time in 19 years.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1988 championship season.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in all groups will qualify for the quarter finals.


1989 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the top two finishers from each group.


1989 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1989 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 97th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1989 Meath Senior Football Championship
This was St. Colmcille's first year ever as a senior club after claiming the 1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.


1989 Meath Senior Football Championship
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Walterstown in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title to claim their 14th S.F.C. title (their 3rd in a row) when beating Skryne 0-17 to 3-6 in the final at Pairc Tailteann on 1 October 1989. Finian Murtagh raised the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while Colm O'Rourke of Skryne claimed the 'Man of the Match' award, becoming the first man to claim this accolade after losing the final.


1989 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1988 championship season.


1989 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and the Group A winner. The teams in the semi finals are Group B and C winners along with the quarter final winners.


1989 Melanesia Cup
The Melanesia Cup 1989 was the second Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Fiji and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and for the first time Papua New Guinea.


1989 Melanesia Cup
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament.


1989 Memorial Cup
The 1989 Memorial Cup occurred May 6–13 at the brand new Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was the 71st annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the Western Hockey League champion Swift Current Broncos, the WHL hosts, the Saskatoon Blades, as well as the winners of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League which were the Laval Titan and Peterborough Petes. In the first ever all-WHL final (in fact, an all-Saskatchewan final), an overflow, bi-partisan crowd of more than 11,000 saw Swift Current beat Saskatoon in overtime to win their first Memorial Cup.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Laval Titan
The Laval Titan represented the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 1989 Memorial Cup. The Titan finished the 1988-89 season with a 43-26-1 record, earning 87 points, and second place in the league standings. The Titan offense was the second most potent in the league, scoring 361 goals. Defensively, Laval ranked third, as they allowed 292 goals. In the post-season, Laval swept the Granby Bisons in four games in the QMJHL quarter-finals. In the league semi-finals, the Titan defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes four games to two, advancing to the President's Cup. In the final round of the post-season, Laval defeated the Victoriaville Tigres in a memorable seven game series, winning the league championship and earning a berth into the 1989 Memorial Cup.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Laval Titan
Laval's offense was led by Donald Audette, who scored a team high 76 goals and 161 points in 70 games, finishing third in the QMJHL scoring race. Audette led the Titan in post-season scoring, as he had 17 goals and 29 points in 17 games, winning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as QMJHL Playoff MVP. Denis Chalifoux scored 46 goals and 137 points in 70 games, while Claude Lapointe scored 32 goals and 104 points in 63 games, giving the Titan three 100+ point players.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Laval Titan
The Titan defense was led by top prospect Patrice Brisebois, who scored 20 goals and 65 points in 50 games. Following the season, Brisebois was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. In goal, the Titan were led by Ghislain Lefebvre, who earned a 31-19-1 record with a 3.90 GAA and a .869 save percentage in 53 games.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Laval Titan
The 1989 Memorial Cup was the second time in franchise history that the Titan qualified for the tournament. In their first appearance at the 1984 Memorial Cup, Laval finished in fourth place.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
The Peterborough Petes represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 1989 Memorial Cup. The Petes finished the 1988-89 season with the top record in the Leyden Division, as they were 42-22-2, earning 86 points. The Petes offense ranked seventh in the fifteen team league, as they scored 302 goals. Peterborough was the top defensive team in the OHL, allowing only 235 goals. In the Leyden Division quarter-finals, the Petes defeated the Belleville Bulls four games to one. The club earned a bye in the division semi-finals, advancing straight to the division finals.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
Peterborough met the Cornwall Royals in the Leyden Division finals, as they defeated the Royals four games to two, earning a spot in the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals. In the final round of the post-season, the Petes defeated the Niagara Falls Thunder four games to two, winning the OHL championship and earning a berth into the 1989 Memorial Cup.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
The Petes offense was led by Mike Ricci, who scored 54 goals and 106 points in 60 games. In the post-season, Ricci led Peterborough with 19 goals and 35 points in 17 games. He became a top prospect for the 1990 NHL Entry Draft during this season. Ross Wilson finished second in team scoring, as he scored 48 goals and 89 points in 64 games. Jamey Hicks was just over a point-per-game in the regular season, as he scored 18 goals and 57 points in 56 games. In the post-season, Hicks scored eight goals and 28 points in 17 games.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
New Jersey Devils prospect Corey Foster began the season in the National Hockey League before returning to Peterborough. In 55 games with the Petes, Foster scored 14 goals and 56 points to lead the Petes defense. Peterborough's goaltending duties were split between John Tanner and Todd Bojcun. Tanner earned a record of 22-10-0 with a 3.34 GAA in 34 games, while Bojcun was 20-12-2 with a 3.59 GAA in 35 games. They were awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy, awarded to the Goaltenders of the OHL Team with the Fewest Goals Against.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
The 1989 Memorial Cup was the sixth time in team history that the Petes participated in the event. Peterborough won the 1979 Memorial Cup when they defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings in the final game. The club was a finalist at the 1980 Memorial Cup, the 1978 Memorial Cup, the 1972 Memorial Cup, and the 1959 Memorial Cup.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Saskatoon Blades
The Saskatoon Blades represented the Western Hockey League as the host team at the 1989 Memorial Cup. The Blades finished in second place in the East Division during the 1988-89 season with a 42-28-2 record, earning 86 points. Saskatoon scored 366 goals during the regular season, which ranked them third in the WHL. The Blades allowed 335 goals, which ranked them seventh in the fourteen team league. Saskatoon earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs, as the club immediately advanced to the East Division semi-finals against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The Blades swept the Hurricanes in four games, moving to the division finals where they met the top ranked Swift Current Broncos. The Broncos swept Saskatoon in four games, ending their season, however, the club qualified for the 1989 Memorial Cup as the host team of the event.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Saskatoon Blades
Detroit Red Wings top prospect Kory Kocur led the Blades in scoring, as he 45 goals and 102 points in 67 games. In the post-season, Kocur scored a team high seven goals and 18 points in eight games. Rookie Scott Scissons emerged as a top prospect for the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, as in 71 games, he scored 30 goals and 86 points to finish second in team scoring. Tracey Katelnikoff scored 41 goals and 79 points in 62 games, which was the third consecutive season that he had cracked the 40 goal plateau.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Saskatoon Blades
Collin Bauer led the Blades defense corps in scoring, as he scored 17 goals and 79 points in 61 games. Ken Sutton scored 22 goals and 53 points in 71 games from the blue line. In goal, Dean Kuntz saw the majority of action, as he posted a 22-10-1 record with a 4.01 GAA in 38 games.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Saskatoon Blades
The 1989 Memorial Cup was the first time in team history that the Blades qualified for the event. A previous Saskatoon based team, the Saskatoon Wesleys, lost in the finals to the West Toronto Nationals at the 1936 Memorial Cup.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Swift Current Broncos
The Swift Current Broncos represented the Western Hockey League at the 1989 Memorial Cup. The Broncos finished with the best record in the WHL during the 1988-89 season, earning a 55-16-1 record, recording 111 points. The club won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for their achievement. Swift Current was the highest scoring team in the WHL with 447 goals. Defensively, the Broncos ranked fifth, as they allowed 319 goals. The team earned a first round bye in the post-season, as they immediately advanced to the East Division semi-finals.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Swift Current Broncos
In their match-up against the Moose Jaw Warriors, Swift Current swept the series, winning in four games. The Broncos remained hot in the division finals, as they swept the Saskatoon Blades in four games, advancing to the President's Cup finals. In the final round, Swift Current completed a perfect playoff run, as they swept the Portland Winter Hawks in four games to finish the post-season with a 12-0 record, and earn a berth into the 1989 Memorial Cup.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Swift Current Broncos
The high-powered Broncos offense was led by Tim Tisdale, as he scored 57 goals and a team-high 139 points in 68 games, placing him third in the WHL scoring race. Tisdale led Swift Current in post-season scoring, as he scored 17 goals and 32 points in 12 games. Peter Kasowski scored 58 goals and 131 points, as he placed in seventh place in WHL scoring. Sheldon Kennedy also scored 58 goals for the Broncos, as he added 48 assists for 106 points in 51 games played.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Swift Current Broncos
Defenseman Dan Lambert scored 25 goals and 102 points in 57 games, as he was awarded the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy, awarded to the WHL Defenseman of the Year. Brian Sakic scored 36 goals and 100 points in 70 games, as the Broncos had five players record 100+ points during the season. In goal, Trevor Kruger was the Broncos starting goaltender, as he earned a 47-8-0 record with a 4.01 GAA and a .865 save percentage in 59 games.


1989 Memorial Cup, Teams, Swift Current Broncos
The 1989 Memorial Cup was the first time that the Broncos had appeared in the tournament since the team relocated back to Swift Current in 1986. The Lethbridge Broncos participated at the 1983 Memorial Cup, as they club finished in fourth place at the tournament.


1989 Memphis State Tigers football team
The 1989 Memphis State Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis as an independent in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Chuck Stobart and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.


1989 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1989 Hi-Tec British Open Championships was held at the Lambs Squash Club and the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 12–17 April 1989. Jahangir Khan won his eighth consecutive title defeating Rodney Martin in the final. This eighth win equalled the record previously set by Geoff Hunt of Australia.


1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the sixteenth edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the European Volleyball Confederation. It was hosted in Örebro and Stockholm, Sweden, from September 23 to October 1, 1989.


1989 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
The 1989 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the third edition of the Men's Hockey Asia Cup, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Asia organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was held from 20 to 28 December 1989 in New Delhi, India.


1989 Men's Hockey Asia Cup
The two-time defending champions Pakistan won the tournament for the third time by defeating the hosts India 2–0 in the final. South Korea won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 2–0.


1989 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 1989 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 11th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, an international men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 10 until 18 June 1989 in West Berlin, West Germany.


1989 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
Australia won the tournament for the fourth time by finishing first in the round-robin tournament. The hosts West Germany were the defending champions but finished third.


1989 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Goalscorers
There were 55 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.


1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship
The 1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship, the 18th tournament, took place in 1989 in Curitiba ( Brazil).


1989 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 1989 PSA Men's Singer World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1989 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from 03-7 October 1989. Jansher Khan won his second World Open title, defeating Chris Dittmar in the final.


1989 Men's World Open Squash Championship, Notes
The reign of Jahangir Khan had ended and was taken up by Jansher Khan who would win eight titles.


1989 Men's World Team Squash Championships
The 1989 Men's Singapore Airlines & Ascot Sport World Team Squash Championships were held in Singapore and took place from October 9 until October 16, 1989.


1989 Mercedes Cup
The 1989 Mercedes Cup,  was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, West Germany that was part of the 1989 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 12th edition of the tournament was held from 24 July until 30 July 1989. Fourteenth-seeded Martín Jaite won the singles title.


1989 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles
Petr Korda /  Tomáš Šmíd defeated  Florin Segărceanu /  Cyril Suk, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1


1989 Merthyr state by-election
The Merthyr state by-election, 1989 was a by-election held on 13 May 1989 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Merthyr, based in the inner Brisbane suburb of New Farm.


1989 Merthyr state by-election
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of National MP and former minister Don Lane on 20 January 1989. Lane, who had been a member of the Liberal Party until shortly after the 1983 election, had admitted that he had misappropriated funds during his time as a minister in Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's government, which was being investigated by the Fitzgerald Inquiry. Furthermore, he implicated 14 other serving or former ministers in these activities. The media, led by The Courier-Mail newspaper, questioned the morality of a confessed dishonest politician continuing a Parliamentary career at the expense of taxpayers. Upon his resignation, despite the Labor Party's opposition to any further entitlements, he collected a superannuation payout of A$535,000 and awaited charges from the inquiry's special prosecutor, Doug Drummond QC.


1989 Merthyr state by-election
The by-election campaign was quite unusual, with a total of 10 candidates nominating. A local car salesperson, Betty Byrne-Henderson, won National Party preselection and campaigned on the slogan "Send a Message to Canberra". However, most of the campaign's attention was on Queensland issues—in particular the daily revelations from the Fitzgerald Inquiry.


1989 Merthyr state by-election, Aftermath
The result was the first real indication of very serious problems for the National Party ahead of the 1989 election—with the collapse in their vote, the Liberals managed to win the seat against Labor on preferences.


1989 Merthyr state by-election, Aftermath
However, as a cross-bench party in the position of attacking an unpopular government while trying to avoid voters switching to the Labor opposition, and in some key seats dependent upon preference flows from National voters, some analysts suggested that if the government's support was to collapse completely in South East Queensland, Labor rather than the Liberals could become the key beneficiaries of the changing political tide. Mike Ahern, whose leadership of the Nationals was being questioned by conservatives within his party, survived as Premier of Queensland for another four months before being replaced by Russell Cooper. In December 1989, Labor under Wayne Goss won the election with 54 of the Assembly's 89 seats.


1989 Merthyr state by-election, Aftermath
Santo Santoro served as the member for Merthyr and its successor seat, Clayfield, for 12 years until losing it at the 2001 election. He later served as a Federal Senator and a minister in the Howard Government.


1989 Mestaruussarja, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Kuusysi Lahti won the championship.


1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina.


1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 87–80, to win their seventh Metro men's basketball tournament.


1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament. In addition, Florida State, Memphis State, and South Carolina received at-large bids.


1989 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Five of the conference's seven members participated, with Cincinnati and Virginia Tech left out. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top three teams (Florida State, Louisville, Memphis State) earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other two teams – South Carolina and Southern Miss – entered into the quarterfinal round.


1989 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 15th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1989.


1989 Metro Manila Film Festival
Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon received top honors winning the Best Actress and Best Actor trophies in the 1989 Metro Manila Film Festival. Their movie on VIVA Films entitled Imortal wins the Best Picture award and eight more including Best Director for multi-awarded Eddie Garcia among others.


1989 Metro Manila Film Festival
Seiko Films' Ang Bukas ay Akin won three awards while the Best Child Performer award went to Atong Redillas for the movie, Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix
The 1989 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City on 28 May 1989. The race, contested over 69 laps, was the fourth race of the 1989 Formula One season and was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with Riccardo Patrese second in a Williams-Renault and Michele Alboreto third in a Tyrrell-Ford.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
The Friday morning pre-qualifying session produced another 1–2 for the Brabham team, their third of the four Grands Prix so far. This time Martin Brundle was fastest ahead of Stefano Modena, with the Dallara of Alex Caffi pre-qualifying in third. The fourth-placed driver was Stefan Johansson in the Onyx, who went through to the main qualifying sessions for the first time this season, at the expense of his team-mate Bertrand Gachot, who was fifth fastest.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Although failing to pre-qualify, Gregor Foitek had one of his better sessions, finishing sixth fastest in the sole EuroBrun, ahead of the Osella of Nicola Larini, who suffered a fuel pump issue. Larini had been lined up to replace Gerhard Berger at Ferrari had the Austrian not been fit to return to the cockpit after his Imola accident. Volker Weidler was eighth in the Rial, also one of his better performances of the season despite having gearing problems. Next were the two Zakspeeds of Bernd Schneider and Aguri Suzuki, and the other Osella, driven by Piercarlo Ghinzani.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Ghinzani was excluded anyway after ignoring a weight check signal. At the bottom of the time sheets were Joachim Winkelhock in the AGS, and lastly Pierre-Henri Raphanel, who did not post a representative lap time in the Coloni FC188B after his strong performance in the last race at Monaco. Coloni had only brought three mechanics and one car for both Raphanel and Roberto Moreno, while waiting for their new C3 to be built, making a token effort to qualify in order to comply with the regulations and avoid a fine.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
In qualifying proper, World Champion Ayrton Senna scored his 33rd career pole position, equalling the long-standing record held by Jim Clark. Senna's pole time in his McLaren-Honda was 0.408 slower than his pole time in 1988 in the turbocharged McLaren MP4/4. His McLaren teammate Alain Prost was second fastest with the Ferrari 640 of Nigel Mansell third. Mansell's teammate Gerhard Berger, returning to action in Mexico after his crash at San Marino, was sixth, the Ferraris split by the March-Judd of Ivan Capelli and the Williams-Renault of Riccardo Patrese. Surprisingly, Capelli's teammate Maurício Gugelmin failed to qualify. Berger, still suffering the effects of his crash, admitted that if not for Ferrari's innovative semi-automatic transmission (which meant he did not have to change gears as with a normal stick shift), he would not have been able to race.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
The back row of the grid was arguably the best credentialed and most experienced in Grand Prix history, consisting of seven-time winner René Arnoux in the Ligier-Ford and triple World Champion Nelson Piquet in the Lotus-Judd.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna chose medium compound Goodyear "B" tyres for the race while Prost went for the softer C-compound tyres in the hopes of gaining a speed advantage. Despite the pole being on the dirty side of the track in Mexico, Senna made a better start and was able to lead into the first turn from Mansell, Prost, Berger, Patrese and the Tyrrell-Ford of Michele Alboreto. However, it all meant nothing as Modena spun his Brabham into the Peraltada on the first lap and was tapped by the Ligier of Olivier Grouillard and finished against the tyre wall. Despite the car not being in a dangerous position, the red flag was shown and the race had to be restarted.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna won the restart and led Prost, a fast starting Berger, Mansell and the Williams pair of Patrese and Thierry Boutsen. Prost, with his softer tyres giving him better grip, soon moved onto the back of his teammate's car. However, Mexico would be where Prost started questioning the power of his Honda V10 compared to the ones used by Senna. For a number of laps Prost, clearly faster through the final Peraltada curve coming onto the main straight, could not make an impression on Senna despite being in his aerodynamic tow on the 1.2 km long main straight.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Indeed, the #1 McLaren was seen to pull away from the #2 car on the straight. Running close to his teammate eventually had a detrimental effect on Prost's tyres and he was soon into the pits for a change of rubber. The McLaren team then mistakenly gave the Frenchman another set of C tyres rather than the B's he had come in for. Prost was soon back in for another tyre change and went back into the race only seconds in front of Senna who now had nearly a lap lead over his closest championship rival.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Despite being on far fresher tyres than his teammate, Prost still lost ground to Senna and was eventually lapped when the Brazilian swept past on the main straight, fuelling Prost's claims that his engines were down on power compared to Senna's. McLaren team boss Ron Dennis later publicly apologised to Prost for the error in his pit stop.


1989 Mexican Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Both Ferraris ran well until Berger's race ended on lap 16 with transmission failure while Mansell's gearbox lasted until lap 43. This left the Williams of Patrese in second place with Alboreto a surprising third. This was how the top three finished with Alessandro Nannini fourth in his Benetton B188. The Benetton team had hoped to have their new B189 available in Mexico, but ongoing problems with the new Ford HB engine meant the team had to continue using their 1988 car and engines. Prost, having unlapped himself, finished fifth to be the last car on the lead lap, while Italian Gabriele Tarquini scored the final point for sixth in his AGS-Ford, which proved to be his only point in Formula One.


1989 Miami Dolphins season
The 1989 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 24th as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's 6–10 W-L record, winning eight games. Despite this improvement they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, tying the longest such record in franchise history when the Dolphins failed to make the playoffs from 1966 to 1969. This was also the longest such record for coach Don Shula in his NFL career.


1989 Miami Dolphins season
Shortly after the season ended, Miami Dolphins founder Joe Robbie died on January 7, 1990, at the age of 73.


1989 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The 1989 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 27th season at Miami.


1989 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after winning one game and losing another against semifinalist LSU and losing to eventual runner-up Texas.


1989 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 64th season of football. The Hurricanes were led by first-year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Alabama, 33-25, to win the school's 3rd national championship.


1989 Miami Hurricanes football team, Game summaries, San Jose State
Backup Gino Torretta, making his second consecutive start for the injured Craig Erickson, threw for a school-record 468 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Hurricanes picked up their 48th win in 49 games.


1989 Miami Hurricanes football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
The Hurricanes avenged a close loss from the previous year in South Bend. This game marked the seventh time in seven attempts that Miami defeated a #1 ranked team during the 1980s.


1989 Miami Redskins football team
The 1989 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Tim Rose, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record (2–5–1 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 262 to 122.


1989 Miami Redskins football team
The team's statistical leaders included Joe Napoli with 1,988 passing yards, Chris Alexander with 551 rushing yards, and Milt Stegall with 426 receiving yards.


1989 Miami riot
The 1989 Miami riot was sparked after police officer William Lozano shot Clement Lloyd, who was fleeing another officer and trying to run over Officer Lozano on his motorcycle. He crashed into a car and his passenger, Allan Blanchard, was also killed. Four days of rioting later took place in Overtown. On January 21 after the shooting rioting erupted in Overtown and the next day in Liberty City. Schools were closed and police cordoned off a 130-block area and teargassed rioting crowds.


1989 Miami riot
Lozano, the officer whose shooting sparked the riot, was charged with two counts of manslaughter; it was not until 2015 that another Florida law enforcement officer (Nouman Raja) faced charges for an on-duty shooting. However, he was granted a new trial, because 1) the trial should not have been held in Miami, because of racial tensions, and 2) the prosecution should not have been allowed to introduce evidence about police procedures and Lausanne's training. A new trial was held in Orlando, and Lozano was acquitted.


1989 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by George Perles. The team finished the season 8–4 overall and 6–2 in conference play. The Spartans were invited to the 1989 Aloha Bowl where they defeated Hawaii 33–13. The Spartans were ranked #16 in the final AP Poll and Coaches Poll.


1989 Michigan State Spartans football team
The Spartans were coming off a six-win season and a bowl loss in 1988.


1989 Michigan State Spartans football team, 1990 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1990 NFL Draft.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 21st and final season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the team compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, lost to USC in the 1990 Rose Bowl, outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 184, and was ranked No. 7 and No. 8, respectively, in the final AP and UPI polls.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Michael Taylor with 1,081 passing yards, tailback Tony Boles with 839 rushing yards, and split end Greg McMurtry with 711 receiving yards, and placekicker J.D. Carlson with 73 points scored.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team
Defensive back Tripp Welborne was a consensus first-team selection to the 1989 All-America college football team. Six Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season
The Wolverines lost their season opener to Notre Dame but won ten consecutive games to finish the regular season. Highlights of the winning streak included the defeat of Minnesota by 34 points for the Little Brown Jug and a victory over Ohio State in their home finale.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season
The team leaders included running back Tony Boles, who rushed for 839 yards, and Michael Taylor, who threw for 1,081 yards. Greg McMurtry was the Wolverine's leading receiver with 41 catches for 711 yards. Schembechler retired after the Rose Bowl, which the Wolverines lost to USC by a touchdown.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season, Game summaries, Ohio State
Todd Plate's second interception of the day with 2:48 left in the game sealed the game and the Big Ten title for the Wolverines.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season, Game summaries, Rose Bowl
The 1990 Rose Bowl was a  rematch of the previous Rose Bowl in which Michigan won 22 to 14. USC scored the first points in the second quarter with a one-yard run by Todd Marinovich. Michigan got a field goal to make it 7 to 3 but the Trojans added another field goal before the half to take a 10 to 3 lead at halftime. Although Michigan tied the score, Ricky Ervins had a fourteen-yard touchdown run which clinched the Rose Bowl for the Trojans.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Professional football
The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Professional football
A total of 25 players from the 1989 team went on to play professional football.


1989 Michigan Wolverines football team, Players, Professional football
They are Bobby Abrams (New York Giants 1990-91, Cleveland Browns 1992, New York Giants 1992, Dallas Cowboys 1992-93, Minnesota Vikings 1993-94, New England Patriots 1995), Derrick Alexander (Cleveland Browns 1994–95, Baltimore Ravens 1996–97, Kansas City Chiefs 1998–01, Minnesota Vikings 2002), Erick Anderson (Kansas City Chiefs 1992-93, Washington Redskins 1994-95), Tony Boles (Dallas Cowboys 1991; San Antonio Riders 1992), Jarrod Bunch (New York Giants  1991–93, Los Angeles Raiders 1994), Corwin Brown (New England Patriots 1993–96, New York Jets 1997–98, Detroit Lions 1999–00), Chris Calloway (Pittsburgh Steelers 1990-91, New York Giants 1992-98, Atlanta Falcons 1999, New England Patriots 2000), Joe Cocozzo (San Diego Chargers 1993-97), Tom Dohring (Kansas City Chiefs 1992), Matt Elliott (Washington Redskins 1992, Carolina Panthers 1995-97), Steve Everitt (Cleveland Browns 1993-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996, Philadelphia Eagles 1997-99), Elvis Grbac (San Francisco 49ers 1993-96, Kansas City Chiefs 1997-00, Baltimore Ravens 2001), Leroy Hoard (Cleveland Browns 1990-95, Baltimore Ravens 1996, Carolina Panthers 1996, Minnesota Vikings 1996-99), Desmond Howard (Washington Redskins 1992-94, Jacksonville Jaguars 1995, Green Bay Packers 1996, Oakland Raiders 1997-98, Green Bay Packers 1999, Detroit Lions 2000-02), Burnie Legette (New England Patriots 1993-94), Tony McGee (Cincinnati Bengals 1993-01, Dallas Cowboys 2002-03, New York Giants 2003), Greg McMurtry (New England Patriots 1990-93, Chicago Bears 1994), Doug Skene (New England Patriots 1994), Greg Skrepenak (Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 1992-95, Carolina Panthers 1996-97), Buster Stanley (New England Patriots 1994, Rhein Fire 1996-97, Grand Rapids Rampage 1999-00), Mike Teeter (Indianapolis Colts 1990, Frankfurt Galaxy 1991, Minnesota Vikings 1991, Houston Oilers 1993–94, Carolina Panthers 1995), Brian Townsend (Cincinnati Bengals 1992), Jon Vaughn (New England Patriots 1991-92, Seattle Seahawks 1993-94, Kansas City Chiefs 1994), Derrick Walker (San Diego Chargers 1990-93, Kansas City Chiefs 1994-97, Oakland Raiders 1999), and Tripp Welborne (Minnesota Vikings 1992).


1989 Micronesian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 1989 alongside a referendum on electing a Constitutional Convention. All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents. The referendum was held in compliance with article 2, section 9 of the constitution, which specified that there must be a referendum on convening a Constitutional Convention at least every ten years. It was approved by 71% of voters, and the Constitutional Convention election was subsequently held in 1990.


1989 Micronesian parliamentary election, Results, Referendum
Shall there be a convention to revise or amend the Constitution?


1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election
The 1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election was held in May 1989 and was the fifth full election to Mid Glamorgan County Council. It was preceded by the 1985 election and followed by the 1993 election.


1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election
There were extensive boundary changes at this election, following The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988. The number of wards were increased to 74, each electing one councillor.


1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election, Overview
The Labour Party retained overall control winning 65 of the 74 seats.


1989 Mid Glamorgan County Council election, Overview
* existing councillor, for the same wardo existing councillor, though because of boundary changes not for the same ward


1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season


1989 Midland Group Championships
The 1989 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 29 October 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her third at the event after 1986 and 1988. She earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 300 Virginia Slims ranking points.


1989 Midland Group Championships, Finals, Doubles
Katrina Adams /  Lori McNeil defeated  Hana Mandlíková /  Jana Novotná 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4


1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 9–11 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.


1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Xavier defeated Evansville in the championship game, 85–78, to win their fourth consecutive (fifth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.


1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #14 seed in the Southeast region. Evansville received an at-large bid as the #11 seed in the West region. Xavier lost to the eventual national champion, Michigan, in the first round. Evansville defeated Oregon State, before losing to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall in the second round.


1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round.


1989 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
The 8th Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces was the 1989 version of the Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces. It took place on March 19 in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


1989 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1989 Milan–San Remo
The 1989 Milan–San Remo was the 80th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 18 March 1989. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Laurent Fignon of the Système U team.


1989 Milwaukee Brewers season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 1989 season involved the Brewers' finishing 4th in the American League East with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses. The Brewers led MLB with 165 stolen bases.


1989 Milwaukee Brewers season, Regular season, First SkyDome Game
The Brewers played in the first baseball game at SkyDome. The game was played on June 5 against the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Brewers won by a score of 5-3. Don August was the winning pitcher as he won his 5th game of the season, while Toronto's Jimmy Key lost his 4th game of the season. The attendance at SkyDome was 48,378.


1989 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1989 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1989. The Brewers operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles. The AZL Brewers won the Arizona League championship.


1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 6–5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 283 to 263.


1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Kicker Brent Berglund, offensive lineman Dan Liimata, tailback Darrell Thompson and defensive tackle Mike Sunvold were named All-Big Ten second team. Punter Brent Herbel was named Academic All-American. Running back Pat Cummings, punter Brent Herbel, offensive lineman Dan Liimatta, offensive lineman Jon Melander, quarterback Scott Schaffner and linebacker Joel Staats were named Academic All-Big Ten.


1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Darrell Thompson was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Bruce Smith Award. Linebacker Eddie Miles was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Brent Berglund was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Dan Liimatta was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Jon Melander was awarded the Paul Giel Award.


1989 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 237,552, which averaged out to 39,592 per game. The season high for attendance was against the Nebraska.


1989 Minnesota Twins season
The 1989 Minnesota Twins finished 80–82, fifth in the AL West. 2,277,438 fans attended Twins games, the seventh highest total in the American League.


1989 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Kirby Puckett tied a major league record when, on May 13, he hit four doubles in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was the thirty-fifth player to accomplish the feat.


1989 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
When Jeff Reardon got his 30th save on September 14, he became the first major leaguer to reach 30 saves in five seasons.


1989 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
Puckett led the AL in batting with a .339 average and hits with 215. Kirby hit 9 HR, drove in 85 runs, scored 75, and was rewarded with a Silver Slugger Award. Kent Hrbek hit .272 with 25 HR and 84 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit 19 HR and 75 RBI. Al Newman led the team with 25 stolen bases.


1989 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
Only two Twins had double digit wins: Allan Anderson (17-10) and Roy Smith (10-6). Frank Viola was 8-12 before being traded to the New York Mets on July 31. Reliever Jeff Reardon had 31 saves.


1989 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense
Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their fourth Gold Glove Award.


1989 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1989 Minnesota Vikings season
The 1989 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 29th in the National Football League. They finished with a 10–6 record to win the NFC Central Division. This title was secured during one of what is considered by many to be among the most exciting Monday Night Football contests ever: a Christmas Day victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at home, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, which was the de facto first playoff game of the year.


1989 Minnesota Vikings season
This season was also notable by how many sacks the defense produced, with 39 coming from only two players (Chris Doleman and Keith Millard) and 71 overall. Millard would later receive Defensive Player of the Year honors after putting up record numbers by a defensive tackle. The Vikings were once again embarrassed by the defending Super Bowl champion 49ers in the divisional round, losing 41–13.


1989 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season
The defensive line of Chris Doleman, Keith Millard, Al Noga and Henry Thomas were key contributors in helping the Vikings rank number one in the NFL in total defense. In addition, the Vikings set a franchise record with 71 sacks in one season. Chris Doleman had 21 sacks and was one shy of tying the NFL record.


1989 Minnesota Vikings season, Herschel Walker
In 1989, at the height of his NFL career, the Cowboys traded Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings for a total of five players (LB Jesse Solomon, DB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson, LB David Howard, DE Alex Stewart) and six draft picks (which led to Emmitt Smith, Russell Maryland, Kevin Smith, and Darren Woodson). This was judged to be one of the turning points in the rise of the Cowboys to the top echelon of the NFL.


1989 Minnesota Vikings season, Herschel Walker
Walker's trade was widely perceived as an exceptionally poor move considering what the Vikings had to give up in order to get him, and remains one of the most frequently vilified roster moves of the team's history. The Vikings coaches reluctantly accepted Walker after the trade and never totally used the tool they had been given. Scout.com says, "Walker was never used properly by the coaching brain trust (a total oxymoron in this case)".


1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
The 1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College in the Gulf South Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. In their 18th season under head coach John M. Williams, the Choctaws compiled an 11–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 376 to 160.


1989 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
The team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoff, ultimately defeating Jacksonville State in the national championship game. It was the school's only national football championship. However, in January 1993, the NCAA vacated the national championship after concluding that the program had gained a "tremendous competitive advantage" based on multiple violations, including awarding twice as many scholarships as was allowed, providing extra benefits to student-athletes, and allowing 12 "partial qualifiers" to participate in practice sessions with the football team on a routine basis.


1989 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 1989 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs improved on the previous season's 1–10 record but were still unable to qualify for a bowl game.


1989 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1989 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 2–9 record (1–6 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 363 to 171. Bob Stull was the head coach for the first of five seasons. The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.


1989 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's statistical leaders included Tommie Stowers with 547 rushing yards, Kent Kiefer with 2,314 passing yards, and Linzy Collins with 803 receiving yards.


1989 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1988–1989 regular season at Levitt Arena on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.


1989 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Creighton Bluejays defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game, 79-77, and as a result won their 3rd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament.


1989 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1989 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Indian National Congress won the majority of seats and its leader in Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram; his second time in the role.


1989 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
In 1987, the Mizo National Front won the elections and started governing for their 5-year term. But, within 18 months, there were defections from the party, by members who wanted Cabinet positions, which reduced the government to a minority in the Assembly. President's rule was imposed on Mizoram, in September 1988 and elections were called for in 1989.


1989 Molde FK season
The 1989 season was Molde's 15th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.


1989 Molde FK season
In the league, Molde finished in 4th position, 15 points behind winners Lillestrøm.


1989 Molde FK season
Molde participated in the 1989 Norwegian Cup. They reached their second final in club history. Molde drew Viking 2–2 after extra time in the final played on 22 October at Ullevaal Stadion. Øystein Neerland and Petter Belsvik scored Molde's goals. The replay was played the following Sunday, on 29 October. Molde lost the replay 1–2 against Viking, Geir Sperre scored Molde's only goal of the game.


1989 Molde FK season, Squad
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989 Moldovan civil unrest
The 1989 civil unrest in Moldavia began on November 7, 1989, in Chișinău (then known as "Kishinev"), Moldavia and continued on November 10, when protesters burned down the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (led by Vladimir Voronin). Festivals on 7 November 1989 commemorating the October Revolution and 10 November celebrating the Soviet police force offered excellent opportunities for oppositionists to challenge authorities in highly visible settings and disrupt events of premiere importance to the Soviet regime. During the former event, protesters interrupted a military parade involving troops of the Chișinău Garrison on Victory Square (now Great National Assembly Square), which forced the military to cancel the mobile column planned that day.


1989 Moldovan civil unrest
Popular Front of Moldova activists, often going beyond the official sanction of the movement leadership, organized actions that embarrassed the republican leadership, ultimately resulted in riots in central Chișinău. This unrest sealed the fate of the increasingly weak First Secretary of the Communist Party of Moldavia. At the Politburo meeting of the CPM Central Committee of 9 November, the first secretary of the party, Simon Grossu urged militia to proceed to prosecute and arrest those responsible for the events of November 7. Moreover, he proposed that those arrested to be deported outside Moldavia. On November 10, protesters burned down the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On November 10, the minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Voronin was hiding in the building of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, while defending the Ministry of Internal Affairs was entrusted to General Zhukov.


1989 Moldovan civil unrest
At the end of a year that had seen Semion Grossu and his organization pummeled from both the national revivalist right and the "ultrarevolutionary" internationalist left, Moscow replaced the First Secretary with Petru Lucinschi in a snap Central Committee plenum on November 16, 1989.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1989 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo on 7 May 1989. It was the third race of the 1989 Formula One World Championship. The 77-lap race was won from pole position by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda, with teammate Alain Prost second and Stefano Modena third in a Brabham-Judd.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
The field was one fewer in Monaco as Ferrari had elected not to run a second car to replace Gerhard Berger, who had been injured in an accident during the last race at Imola. However, unlike the similar situation at the first race in Brazil, no extra pre-qualifier would be allowed through to the main qualifying sessions, which here at Monaco would run with 29 cars.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Brabham again topped the time sheets during the Thursday morning pre-qualifying session, with Stefano Modena fastest, but the Dallara of Alex Caffi was only 0.141 seconds behind. Third was Pierre-Henri Raphanel, who put in a fine performance in his Coloni, pre-qualifying for the first, and ultimately, only time. The fourth pre-qualifier was the other Brabham, driven by Martin Brundle, who edged out the Osella of Piercarlo Ghinzani by just two-hundredths of a second.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Joining Ghinzani on the sidelines were Stefan Johansson in the Onyx, then Nicola Larini in the other Osella, followed by Bernd Schneider in the Zakspeed. Ninth was the other Onyx of Bertrand Gachot, ahead of the sole EuroBrun driven by Gregor Foitek. The Rial of Volker Weidler was eleventh, followed by Aguri Suzuki in the other Zakspeed. Slowest on this occasion was Joachim Winkelhock in the AGS.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Tyrrell had new cars that looked promising. Ayrton Senna was on pole by a full second over teammate Alain Prost with Thierry Boutsen sharing row two with the surprisingly competitive Brabham of Martin Brundle. Nigel Mansell was fifth followed by Derek Warwick, Riccardo Patrese, Stefano Modena, Alex Caffi, and Andrea de Cesaris.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
It was at this race that many in the paddock started noticing that the Pirelli qualifying tyres were superior to Goodyear's (the Brabhams and Caffi's Dallara ran on Pirelli rubber).


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The first start was aborted when Patrese stalled his Williams. At the second start, for which Patrese was relegated to the back of the grid, Senna was first into Sainte-Dévote and Prost could do nothing but slot behind him. The McLarens proceeded to pull away from the field, while behind them Williams were in all sorts of trouble, as both Boutsen and Patrese had to stop for new rear wings.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Nigel Mansell went out on lap 20 with more gearbox issues for Ferrari and one of the talking points of the race came on lap 33 when de Cesaris attempted to pass Nelson Piquet at Loews Hairpin. The predictable accident occurred and some choice words were exchanged between the two drivers (while still in their respective cars) and a huge traffic jam was caused. Brundle was looking good until he had to stop for a new battery and dropped back to seventh.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna continued to dominate the race while Prost, having been slowed by the Piquet-de Cesaris incident (he lost over 20 seconds to Senna in one lap having to wait for clear road to get moving again), could not recover and finished second behind his team mate. He was also held up for many laps trying to lap the Ligier of former Renault team mate René Arnoux who ignored both his mirrors and the blue flags prompting BBC commentator James Hunt to describe Arnoux's explanation of why he was so slow as "Bullshit" on live television.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
It was Senna's second win at Monaco and he did it the hard way, his McLaren losing first and second gear later in the race and disguising it to his best so Prost wouldn't react and push for the lead. Modena benefited from Brundle's stop and finished third, scoring his first points in Formula One and Brabham's last podium finish. Alex Caffi, Michele Alboreto, and Brundle, who was promoted to sixth on the final lap as a result of the retirement of Ivan Capelli, completed the point scoring positions. Caffi achieved both his and Dallara's first points.


1989 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three
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1989 Mongolian National Championship
The 1989 Mongolian National Championship was the twenty-fifth recorded edition of the Mongolian National Championship for football, with the first tournament taking place in 1955 and no tournament held in 1965 or apparently in 1977. It would appear however that championships were contested between 1956 and 1963, as sources note that a team called Aldar, the Mongolian Army Sports Club, won the title on numerous occasions during that time. Nonetheless, the 1989 national championship was won for the fourth time by Khuldumur (literally: Labour or Workers and also romanised as Hödölmör) and the first time since their success in the 1972 season


1989 Mongolian National Championship, Final
The complete structure of the season is unclear in the available sources, but it is known that Khuldumur won the championship following a final play-off match against Sükhbaatar.


1989 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1989 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by fourth-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eleven wins and three losses (11–3, 7–1 Big Sky).


1989 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1989 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against Big Sky opponents) and tied for sixth place in the Big Sky.


1989 Monte Carlo Open
The 1989 Monte Carlo Open, also known by its sponsored name Volvo Monte Carlo Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France that was part of the 1989 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 83rd edition of the tournament and was held from 24 April through 30 April 1989. Alberto Mancini, who was seeded 14th, won the singles title and earned $122,000 first-prize money.


1989 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles
Tomáš Šmíd /  Mark Woodforde defeated  Paolo Canè /  Diego Nargiso 1–6, 6–4, 6–2


1989 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Marcelo Filippini and Horst Skoff.


1989 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
Tomáš Šmíd and Mark Woodforde won in the final 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 against Paolo Canè and Diego Nargiso.


1989 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles, Seeds
All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.


1989 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Ivan Lendl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1989 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Alberto Mancini won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5 against Boris Becker.


1989 Monte Carlo Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.


1989 Montreal Expos season
The 1989 Montreal Expos season was the 21st season of the baseball franchise. With owner Charles Bronfman thinking of selling the team he founded, he contemplated taking one last shot at a playoff berth. Bronfman gave young general manager Dave Dombrowski a clear mandate to win now, reportedly telling him he would provided all the money needed in the quest to bring a championship to Montreal in 1989. Dombrowski pulled off a massive trade on May 25, acquiring star left-handed pitcher – and pending free agent – Mark Langston from the Seattle Mariners.


1989 Montreal Expos season
While the move was viewed as a coup at the time, it came at a heavy cost as a young, very tall and very raw Randy Johnson was the key part of the package going to the Pacific Northwest. Johnson would eventually harness his fantastic stuff and became one of the game's most dominant left-handed pitchers for well over a decade. Langston pitched 4 months for the club and left as a free agent. Still, it seemed like a worthy gamble at the time for the Expos. That year, there was no dominant team in the National League. The team seemed poised to compete for the NL East crown with a loaded starting pitching staff that featured Langston, Dennis Martínez, Bryn Smith, Pascual Perez and Kevin Gross.


1989 Montreal Expos season
The team peaked on August 2 with an NL best record of 63–44, holding a 3-game lead in the NL East and everything running along smoothly. What followed would go down as the greatest collapse in franchise history. The next night, a Benny Distefano pinch hit single in the 12th inning dealt the Expos a 1–0 loss in Pittsburgh. It was the start of a 7-game losing streak. The club limped through the rest of August but remained in the race in early September, with the team being only 2 games back of 1st place on September 6.


1989 Montreal Expos season
Regardless, the downward spiral continued as the Expos inexplicably ended up losing 37 of their final 55 games to finish the season a disappointing 81-81, well out of the playoff picture. The easiest analysis of what caused the collapse is to point to the offence, which struggled after August 2, scoring an MLB worst 3.23 runs per game. For long-time Expos fans, the collapse is viewed as the beginning of the end of the franchise.


1989 Montreal Expos season
If the club had won the NL East title that year and then beaten the Giants in the NLCS, clinching a World Series berth in the process, Bronfman may have changed his mind about selling the team. Instead, the late season collapse after such a big win now move only added to the owner's frustration.


1989 Montreal Expos season, Spring training
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 13th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.


1989 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases


1989 Moroccan parliamentary mandate referendum
A referendum on extending the parliamentary mandate was held in Morocco on 1 December 1989. As elections had been held in 1984, the six-year term for Parliament due to expire in 1990. The decision was approved by 100% of voters, with a 98.8% turnout.


1989 Moroccan parliamentary mandate referendum
Following a constitutional referendum in 1992, elections were held in 1993.


1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
The 1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series  was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the 20th Australian Formula Ford Series.


1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
The series was won by Mark Larkham driving a Van Diemen RF89.


1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Calendar
The series was contested over seven rounds with one race per round.


1989 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Points system
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire
The Mount Carmel Forest Fire was a forest fire that occurred between 19 and 22 September 1989 on Mount Carmel in northern Israel and was one of the largest forest fires in Israel, the largest being the Mount Carmel forest fire of 2010.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire
The fire extended over 6,000 dunams (600 ha; 1,500 acres), of which 3,200 dunams (320 ha; 790 acres) were natural forest areas of Aleppo pine which were part of the Carmel National Park and Nature Reserve, causing considerable damage to the flora and wildlife.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire, Causes
The weather conditions at the start of the fire were a 31 degrees Celsius (87.8 degrees Fahrenheit), 28% humidity and eastern winds of 42–50 kmh (30–35 mph). The weather conditions and mountainous topography of the area increased both the speed at which the fire spread and its intensity, making it difficult to extinguish.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire, Extinguishing the fire
The fire broke out around 11:00 a.m. on the morning of 19 September 1989 in a number of locations far apart from each other. The eruption of the fire in multiple locations led many to suspect that the fire was a result of arson, although such suspicions were never confirmed. Initially the fire spread west towards the Denia neighbourhood of Haifa and the University of Haifa.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire, Extinguishing the fire
Later, when the wind direction changed at night time, the fire moved southwest towards the "Little Switzerland" area (so called for its resemblance to the landscapes of Switzerland) in the Carmel National Park, Kibbutz Beit Oren and the Damun prison facility, completely destroying nearby breeding and reacclimation centers. In the evening of September 20 the fire's intensity finally decreased significantly and was gradually extinguished, the fire finally put out on September 22.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire, Extinguishing the fire
142 firefighters of the Israel Fire and Rescue Services took part in the event using 64 fire trucks. They were assisted by 250 IDF soldiers, agricultural aircraft, volunteers of the Jewish National Fund and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, as well as police, Municipality of Haifa and MDA forces. Most of the extinguishing operations focused on stabilizing the fire and preventing it from spreading further.


1989 Mount Carmel forest fire, Environmental and property damage
Six firefighters and several volunteers were injured in the fire, although the main damage was caused to the ecosystem. About 3200 dunam (790 acres) were of natural forest areas, which caused considerable damage to the flora and wild life. The fire killed a significant portion of the animals who used to live in the region. A herd of roe deer perished completely in the flames as did 18 wild goats. In addition, some reptiles such as turtles failed to escape the fire.


1989 Moyle District Council election
Elections to Moyle District Council were held on 17 May 1989 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used three district electoral areas to elect a total of 15 councillors.


1989 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, Ballycastle
1985: 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent1989: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP1985-1989 Change: Independent gain from Sinn Féin


1989 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, Giant's Causeway
1985: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP1985-1989 Change: No change


1989 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, The Glens
1985: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist1985-1989 Change: No change


1989 Mr. Olympia
The 1989 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 9, 1989, at Sala Dei Congressi in Rimini, Italy.


1989 Ms. Olympia
The 1989 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held in 1989 in New York City, New York. It was the 10th Ms. Olympia competition held.


1989 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1989 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match that was played on 2 July 1989 at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork. The winners would advance to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.


1989 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
Tipperary and Waterford contested the final, with Tipperary captained by Bobby Ryan retaining the title, winning 0-26 to 2-8. Tipperary had a 0-12 to 1-5 lead at half-time.


1989 NAIA Division I football season
The 1989 NAIA Division I football season was the 34th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 20th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.


1989 NAIA Division I football season
The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1989 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 16, 1989 again at Burke–Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on the campus of Carson–Newman College.


1989 NAIA Division I football season
Carson–Newman defeated Emporia State in the Champion Bowl, 34–20, to win their fifth, and second consecutive, NAIA national title. It was the Eagles' fourth straight appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 2–1 in the previous two.


1989 NAIA Division II football season
The 1989 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1989 college football season in the United States and the 34th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 20th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.


1989 NAIA Division II football season
The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at a neutral field in Canton, Ohio.


1989 NAIA Division II football season
In rematch of the previous year's final, Westminster (PA) repeated as national champion by defeating Wisconsin–La Crosse, 51–30, to win their fifth NAIA national title.


1989 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 52nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1989 NASCAR Busch Series began February 18 and ended October 29. Rob Moroso of Moroso Racing won the championship.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 300
The Goody's 300 was held on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goodwrench 200
The Goodwrench 200 was held March 4 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Miller Classic
The Miller Classic was a 200 lap race held March 10 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Mountain Dew 400
The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 25 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Country Squire 200
The Country Squire 200 was held April 1 at Darlington Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was held April 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rick Wilson won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, GM Parts 300
The GM Parts 300 was held April 30 at Nazareth Speedway. The No. 6 of Tommy Houston won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Busch 200
The Busch 200 was held May 6 at South Boston Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Big Star/Nestle 200
The Big Star/Nestle 200 was held May 13 at Lanier Raceway. The No. 63 of Chuck Bown won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Granger Select 200
The Granger Select 200 was held May 20 at Nashville Speedway USA. Kenny Wallace won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Champion 300
The Champion 300 was held May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 87 of Greg Sacks won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was held June 3 at Dover International Speedway. The No. 7 of Harry Gant won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Roses Stores 200
The Roses Stores 200 was held June 10 at Orange County Speedway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Granger Select 200
The Granger Select 200 was held June 24 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Firecracker 200
The Firecracker 200 was held July 1 at Volusia County Speedway in Barberville, Florida. Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200
The Carolina Pride / Budweiser 200 was held July 4 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. The No. 22 of Rick Mast won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Coors 200
The Coors 200 was held July 15 at South Boston Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Pepsi 200
The Pepsi 200 was held July 22 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Old Milwaukee 200
The Old Milwaukee 200 was held July 29 at New River Valley Speedway in Dublin, Virginia. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held August 5 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Michael Waltrip won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Texas Pete 200
The Texas Pete 200 was held August 12 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Jay Johnson 200
The Jay Johnson 200 was held August 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 90 of Morgan Shepherd won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Gatorade 200
The Gatorade 200 was held September 2 at Darlington Raceway. The No. 15 of Ken Schrader won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Commonwealth 200
The Commonwealth 200 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Ames/Peak 200
The Ames/Peak 200 was held September 16 at Dover International Speedway. The No. 30 of Michael Waltrip won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Zerex 150
The Zerex 150 was held September 23 at Martinsville Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro 300
The All Pro 300 was held October 7 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Michael Waltrip won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC-Delco 200
The AC-Delco 200 was held October 21 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. The No. 1 of Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Winston Classic
The Winston Classic was a 200 lap race held October 29 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 22 of Rick Mast won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Rookie of the Year
Kenny Wallace won the first Busch Series Rookie of the Year Award ever given, posting sixteen top-ten finishes and winning three poles. Bobby Hamilton and Jeff Burton, both of whom would later go on to win the award in Winston Cup, finished second and third in the standings, respectively. Dave Rezendes, Robert Pressley, and Brandon Baker were the only other full-time contenders, as Dave Simpson, Ed Ferree, and Tom Harrington only ran a limited schedule


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Additional Information
On September 30, 1990, less than 1 year after becoming champion, Rob Moroso was killed in an automobile crash near Mooresville, North Carolina, only hours after finishing 21st in the NASCAR Winston Cup Holly Farms 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Traveling at estimated 75 mph (121 km/h), Moroso lost control of his vehicle on a curve with a 35 mph (56 km/h) posted speed limit. The resulting collision killed both Moroso and Tammy Williams, the driver of the vehicle in the opposite lane. The curve in which Moroso was killed is now called Dead Mans Curve, by the townspeople of Mooresville, NC.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Additional Information
Investigations revealed that he had been driving under the influence of alcohol. His blood alcohol level was 0.22, over twice the then legal level of 0.10. He also had been convicted of speeding four times. Judges could have revoked his license at least twice but the charges were reduced.


1989 NASCAR Busch Series, Additional Information
Moroso earned enough points after completing just 25 of 29 NASCAR Winston Cup races that he was posthumously awarded the Raybestos NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 1990.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 41st season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 18th modern-era Cup season. It began February 12 and ended November 19. Rusty Wallace of Blue Max Racing won the championship. This was the first year that every Winston Cup race had flag-to-flag coverage, with almost all of them being televised live.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1989 season marked the end of the first of two tire wars between Goodyear and Hoosier, with Hoosier leaving NASCAR shortly after Goodyear debuted their new radial tires.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Also, 1989 was the first season without Bobby Allison, Benny Parsons, and Cale Yarborough.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Busch Clash
The Busch Clash, an annual invitational event for all winners of the Busch Pole award from the previous season, was held February 12 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader drew for the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Gatorade 125s
The Gatorade 125s, a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader and Darrell Waltrip won the poles for each event, respectively.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500
The Daytona 500 was held February 19th. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goodwrench 500
The Goodwrench 500 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was held March 19 at Atlanta International Raceway. The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
Failed to qualify: #36-H. B. Baily, #69-Lee Raymond, #70-J. D. McDuffie, Rodney Combs, Rick Jeffrey


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 26 at Richmond International Raceway. The No. 5 of Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth 500
The TranSouth 500 was held April 2 at Darlington Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Valleydale Meats 500
The Valleydale Meats 500 was held April 9 at Bristol International Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Valleydale Meats 500
Failed to qualify: #40-Ben Hess, #43-Richard Petty, #52-Jimmy Means, #70-J. D. McDuffie, #71-Dave Marcis, Steve Seligman


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, First Union 400
The First Union 400 was held April 16 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, First Union 400
Failed to qualify: 8-Bobby Hillin Jr., 43-Richard Petty, 55-Phil Parsons*, 70-J. D. McDuffie, 04-Bill Meacham, Jerry O'Neil, Kevin Evans, Mark Walbridge


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pannill Sweatshirts 500
The Pannill Sweatshirts 500 was held April 23 at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 5 of Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pannill Sweatshirts 500
• This would mark the final race as well as race victory for the older Chevrolet Monte Carlo body style. The new Chevrolet Lumina would debut the next week at Talladega Superspeedway.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500
The Winston 500 was held May 7 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Winston
The Winston, an annual all-star race for previous winners and champions along with the winner of the same day Winston Open, was held May 21 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 11 of Terry Labonte won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Budweiser 500
The Budweiser 500 was held June 4 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Banquet Frozen Foods 300
The inaugural Banquet Frozen Foods 300 was held June 11 at Sears Point Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller High Life 500
The Miller High Life 500 was held June 18 at Pocono International Raceway. The No. 27 of Rusty Wallace won the pole. This race was one of the few races telecast on Pay Per View.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)
The Miller High Life 400 was held June 25 at Michigan International Speedway. The No. 25 of Ken Schrader won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400
The Pepsi 400 was held July 1 at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 6 of Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, AC Spark Plug 500
The AC Spark Plug 500 was held on July 23 at Pocono International Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Talladega DieHard 500
The Talladega DieHard 500 was held July 30 at Alabama International Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Budweiser at the Glen
The Budweiser at the Glen was held August 13 at Watkins Glen International. Morgan Shepherd won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Champion Spark Plug 400
The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held August 20 at Michigan International Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Busch 500
The Busch 500 was held August 26 at Bristol International Raceway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Heinz Southern 500
The Heinz Southern 500 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller High Life 400 (Richmond)
The Miller High Life 400 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. The No. 9 of Bill Elliott won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Peak Performance 500
The Peak Performance 500 was held September 17 at Dover Downs International Speedway. The No. 28 of Davey Allison won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's 500
The Goody's 500 was held September 24 at Martinsville Speedway. Dale Earnhardt started on the pole, which was actually won by Jimmy Hensley (as a substitute driver) as Earnhardt and others could not reach the track in time due to Hurricane Hugo, which affected the area.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, All Pro Auto Parts 500
The All Pro Auto Parts 500 was held October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Holly Farms 400
The Holly Farms 400 was held October 15 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, AC Delco 500
The AC Delco 500 was held October 22 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Alan Kulwicki won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Autoworks 500
The Autoworks 500 was held November 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Autoworks 500
Failed to qualify:  18-Tommy Ellis, 41-Danny Lawson, 89-Bob Howard, 35-Keith Van Houten, 07-Mark Walbridge, 44-Jack Sellers, 19-Robert Sprague, 24-Butch Gilliland, 22-St. James Davis, 80-Bob Walker, 08-Rick McCray, 99-John Krebs, 38-Duke Hoenshell, 04-Hershel McGriff, 50-Rick Scribner


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Atlanta Journal 500
The Atlanta Journal 500 was held November 19 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No. 7 of Alan Kulwicki won the pole.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Final points standings, Winston Cup Standings
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 1988 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.


1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year
Dick Trickle was named the 1989 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, despite entering the competition in the second week of the season, replacing Mike Alexander at Stavola Brothers Racing. The top runner-up was former Dash champion Hut Stricklin, driving for returning car owner Rod Osterlund. Two-time Busch champion Larry Pearson and former modified driver Jimmy Spencer were the only other candidates to make a full schedule, as Rick Mast, Ben Hess, Chad Little, Butch Miller, and Mickey Gibbs all ran part-time.


1989 NBA All-Star Game
The 39th National Basketball Association All-Star Game was held at Houston, Texas on February 12, 1989. Karl Malone was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP).


1989 NBA All-Star Game
The east was composed of Mark Jackson, Kevin McHale, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas,  Dominique Wilkins, Mark Price, Terry Cummings, Larry Nance and Brad Daugherty.


1989 NBA All-Star Game
The west was led by the Utah Jazz trio of Karl Malone, John Stockton and Mark Eaton; the Lakers' James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Clyde Drexler, Alex English, Chris Mullin, Akeem Olajuwon, Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis and Kevin Duckworth.


1989 NBA All-Star Game
The game set a new NBA All-Star attendance record. Neither Magic Johnson nor Larry Bird played, though both were still active in the NBA. Johnson was selected, but sat out due to injuries and was replaced by Abdul-Jabbar. Though he only scored 4 points, the game ended with Abdul-Jabbar hitting the final shot of the game, a sky hook.


1989 NBA All-Star Game
The game featured a rap by rap group Ultramagnetic MCs that named each all-star and each coach. The rap was broadcast immediately before the start of the game.


1989 NBA All-Star Game
The coaches were Lenny Wilkens for the East and Pat Riley for the West.


1989 NBA All-Star Game, Rosters
Magic Johnson was unable to play due to injury. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was selected as his replacement.


1989 NBA Finals
The 1989 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1988–89 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the 1989 NBA Playoffs. The series was a rematch of the previous year's championship round between the Eastern Conference playoff champion Detroit Pistons and the defending NBA champion and  Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Lakers. This was the first NBA championship since 1983 to be won by a team other than the Lakers or the Boston Celtics.


1989 NBA Finals
During the season, the Lakers had won their division, with Magic Johnson collecting his second MVP award. The team swept the first three playoff series (Pacific Division foes: Portland, Seattle, and Phoenix), resulting in a rematch with the Detroit Pistons in the Finals.


1989 NBA Finals
The Pistons had dominated the Eastern Conference, winning 63 games during the regular season. After sweeping the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, the Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls in six games, earning a second straight trip to the NBA Finals. In the season before, the Lakers had beaten them in a tough, seven-game series.


1989 NBA Finals
The Pistons won the series in a four-game sweep of the injury-riddled Lakers, marking the first time a team (Lakers) had swept the first three rounds of the playoffs, only to be swept in the finals. As of today, the Pistons are the most recent Eastern Conference team to sweep an NBA finals. Prior to 2016, the Pistons were the only team to clinch all four series on the road.


1989 NBA Finals
For their rough physical play, and sometimes arrogant demeanor, Pistons' center Bill Laimbeer nicknamed the team 'The Bad Boys'. The name became an unofficial 'slogan' for the Pistons throughout the next season as well.


1989 NBA Finals
Following the series, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement at 42, after 20 years with the NBA.


1989 NBA Finals
Pistons' guard Joe Dumars was named MVP for the series.


1989 NBA Finals
Prior to the 2014 NBA Finals, the Pistons were the last Finals champion to have been runner-up to the same opponent the previous season as they did in the 1988 Finals.


1989 NBA Finals, Background, Detroit Pistons
Before the season began, the Pistons moved from the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan to the brand-new The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan. The new arena was envisioned by Pistons owner William Davidson. The arena consisted of luxury boxes and club seating, which added profits compared to older arenas. The Pistons sold out all 41 games at The Palace.


1989 NBA Finals, Background, Detroit Pistons
The team itself was also an improvement, highlighted by a mid-season trade that sent Adrian Dantley to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre. With Aguirre taking over the starting small forward spot, the Pistons went on a tear, winning 31 of its final 37 games to finish with a league-best 63–19 record.


1989 NBA Finals, Background, Detroit Pistons
Their second-half momentum carried over to the playoffs, sweeping both the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks in the first two rounds. However, they lost two of the first three games to their archrival Chicago Bulls in the conference finals, but after devising the Jordan Rules scheme to contain Michael Jordan, the Pistons won the final three games to earn another Finals berth.


1989 NBA Finals, Background, Los Angeles Lakers
Prior to the season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announced that the 1988–89 season was to be his last. Therefore, his 'retirement tour' consisted of pregame tributes in every arena to pay homage to the retiring Lakers captain.