1993 Milan municipal election, Background
The resentment against Rome's centralism (with the famous slogan Roma ladrona, which loosely means "Rome big thief") and the Italian government, common in northern Italy as many northerners felt that the government wasted resources collected mostly from northerners' taxes, was very strong and resentment against illegal immigrants was widespread. Finally, the Tangentopoli corruption scandals, which started right in Milan and invested most of the established parties, were unveiled from 1992 on and broke the traditional link between the city and the powerful milanese Socialist Party.


1993 Milan municipal election, Background
A Northern League candidate in Milan was not considered a conservative also because the lombard wing and, more broadly, the bulk of the original Lombard League has tended to be the left-wing of the party. More of the members of the Lombard League hailed from the far-left of the political spectrum, having been active in the Italian Communist Party, the Party of Proletarian Unity, Proletarian Democracy and the Greens, and conceived Northern League as a centre-left (and, to some extent, social-democratic) political force.


1993 Milan municipal election, Background
The main opposition to Formentini was represented by Nando Dalla Chiesa, son of the general Carlo Alberto, killed by the Mafia in 1982. Dalla Chiesa was supported by the left-wing coalition of the Progressives, an alliance composed by the former communist Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and some other progressives party (such as the new-born Federation of the Greens and Communist Refoundation Party).


1993 Milan municipal election, Background, Campaign
The electoral campaign was characterized by a strongly polarized debate, with Dalla Chiesa repeatedly warning that if Formentini would have won the city would have experienced a "new regime, more arrogant than during the craxism and a violent one, not just with words". Meanwhile the Northern League leader Umberto Bossi defined Dalla Chiesa "ignorant" and offensively renamed him "Nando Cosa Nostra".


1993 Milan municipal election, Background, Campaign
In his attempt to gain support from voters disappointed by the Tangentopoli scandal, on the eve of the election Bossi said that Dalla Chiesa was a member of those "elite clubs which pretended to defend the people but were just part of an ancient regime totally disinterested in the needs of the people".


1993 Milan municipal election, Voting system
The new semipresidential voting system was used for all mayoral elections in Italy of cities with a population higher than 15,000 for the first time. Under this system voters express a direct choice for the Mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. This gives a result whereby the winning candidate may be able to claim majority support.


1993 Milan municipal election, Voting system
The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each losing party is determined proportionally.


1993 Milan municipal election, Parties and candidates
This is a list of the major parties (and their respective leaders) which participated in the election.


1993 Milan municipal election, Results
Although Dalla Chiesa was seen as a man outside the old corrupted parties, Formentini managed to win the support of the moderate and centrist voters of the agonizing Christian Democracy (DC) party.


1993 Milan municipal election, Results
On 20 June 1993 Formentini heavily won the election and became the first directly elected mayor of Milan, the first one from a non-socialist party since 1945.


1993 Milan municipal election, Results
The future secretary of the Northern League party, Matteo Salvini, was firstly elected municipal councillor, aged 20.


1993 Milan municipal election, Results by zona, Mayoral votes, Second round
Table below shows the results of the votes for mayoral candidates on the second round (20 June 1993) in each zona:


1993 Milan–San Remo
The 1993 Milan–San Remo was the 84th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 20 March 1993. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Maurizio Fondriest of the Lampre team.


1993 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The 1993 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino  in Newport, Rhode Island, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from July 5 through July 11, 1993. Unseeded Greg Rusedski won the singles title.


1993 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Javier Frana /  Christo van Rensburg defeated  Byron Black /  Jim Pugh 4–6, 6–1, 7–6


1993 Millwall by-election
The 1993 Millwall by-election was a local government by-election in the Millwall ward of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on 16 September 1993. The result became widely publicised due to the first ever electoral success for the far-right British National Party by Derek Beackon.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
Millwall is located on the Isle of Dogs in London, England. Historically, it had been an area of working class residents mainly employed in the many docks on the Isle of Dogs but the closure of the docks in the 1960s had led to high unemployment and deprivation in the area. The borough of Tower Hamlets had a long history of activity by the far-right, including previous organisations such as the British Brothers' League, the British Union of Fascists, the British League of Ex-Servicemen and the British Movement.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
Race tensions in the area became heightened when a boy named John Stoner was involved in an incident at Morpeth School in Bethnal Green with a group of Asian students. On 24 February 1990, 300 White residents participated in a protest led by John's grandfather, John Happe. Although Happe expressly condemned the BNP, around 50 BNP members attended and began to become better-known in the area. The BNP used the slogan "Rights for Whites", a slogan that had been in use since at least the protests against the Notting Hill Carnival in the 1970s. This slogan proved successful.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
In one occasion, a group of mothers protesting against the closure of a nursery in the Park ward began to chant "Rights for Whites" on the prompting of some BNP members at the protest. Eventually, the BNP registered on the 1993 ballot paper as "Rights for Whites - British National Party". In the years 1990-3, the BNP concentrated on door-to-door canvassing rather than on mass demonstrations, to avoid the potential for violent clashes with other protesters.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
The majority of housing in the borough of Tower Hamlets was owned by the council at the time, so housing was a major issue in local politics. At the time, the Liberal Democrats had a "bottom-up" strategy for local elections, where the local party determined its own strategy with little direction from headquarters. As most of the Asian residents in Tower Hamlets supported the Labour Party, the local Liberal Democrats increasingly became the party of local White residents.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
Roger Eatwell has used the phrase "syncretic legitimation" to the favouring of "local people" by the Liberal Democrats that led to greater acceptance of the BNP's racism. For example, the Liberal Democrats' leaflets in Millwall had said that Labour's policies for positive discrimination meant "NO to Island Homes for Island People" (the Isle of Dogs is known locally as "the Island") and implying that the Liberal Democrats favoured the White community. In November 1981, a local Liberal Democrat councillor had travelled to Bangladesh and was quoted as telling local people that there was "no room left for immigrants".


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
Another councillor hung a Union flag in a proscribed place from his office in Globe Town and made a stance of refusing to take it down. The BNP themselves said that the local Liberal Democrats had "transformed themselves from being composed of a small group of early yuppie outsiders, to being the party of the local frustrated housewife". In time, the Labour Party felt obliged to defend themselves against perceptions of favouring Bangladeshis and also began to use similar language about favouring locals.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
As the governing party on the council, the Liberal Democrats had instituted a "Sons and Daughters" scheme that, by prioritising housing applications for those whose parents were already in social housing nearby, favoured White residents. Only 8% of applicants were Bangladeshi, whereas 69% of homeless people in the borough were Bangladeshi. However, the BNP criticised this scheme. In both the 1992 and 1993 local by-elections, the BNP's leaflets stated, "The Liberals' Sons and Daughters scheme is just a con - Bangladeshis are still put first in housing in Liberal Neighbourhoods like Bethnal Green and Poplar."


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude
Between the 1992 and 1993 by-elections, a new housing development on Masthouse Terrace in the Millwall ward was opened, and there was local anger that 28% of places were given to Bangladeshis. After their 1993 victory, the BNP said in a statement, "The Liberals repeated last year's shabby trick of playing the 'race card', by trying to pretend that they were against immigration. The trick failed, as local whites had heard it all before, and this time were not taken in."


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude, 1990 council elections
In the previous full council elections in 1990, Millwall elected three Labour councillors in a marginal contest between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats retained control of the overall council, having gained control in 1986 as the Liberal-SDP Alliance.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude, 1990 council elections
No BNP candidate stood for election in Millwall in 1990, although the party contested some other wards in the borough including Beackon who stood in Redcoat ward where he attracted just 3.6% of the vote.


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude, 1992 general election and council by-election
In the 1992 general election, BNP leader John Tyndall stood in the Bow and Poplar constituency (which covered Millwall as well as other areas), gaining only 3% of the vote. Party activists in the general election believed that much of his vote had come from the Millwall area and began to focus on the area in their canvassing. The BNP candidate in the election for Bethnal Green and Stepney, Richard Edmonds, was nicknamed "The Commander" for his use of local knowledge to target Millwall as an area sympathetic to the BNP


1993 Millwall by-election, Prelude, 1992 general election and council by-election
Later in the same year, a by-election took place in Millwall on 1 October 1992, due to the resignation of Cllr Walker. A British National Party candidate stood for the council ward for the first time. They received their highest vote share of any election at the time, taking 20% of the vote.


1993 Millwall by-election, Campaign
The next year Cllr Chapman resigned, leading to another by-election in the same ward. The British National Party's campaign emphasised 'Rights for Whites' through canvassing and leafleting, while the Labour Party campaign focussed on preventing the election of the first BNP councillor.


1993 Millwall by-election, Campaign
After a recount, Beackon was declared the winner with a majority of just 7 votes.


1993 Millwall by-election, Reaction
Party leader John Tyndall said that the result was the BNP's "moment in history" and claimed that 800 new members were recruited immediately afterwards. He later denied "hyping up" the victory.


1993 Millwall by-election, Reaction
There was widespread condemnation from politicians, religious leaders and the media of the result. Many explanations were offered to explain why the residents of Millwall would vote for a neo-Nazi party, including the manipulation of the racial issue by other local parties, the parochialism of the Isle of Dogs and the changes that the area was experiencing as many residents were in poverty but also in close proximity to the prosperity of the new Canary Wharf development. The Home Secretary at the time, Michael Howard, called the result "an isolated event caused by a combination of particular local circumstances."


1993 Millwall by-election, Reaction
One journalist in Time Out referred to voters in the Millwall ward as "a peculiar breed: insular, proud of their docklands heritage and identity as a community, and notoriously suspicious of 'outsiders'." Copsey has argued that these analyses appear "naïve" given subsequent victories by the BNP in Blackburn, Burnley, Stoke-on-Trent and Barking and Dagenham.


1993 Millwall by-election, Reaction
Roger Eatwell included the result in an analysis of far-right successes across Europe, and formulated a three-dimensional "efficacy-legitimacy-trust" model. The model gives three main reasons why voters choose the far-right: they see an extreme force as having an efficacy for making changes; they gain legitimacy from the use of racial politics by other parties, as occurred in the prelude to the Millwall result; and they have lost trust in the established parties. Coswell criticises this model as not explaining why there was such a big increase in the BNP vote between 1992 and 1993. He points out that, despite a lack of "efficacy" from Beackon after his election, his vote still increased between 1993 and 1994, and he was only defeated because mobilisation by the Labour Party led to an exceptionally high turnout.


1993 Millwall by-election, Aftermath
Beackon gained a reputation as a poor representative after his election, often expressing ignorance about the council's debates or how the bureaucracy operated. Beackon lost his seat in the next election after a large increase in turnout increased the actual BNP vote, but increased the Labour vote further to retake the seat. The British National Party performed strongly in 1994 in general, but subsequently became divided over the behaviour of its military wing, Combat 18 - a body that Beackon was responsible for and which made up much of the local party membership in Millwall. Combat 18 began to use violence against members of the BNP who were perceived as not genuine supporters of the neo-Nazi movement, such as Eddy Butler and Tony Lecomber. The BNP would not win any elected seats again until they won three in Burnley in 2002.


1993 Millwall by-election, Aftermath
Beackon did not re-stand for election until 2008 when he took 17.8% of the vote in Orsett ward on Thurrock council.


1993 Milwaukee Brewers season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 1993 season involved the Brewers' finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 69 wins and 93 losses.


1993 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


1993 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1993 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 1993.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak
The 1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak was a significant distribution of the Cryptosporidium protozoan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the largest waterborne disease outbreak in documented United States history. It is suspected that The Howard Avenue Water Purification Plant, one of two water treatment plants in Milwaukee at the time, was contaminated. It is believed that the contamination was due to an ineffective filtration process. Approximately 403,000 residents were affected resulting in illness and hospitalization. Immediate repairs were made to the treatment facilities along with continued infrastructure upgrades during the 25 years since the outbreak. The total cost of the outbreak, in productivity loss and medical expenses, was $96 million dollars. At least 69 people died as a result of the outbreak.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak
The city of Milwaukee has spent upwards to $510 million in repairs, upgrades, and outreach to citizens.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Epidemiology
On April 5, 1993, Milwaukee Health Department received increased reports of gastrointestinal (GI) illness at their local hospitals and calls of complaints related to reduced water-quality aesthetic. Water aesthetics include taste, color, odor, hardness/softness, and turbidity are considered a secondary standard under the  (NPDWR). Although these drinking aesthetics are under the EPA NPDWR, they are not federally enforced but are standard regulations that states may choose to adopt and enforce themselves. Public health officials suspected recent illness to be due to water consumption. To verify suspicions, both the water treatment plants complied with data 30 days prior to the incident. The only findings were that turbidity was slightly increased but still below federally recommended levels. At the same time, hospitals did not routinely screen for cryptosporidium, but because patients were all experiencing similar symptoms, hospitals were asked to test for cryptosporidium.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Epidemiology
Cryptosporidium is a chlorine-resistant enteric pathogen that causes a gastrointestinal illness (cryptosporidiosis) with symptoms such as diarrhea. Independent tests were run through the Milwaukee Public Health Laboratory (MHDL), to test stool samples for cryptosporidium. On April 7th, two days after initial reports, the Mayor of Milwaukee issued a ten-day advisory for residents to boil their drinking water. The process of boiling water is effective in killing potential pathogens however, this method cannot be used on a wide-scale as it is not as effective as water treatment plants and in some instances can be harmful. Furthermore, boiling water is only useful for drinking water. This means that people can still come into contact with harmful pathogens through their showers, washing machines, and sinks.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Epidemiology
The root cause of epidemic was never officially identified; however, it was most likely the result of human error at the Howard Avenue Water Treatment Plant. Initially it was suspected to be caused by the cattle genotype due to runoff from pastures. It was also thought that melting ice and snowmelt carrying Cryptosporidium may have entered the water treatment plants through Lake Michigan. MacKenzie et al.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Epidemiology
and the CDC showed that this outbreak was caused by Cryptosporidium oocysts that passed through the filtration system of one of the city's water-treatment plants, arising from a sewage treatment plant's outlet 2 miles upstream in Lake Michigan. This abnormal condition at the water purification plant lasted from March 23 through April 8, after which, the plant was shut down.


1993 Milwaukee Cryptosporidiosis outbreak, Epidemiology
Over the span of approximately two weeks, 403,000 of an estimated 1.61 million residents in the Milwaukee area (of which 880,000 were served by the malfunctioning treatment plant) became ill with the stomach cramps, fever, diarrhea and dehydration caused by the pathogen. After the outbreak, cryptosporidiosis antibody rates among Milwaukee children reached 80%, compared to only 10% prior to the outbreak. Deaths have been attributed to this outbreak, mostly among the elderly and immunocompromised people, such as people with AIDS.


1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 354 to 253.


1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Offensive guard Rob Rogers and wide receiver Omar Douglas were named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas and linebacker Jeff Rosga were all named second team Academic All-Americans. Kicker Mike Chalberg, defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, linebacker Peter Hiestand, offensive lineman Todd Jesewitz, linebacker Ben Langford, defensive back Jeff Rosga, linebacker Craig Sauer, tight end Mark Tangen and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.


1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Omar Douglas was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award, Bruce Smith Award and Butch Nash Award. Linebacker Andrew Veit was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Long snapper Scott Williams was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Running back Antonio Carter was awarded the Paul Giel Award.


1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The total home attendance for the season was 239,973, which averaged to 39,995 per game. The season attendance high was against Wisconsin, with 64,798 in attendance.


1993 Minnesota Twins season
The 1993 Minnesota Twins finished with a 71–91 record, leaving the team tied for fifth place with the California Angels. Kirby Puckett won the All-Star MVP award on July 13 and St. Paul native Dave Winfield got hi 3,000th hit over the course of the year.


1993 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
Not only did Winfield get his 3,000th hit, but he also got his 500th double and 450th homer. He had a serviceable year as the team's primary designated hitter, hitting .271 with 21 home runs and 76 RBI. Other offensive highlights included Kent Hrbek becoming the second Twin (along with Harmon Killebrew) to reach 1,000 RBI and Brian Harper becoming only the fourth catcher in the prior 40 years to hit .300 in three consecutive seasons. Chuck Knoblauch continued his solid leadoff hitting, batting .277 and stealing a team-leading 29 bases. The weaker spots in the regular lineup included Pedro Muñoz (.233 average).


1993 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
The starting rotation was reasonably competent, with Kevin Tapani, Willie Banks, and Jim Deshaies having ERAs in the low fours. Unfortunately, Scott Erickson was not able to follow up his very successful first three years in the majors, posting an ERA of 5.19 and leading the majors in losses (19). The fifth spot in the rotation was uncertain, with Eddie Guardado making 16 starts and Mike Trombley 10.


1993 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
There were strong pitchers in the bullpen, starting with closer Rick Aguilera. He had 34 saves, and was American League Pitcher of the Month for June. Also having strong years were Larry Casian with an ERA of 3.02, Mike Hartley (4.00), and Carl Willis (3.10). This was not so much the case for pitchers such as George Tsamis (6.19) and Brett Merriman (9.67).


1993 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense
The team was strong defensively. Harper was a strong catcher, with a .988 fielding percentage. Hrbek was always strong at first base as well, making only five errors in 1993. Knoblauch was a good second baseman at this point in his career. Mike Pagliarulo played in about half the team's games at third, with reasonable competence. (Jeff Reboulet and Terry Jorgensen also saw time at the position.) The team intended Scott Leius to be the starting shortstop, but an early injury prevented this from occurring. It paved the way for Pat Meares to man the position for several years. He surprised the team by playing reasonably well during his rookie year. Puckett always excelled in center field, while Shane Mack and Munoz did okay on either side of him.


1993 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


1993 Minnesota Twins season, Other post-season awards
Kirby Puckett won the Branch Rickey Award, given annually to an individual in Major League Baseball (MLB) in recognition of his exceptional community service. The award was inaugurated last year and was awarded to Toronto Blue Jay Dave Winfield. In 1998, Paul Molitor becomes the second Twin to win the award.


1993 Minnesota Vikings season
The 1993 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 33rd in the National Football League. The Vikings failed to match their 11–5 record from the previous season, finishing at 9–7. They finished in second place in the NFC Central to qualify for the playoffs, but lost 17–10 to the New York Giants in the wildcard round.


1993 Minnesota Vikings season
Newly acquired Jim McMahon, who was known for helping the Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl in 1985, was the Vikings starting quarterback for the season. He spent only one year with the team and after the season, the rebuilding Vikings decided not to renew McMahon's contract and he would go on to sign with other teams. The Vikings later acquired Warren Moon for next season.


1993 Minnesota Vikings season
Cris Carter and John Randle were named to play in the Pro Bowl after the season. It was the first Pro Bowl for both future Hall of Famers.


1993 Minnesota Vikings season
Terry Allen, who had a breakout season the previous year, missed the entire season after tearing his ACL in practice.


1993 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 1993 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Jackie Sherrill. The Bulldogs played their home games in 1993 at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. The NCAA later adjusted the Bulldogs' record to 4–5–2 after making Alabama forfeit 8 games in the 1993 season.


1993 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1993 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. They were members of the Big 8 Conference. The team was coached by fifth–year head coach Bob Stull, who was fired following the conclusion of the season.


1993 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1993 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1992–1993 regular season at the St. Louis Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.


1993 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Southern Illinois Salukis deeated the Illinois State Redbirds in the championship game, 70-59, and as result won their 2nd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament. Ashraf Amaya of Southern Illinois was named the tournament MVP.


1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season was the 3rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


1993 Missouri Valley Conference men's soccer season
The 1993 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was hosted and won by Creighton.


1993 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Mizoram Legislative Assembly were held in November 1993 to elect members of the 40 constituencies in Mizoram, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats and its leader in Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla was appointed as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the third time. Mizo National Front won the popular vote.


1993 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
The term of the assembly formed after the previous election in 1989, was supposed to end in 1994, but the election was held ahead of schedule, owing to the Gospel Centenary celebrations, the centenary of the introduction of the gospel to the Mizo people.


1993 Molde FK season
The 1993 season was Molde's 19th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup.


1993 Molde FK season
In Tippeligaen, Molde finished in 10th position and had to play relegation play-offs against second tier teams Strømsgodset and Bryne. Molde finished the play-offs in second place and were relegated to 1. divisjon after having lost 0–2 at home against Strømsgodset and drew 2–2 away against Bryne.


1993 Molde FK season
Molde participated in the 1993 Norwegian Cup. They reached the quarter-finals where they were knocked out after losing 0–2 away to Brann.


1993 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.


1993 Molde FK season, Competitions, Relegation play-offs
Due to their tenth-place finish in Tippeligaen, Molde contested in the play-offs for qualification to next season's Tippeligaen. Molde drew in the away game against Bryne (2nd in the 1. divisjon - Group B) and lost at home against Strømsgodset (2nd in the 1. divisjon - Group A). Strømsgodset won both their games and were promoted to Tippeligaen. Molde were relegated to the 1. divisjon.


1993 Molson Indy Toronto
The 1993 Molson Indy Toronto was the ninth round of the 1993 CART World Series season, held on 18 July 1993 on the Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada.


1993 Molson Indy Toronto, Media, Television
The race was carried on same day tape delay flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports and live flag-to-flag coverage in Canada on CBC Sports.


1993 Molson Indy Toronto, Media, Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network.


1993 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 51e Grand Prix de Monaco) was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 23 May 1993. It was the sixth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.


1993 Monaco Grand Prix
The 78-lap race was won by Brazilian Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford. It was Senna's fifth consecutive Monaco win and sixth in all, breaking the record set by Englishman Graham Hill in 1969. Hill's son Damon finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari. Senna also equalled the all-time record for wins at a single F1 Grand Prix.


1993 Monaco Grand Prix, Summary
Prost took pole ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Patrese. Prost jumped the start with Berger getting ahead of Patrese. The order was: Prost, Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Berger.


1993 Monaco Grand Prix, Summary
At St. Devote on the first lap as ever there was a scrap as Blundell's Ligier was forced wide off the track and eventually retired after spinning into the wall with suspension damage. Then Prost was penalised for the jump start with a stop-go penalty. He went on lap 12 but stalled the car as he was trying to exit. Finally the problem was fixed but he was a lap down and in 22nd. Wendlinger in the Sauber made contact with JJ Lehto and eventually Lehto retired in the pits by lap 24 with collision damage.


1993 Monaco Grand Prix, Summary
Schumacher, now leading, pulled away as Alesi waved through teammate Berger. Schumacher, comfortably ahead, suddenly slowed down with a hydraulic problem on lap 33 and retired in a cloud of smoke at Loews. The main entertainment was provided by Prost as he climbed up the field despite difficult overtaking at the Monaco street circuit.


1993 Monaco Grand Prix, Summary
It was time for the stops with no changes in the top 6 but Prost was the big gainer as he climbed from 10th to 7th. This became 6th and into the points when Patrese's engine failed on lap 54. Prost passed Fittipaldi for fifth soon after. Herbert crashed out on the main straight with gearbox problems on lap 62 which he subsequently had for 20 laps. On lap 71, Berger attacked Hill and there was contact. Hill rejoined but Berger was out immediately. Senna won from Hill, Alesi, Prost, Fittipaldi and Brundle.


1993 Monegasque general election
General elections were held in Monaco on 24 January 1993, with a second round of voting on 31 January. The result was a victory for the National and Democratic Union, which won 15 of the 18 seats in the National Council, the first time since 1973 that it had failed to win all 18 seats.


1993 Mongolian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 6 June 1993, the first time a president had been publicly elected. The result was a victory for Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, who won 59.9% of the vote. Voter turnout was 92.7%.


1993 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1993 Montana Grizzlies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Montana in the Big Sky Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Don Read, the team compiled a 10–2 record.


1993 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1993 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Cliff Hysell, the Bobcats compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 against Big Sky opponents) and finished fourth in the Big Sky.


1993 Monte Carlo Open
The 1993 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 87th edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1993 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from 19 April through 25 April 1993.


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Review
Sergi Bruguera won his first title of the year. The Spaniard, 11th seed, defeated French rising star Cédric Pioline in straight sets in 97 minutes.


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Review
The top 2 players in the world, Jim Courier and Pete Sampras, were absent from the tournament. Only four seeds failed to win their first round matches: Fabrice Santoro, Henrik Holm, Karel Nováček, and Arnaud Boetsch. The top eight players all received byes into round two. The highest seeded player not to make it into the third round was second seed Boris Becker. He was defeated by Swiss player Marc Rosset. Other casualties in the second round were Guy Forget, Michael Stich, and Goran Ivanišević


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Review
In the third round, only one seed, Petr Korda, lost to an unseeded player; however, seeded players Richard Krajicek and Ivan Lendl lost to fellow seeds Andrei Medvedev and Sergi Bruguera respectively. A qualifier managed to advance to the final eight. The quarter final draw was:


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Review
Stefan Edberg, Cédric Pioline, and Thomas Muster all eased through into the semifinals. However, the other match lasted a little longer, as Sergi Bruguera defeated Carlos Costa 7–6, 6–2.


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Review
In the semifinals, Pioline defeated Edberg in straight sets, while Bruguera saved matchpoints to defeat Muster. After over and hour and a half of tennis however, Bruguera was victorious defeating the Frenchman in straights.


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Review
Bruguera won his second title at Monte Carlo in three years, and was his final win in a Masters final.


1993 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles
Stefan Edberg /  Petr Korda defeated  Paul Haarhuis /  Mark Koevermans, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6


1993 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
Boris Becker and Michael Stich were the defending champions, but Becker did not compete this year. Stich teamed up with Udo Riglewski and lost in quarterfinals to Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez.


1993 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
Stefan Edberg and Petr Korda won the title by defeating Paul Haarhuis and Mark Koevermans 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.


1993 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.


1993 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.


1993 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Sergi Bruguera won the title, defeating Cédric Pioline 7–6(7–2), 6–0 in the final.


1993 Montenegrin independent championship
The 1993 Montenegrin championship season was the unofficial futsal competition in Montenegro, during the time period of FR Yugoslavia. Championship was organised by clubs who supported the independence of Montenegro, but the results of league and final ranking were not recognised by Montenegrin Football Association.


1993 Montenegrin independent championship
Year before was held 1992 Montenegrin Championship in football but, because of conditions, Montenegrin independent championship became futsal league from season 1993.


1993 Montenegrin independent championship, Members
In the Montenegrin independent championship 1993 participated 7 self-organized futsal clubs from municipalities of Cetinje, Kotor, Nikšić and Podgorica.


1993 Montenegrin independent championship, Venues
The competition was held at several school sport halls in Cetinje, Kotor and Podgorica. Few matches played on open air fields. Clubs from Nikšić played home games in Podgorica and Cetinje.


1993 Montenegrin independent championship, Conditions
Due to the tense political situation in Montenegro, the championship was played without media attention. A lot of games have been played in secret.


1993 Montreal Expos season
The 1993 Montreal Expos season was the 25th season of the franchise. The Expos finished in second place in the National League East division, with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses, 3 games behind the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.


1993 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 17th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.


1993 Montreal Expos season, Regular season
At the end of August, the Atlanta Braves tried to acquire Dennis Martínez from the Expos. The Expos placed Martinez's name on the waiver wire and the Braves claimed him. The Expos were not about to let Martinez go to Atlanta for the waiver fee of $20,000. After claiming Martinez, the Expos contacted the Braves to see if they were interested in talking about a trade. Martinez had the final word on any movement because his seniority gives him veto rights over a trade.


1993 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


1993 Moroccan general election
Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 25 June 1993, having originally been scheduled for October 1990, but postponed due to issues over the future of Western Sahara and a referendum on a new constitution, which took place in 1992. The number of directly elected seats increased from 204 to 222, whilst the number of indirectly elected seats rose from 102 to 111 (69 elected by Communal Councils, 15 by the Chamber of Agriculture, 10 by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 7 by the Chamber of Craftspeople and 10 by the Chamber of Labor Unions). The indirectly elected seats were chosen on 17 September.


1993 Moroccan general election
Eleven parties and 2,042 candidates (including 167 independents) contested the election. The result was a victory for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, which won 48 of the elected seats. Voter turnout was 62.7%. For the first time, women were elected, with Latifa Bennani-Smires and Badia Skalli becoming the first female members of the House of Representatives.


1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500
The 1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 44th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 5, 1993 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington County, South Carolina. Contested over 351 laps  – shortened from 367 laps due to rain/darkness – on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 22nd race of the 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mark Martin of Roush Racing won the race.


1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500, Summary
After an intense battle Mark Martin broke away from Dale Earnhardt and won the Southern 500, his fourth straight Winston Cup win. He and Earnhardt combined to lead 279 laps. Ernie Irvan finished fifth in his debut drive in Robert Yates after an acrimonious split with Morgan McClure Motorsports; Jeff Purvis finished 26th in the McClure Chevrolet.


1993 Mountain Dew Southern 500, Summary
H.B. Bailey would participate in the final race of his professional stock car career.


1993 Moyle District Council election
Elections to Moyle District Council were held on 19 May 1993 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.


1993 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, Ballycastle
1989: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP1993: 2 x Independent, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x UUP1989-1993 Change: No change


1993 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, Giant's Causeway
1989: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP1993: 2 x Independent Unionist, 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP1989-1993 Change: No change


1993 Moyle District Council election, Districts results, The Glens
1989: 3 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist1993: 2 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x Independent Nationalist, 1 x Independent Republican1989-1993 Change: Independent Republican gain from SDLP


1993 Mr. Olympia
The 1993 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 11, 1993, at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.


1993 Ms. Olympia
The 1993 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on November 27, 1993, at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, New York. It was the 14th Ms. Olympia competition held.


1993 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1993 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on Sunday 4 July 1993 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick. It was contested by Tipperary and Clare. Tipperary captained by Michael O'Meara and managed by "Babs" Keating won the game by 3-27 to 2-12. Tipperary played the game in yellow jerseys with Clare wearing blue jerseys.


1993 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The match has become known for the moment when Nicky English smiled after scoring a point for Tipperary late in the second half. Clare accused him of laughing at them as Tipperary ran out easy winners. English denied that he had laughed and that it was just an innocent smile to Declan Ryan who had delayed the initial pass to him.


1993 Muratti Time Indoor
The 1993 Muratti Time Indoor, known as such for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Assago Forum in Milan, Italy that was part of the ATP Championship Series of the 1993 ATP Tour. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 February until 14 February 1993. Second-seeded Boris Becker won the singles title, his third at the event after 1987 and 1989.


1993 Muratti Time Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Mark Kratzmann /  Wally Masur defeated  Tom Nijssen /  Cyril Suk, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4


1993 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 56th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. 1993 marked the last time NAIA Division 1 Tournament was conducted at Kemper Arena.


1993 NAIA Division I football season
The 1993 NAIA Division I football season was the 38th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 24th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.


1993 NAIA Division I football season
The season was played from August to November 1993 and culminated in the 1993 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1993 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 11, 1993 at Norris Field in Ada, Oklahoma, on the campus of East Central University.


1993 NAIA Division I football season
East Central defeated Glenville State in the Champion Bowl, 49–35, to win their first NAIA national title.


1993 NAIA Division II football season
The 1993 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1993 college football season in the United States and the 38th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 24th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.


1993 NAIA Division II football season
The season was played from August to November 1993 and culminated in the 1993 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played in Portland, Oregon.


1993 NAIA Division II football season
Pacific Lutheran defeated Westminster (PA) in the championship game, 50–20, to win their third NAIA national title.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1993 NASCAR Busch Series began February 13 and ended November 13, with Steve Grissom of Grissom Racing Enterprises winning the championship.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 300
The Goody's 300 was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 300
Failed to qualify: #0 Rick Mast, #09 Scott Herberg, #18 Chad Mader, #29 Phil Parsons, #51 Jeff Purvis, #53 Tony Siscone, #58 Daniel Rogers, #60 Mark Martin, #70 Alan Russell


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goodwrench 200
The Goodwrench 200 was held February 27 at North Carolina Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 200
The Hardee's 200 was held March 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Rick Mast won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hardee's 200
Failed to qualify: #15 Clay Brown, #48 Tom Hessert Jr., #57 Jason Keller, #61 Chad Chaffin, #66 Nathan Buttke, #70 Alan Russell, #97 Joe Bessey


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Mark III Vans 200
The Mark III Vans 200 was held March 27 at Darlington Raceway. David Green won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Budweiser 250
The Budweiser 250 was held April 3 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Mountain Dew 400
The Mountain Dew 400 was held April 10 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Mountain Dew 400
Failed to qualify: Charlie Brown, Troy Beebe, Nathan Buttke, Tim Fedewa, Jerry Glanville, Eddie Goodson, Tom Hessert Jr., Robert Huffman, Mike McCurry, Roy Payne, Alan Russell, #23 Kenny Gragg


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Roses Stores 300
The Roses Stores 300 was held May 1 at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 500
The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held May 8 at Martinsville Speedway. Butch Miller won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Laneco 200
The Laneco 200 was held May 23 at Nazareth Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Champion 300
The Champion 300 was held May 29 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tracy Leslie won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goodwrench/Delco 200
The Goodwrench/Delco 200 was held June 5 at Dover International Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Carolina Pride / Budweiser 250
The Carolina Pride / Budweiser 250 was held June 12 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Fay's 150
The Fay's 150 was held June 26 at Watkins Glen International. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Fay's 150
Failed to qualify: #5N Barney McRae, #24 Eddie Sharp, #69 Jeff Spraker, #93 Troy Beebe


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Havoline Formula 3 250
The Havoline Formula 3 250 was held July 4 at The Milwaukee Mile, the first Busch Grand National race at the track in 8 years. Bobby Dotter won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Fram Filter 500K
The Fram Filter 500K was held July 24 at Talladega Superspeedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held July 31 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Detroit Gasket 200
The Detroit Gasket 200 was held August 14 at Michigan International Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, NE Chevy 250
The NE Chevy 250 was held August 22 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Food City 250
The Food City 250 was held August 27 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Steve Grissom won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Gatorade 200
The Gatorade 200 was held September 4 at Darlington Raceway. Ricky Craven won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite 250
The Autolite 250 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Chuck Bown won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite 250
Failed to qualify: #1 Rodney Combs, #5 Richard Lasater, #6 Tommy Houston, #9 Mike Wallace, #12 David Bonnett, #15 Clay Brown, #16 Chad Chaffin, #17 Darrell Waltrip, #35 Shawna Robinson, #39 Mike Hovis, #46 Steve Hoddick, #57 Jason Keller, #73 Brian Ross, #79 Dave Rezendes, #94 Casey Elliott


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Autolite 250
Driver changes: #0 Rick Mast (driven by Tommy Houston, was relieved by Mast mid race, finished in 4th place), #64 Jimmy Spencer (driven by Mike Wallace to 33rd place)


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, SplitFire 200
The SplitFire 200 was held September 18 at Dover International Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Polaroid 300
The Polaroid 300 was held October 2 at Orange County Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro 300
The All Pro 300 was held October 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Bobby Dotter won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro 300
Failed to qualify: Dirk Stephens, #07 George Crenshaw, #10 Jimmy Spencer, #17 Darrell Waltrip, #22 Ed Berrier, #24 Eddie Sharp, #28 Tim Steele, #35 Shawna Robinson, #36 Tim Bender, #56 Brandon Sperling, #66 Nathan Buttke, #84 Robert Powell, #91 Stanton Barrett, #91 Steve Perry, #98 Jim Bown


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Advance Auto Parts 500
The Advance Auto Parts 500 was held October 17 at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Advance Auto Parts 500
Failed to qualify: Steve Darne, Pat Davison, Tommy Ellis, Jamie James, Buckshot Jones, Steve McEachern, #07 George Crenshaw, #12 David Bonnett, #48 Tom Hessert Jr., #93 Troy Beebe


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC-Delco 200
The AC-Delco 200 was held October 23 at North Carolina Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC-Delco 200
Failed to qualify: Tommy Ellis, Stevie Reeves, #29 Phil Parsons, #57 Jason Keller, #59 Dennis Setzer, #74 Johnny Benson


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, The Pantry 500
The Pantry 500 was held November 7 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, The Pantry 500
Failed to qualify: Steve Darne, Pat Davison, Mike Dillon, Andy Houston, Buckshot Jones, Mike McCurry, Steve McEachern, Ronnie Silver, #5 Richard Lasater, #12 David Bonnett, #16 Chad Chaffin, #21 Tommy Sigmon, #35 Shawna Robinson, #55 Tim Fedewa, #56 Brandon Sperling, #97 Joe Bessey


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Slick 50 300
The Slick 50 300 was held November 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. This race was delayed 8 months due to a blizzard.


1993 NASCAR Busch Series, Rookie of the Year
Hermie Sadler won his first career race and the Rookie of the Year title in 1993, finishing in the top-ten eight times and ended the season tenth in the final standings. He was followed by Joe Bessey, Tim Fedewa, and Roy Payne. Due to sponsor issues, Nathan Buttke and Jason Keller did not attempt the full schedule.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 45th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 22nd modern-era Cup season. The season began on February 7 and ended on November 14. Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing won the title, the sixth of his career.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1993 was marked by the deaths of two Winston Cup drivers, though neither were on-track in any form. 1992 Champion Alan Kulwicki was killed on April 1 in a plane crash near Blountville, Tennessee. He was travelling to Bristol International Raceway in a corporate jet belonging to his sponsor, Hooters. Davey Allison died on July 13, a day after a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway left him with a severe head trauma. The accidents robbed the sport two of its brightest young stars and denied Kulwicki the chance to defend his 1992 title.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The season saw the introduction of the Generation 4 car when steel bodies were replaced by fiberglass, teams spent hours in a wind tunnel to gain aero edge, and a highly-modified body was in place. It also saw the introduction of electronic scoring, giving instantaneous interval numbers.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
This was the first season without NASCAR legend Richard Petty since 1957.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Busch Clash
The Busch Clash, an invitational event for all pole winners of the previous season, was held February 7 at Daytona International Speedway. Ernie Irvan drew the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Gatorade 125s
The Gatorade 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Petty and Dale Jarrett won the poles for both races, respectively.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500 by STP
The 1993 Daytona 500 by STP was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Kyle Petty's #42 car won the pole, putting a Petty on the Daytona 500 pole for the first time since 1966, and only the second time ever. Kyle was also the first North Carolina driver to win the 500 pole since Benny Parsons in 1982. His father Richard waved the green flag in the first Winston Cup race held since his retirement.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500 by STP
Failed to qualify: 85-Dorsey Schroeder, 48-James Hylton, 45-Rich Bickle, 29-Kerry Teague, 0-Delma Cowart, 77-Mike Potter, 73-Stanley Smith, 99-Brad Teague, 31-Steve Kinser, 51-Jeff Purvis, 50-A. J. Foyt, 23-Eddie Bierschwale, and 95-Ken Ragan


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, GM Goodwrench 500
The GM Goodwrench 500 was held on February 28 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held March 7 at Richmond International Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was scheduled for March 14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. However, it was postponed and moved to March 20 in the aftermath of the 1993 Superstorm. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
Failed to qualify: 45-Rich Bickle, 84-Rick Crawford, 48-James Hylton, 61-Rick Carelli


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth 500
The TranSouth 500 was held March 28 at Darlington Raceway. Qualifying was rained out and the starting grid was lined up based on points. Dale Earnhardt started from the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Food City 500
The Food City 500 was held April 4 at Bristol International Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, First Union 400
The First Union 400 was held April 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Brett Bodine won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hanes 500
The Hanes 500 was held April 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500
The Winston 500 was held May 2 at Talladega Superspeedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Winston 500
Failed to qualify: 9-P. J. Jones, 48-James Hylton, 0-Delma Cowart, 31-Steve Kinser, 62-Ben Hess, 71-Dave Marcis, 73-Phil Barkdoll, 65-Jerry O'Neil, 49-Stanley Smith


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart Supermarkets 300K
The Save Mart Supermarkets 300K was held May 16 at Sears Point Raceway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Save Mart Supermarkets 300K
Failed to qualify: 51-Rick Scribner, 09-R. K. Smith, 48-Jack Sellers


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Winston Open
The Winston Open, a 50 lap last chance race to qualify for The Winston, was held on May 22nd, 1993 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The top four finishers would qualify for The Winston later that night.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, The Winston
The 1993 edition of The Winston, took place on May 22, 1993. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 30 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Coca-Cola 600
Failed to qualify: 85-Ken Bouchard, 48-James Hylton, 84-Rick Crawford, 38-Bobby Hamilton, 65-Jerry O'Neil, 49-Stanley Smith, 64-Johnny Chapman


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Budweiser 500
The Budweiser 500 was held June 6 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole, but totaled his car in final practice, being forced to go to a back-up car and having to start last.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Champion Spark Plug 500
The Champion Spark Plug 500 was held June 13 at Pocono Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held June 20 at Michigan International Speedway. Brett Bodine won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400
The Pepsi 400 was held July 3 at Daytona International Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole after Ken Schrader who had originally set the fastest time failed post-qualifying inspection due to an illegal carburetor designed to bypass the restrictor plate. Schrader was forced to start in last place.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pepsi 400
Failed to qualify: 45-Rich Bickle, 62-Clay Young, 29-Kerry Teague, 0-Delma Cowart, 31-Stan Fox, 49-Stanley Smith, 35-Bill Venturini, 65-Jerry O'Neil, 48-James Hylton, 73-Phil Barkdoll, 79-Andy Belmont, 77-Mike Potter, 86-Mark Thompson, 82-Mark Stahl, 83-Lake Speed, 85-Ken Bouchard, 89-Jim Sauter, 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 23-Eddie Bierschwale, 99-Brad Teague


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 300
The inaugural Slick 50 300 was held on July 11 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 500
The Miller Genuine Draft 500 was held July 18 at Pocono Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 500
Failed to qualify: 52-Jimmy Means, 78-Jay Hedgecock, 56-Jerry Hill, 57-Bob Schacht


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500
The DieHard 500 was held July 25 at Talladega Superspeedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, DieHard 500
Failed to qualify: 45-Rich Bickle, 38-Bobby Hamilton, 46-Buddy Baker, 62-Clay Young, 29-Kerry Teague


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Budweiser at The Glen
The Budweiser at The Glen was held August 8 at Watkins Glen International. Mark Martin won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Budweiser at The Glen
Failed to qualify: 77-Davy Jones, 71-Dave Marcis, 81-Jeff Davis, 29-Kerry Teague, 65-Jerry O'Neil


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Champion Spark Plug 400
The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held August 15 at Michigan International Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Champion Spark Plug 400
Failed to qualify: 37-Loy Allen Jr., 48-James Hylton,95-Jeremy Mayfield, 53-Richie Petty, 85-Ken Bouchard, 76-Ron Hornaday Jr., 62-Clay Young, 29-John Krebs, 81-Jeff Davis, 02-T. W. Taylor, 48-Andy Genzman


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Brickyard 400 test session
A day after the Champion Spark Plug 400, the top 35 teams in the standings were invited to participate in an open test session for the 1994 Brickyard 400. On the way home from Michigan, the teams stopped at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for two days of practice. Retired driver Richard Petty took a few fast laps on the second day, then donated the car to the Speedway museum.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Bud 500
The Bud 500 was held August 28 at Bristol International Raceway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Bud 500
Failed to qualify: 55-Ted Musgrave, 75-Todd Bodine, 9-P. J. Jones, 45-Rich Bickle


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Mountain Dew Southern 500
The Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held September 5 at Darlington Raceway. Ken Schrader won the pole. The race was shortened from 367 laps to 351 laps due to a lengthy rain delay and the track did not have lights, that would change in time for the race in 2004


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
The Miller Genuine Draft 400 was held September 11 at Richmond International Raceway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Miller Genuine Draft 400
Failed to qualify: 80-Jimmy Horton, 45-Rich Bickle, 53-Richie Petty, 02-T. W. Taylor


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, SplitFire Spark Plug 500
The SplitFire Spark Plug 500 was held September 19 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, SplitFire Spark Plug 500
Failed to qualify: 48-Trevor Boys, 84-Norm Benning, 66-Mike Wallace, 02-T. W. Taylor, 9-P. J. Jones, 77-Mike Potter


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goody's 500
The Goody's 500 was held September 26 at Martinsville Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Tyson/Holly Farms 400
The Tyson/Holly Farms 400 was held October 3 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Ernie Irvan won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Tyson/Holly Farms 400
Failed to qualify: 52-Jimmy Means, 48-James Hylton, 68-Greg Sacks, 71-Dave Marcis, 45-Rich Bickle, 37-Loy Allen Jr.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Mello Yello 500
The Mello Yello 500 was held October 10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won his first career pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Mello Yello 500
Failed to qualify: 71-Dave Marcis, 47-Billy Standridge, 37-Loy Allen Jr., 35-Bill Venturini, 63-Norm Benning, 99-Brad Teague, 83-Jeff McClure, 02-T. W. Taylor


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, AC Delco 500
The AC Delco 500 was held October 24 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, AC Delco 500
Failed to qualify: 47-Billy Standridge, 63-Norm Benning, 65-Jerry O'Neil, 05-Ed Ferree


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 500
The Slick 50 500 was held October 31 at Phoenix International Raceway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Slick 50 500
Failed to qualify: 52-Scott Gaylord, 36-Butch Gilliland, 13-Stan Fox, 48-Jack Sellers, 81-Jeff Davis, 51-Rick Scribner


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hooters 500
The Hooters 500 was held November 14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Hooters 500
Failed to qualify: 47-Billy Standridge, 95-Jeremy Mayfield, 52-Jimmy Means, 62-Clay Young, 57-Bob Schacht, 72-John Andretti, 63-Norm Benning, 9-P. J. Jones, 84-Rick Crawford, 48-Andy Genzman


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Final points standings
Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. *- Most laps led.


1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Rookie of the Year
After his contract was bought from Bill Davis Racing, Jeff Gordon drove the #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy in 1993. He won one pole, had eleven top-tens and finished 14th in points. His next closest competitor was Bobby Labonte who had replaced Gordon at BDR. He had six top-tens and one pole, while third-place finisher Kenny Wallace had only three top-tens. The last place runner was P. J. Jones, who declared late in the season and only ran six races for Melling Racing.


1993 NBA All-Star Game
The 1993 NBA All-Star Game  took place on February 21, 1993, and was an exhibition game played between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, home of the Utah Jazz. This was the 43rd edition National Basketball Association all-star game played during the 1992-1993 season. The Western Conference went on to beat the East 135 to 132 in overtime. The All-Star Weekend then wrapped up with the slam dunk competition, won by Harold Miner from the Miami Heat, and the three-point shootout, won by Mark Price from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The regular season then continued on Tuesday, February 23, 1993.


1993 NBA All-Star Game, Coaches
The coaches for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game were chosen for the best current season win percentage in their conference through the games of February 18, 1993.


1993 NBA All-Star Game, Coaches
The head coach for the Eastern Conference was Pat Riley, head coach of the New York Knicks for the regular season, and his 9th NBA All-Star appearance as a head coach. The head coach for the Western Conference was Paul Westphal, first  year as head coach of the Phoenix Suns for the regular season.


1993 NBA All-Star Game, Players
The 1993 NBA All-Star game would be a highlight for many NBA players. This would be Michael Jordan's last NBA All-Star game before leaving the NBA for the first time, although he would return to play in five more. For Isiah Thomas, this would be his last NBA All-Star appearance; meanwhule, this would also be the All-Star debut of Shaquille O'Neal, and the first time the Orlando Magic and Charlotte Hornets franchises ever had a player in the NBA All-Star Game. Karl Malone and John Stockton were both awarded MVP.


1993 NBA All-Star Game, Players
The starters for the Eastern Conference included: Michael Jordan as shooting guard, Isiah Thomas as point guard, Scottie Pippen as small forward, Larry Johnson as power forward, and Shaquille O'Neal as center. The starters for the Western Conference included: Clyde Drexler as shooting guard, John Stockton as point guard Charles Barkley as small forward, Karl Malone as Power forward, and David Robinson as Center. All starters would end up in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame except for Larry Johnson. Mitch Richmond on Western Conference was injured and replaced by Terry Porter. Chris Mullin on the Western Conference team was also injured; however, he was not replaced by anyone.


1993 NBA All-Star Game, Rosters
Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond were selected to play but couldn't due to injury.


1993 NBA Finals
The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992–93 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. It featured the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, and the Western Conference playoff champion Phoenix Suns, winners of 62 games and led by regular season MVP Charles Barkley. The Bulls became the first team since the Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win three consecutive championship titles, clinching the "three-peat" with John Paxson's game-winning 3-pointer that gave them a 99–98 victory in Game 6.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Chicago Bulls
With two consecutive NBA championships, the Bulls aimed at an elusive 'three-peat'. No team had won a third consecutive NBA title since the Boston Celtics achieved a run of eight titles in a row from 1959 to 1966.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Chicago Bulls
In the offseason, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen played for the Dream Team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, winning the gold medal. They entered the new season with little rest, but it did not stop both Jordan and Pippen from leading the Bulls to a 57–25 record, good for second in the Eastern Conference.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Chicago Bulls
Chicago began its push for a 'three-peat' with back-to-back sweeps of the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers. But against the top-seeded New York Knicks, the Bulls fell behind 2–0, before winning the next two games in Chicago, tying the series. In a crucial Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls stole a rare road victory, aided by an array of blocks on Charles Smith in the final seconds, before wrapping up the series in Game 6 at Chicago Stadium.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Phoenix Suns
The Suns were a team on the rise, led by their All-Star point guard Kevin Johnson. Johnson arrived via trade in 1988, and propelled the Suns to two consecutive trips to the conference finals in his first two full seasons.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Phoenix Suns
In the 1992 offseason, the Suns made a blockbuster trade, acquiring Charles Barkley from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jeff Hornacek, Tim Perry and Andrew Lang. They also hired Paul Westphal as head coach, unveiled new logos and uniforms, and moved to the brand new America West Arena from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Phoenix Suns
The Suns made the most of these moves, winning a franchise record 62 games. Barkley's efforts won him the MVP award. However, in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Suns fell down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Lakers, before rallying to defeat them in five games. In the second round the Suns defeated the San Antonio Spurs in six games, and were again pushed to a decisive game seven by the Seattle SuperSonics before ultimately winning the conference finals. For the Suns, it was their first NBA finals appearance since 1976 and second overall.


1993 NBA Finals, Background, Regular season series
Both teams split the two meetings, each won by the road team:


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 1
Phoenix displayed an introduction animation in the vein of Chicago's well-known intro animation, set to the same song, before the game, which was remarked upon by the commentators. Before the game, a moment of silence was observed in memory of New Jersey Nets guard Dražen Petrović, who had been killed in a car accident two days earlier. The Bulls led the game from start to finish, and were able to quell several rallies from the Suns throughout.


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 2
Both teams were locked in battle throughout the first half until Chicago took over in the 2nd quarter, shooting with a higher shooting percentage. In the second half, the Suns began to pressure the Bulls, but ran into trouble when Kevin Johnson fouled out, and Charles Barkley suffered an elbow injury. Late in the 4th quarter with time running out, it came down to a battle of determination. Scottie Pippen blocked Danny Ainge's 3-point attempt to seal the win and Phoenix became the first team to lose their home-court advantage twice in the first two games of the NBA Finals (the Orlando Magic did this two years later).


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 3
The Phoenix Suns won Game 3 in triple overtime, 129–121. Suns Head Coach Paul Westphal became the only person to appear in two triple-overtime finals games: the first was the classic 1976 Game 5 contest against Boston as a player. His Suns also  became the only team to appear in two triple-overtime finals games, the first of which they lost 126–128. Westphal made a surprising move that paid off, helping to get Kevin Johnson back on track after Johnson had two terrible performances in Games 1 and 2, by having him guard Michael Jordan. KJ played much better all-around basketball for the rest of the Finals.


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 3
Suns: Kevin Johnson 25, Dan Majerle 28, Charles Barkley 24, Mark West 11, Richard Dumas 17, Danny Ainge 10, Tom Chambers 12, Oliver Miller 2, Frank Johnson 0, Jerrod Mustaf 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 3
Bulls: B. J. Armstrong 21, Michael Jordan 44, Scottie Pippen 26, Horace Grant 13, Bill Cartwright 8, Scott Williams 4, Trent Tucker 3, Stacey King 0, John Paxson 2, Darrell Walker 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 4
In Game 4, Michael Jordan was unstoppable, scoring 55 points at Chicago Stadium and making a tough driving layup late in the game while getting fouled. The Bulls won 111–105. Scott Williams, who like MJ played his college basketball at UNC for Dean Smith, joked afterwards about "being proud that the two former Tar Heels combined for 57 points."


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 4
Suns: Charles Barkley 32, Dan Majerle 14, Kevin Johnson 19, Richard Dumas 17, Mark West 8, Tom Chambers 7, Danny Ainge 2, Oliver Miller 2, Frank Johnson 4


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 4
Bulls: Michael Jordan 55, Scottie Pippen 14, Horace Grant 17, B. J. Armstrong 11, Bill Cartwright 3, John Paxson 6, Scott Williams 2, Stacey King 3, Rodney McCray 0, Darrell Walker 0, Trent Tucker 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 5
Before Game 5, Charles Barkley told the press he had announced to his teammates that they needed to win to "", a reference to the riots anticipated in Chicago if the Bulls won the championship at home. Both Paul Westphal and Kevin Johnson later expressed amusement about Barkley taking credit for the line because Westphal had made a tongue-in-cheek comment to that effect in a pregame meeting.


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 5
The Suns won 108–98 and headed home for Game 6 down 3–2.


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 5
Suns: Dan Majerle 11, Charles Barkley 24, Kevin Johnson 25, Mark West 5, Richard Dumas 25, Danny Ainge 8, Oliver Miller 8, Frank Johnson 2, Tom Chambers 0, Jerrod Mustaf 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 5
Bulls: Michael Jordan 41, Scottie Pippen 22, Horace Grant 1, B. J. Armstrong 7, Bill Cartwright 2, John Paxson 12, Scott Williams 4, Stacey King 4, Will Perdue 0, Trent Tucker 5, Darrell Walker 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 6
The Bulls got off to a good start in Game 6 but struggled in the fourth quarter, squandering a double-digit lead to trail 98–94. Michael Jordan made a layup to cut the lead to 2 points, and Dan Majerle's 30-foot three-pointer fell short on the Suns' next possession. Trailing 98–96 and playing a Game 7 on the road if they lost that day, Chicago ran a play that Phil Jackson called "Blind Pig" that had them increasing the play's "thrust" by bringing the ball from 3/4 back of the basket.


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 6
Although Westphal's sole instruction on the play was for none of the players to double-team any of the Bulls (even Michael Jordan), Danny Ainge left John Paxson to try and either steal the ball or foul Horace Grant, who had missed all five of his shot attempts in the game and wasn't a good crunch-time free throw shooter. Grant saw Paxson alone 25 feet from the basket and fired a perfect pass, and Paxson then made a three pointer with 3.9 seconds left, giving the Bulls a 99–98 lead. Paxson's three-point field goal was the only score by any Bulls player other than Michael Jordan in the entire fourth quarter. The victory was secured by a last-second block from Grant on Kevin Johnson, thanks to Paxson's game-winning 3-point field goal.


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 6
Bulls: Michael Jordan 33, Scottie Pippen 23, B. J. Armstrong 18, Horace Grant 1, Bill Cartwright 2, John Paxson 8, Scott Williams 5, Trent Tucker 9, Stacey King 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 6
Suns: Dan Majerle 21, Kevin Johnson 19, Charles Barkley 21, Richard Dumas 8, Mark West 4, Tom Chambers 12, Danny Ainge 9, Oliver Miller 4, Frank Johnson 0


1993 NBA Finals, Series summary, Game 6
Michael Jordan, who averaged a Finals-record 41.0 PPG during the six-game series, became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards. He joined Magic Johnson as the only other player to win the award three times. The NBA started awarding the Finals MVP in 1969.


1993 NBA Finals, Media coverage
This series was aired on NBC with Marv Albert, Bob Costas (hosts), Mike Fratello, Magic Johnson, Quinn Buckner (analysts), Ahmad Rashād (Bulls sideline) and Hannah Storm (Suns sideline) (reporters) calling the action. After the series, Johnson soon left NBC and returned to the Lakers for various roles, while Fratello was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as their head coach. Both were replaced by recently departed Orlando Magic head coach Matt Guokas. Albert and Fratello later reunited in 1999, this time calling NBA games on TNT, and would continue to do so for several more years.


1993 NBA Finals, Media coverage
The 1993 NBA championship documentary, Three-Peat, marked the first time since 1982 that NBA Entertainment used film in on-court or off-court action, although most of it used videotape. It was narrated by Hal Douglas, who narrated the NBA Championship documentaries of 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.


1993 NBA Finals, Aftermath
A month after the Bulls' third straight championship, Michael Jordan's father, James R. Jordan, Sr., was murdered. Distraught by the murder of his father, Jordan announced his retirement from basketball a few weeks before the 1993–94 NBA season began, citing a loss of desire to play basketball.


1993 NBA Finals, Aftermath
Even without Jordan, the Bulls still managed to win 55 games behind the All-Star efforts of Scottie Pippen; however the loss of Jordan was steep to overcome, and following a controversial call that gave the New York Knicks a win in Game 5, the Bulls lost to Knicks in the conference semi-finals of the 1994 NBA Playoffs in Game 7. Jordan returned from retirement in March 1995, following a brief baseball career and made the 1995 NBA Playoffs, losing to the Orlando Magic in six games.


1993 NBA Finals, Aftermath
The Phoenix Suns finished with 56 wins in the 1993–94 season, but were eliminated from the playoffs by the Houston Rockets after leading 2–0 in the Western Conference semifinals. The following year, Phoenix took a commanding 3–1 lead against a sixth-Seeded Houston team only to lose again, losing Games 5 and 7 on their home court, the last of which was decided on a 3-pointer by Mario Elie and an ensuing free throw session. The Rockets went on to win both the 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals.


1993 NBA Finals, Aftermath
In a last-ditch attempt to win a championship, Barkley was soon traded to the Rockets in 1996 for Sam Cassell, Robert Horry and Chucky Brown. Despite forming a "Big Three" with Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon, the Rockets failed to make the NBA Finals in Barkley's four seasons. The 1993 Finals was the only appearance of Charles Barkley's Hall of Fame career. This would be the last Finals appearance for the Suns until 2021, which they would also lose in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks.


1993 NBA Finals, Aftermath
The 1993 NBA Finals marked the only instance in the "Big Four" professional sports in which a Chicago team defeated a Phoenix/Arizona team in a playoff series. In the 2007 National League Division Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks swept the Chicago Cubs 3–0, while in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Phoenix Coyotes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2.


1993 NBA draft
The 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Anfernee Hardaway, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn were All-Stars whose careers were cut short by injuries. Isaiah Rider and Vin Baker showed great potential but were plagued by personal problems. Bobby Hurley's career was derailed by a car wreck in December of his rookie year. The mid-to-late first round (starting with pick 13) was littered with players that failed to make any significant impact, with the exception of three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell. One of the NBA best all-time wing defensive players, three-time champion Bruce Bowen, went undrafted.


1993 NBA draft
Despite having the lowest odds, the Orlando Magic won the first pick in the 1993 NBA Draft Lottery. It was the second year in a row the Magic won the draft lottery. The Magic drafted Chris Webber with the number one overall pick, but only minutes later, executed a blockbuster trade. The Magic traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for their first round pick (#3 overall) Penny Hardaway and three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections.


1993 NBA draft, Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 1993 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.


1993 NBA playoffs
The 1993 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1992–93 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the third straight year. This was the Suns' second Western Conference title; they made their first NBA Finals appearance since 1976, losing to the Boston Celtics.


1993 NBA playoffs
The Knicks–Pacers rivalry started in their first-round encounter, which New York won, 3–1. But it wasn't until the next two meetings (1994 and 1995) that the rivalry became even more intense, particularly due to Reggie Miller's heroics in the Garden that made him a household name and Indiana legitimate contenders in the East.


1993 NBA playoffs
The Charlotte Hornets made their playoff debut. Their opening-round series versus Boston was also last time the Celtics made the playoffs with Kevin McHale, who retired after the series, and Robert Parish, who left as a free agent. Game 1 of the series was the final game of Reggie Lewis' career, as he collapsed during the first quarter and did not play for the rest of the series; he died in July of a heart attack.


1993 NBA playoffs
Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals saw the Suns attempt sixty-four free throws while connecting on fifty-seven of them, both NBA postseason records.


1993 NBA playoffs
Sportswriter Bill Simmons called the 1993 post-season the best in NBA history.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (1) New York Knicks vs. (8) Indiana Pacers
This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Knicks.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (2) Chicago Bulls vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning both meetings.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Cavaliers winning the first meeting.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Eastern Conference First Round, (4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Charlotte Hornets
This was the first playoff meeting between the Celtics and the Hornets.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Los Angeles Lakers
This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first seven meetings.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers
This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the Clippers.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Utah Jazz
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting.


1993 NBA playoffs, First Round, Western Conference First Round, (4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first meeting.


1993 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (1) New York Knicks vs. (5) Charlotte Hornets
This was the first playoff meeting between the Hornets and the Knicks.


1993 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Eastern Conference Semifinals, (2) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first three meetings.


1993 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first meeting.


1993 NBA playoffs, Conference Semifinals, Western Conference Semifinals, (2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first three meetings.


1993 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, (1) New York Knicks vs. (2) Chicago Bulls
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first four meetings.


1993 NBA playoffs, Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.


1993 NBA playoffs, NBA Finals: (W1) Phoenix Suns vs. (E2) Chicago Bulls
This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Suns.


1993 NBL season
The 1993 NBL season was the 15th season of National Basketball League competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league, It was broadcast on Network Ten at midnight due to low ratings of live coverage until 1997, Townsville Suns made their debut this season.


1993 NBL season, Regular Season
The 1993 Regular Season took place over 23 Rounds between 16 April 1993 and 26 September 1993.


1993 NBL season, Ladder
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.


1993 NBL season, Ladder
2Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+9).


1993 NBL season, Ladder
3Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+2).


1993 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 1993 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Mike O'Cain. NC State has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the league's inception in 1953. The Wolfpack played its home games in 1993 at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has been NC State football's home stadium since 1966.


1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1993 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its forty seventh year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The forty-seventh tournament's champion was LSU, coached by Skip Bertman. The Most Outstanding Player was Todd Walker of LSU.


1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, Regionals
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.


1993 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, College World Series
Texas and Texas A&M became the last schools to represent the Southwest Conference in the CWS. The SWC folded following the 1996 baseball season, with membership split among the Big 12, Conference USA and the WAC.


1993 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
The 1993 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 55th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 13th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.


1993 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Held on November 22, 1993, the combined meet was hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 5 kilometers (3.11 miles).


1993 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Both team national championships were again retained by their respective defending champions: Arkansas for the men (their seventh overall and fourth consecutive) and Villanova for the women (their fifth overall and third consecutive). The two individual champions were Josephat Kapkory (Washington State, 39:32.4) and Carole Zajac (Villanova, 16:40.3); it was Zajac's second consecutive title as well.


1993 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
The 1993 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 13th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The Maryland Terrapins won their second championship, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the final The championship rounds were held at Bauer Field in Piscataway, New Jersey on the campus of Rutgers University.


1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States after the 1992–93 season, the 29th annual meet for men and 11th annual for women.


1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
The championships were again held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.


1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Nine-time defending champions Arkansas again claimed the men's team title, the Razorbacks' tenth overall and ninth of twelve consecutive.


1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
LSU won the women's team title, the Lady Tigers' fourth overall and fourth in seven years.


1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Qualification
All teams and athletes from Division I indoor track and field programs were eligible to compete for this year's individual and team titles.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game took place on April 5, 1993 between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan Wolverines at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match-up was the final one of the fifty-fifth consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The Tar Heels won their third NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship, after having been victorious in 1957 and 1982 beforehand. Donald Williams was named the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player for his efforts throughout the tournament.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Media coverage
Michigan and North Carolina were portrayed as different playing styles, with Michigan having an "NBA–style" roster and Carolina having "the model college system." Kansas center Eric Pauley, who played both teams, stated that Michigan was "really athletic," while North Carolina is "fundamentally sound." In addition, Michigan was known for allowing freshman to get significant playing time, while also allowing their players to be more "flamoboyant" and expressive.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Media coverage
With respect to the sophomores on the Michigan roster, coach Smith said he was "amazed at what they had done" and mentioned how they had been to two Final Fours in as many years, further stating "that's a lifetime." The Tar Heels, on the other hand, were known for being a program where upperclassmen get more of the publicity and playing time. Montross commented on North Carolina's perception and related it to how Dean Smith "won't settle for anything but the image he has," while referencing their clean shaven appearance, proper dress attire when traveling and going to dinners, and their "[doing] everything just right.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Media coverage
Dean Smith, who had only one national championship to his credit from 1982, was viewed to have needed the game for his legacy as it would "shut up" critics. In addition, it would bring the Tar Heels to the forefront after Duke having won the previous two national championships. Meanwhile, Steve Fisher, was thought to have needed to win the title in order to vindicate to critics that he "can coach." He had previously won a national title in 1989 when he gained control of Michigan's team before the start of the NCAA Tournament. In advance of the game Smith spoke of Wolverines saying "They're quick, and Coach Fisher has done a great job getting the ball inside. They know how to pass and catch it."


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Media coverage
As the two teams met in December in the Rainbow Classic, most media commented on the game and influenced their expectations. It was noted that the game would be different as Michigan's Jackson would be expected to play more than the minute he did in December before he left the game with a dislocated shoulder. Coach Smith felt Michigan relied on Jackson defensively and noted that he has been doing well on offense as of late. Mark Rosner of Austin American–Statesman wrote that North Carolina was performing much better on offense than they were in that December matchup.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Media coverage
Writers noted that Howard, Eric Reilly, and Webber would likely rotate on the seven–footer Montross, but Webber has the "brawn" to go against Montross. In regards to facing off and defending Montross, Webber stated "I'm not afraid of anyone." Montross spoke of Webber and his matchup saying that "Blocking shots is going to happen. He's got me. I got him." Rose was thought to have a great performance as he would need to minimize his turnovers.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Box score
North Carolina led 72-67 with a minute left. After Ray Jackson hit a jumper with 46 seconds left to make it a three-point game, the Wolverines called their final timeout. On the Tar Heels' inbounds pass, Brian Reese stepped out of bounds, turning the ball over to Michigan. Jalen Rose missed a three-pointer that would have tied the game, but Chris Webber got the rebound and scored with 36 seconds remaining, bringing the Wolverines within one. Pat Sullivan was fouled with 20 seconds left.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game, Box score
He made the front end of a one-and-one and was given a second free throw, which he missed. Webber rebounded for the Wolverines, who were down by two points and out of timeouts. Webber traveled, but none of the officials saw it. He then made a more costly mistake--with 11 seconds left, he called a timeout, even though Michigan had no timeouts left, meaning that North Carolina would have two free throws and then possession of the ball. Donald Williams made both free throws, giving North Carolina a 75-71 lead. With 8 seconds left, Williams was fouled, and hit both free throws for the final points of the game. Rose then missed a three-pointer, which would not have mattered--even if he had made it, the clock would have run out. North Carolina won by the final score of 77-71.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's  NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith, won the national title with a 77–71 victory in the final game over Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher. Donald Williams of North Carolina was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The most memorable play in the championship game came in the last seconds as Michigan's Chris Webber tried to call a timeout with his team down by 2 points when double-teamed by North Carolina. Michigan had already used all of its timeouts, so Webber's gaffe resulted in a technical foul. Michigan subsequently vacated its entire 1992–93 schedule, including its six NCAA Tournament games, after it emerged that Webber had received under-the-table payments from a booster.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
In a game that featured two great individual battles (one between Bobby Hurley and Jason Kidd, and the other between Grant Hill and Lamond Murray), two-time defending champion Duke was upset in the second round by California.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
This year's Final Four was the closest the tournament came to having all four top seeds advance to the semifinals until all four did advance in the 2008 tournament. Indiana was the only top seed not to make it out of its regional; it was defeated by the 2-seed Kansas, in the Midwest regional finals. This tournament is also notable for the uneven distribution of first-round upsets.


1993 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
While there were no upsets in the East, one 'minor' upset in the Midwest (9th seed Xavier defeated 8th seed New Orleans; Xavier was the betting favorite at all sports books in Las Vegas), and one 'medium' upset in the Southeast (11th seed Tulane beat 6th seed Kansas State), the West featured three remarkable upsets amongst the top 5 seeds, with a 12, a 13, and a 15-seed advancing to the second round in that region.