Editing 1990s (section)

===Sports===
[[File:Jordan by Lipofsky 16577.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Michael Jordan]], the most popular NBA player of the 1990s.]]
*In [[college football]], the [[Inauguration|Inaugural]] 1992 [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] Championship Game occurred at Legion Field in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. The [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] football team, under then-Coach [[Gene Stallings]], went 11-0 and defeated the [[Florida Gators]] under then-Coach [[Steve Spurrier]]. The Tide would later finish 13–0 to win the National Championship and beat the [[Miami Hurricanes]] in the 1993 [[Sugar Bowl]]. However, Spurrier and the Gators would later win Four SEC Championships from 1993 to 1996. They went on to win their first National Championship in the 1997 [[Nokia]] [[Sugar Bowl]] by defeating the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]].
*The [[1992 Summer Olympics]] are held in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] and the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] are held in [[Atlanta]], [[United States]].
*The [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team]], nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active [[professional sports|professional]] players from the [[National Basketball Association]]. Described as the "greatest team ever assembled", its roster included the likes of [[Michael Jordan]], [[Larry Bird]], and [[Magic Johnson]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCallum |first1=Jack |title=Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever |date=2013 |publisher=Random House Publishing Group |isbn=9780345520494 |page=313 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-8KJGlUvrPYC&pg=PA313 |access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.espn.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/71610/this-day-in-sports-the-dream-team-takes-gold-in-barcelona This Day in Sports: The Dream Team Takes Gold in Barcelona]". ESPN. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2012.</ref>
*[[Major League Baseball]] players went on [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|strike]] on 12 August 1994, thus ending the season and canceling the [[World Series]] for the first time in 90 years. The players' strike ended on 29 March 1995, when players and team owners agreed.
*The [[1991 World Series]] pitted the [[1991 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] and the [[1991 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]], two teams who finished last place in their respective divisions, the [[1990 Major League Baseball season|previous season]]. The series would go all seven games won by the home teams, concluding dramatically with the Minnesota Twins claiming their second World Series title.
*American [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[basketball]] player [[Michael Jordan]] became a major sports and [[Pop icon|pop culture icon]], idolized by millions worldwide. He revolutionized [[sports marketing]] through deals with companies such as [[Gatorade]], [[Hanes]], [[McDonald's]] and [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. His [[Chicago Bulls]] team won six NBA titles during the decade ([[1991 NBA Finals|1991]], [[1992 NBA Finals|1992]], [[1993 NBA Finals|1993]], [[1996 NBA Finals|1996]], [[1997 NBA Finals|1997]] and [[1998 NBA Finals|1998]]). He was also notable in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] thanks to his self-portrayal in the film ''[[Space Jam]]'' with the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' characters.
*The [[National Hockey League]] would expand from 21 to 30 teams. During the expansion years, several teams would relocate to new cities: the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972-96)|Winnipeg Jets]] moved to [[Phoenix, Arizona]] and became the [[Phoenix Coyotes]], the [[Quebec Nordiques]] moved to [[Denver]] and became the [[Colorado Avalanche]], the [[Hartford Whalers]] moved to [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] and became the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], and the [[Minnesota North Stars]] moved to [[Dallas]] and became the [[Dallas Stars]].
**The NHL's 1990s expansion saw new teams in cities that previously never had NHL hockey: [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] ([[San Jose Sharks]]), [[Anaheim]] ([[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]]), [[Nashville]] ([[Nashville Predators]]), Miami ([[Florida Panthers]]), and [[Tampa]] ([[Tampa Bay Lightning]]). The NHL also returned to Atlanta with the expansion [[Atlanta Thrashers]].
**Two of the NHL's [[Original Six]] teams, the [[New York Rangers]] and the [[Detroit Red Wings]], would end long [[Stanley Cup]] championship droughts; the Rangers in [[1994 Stanley Cup Finals|1994]] after [[Curse of 1940|54 years]], and the Red Wings would win back-to-back Cups in [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1997]] and [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|1998]] after [[1955 Stanley Cup Finals|42 years]].
**Canadian hockey star [[Mario Lemieux]] led the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]], one of the original NHL expansion teams, to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in [[1991 Stanley Cup Finals|1991]] and [[1992 Stanley Cup Finals|1992]].
**In addition to the Pittsburgh Penguins, three other NHL expansion teams went on to earn their first Stanley Cup championships: the [[New Jersey Devils]] in [[1995 Stanley Cup Finals|1995]], the Colorado Avalanche in [[1996 Stanley Cup Finals|1996]], and the Dallas Stars in [[1999 Stanley Cup Finals|1999]].
**Canadian hockey star [[Wayne Gretzky]] announced his retirement from the NHL in 1999. Upon his final game on 18 April, he held 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records. He is the leading point-scorer in NHL history and the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. He played for four teams during his NHL career: the [[Edmonton Oilers]], the [[Los Angeles Kings]], the [[St. Louis Blues]], and the New York Rangers.
*American cyclist [[Lance Armstrong]] won his first [[Tour de France]] in 1999, less than two years after battling [[testicular cancer]]. Armstrong would later become embattled in a major [[Lance Armstrong doping case|doping investigation]], stripping him of this and all of his major cycling titles. 
*In [[professional wrestling]], as the popularity brought on by the [[1980s professional wrestling boom|1980s boom period]] slowly declined in the former half of the 1990s, the [[WWE|WWF]] continued its "[[History of WWE#Golden Era (1980–1993)|Golden Era]]" until 1993, led by such stars as [[Hulk Hogan]], [[The Ultimate Warrior]], and [[The Undertaker]] (who would go on to have an [[The Streak (wrestling)|undefeated streak at WrestleMania]] that continued until [[WrestleMania XXX]] in April 2014). Afterwards, a second boom period from the middle of the decade was initiated due to the [[Monday Night Wars|Monday Night War]] between the WWF and [[WCW]] to later spawn the WWF's [[Attitude Era]], home to some of the biggest names in wrestling history such as [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]], and [[Triple H]]. Meanwhile, the highly popular [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] stable, along with [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]], brought WCW major success.
*The [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] won an unprecedented [[treble (association football)|treble]] of the [[Premier League]], [[FA Cup]] and [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League]] after defeating [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 2–1 in May 1999.
*The United States hosted the 15th staging of the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. It holds the record for the largest attendance per game during the World Cup finals (even after the tournament's expansion to 32 teams and 64 matches). Additionally, this led to the creation of the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]].
*In motor racing, triple [[Formula One]] World Champion [[Ayrton Senna]] is fatally injured in a crash at [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] in 1994. [[Michael Schumacher]] enters into the sport – winning his first two championships in [[1994 Formula One season|1994]] and [[1995 Formula One season|1995]]. [[Dale Earnhardt]] wins the [[1998 Daytona 500]] and the [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup]] championship in 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994. [[American Championship car racing|Indy Car racing]] delves into an organizational [[1996 Indianapolis 500#IRL/CART split|"Split"]].
*In the [[National Football League|NFL]], the [[San Francisco 49ers]] and the [[Washington Redskins]] showed promise of continuing their '80s glory by each team winning another Super Bowl at the beginning of the decade. However, it was the [[Dallas Cowboys]] who made a gradual return to dynasty status, winning three Super Bowls ([[Super Bowl XXVII|1992]], [[Super Bowl XXVIII|1993]] and [[Super Bowl XXX|1995]]) in four years after a 14-year NFL championship drought. The [[Denver Broncos]] also won their first two Super Bowls after having lost four, winning consecutive championships of the [[Super Bowl XXXII|1997]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIII|1998]] seasons. 
*[[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]], 1987–2000 – At the height of [[Bobby Bowden]]'s dominance, the Florida State Seminoles went 152–19–1, won nine [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] championships (1992–2000), two national championships (1993 and 1999), played for three more national championships (1996, 1998, and 2000), were ranked #1 in the preseason AP poll five times (1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 1999), never lost the #1 AP ranking during 1999, produced 20 1st round NFL draft picks (including the 1997 offensive and defensive rookies of the year), won at least ten games every year, and never finished a season ranked lower than fourth in the AP poll. Quarterbacks [[Charlie Ward]] and [[Chris Weinke]] won [[Heisman Trophy|Heisman Trophies]].<ref name="College Football's 12 Greatest Dynasties">{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/25/gallery.dynasty/content.7.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051228042510/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/25/gallery.dynasty/content.7.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2005|title=College Football's 12 Greatest Dynasties |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=2005-12-25 |quote=At the height of Bobby Bowden's dominance, the Florida State Seminoles won two national championships (1993 and 1999), played for three others (1996, 1998 and 2000) and never finished outside the AP top four. Quarterbacks Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke won Heisman Trophies. | access-date=2010-05-01}}</ref>
*The [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] led by head coach [[Tom Osborne]] won three national championships in college football in four years (1994, 1995, 1997)
*Led by head coach [[Jim Tressel]], The [[Youngstown State Penguins]] claimed to be the "team of the '90s" by winning four national championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997) in division I-AA college football<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ysusports.com/fan_zone/traditions/football_traditions|title=Football Traditions}}</ref>
*The [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (1993) and [[Pride Fighting Championship]] (1997) debut and evolve into the modern sport of [[Mixed Martial Arts]].
*[[Major League Baseball]] added four teams, [[Miami Marlins]] (as Florida Marlins), [[Colorado Rockies]], [[Tampa Bay Rays]] (as Tampa Bay Devil Rays), and the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], and moved one ([[Milwaukee Brewers]]) into the National League. The Florida Marlins would win the World Series in [[1997 World Series|1997]] and [[2003 World Series|2003]]; the Arizona Diamondbacks would win the World Series in [[2001 World Series|2001]], becoming the fastest expansion team to win a major championship for any major sport; the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays would appear in the World Series in [[2007 World Series|2007]] and [[2008 World Series|2008]] respectively.
*In 1998, Canada wins gold medals for the first time in [[Ultimate (sport)|Disc ultimate]] at the [[World Flying Disc Federation#WFDF World Ultimate Championship|WFDF World Ultimate Championship]] in Open, Mixed, and Masters.
*In the 1996 Summer Olympics, the [[Magnificent Seven (gymnastics)|Women's Gymnastics team]] won the first team gold medal for the US in Olympic Gymnastics history.
*In 1997, eight Australian Rugby League Premiership clubs defect to the [[News Corporation]]-backed [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]], before a resolution sees the two parties form the [[National Rugby League]] in 1998. The British competition is bought out by [[News Corporation]], and renamed [[Super League]], which it is still currently named (although it was sold by News Corporation).