High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men`s singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Albert Costa.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Spain. It was the third world championship held under the aegis of football`s world governing body.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1996 WJHC) was the 20th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, hosted in Massachusetts. The tournament was won by Canada – defeating Sweden 4-1 in the gold-medal game – earning Canada their fourth straight gold medal and ninth overall.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 3. Randy LaJoie of BACE Motorsports was crowned the series champion.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship tournament held in Spain, between 24 November and 8 December, 1996.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions and won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the 1996 American League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 1, and ended on Saturday, October 5, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 Dunhill Cup was the 12th Dunhill Cup. It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries, each represented by three players. The Cup was played 10–13 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company. The American team of Phil Mickelson, Mark O`Meara, and Steve Stricker beat the team from New Zealand of Frank Nobilo, Greg Turner, and Grant Waite in the final. It was the third win for the United States.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996 Baltimore Orioles season in which the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses and qualifying for the post-season as the Wild Card team. The Orioles broke the all-time record for most home runs hit by a team (set at 240 by the 1961 New York Yankees) with 257. During the season, four Orioles scored at least 100 runs, four drove in at least 100 runs and seven hit at least 20 home runs. The Orioles pitching staff allowed 209 home runs, 1,604 hits and had an ERA of 5.15. The Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS and then lost in the ALCS to the New York Yankees.