Deaths in May
1: Sunline
2: Jack Kemp
3: John Elsworthy
5: Benjamin Flores
7: Danny Ozark
8: Dom DiMaggio
9: Chuck Daly
13: Achille Compagnoni
14: Bob Rosburg
15: Wayman Tisdale
29: Karine Ruby
Current sporting seasons
American football 2009
NFL
NCAA Division I FBS
Australian rules football 2009
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2009
Formula One
Sprint Cup
IRL IndyCar Series
Formula Two
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
GP2
WTTC
V8 Supercar
American Le Mans
Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
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Formula Three
World Series by Renault
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Super GT
Baseball 2009
Major League Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2009
American competitions: NBA playoffs
Greece – playoffs
Italy – playoffs
Philippines
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Spain – playoffs
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Football (soccer) 2009
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
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Copa Libertadores (South America) AFC (Asia) Champions League CAF (Africa) Champions League
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Major League Soccer (USA&Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2009
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Ice hockey 2009
Stanley Cup Finals
Lacrosse 2009
Major League Lacrosse
Motorcycle racing 2009
Superbike World Championship
Supersport racing
Rugby league 2009
Super League
NRL
Rugby union 2009
Top 14
Days of the month
May 31, 2009 (Sunday)
Auto racing
Sprint Cup Series: Autism Speaks 400 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Tony Stewart (Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) Drivers standings (after 13 of 26 races leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 1853 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) 1807 (3) Johnson 1789 IndyCar Series: ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 in West Allis, Wisconsin: (1) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) Standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 161 points (2) Briscoe & Franchitti 157 World Touring Car Championship: Race of Spain in Valencia: Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (2) Tiago Monteiro (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) Race 2: (1) Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si) (2) Jörg Müller (BMW 320si) (3) Tarquini Standings (after 10 of 24 races): (1) Yvan Muller 57 points (2) Farfus 54 (3) Tarquini 46 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 2 in Klettwitz, Germany: (1) Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) (2) Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) (3) Mattias Ekström (Audi A4) Standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Timo Scheider (Audi A4) 12 points (2) Paffett & Tom Kristensen (Audi A4) 10 V8 Supercars: Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania Round 8: (1) Jamie Whincup (Ford Falcon) (2) Will Davison (Holden Commodore) (3) Fabian Coulthard (Ford Falcon) Standings (after 8 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 1044 points (2) Davison 948 (3) Steven Johnson (Ford Falcon) 753
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer wins his 250th game when the Phils beat the Washington Nationals 4–2. NCAA tournament Florida State defeats Ohio State 37–6, setting a record for most runs scored in an NCAA postseason game, in the final of their regional tournament in Tallahassee, Florida.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia: Stage 21 (ITT): (1) Ignatas Konovalovas () 18' 42" (2) Bradley Wiggins () + 1" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen () + 7" Final general classification: Denis Menchov () 86h 03' 11" Danilo Di Luca () + 41" Franco Pellizotti () + 1' 59"