Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays edges Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees for the Cy Young Award November 12, 1996 8
May 14-18, 1996: Methodist wins the first of 16 women’s golf championships team titles between 1996 and 2012 (three in combined Divisions II and III competition and 13 in Division III competition), including 15 straight titles beginning in 1998. May 18, 1996 21
March 29-April 1, 1996: Penn State’s Olga Kalinovskaya becomes the first woman to win four straight titles in one event (foil) at the National Collegiate Fencing Championships. April 1, 1996 22