22 October 2005

• Major League Baseball 2005 World Series Game 1
  • Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox, 8:01 PM US EDT (0001 Sunday UTC)

• NCAA College Football: AP Top 25
  • (1) Southern Cal at Washington
  • (10) Texas Tech at (2) Texas
  • (4) Georgia 23, Arkansas 20
  • (17) Tennessee at (5) Alabama
  • (16) Auburn at (7) LSU
  • Oregon State at (8) UCLA
  • BYU at (9) Notre Dame
  • (11) Florida State at Duke
  • (12) Penn State at Illinois
  • (14) Ohio State at Indiana
  • (15) Oregon at Arizona
  • Purdue at (19) Wisconsin
  • (21) TCU at Air Force
  • Northwestern 49, (22) Michigan State 21
  • North Carolina 7, (23) Virginia 5
  • (24) Fresno State at Idaho
  • (25) Cal-Berkley at Washington State
• Golf: Tiger Woods misses the cut at the Funai Classic at Walt Disney World after finishing his second round this morning (rain pushed the completion of round two to today) with an overall two-round score of 3-under. Vijay Singh also misses the cut, shooting 4-under. It's Woods' second missed cut this year; Singh's third.

• Hurricane Wilma affecting sports events:
  • The NHL game between the Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers was postponed from Saturday (October 22) until December 5.
• NFL Week 7
  • Kansas City Chiefs 30, Miami Dolphins 20: Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson combined to rush for 183 yards and Trent Green threw for 297 yards in a game that was moved from the original October 23 date due to the oncoming Hurricane Wilma.

• Hurricane Wilma affecting sports events:
  • The NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins that was originally scheduled for October 23 was pushed back 2 days to Friday, October 21, due to Hurricane Wilma, while a Nationwide Tour golf event scheduled for this week in Miami, the Miccosukee Classic, the tour's final full-field event for 2005, was outright cancelled.
• Major League Baseball: Larry Walker, an outfielder for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals, officially announced his retirement after Game Six of the 2005 National League Championship Series.
• NCAA College Football:
  • AP Top 25: (3) Virginia Tech 28, Maryland 9.
• Football (soccer): UEFA Cup 2005-06, group stage, matchday 1:
  • Group A: Viking Stavanger 1–0 AS Monaco
  • Group A: CSKA Sofia 0–1 Hamburg
  • Group B: Maccabi Petach Tikva 1–2 Palermo
  • Group C: Halmstad 0–1 Hertha Berlin
  • Group C: Steaua Bucharest 4–0 Lens
  • Group D: Grasshoppers 0–1 Middlesbrough
  • Group D: Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–2 AZ Alkmaar
  • Group E: FC Basel 0–2 Strasbourg
  • Group E: Tromsø 1–2 Roma
  • Group F: CSKA Moscow 1–2 Marseille
  • Group F: Dinamo Bucharest 0–0 Heerenveen
  • Group G: Rennes 0–2 VfB Stuttgart
  • Group G: Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 PAOK
  • Group H: Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Vitória Guimarães
  • Group H: Beşiktaş 1–1 Bolton Wanderers
• See also UEFA Cup 2005-06.

• Hurricane Wilma affecting sports:
  • The scheduled game between Georgia Tech and (AP) sixth-ranked Miami (FL) on Saturday (October 22) has been postponed. The game will now be played on November 19, forcing a game originally scheduled for ESPN between Miami and Wake Forest from the original date of November 17 to November 12. ESPN has not announced a replacement game for November 17th, and ABC, which was to have broadcast the game regionally, will replace it with the Michigan-Iowa contest except on the west coast. Also, twentieth-ranked West Virginia and South Florida will play their game on December 3 instead of Saturday, while the Tulane-Central Florida game was advanced one day in Orlando, Florida to Friday (October 21). It is the ninth game to be affected for the Green Wave because of hurricanes this year.
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news)
  • Joe Girardi was named the new manager of the Florida Marlins, signing a three-year contract.
  • Long-time Atlanta Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone was named the new pitching coach of the Baltimore Orioles.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Championship Series Game 6
    • Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
      • WP: Roy Oswalt. LP: Mark Mulder. HR: Hou — Jason Lane; StL — none. Jason Lane's fourth inning home run and Series MVP Roy Oswalt's seven strong innings of pitching led the Astros to the Fall Classic for the first time in their forty-four year history. The game also served as the swan song for Busch Stadium after 38 1/2 seasons. Astros win series, 4-2.
• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League 2005-06, group stage, matchday 3:
  • Group E: Fenerbahçe 3–3 Schalke 04
  • Group E: A.C. Milan 0–0 PSV
  • Group F: Real Madrid 4–1 Rosenborg
  • Group F: Lyon 2–1 Olympiakos
  • Group G: Anderlecht 0–1 Liverpool
  • Group G: Chelsea 4–0 Real Betis
  • Group H: Porto 2–0 Internazionale
  • Group H: Rangers 0–0 Artmedia Bratislava
• See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06.
• Football (soccer): UEFA Cup 2005-06, group stage, matchday 1:
  • Group B: Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 Espanyol
• See also UEFA Cup 2005-06.

• Canadian Interuniversity Sport:The remainder of McGill University's football season has been cancelled as a result of an investigation of an alleged hazing incident. (CBC News)
• National Hockey League: Wayne Gretzky returned to Edmonton, Alberta with the Phoenix Coyotes as their coach, but it was former teammate Paul Coffey who was in the spotlight for the Oilers as his number 7 was lifted to the rafters of Rexall Place. However, the Coyotes spoiled the party when they won the game in overtime, 4-3.
• Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League 2005-06, group stage, matchday 3:
  • Group A: Bayern Munich 2–1 Juventus
  • Group A: Rapid Vienna 0–1 Club Brugge
  • Group B: Ajax 2–0 FC Thun
  • Group B: Sparta Prague 0–2 Arsenal
  • Group C: Panathinaikos 0–0 Barcelona
  • Group C: Udinese 1–1 Werder Bremen
  • Group D: Manchester United 0–0 Lille
  • Group D: Villarreal 1–1 Benfica
• See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06.

• National Hockey League: The Buffalo Sabres announced they will retire the number 18 worn by Danny Gare prior to their November 22 game against the New York Rangers and the number 16 worn by Pat LaFontaine before theor March 3, 2006 contest with the rival Toronto Maple Leafs.
• National Basketball Association: New York Knicks' Allan Houston retires after 12 seasons.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Championship Series Game 5
    • St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4.
      • WP: Jason Isringhausen. LP: Brad Lidge. HRs: StL — Albert Pujols; Hou — Lance Berkman. Albert Pujols figuratively popped a balloon in the party on the forty-fifth anniversary of the granting of a National League baseball franchise to Houston and dampened the Astros' possible pennant-clinching celebration with a three-run homer off Brad Lidge with two out in the ninth inning to come back and return the LCS back to Busch Stadium for Game 6 on Wednesday. David Eckstein started the rally with a single as the Cards were one strike away from a long winter. Astros lead series, 3-2.

• NFL
  • Monday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts 45, St. Louis Rams 28. The Colts spotted the Rams 17 first quarter points, and when QB Marc Bulger went down with a sprained shoulder, roared back thanks to two Cato June interceptions. Edgerrin James ran for 143 yards on 23 carries and three touchdowns, while Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison became the NFL's most prolific touchdown pass duo in the win to make the Colts 6-0,
  • New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi announces a team of doctors have unanimously cleared him to start practicing again after suffering a mild stroke in February. He could play as early as October 30. (AP)

• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Championship Series Game 5
    • Chicago White Sox 6, Los Angeles Angels 3
      • WP: Jose Contreras. LP: Kelvim Escobar. HRs: ChW — Joe Crede; LAA — None. The White Sox advance to the World Series for the first time since 1959, with all of the Sox' victories came on complete games, the first time in forty-nine years that four straight complete games were hurled by the same team in a series, equaling the effort done during the 1956 World Series by the New York Yankees. Paul Konerko is named the series' Most Valuable Player, hitting .286 with two homers and seven RBIs. White Sox win series, 4-1.
  • 2005 National League Championship Series Game 4
    • Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
      • WP: Chad Qualls. LP: Jason Marquis. SV: Brad Lidge. HRs: StL — None; Hou — Jason Lane. With runners at the corners and no one out in the ninth, Albert Pujols gets thrown out at home, then John Mabry grounds into a double play to end the game. Both Tony La Russa and Jim Edmonds are ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Astros lead series, 3-1.

• NFL Week 6
  • • At The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas: Atlanta Falcons 34, New Orleans Saints 31: After a miss from 41 yards was called back for a penalty, the Falcons' Todd Peterson kicks a game-winning field goal as time expires.
    • Carolina Panthers 21, Detroit Lions 20: Ricky Proehl catches a three-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Chris Weinke with 32 seconds left for the Panthers.
    • Cincinnati Bengals 31, Tennessee Titans 23: Carson Palmer completes 27 of 33 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns for the Bengals.
    • Baltimore Ravens 16, Cleveland Browns 3: The Ravens defense forces four turnovers and holds the Browns' offense to 186 total yards.
    • Jacksonville Jaguars 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 (OT): Tommy Maddox, playing for an injured Ben Roethlisberger, throws three interceptions, the last of which is returned for the game-winning touchdown by Rashean Mathis.
    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Miami Dolphins 13: Ricky Williams carries only five times for eight yards in his first game after a one-year retirement and a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, while the Bucs' Michael Pittman rushes for 127 yards. However, Bucs' QB Brian Griese was lost for the season with a torn ACL and MCL on his left knee.
    • Chicago Bears 28, Minnesota Vikings 3: The Bears sack Daunte Culpepper four times and intercept him twice.
    • Dallas Cowboys 16 , New York Giants 13 (OT): Drew Bledsoe throws for 312 yards, and José Cortez kicks a 45-yard field goal in overtime.
    • Kansas City Chiefs 28, Washington Redskins 21: Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen records three sacks and forces two fumbles. Redskins WR Santana Moss catches ten passes for 173 yards in the loss.
    • Denver Broncos 28, New England Patriots 20: The Broncos hold off a furious comeback attempt to win their fifth-straight game.
    • Buffalo Bills 27, New York Jets 17: The Bills sack Vinny Testaverde five times and pick him off twice, while Willis McGahee rushes for 143 yards and a TD.
    • San Diego Chargers 27, Oakland Raiders 14: LaDainian Tomlinson throws, catches and runs for a touchdown for the second time this season, and the Chargers defense holds the Raiders to 39 rushing yards. Tomlinson also equals Lenny Moore's forty-year-old record of scoring a TD in 18 consecutive games.
    • Seattle Seahawks 42, Houston Texans 10: The Seahawks set a team record with 320 rushing yards against the winless Texans with Shaun Alexander accounting for 141 of those yards and four touchdowns.

Bye Week: Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers.

• Auto racing:
  • Formula 1: Fernando Alonso won the second Chinese Grand Prix, and gave Renault the Constructors' Championship in the process, ending Ferrari's six-year domination. (Formula1.com)
  • IRL: Dario Franchitti beats teammmate Tony Kanaan to win the season-ending Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway. There is controversy about the finish, however: as the two come to the finish line, Kanaan has a slight edge, but strangely slows down, allowing Franchitti to win. In victory lane, Franchitti states that he thinks Kanaan lifted, but Kanaan denies this, saying he "missed a shift or I hit the wrong button."

• NHL
  • To kick off events leading up to their centennial season, the Montréal Canadiens announced that the number 12, worn by Dickie Moore and Yvan Cournoyer will be retired on November 12 prior to their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the number 5, worn by Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion would be retired on March 11, 2006 before the game against the New York Rangers. One additional number will be retired each season up to the anniversary year of 2008-09.
  • Brett Hull, the third-leading all-time goal scorer in league history with 741, and dissatisfied with his performance after five games, announced his retirement prior to the Phoenix Coyotes game against the Detroit Red Wings, effective immediately.
• NCAA football AP Top 25:
  • No. 1 Southern Cal 34, No. 9 Notre Dame 31: The Trojans win their 28th straight game in wild fashion. With Notre Dame up by three, quarterback Matt Leinart fumbles out of bounds on the one-yard-line, the clock expires, and fans crowd the field. But the officials rule there should be seven seconds left. USC signals as if they were planning to throw the ball away to stop the clock and try a field goal, but Leinart sneaks into the end zone (with a little shove in assist from teammate Reggie Bush) to win the game.
  • No. 2 Texas 42, No. 24 Colorado 17.
  • Virginia 26, No. 4 Florida State 21.
  • No. 5 Georgia 34, Vanderbilt 17.
  • No. 6 Alabama 13, Ole Miss 10: Jamie Christenson hits a 31-yard field goal as time expires to move the Crimson Tide to 6-0.
  • No. 7 Miami (Fla.) 34, Temple 3
  • Michigan 27, No. 8 Penn State 25: Mario Manningham catches a 10-yard touchdown pass on the last play to hand the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season.
  • No. 11 LSU 21, No. 10 Florida 17
  • No. 12 UCLA 44, Washington State 41 (OT)
  • No. 13 Texas Tech 59, Kansas State 20.
  • No. 14 Boston College 35, Wake Forest 30.
  • No. 15 Ohio State 35, No. 16 Michigan State 24
  • Oregon State 23, No. 18 California 20
  • West Virginia 46, No. 19 Louisville 44 (3 OT): Freshman Steve Slaton rushes for five touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime for the Mountaineers.
  • No. 20 Oregon 45, Washington 20
  • No. 21 Auburn 34, Arkansas 17
  • No. 23 Wisconsin 38, No. 22 Minnesota 34: The Badgers score a touchdown on a blocked punt with thirty seconds left to win Paul Bunyan's Axe.
  • No. 25 TCU 38, Army 17.

• NASCAR:
  • 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup: In a race whose start was delayed by the length of the Southern California-Notre Dame football game broadcast on NBC and ending after midnight with a green-white-checkers finish, Jimmie Johnson wins the UAW-GM Quality 500, his fourth straight points-paying race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (NASCAR.com)
  • The Associated Press reported that NBC Sports and TNT will walk away from their current NASCAR television contracts after the 2006 season and Disney-owned ABC Sports and ESPN will take over starting in the second half of the 2007 season.
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died at the age of 28.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Championship Series Game 3
    • Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
      • WP: Roger Clemens. LP: Matt Morris. SV: Brad Lidge. HRs: StL — None; Hou — Mike Lamb. Mike Lamb's two-run homer and Roger Clemens' six strong innings were enough for the Astros to win the game and take the lead in the NLCS. Astros lead series, 2-1.
  • 2005 American League Championship Series Game 4
    • Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angels 2.
      • WP: Freddie Garcia. LP: Ervin Santana. HRs: ChW — Paul Konerko, A.J. Pierzynski; LAA — none. The White Sox moved one step closer for their first pennant since 1959 as Freddie Garcia tossed the third straight complete game for the Pale Hose and Paul Konerko and A. J. Pierzynski homed in the winning effort, which for the second time in three games was marred by a catcher controversy when home plate umpire Ron Kulpa did not call catcher interference on Pierzynski with Steve Finley at bat. The play saw Finley hit into an inning-ending double play. White Sox lead series, 3-1.

• Football (soccer): Draw for European qualifying playoffs for the

. Matches to be held 12 and 16 November; first team listed will host the first leg.

• • Spain v Slovakia
  • Switzerland v Turkey
  • Norway v Czech Republic
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news): After failing to come to an agreement earlier in the month, Ken Macha will return to manage the Oakland Athletics after all, signing a three-year contract extension.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Championship Series Game 3
    • Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 2.
      • WP: John Garland. LP: John Lackey. HRs: ChW — Paul Konerko; LAA — Orlando Cabrera. John Garland scattered four hits and Paul Konerko homered as the cap to a three-run first as part of a 3-for-4, 3 RBI performance to give the White Sox the win and the lead in the ALCS. The CG by Garland combined with Game 2's performance by Mark Buehrle marked the first time since 1997 that back-to-back complete games were hurled in post-season. White Sox lead series, 2-1.
• Cricket: Super Series: Australia (345 & 190) complete a 210-run victory over ICC World XI (190 & 144) inside four days of the only Supertest in the series. Stuart MacGill took nine wickets for 82 in the match, while Matthew Hayden returned scores of 111 and 77. (Cricinfo)

• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Championship Series Game 2
    • Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
      • WP: Roy Oswalt. LP: Mark Mulder. SV: Brad Lidge. HRs: Hou — none; StL — Albert Pujols. The Cardinals were 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position as Roy Oswalt allowed an Albert Pujols solo home run as the Cards' only run and the Astros leveled the NLCS. The Redbirds also lost Reggie Sanders to a lower strained back trying to field a fly ball in left field. Series tied, 1-1.

• National Football League: Three players — Ronde Barber of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens teammates Terrell Suggs and Ed Reed — were fined for interferring with game oficials during their games this week. Barber will pay $30,000 (US) and Suggs and Reed will pay $15,000 apiece.
• Major League Baseball (Non-Postseason news): Sam Perlozzo signed a three-year deal to become the full-time manager of the Baltimore Orioles, and Mel Stottlemyre announced he will resign as pitching coach of the New York Yankees, berating owner George Steinbrenner in the process.

• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Championship Series Game 2
    • Chicago White Sox 2, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1.
      • WP: Mark Buehrle. LP: Kelvim Escobar. HR: LAA — Robb Quinlan. A controversial call by home plate umpire Doug Eddings, saying that the ball on A.J. Pierzynski's ninth inning strikeout hit the dirt and permitted him to go to first base after it was thought to have been caught, allowed Joe Crede's ensuing double to score pinch runner Pablo Ozuna as the White Sox evened the ALCS. Series tied, 1-1.
  • 2005 National League Championship Series Game 1
    • St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3.
      • WP: Chris Carpenter. LP: Andy Pettitte. SV: Jason Isringhausen. HRs: Hou — Chris Burke (pinch-hit); StL — Reggie Sanders. The Cardinals used the strong pitching of Chris Carpenter and Reggie Sanders' home run as Andy Pettitte gave up five runs and the Redbirds took an early jump on the Astros in the opening game rematch of last year's NLCS. Cardinals lead series, 1-0.

• Football (soccer): Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches
  • Asia - 5th place playoff, second leg
    • Bahrain 0–0 Uzbekistan
      • Bahrain win the Asian fifth-place play-off on away goals and will play Trinidad and Tobago in the Asia/CONCACAF playoff for a spot in Germany.
  • CONCACAF
    • Guatemala 3 – 1 Costa Rica
      • Despite Guatemala's win, they are knocked out when Trinidad and Tobago win.
    • Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 1 Mexico
      • The Soca Warriors advance to the Asia/CONCACAF playoff against Bahrain with this win.
    • USA 2 – 0 Panama
  • Europe
    • Albania 0–1 Turkey
    • Andorra 0–3 Armenia
    • Austria 2–0 Northern Ireland
    • Belarus 0–1 Norway
    • England 2–1 Poland
      • England wins UEFA Group 6.
    • Finland 0–3 Czech Republic
    • France 4–0 Cyprus
      • France wins UEFA Group 4.
    • Greece 1–0 Georgia
    • Hungary 0–0 Croatia
    • Republic of Ireland 0–0 Switzerland
      • Switzerland gain a play-off place at Ireland's expense.
    • Italy 2–1 Moldova
    • Kazakhstan 1–2 Denmark
    • Lithuania 1–1 Belgium
    • Luxembourg 0–2 Estonia
    • Malta 1–1 Bulgaria
    • Netherlands 0–0 Macedonia
    • Portugal 3–0 Latvia
      • With two goals, Pauleta surpasses Eusébio as Portugal's all-time goal scoring leader.
    • San Marino 0–6 Spain
      • Spain's goal fiesta does not save them from having to go into the play-offs.
    • Serbia and Montenegro 1–0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
      • Serbia and Montenegro secures first place in UEFA Group 7.
    • Slovakia 0–0 Russia
    • Slovenia 0–3 Scotland
    • Sweden 3–1 Iceland
      • Sweden secures an automatic berth in Germany as one of the top two second-place teams in UEFA qualifying.
    • Wales 2–0 Azerbaijan
      • The following countries will contest the play-offs for the last three places in Germany available for European teams: Spain, Slovakia, Turkey, Norway, Czech Republic and Switzerland. The draw to determine who plays who will take place on Friday.
  • South America
    • Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
    • Chile 0–0 Ecuador
    • Paraguay 0–1 Colombia
    • Peru 4–1 Bolivia
    • Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
      • Uruguay's victory secures them 5th place in the South American group and advances to a playoff with Australia for a World Cup berth.

Teams in boldface have already qualified for Germany 2006.

• Major League Baseball (Non-Postseason News): Jim Tracy, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Championship Series Game 1
    • Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2.
      • WP: Paul Byrd. LP: Jose Contreras. SV: Francisco Rodríguez. HRs: LAA — Garret Anderson; ChW — Joe Crede. Paul Byrd pitched six innings and Garret Anderson hit a home run as the Angels took a 1-0 lead in the ALCS after playing their third game in three days in three different cities. Angels lead series, 1-0.

• NFL:
  • Monday Night Football – Pittsburgh Steelers 24, San Diego Chargers 22: Jeff Reed's 40-yard field goal with six seconds left gave the Steelers the win, but it came with a price as Steeler QB Ben Roethlisberger suffered a hyperextended left knee with a bone bruise on the winning drive. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • St. Louis Rams head coach Mike Martz has taken an indefinite leave of absence due to a bacterial infection of his heart. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news): Ed Wade was fired as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after the team missed the playoffs by one game.
• Jim Beattie told reporters at a charity golf event he would not be coming back as an executive with the Baltimore Orioles. Mike Flanagan, who shared the duties with Beattie, will become full-time vice president of baseball operations.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 5
    • Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3
      • WP: Ervin Santana. LP: Mike Mussina. SV: Francisco Rodríguez. HRs:NYY — Derek Jeter; LAA — none. Adam Kennedy's two-run triple in the third inning was the margin of victory as the Cherubs wing their way to Chicago and a date with the White Sox. However, starter Bartolo Colón was lost with an shoulder injury in the second inning. Ervin Santana replaced him and got the win, pitching 5 2/3 innings. Angels win series, 3-2.

• Auto racing:
  • Formula 1: Kimi Räikkönen wins the Japanese Grand Prix after making a pass at the beginning of the final lap on Giancarlo Fisichella.
  • NASCAR 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup: Mark Martin wins the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway. (NASCAR.com)

• Baseball: MLB playoffs:
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
    • New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels 2.
      • WP: Al Leiter. LP: Scot Shields. SV: Mariano Rivera. HRs: None. A fielder's choice by Derek Jeter allowed Jorge Posada to score the winning run as the Yankees forced a tie-breaking game Monday in Anaheim. Series tied, 2-2.
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 4
    • Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6 (18 innings)
      • WP: Roger Clemens. LP: Joey Devine. HRs: Atl — Adam LaRoche (Grand Slam), Brian McCann; Hou — Lance Berkman (Grand Slam), Brad Ausmus, Chris Burke. In the longest post-season game ever in terms of innings (18) and time (five hours, 50 minutes), the Astros overcame a 6-1 deficit and used three homers: a grand slam by Lance Berkman in the eighth, a game-tying home run by Brad Ausmus in the ninth with two out and a walk-off homer by Chris Burke with one out in the eighteenth inning to eliminate the Braves for the second straight year and advance to a NLCS rematch with the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams hit grand slam homers — Adam LaRoche for the Braves, Berkman for the 'Stros — a post-season first. Astros win series, 3-1.

• NFL: Week 5
  • Detroit Lions 35, Baltimore Ravens 17 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Cleveland Browns 20, Chicago Bears 10 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Buffalo Bills 20, Miami Dolphins 10 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • New England Patriots 31, Atlanta Falcons 28: Adam Vinatieri kicks a 29-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to give New England a win in the Georgia Dome. The Falcons were without Michael Vick, who sat out with an injury. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Green Bay Packers 52, New Orleans Saints 3: The Packers' 52 points are the most they have scored since 1983 and the margin of victory their biggest in 39 years. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • New York Jets 14, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12: Curtis Martin rushed for two touchdowns as Vinny Testaverde wins his first start of the year. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Seattle Seahawks 37, St. Louis Rams 31 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Tennessee Titans 34, Houston Texans 20 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Indianapolis Colts 28, San Francisco 49ers 3 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Carolina Panthers 24, Arizona Cardinals 20 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Dallas Cowboys 33, Philadelphia Eagles 10 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Denver Broncos 21, Washington Redskins 19 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Jacksonville Jaguars 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)

Bye Week: Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders.

• Football (soccer): Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches
  • Africa
    • Benin 1 – 0 Libya
  • South America
    • Argentina 2 – 0 Peru
    • Bolivia 1 – 1 Brazil

• Cricket: ICC Super Series:
  • Australia complete the 3–0 ODI series whitewash by beating the ICC World XI by 156 runs in the third and final ODI at the Telstra Dome. Shane Watson scored 66 not out and took four wickets for 39 for the Australians. (Cricinfo)

• Football (soccer): Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches
  • Africa
    • Botswana 1 – 2 Guinea
    • Cameroon 1 – 1 Egypt
      • This draw, combined with Côte d'Ivoire's win over Sudan, means that Cameroon failed to qualify for the finals for the first time since 1986. Cameroon defender Pierre Wome misses an injury-time penalty that would have sent them through to Germany.
    • Cape Verde 0 – 4 Ghana
      • Ghana were assured of qualifying before the end of this match once South Africa drew with Congo DR. This will be the Black Stars' first appearance in the World Cup finals.
    • Congo 2 – 3 Togo
      • Togo also qualify for their first World Cup finals.
    • Gabon 0 – 0 Algeria
    • Malawi 3 – 0 Kenya
    • Nigeria 5 – 1 Zimbabwe
    • Rwanda 0 – 1 Angola
      • Angola's win means that Nigeria failed to qualify for the finals for the first time since 1990. Angola qualify for the first time ever.
    • Senegal 3 – 0 Mail
    • South Africa 2 – 2 Congo DR
    • Sudan 1 – 3 Côte d'Ivoire
      • This result, combined with the Cameroon-Egypt draw, sends Côte d'Ivoire to their first World Cup finals ever.
    • Tunisia 2 – 2 Morocco
      • Morocco needed a win in order to qualify; instead Tunisia will be going to Germany.
    • Uganda 2 – 2 Burkina Faso
  • Asia - 5th place playoff, first leg (replay)
    • Uzbekistan 1 – 1 Bahrain
  • CONCACAF
    • Costa Rica 3 – 0 USA
      • With a win over the already-qualified USA, Costa Rica punch their ticket to Germany.
    • Mexico 5 – 2 Guatemala
    • Panama 0 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago
  • Europe
    • Belgium 0 – 2 Spain
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 – 0 San Marino
    • Bulgaria 2 – 0 Hungary
    • Croatia 1 – 0 Sweden
      • Combined with the Netherlands' victory over the Czech Republic, this win puts Croatia through to Germany. Even if they do not win their group, their points total assures them of one of the two automatic qualifying spots for UEFA second-place finishers.
    • Cyprus 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland
    • Czech Republic 0 – 2 Netherlands
      • The Netherlands' victory ensures that both Poland and England will qualify from UEFA Group 6, and Croatia will qualify from Group 8.
    • Denmark 1 – 0 Greece
    • England 1 – 0 Austria
    • Finland 0 – 1 Romania
    • Georgia 0 – 0 Kazakhstan
    • Israel 2 – 1 Faroe Islands
    • Italy 1 – 0 Slovenia
      • Italy clinches a spot in Germany.
    • Lithuania 0 – 2 Serbia and Montenegro
    • Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Wales
    • Norway 1 – 0 Moldova
    • Portugal 2 – 1 Liechtenstein
      • Portugal secures their ticket to Germany despite going 0-1 down to tiny Liechtenstein at half time.
    • Russia 5 – 1 Luxembourg
    • Scotland 0 – 1 Belarus
    • Slovakia 1 – 0 Estonia
    • Switzerland 1 – 1 France
    • Ukraine 2 – 2 Albania
  • South America
    • Colombia 1 – 1 Chile
    • Ecuador 0 – 0 Uruguay
    • Venezuela 0 – 1 Paraguay
      • Paraguay and Ecuador secure the last guaranteed spots for South American teams in Germany. Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile continue to battle for the 5th place to contest a spot with Australia.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
    • Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, postponed, rain. Angels lead series 2-1.
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 3
    • Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 3
      • WP: Roy Oswalt. LP: Jorge Sosa. HRs: Atl — None; Hou — Jason Lane. Craig Biggio had three doubles, and Jason Lane hit the eventual game-winning homer to again put the Atlanta Braves on the edge of elimination. Astros lead series 2-1.
    • St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4.
      • WP: Matt Morris. LP: Woody Williams. SV: Jason Isringhausen. HRs: StL — David Eckstein; SD — Ramon Hernandez, Dave Roberts. David Eckstein's second-inning home run and Reggie Sanders' two-RBI double were part of a four-run second inning that sent Woody Williams to the showers, and the Cardinals swept the Western Division champions at PETCO Park. Cardinals win series, 3-0.

• College football:
  • Northwestern College, an NCAA Division III school in St. Paul, Minnesota, becomes the first school in modern history to play two games in the same day. They start their day with a 12 noon CDT (1700 UTC) home game against Trinity Bible College, winning 59-0. They then travel less than 7 miles (11 km) for a 7:00 pm CDT (0000 UTC, 9 October) game against Macalester College, and win 47-14. (AP/Yahoo!)

• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 3
    • Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 3
      • WP: Orlando Hernandez. LP: Tim Wakefield. SV: Bobby Jenks (2). HR: ChW — Paul Konerko; Bos — Manny Ramírez 2, David Ortiz. The Pale Hose overcome two Ramírez home runs to sweep the Red Sox for their first postseason series win since 1917. Chicago's win means Major League Baseball will have a new World Series champion for the fifth year in a row. White Sox win series, 3-0.
    • Los Angeles Angels 11, New York Yankees 7.
      • WP: Scot Shields. LP: Aaron Small. HR: LAA — Garret Anderson, Bengie Molina; NYY — Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter. Neither Randy Johnson or Paul Byrd could stem early runs from their opposition. However, Bengie Molina, who earlier hit his third home run of the series, left the game with a swelled elbow after getting hit by a pitch. Angels lead series 2-1.
• Cricket:ICC Super Series:
  • Australia (328 for 4) beat the Rest of the World XI (273 all out) by 55 runs to go two-nil up in the three-match one-day international series in the Telstra Dome, Melbourne

• NFL: Super Bowl XLIV was awarded to Miami, Florida.
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news)
  • The new owner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Stuart Sternberg, fired Chuck LaMar as general manager along with three of his aides as part of an overall shakeup.
  • The first major season awards, the Comeback Player of the Year Awards, were handed out. Ken Griffey, Jr. was honored in the National League and Jason Giambi in the American League. (MLB.com - Griffey) (MLB.com - Giambi)
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 2
    • St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 2
      • WP: Mark Mulder. LP: Pedro Astacio. HRs: None. Mulder pitched a shutout into the seventh inning, the Redbirds turned four double plays and Reggie Sanders and David Eckstein both had two RBI to put San Diego on the verge of elimination. Cardinals lead series, 2-0.
    • Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 1
      • WP: John Smoltz. LP: Roger Clemens. HRs: Hou — None; Atl — Brian McCann. Rookie Brian McCann's three-run homer — his first post-season hit off Clemens — helped Smoltz win his first post-season start in six years. Series tied, 1-1.

• Football (soccer): England international and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was named a FIFA SOS Ambassador for England in support of the official

charity.

• National Football League: The NFL suspends Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
• Cricket:ICC Super Series:
  • Australia (255 for 8) beat the Rest of the World XI (162 all out) by 93 runs to go one-nil up in the three-match one-day international series in the Telstra Dome, Melbourne
• Golf: Teenager Michelle Wie announces that she will turn professional.
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news):
  • Ken Macha will not return to the Oakland Athletics as their manager after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the franchise.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 1
    • Houston Astros 10, Atlanta Braves 5.
      • WP: Andy Pettitte. LP: Tim Hudson. HRs: Hou — None. Atl — Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones. A five-run eighth inning led the Astros to the win at Turner Field, thanks to Morgan Ensberg's five RBI. Astros lead series 1-0.
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 2
    • Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4.
      • WP: Mark Buehrle. LP: David Wells. SV: Bobby Jenks. HRs: Bos — none. ChW — Tadahito Iguchi. Tadahito Iguchi's three run home run capped a fifth-inning five-run comeback from a four-run defecit, and Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings to give the White Sox the win, pushing the defending champions on the brink of elimination. White Sox lead series, 2-0.
    • Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3.
      • WP: Kelvim Escobar. LP: Chien-Ming Wang. SV: Francisco Rodriguez. HRs: NYY — Jorge Posada. LAA — Juan Rivera, Bengie Molina. Orlando Cabrera's two-run single scored two runs in the seventh inning, and the Halos won thanks to their Rally Monkey. Series tied at 1-1.

• National Hockey League: Opening Night of the 2005-06 Season.
  • Florida Panthers 2, Atlanta Thrashers 0
  • Washington Capitals 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2: Alexander Ovechkin scores two goals in his NHL debut.
  • Montréal Canadiens 2, Boston Bruins 1: Michael Ryder scores the game-winning goal with 11 seconds left.
  • Buffalo Sabres 6, New York Islanders 4: Sabres' Jean-Pierre Dumont scores the first goal of the season.
  • New York Rangers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3
  • Tampa Bay Lightning 5,