October 2008 in sports
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31 October 2008 (Friday)
30 October 2008 (Thursday)
29 October 2008 (Wednesday)
28 October 2008 (Tuesday)
- Major League Baseball Postseason
- 2008 World Series
- Game Five, which was scheduled to resume on Tuesday evening with the score tied at 2–2 in the middle of the sixth inning, is postponed due to bad weather until Wednesday at 8:35 PM US EDT (0035 Thursday UTC)
27 October 2008 (Monday)
26 October 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week Eight:
- Carolina Panthers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
- Dallas Cowboys 13, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9
- Philadelphia Eagles 27, Atlanta Falcons 14
- Miami Dolphins 25, Buffalo Bills 16
- New York Jets 28, Kansas City Chiefs 24
- Baltimore Ravens 29, Oakland Raiders 10
- New England Patriots 23, St. Louis Rams 16
- New Orleans Saints 37, San Diego Chargers 32 at London, England
- Washington Redskins 25, Detroit Lions 17
- Houston Texans 35, Cincinnati Bengals 6
- Cleveland Browns 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
- New York Giants 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 14
- Seattle Seahawks 34, San Francisco 49ers 13
- Bye week: Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings.
25 October 2008 (Saturday)
- News:
- Federico Luzzi, who was in the midst of a 200-day suspension due to gambling on tennis matches, dies from leukemia at the age of 28.
24 October 2008 (Friday)
23 October 2008 (Thursday)
- A brain tumor removed from Seve Ballesteros is confirmed to be malignant. The retired Spanish great will undergo another operation on Friday to relieve pressure caused by swelling and bleeding; doctors in Madrid will also attempt to remove remaining fragments of the tumor. (AP)
22 October 2008 (Wednesday)
21 October 2008 (Tuesday)
- NFL News:
- ESPN reports that former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, currently serving a 23-month sentence in federal prison for his dog fighting activities, will plead guilty to Virginia state charges related to the same activities. Under terms of the plea, Vick will not serve any time in state prison, but will serve one year of state probation in addition to his three years of federal probation upon his release from prison.
20 October 2008 (Monday)
19 October 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week Seven:
- Baltimore Ravens 27, Miami Dolphins 13
- Former Dolphins coach Cam Cameron, now the Ravens' offensive coordinator, gets a measure of revenge on the team that fired him.
- St. Louis Rams 34, Dallas Cowboys 14
- Without Tony Romo, the Cowboys get blown out.
- Chicago Bears 48, Minnesota Vikings 41
- In a rare offensive explosion in the NFC North, the Bears win.
- Carolina Panthers 30, New Orleans Saints 7
- Pittsburgh Steelers 37, Cincinnati Bengals 10
- Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 14
- The Bills improve to their best record since 1995.
- New York Giants 29, San Francisco 49ers 17
- Tennessee Titans 34, Kansas City Chiefs 10
- LenDale White scores three rushing touchdowns as the Titans improve to 6–0.
- Houston Texans 28, Detroit Lions 21
- The Texans win their second straight game.
- Washington Redskins 14, Cleveland Browns 11
- Green Bay Packers 34, Indianapolis Colts 14
- Oakland Raiders 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Seattle Seahawks 10
- Bye Week: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles.
18 October 2008 (Saturday)
- NCAA AP Top 10:
- (1) Texas 56, (11) Missouri 31
- Colt McCoy runs for two touchdowns and goes 29-for-32 passing with 337 yards and two more TDs, and the Longhorns take a 28–0 lead before the Tigers even cross midfield.
- (2) Alabama 24, Ole Miss 20
- (3) Penn State 46, Michigan 17
- (4) Oklahoma 45, (16) Kansas 31
- (6) Southern California 69, Washington State 0
- Mark Sanchez becomes the first Trojans quarterback to throw for five TDs in a half, and the Trojans score their biggest shutout win since 1931, while the Cougars suffer their worst shutout loss in history.
- (7) Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25
- (8) Oklahoma State 34, Baylor 6
- (10) Georgia 24, (22) Vanderbilt 14
- Other games:
17 October 2008 (Friday)
16 October 2008 (Thursday)
- Futsal World Cup in Brazil:
- Semifinal: Brazil 4–2 Russia
- Semifinal: Spain 3–2 Italy (AET)
- Spain scores a controversial winning goal in the last second of extra time, a bizarre own goal by Italian player Adriano Foglia, who put into his own net a ball rebounded off the crossbar. The TV clock apparently showed the time has run out when the ball crossed the line, and it took some 20 minutes of consultation by the officials until the goal was confirmed.
15 October 2008 (Wednesday)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), matchday 4:
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), matchday 10
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), third round, matchday 5:
(teams in bold advance to the fourth round)
- Group 1: Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 United States
- A penalty from Dwight Yorke gives the Soca Warriors the win over an already-advanced and experimental US side.
- Group 1: Cuba 2–1 Guatemala
- An 87th-minute goal from Allianni Urguelles gives already-eliminated Cuba their first win of the third round and deals Guatemala's qualification hopes a huge blow. Guatemala must win their last match at USA and hope Trinidad & Tobago lose to Cuba, otherwise Trinidad will advance.
- Group 2: Jamaica 1–0 Honduras
- Jamaica's win keep their slim hope of qualifying alive.
- Group 2: Canada 2–2 Mexico
- Mexico fails to book their qualification, but remain the front runner with 10 points, one ahead of Honduras and three ahead of Jamaica. On the last matchday, Honduras meet Mexico while Jamaica play Canada.
- Group 3: El Salvador 3–0 Suriname
- El Salvador join Costa Rica, that secured its qualification earlier.
- Group 3: Costa Rica 2–0 Haiti
- The Ticos score fifth win in as many matches.
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), fourth round, matchday 3:
- 2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification playoffs, second leg:
(first leg score in parenthesis; teams in bold advance to the final tournament)
14 October 2008 (Tuesday)
13 October 2008 (Monday)
12 October 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week Six:
- Indianapolis Colts 31, Baltimore Ravens 3
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Carolina Panthers 3
- The Bucs are now tied for the top of the NFC South with the Falcons and Panthers.
- Atlanta Falcons 22, Chicago Bears 20
- Jason Elam's 46-yard last second field goal gives the Falcons the win.
- New York Jets 26, Cincinnati Bengals 14
- The Jets keep the Bengals winless, behind three Thomas Jones touchdowns.
- Minnesota Vikings 12, Detroit Lions 10
- Ryan Longwell's 27-yard field goal with 11 seconds left keeps the toothless Lions winless.
- Houston Texans 29, Miami Dolphins 23
- Matt Schaub runs for a three-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal with three seconds left giving the Texans their first win of the season.
- New Orleans Saints 34, Oakland Raiders 3
- Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and running back Reggie Bush ties Anquan Boldin's NFL record as the fastest player to reach 200 career receptions to keep the Raiders winless.
- St. Louis Rams 19, Washington Redskins 17
- The Rams get their first win thanks to Josh Brown's 49-yard walkoff field goal.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Denver Broncos 17
- Arizona Cardinals 30, Dallas Cowboys 24 (OT)
- The Cardinals started the game with a 93-yard kickoff return by J.J. Arrington for a touchdown and end it with a blocked punt recovery for three yards by Monty Beisel in overtime for the win, the first game to end on such a play.
- Green Bay Packers 27, Seattle Seahawks 17
- Aaron Rodgers throws for two touchdowns and runs for a third in the Pack's win.
- Philadelphia Eagles 40, San Francisco 49ers 26
- The Eagles come back in the fourth quarter with 23 points to get the win.
- San Diego Chargers 30, New England Patriots 10
- After three straight losses against the Patriots, the Chargers win behind Philip Rivers' three touchdowns.
- Bye week: Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans.
- ATP Tour:
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Final: Igor Kunitsyn def. Marat Safin, 7–6(6), 6–7(4), 6–3
- Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden:
Final: David Nalbandian def. Robin Söderling, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
- Bank Austria-TennisTrophy in Vienna, Austria:
Final: Philipp Petzschner def. Gaël Monfils, 6–4, 6–4
- WTA Tour:
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Final: Jelena Janković def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–4
- Janković wins her third title in as many weeks, becoming the first player in three years to achieve such hat-trick on the WTA Tour.
11 October 2008 (Saturday)
- NCAA AP Top 10:
- Red River Rivalry at Dallas: (5) Texas 45, (1) Oklahoma 35
- In the highest combined scoring game (80 points) in the Rivalry, the Longhorns get fifteen unanswered points in the final eight minutes to knock off the top-ranked Sooners, and leap to the top of the new AP survey, bypassing an idle Alabama team along the way.
- (17) Oklahoma State 28, (3) Missouri 23
- (11) Florida 51, (4) LSU 21
- (6) Penn State 48, Wisconsin 7
- The Badgers lose for the second straight week in Madison, and this time, it's a blowout to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions.
- (7) Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 (OT)
- (8) Southern California 28, Arizona State 0
- (9) Brigham Young 21, New Mexico 3
- (10) Georgia 26, Tennessee 14
- In other games:
10 October 2008 (Friday)
9 October 2008 (Thursday)
8 October 2008 (Wednesday)
7 October 2008 (Tuesday)
6 October 2008 (Monday)
5 October 2008 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week Five:
- Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 24
- Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 7
- Kyle Orton has a career day as the Bears defeat the Lions.
- Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 27
- Two Sage Rosenfels fumbles spark the Colts' 21-point comeback in the game's final 4 minutes.
- Carolina Panthers 34, Kansas City Chiefs 0
- DeAngelo Williams rushes for 123 yards and two touchdowns and catches a third as the Panthers record their biggest shutout win in team history.
- Miami Dolphins 17, San Diego Chargers 10
- The Dolphins exceed their entire 2007 season win total.
- New York Giants 44, Seattle Seahawks 6
- Tennessee Titans 13, Baltimore Ravens 10
- The Titans go to 5–0 for the first time in franchise history.
- Washington Redskins 23, Philadelphia Eagles 17
- Denver Broncos 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
- Matt Prater's three field goals lift the Broncos to victory.
- Arizona Cardinals 41, Buffalo Bills 17
- The Bills lose quarterback Trent Edwards to a concussion as the Cardinals hand Buffalo its first loss of the season.
- Dallas Cowboys 31, Cincinnati Bengals 22
- The Cowboys lead by 17, before the Bengals make it a game.
- New England Patriots 30, San Francisco 49ers 21
- Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 21
- The Steelers end a four-game losing streak to the Jags.
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- Bye Week: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams.
- ATP Tour:
- WTA Tour:
- Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany
Final: Jelena Janković def. Nadia Petrova, 6–4, 6–3
- AIG Japan Open in Tokyo, Japan
Final: Caroline Wozniacki def. Kaia Kanepi, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
- Tashkent Open in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Final: Sorana Cîrstea def. Sabine Lisicki, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
4 October 2008 (Saturday)
3 October 2008 (Friday)
2 October 2008 (Thursday)
1 October 2008 (Wednesday)
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