September 2006 in sports
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30 September 2006 (Saturday)
- American football:
- NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
- (1) Ohio State 38, (13) Iowa 17
- (3) Southern California 28, Washington State 22
- (5) Florida 28, Alabama 13
- (6) Michigan 28, Minnesota 14
- (7) Texas 56, Sam Houston 3
- (9) LSU 48, Mississippi State 17
- (10) Georgia 14, Ole Miss 9
- (24) Georgia Tech 38, (11) Virginia Tech 27
- (12) Notre Dame 35, Purdue 21
- (14) Oregon 48, Arizona State 13
- (15) Tennessee 41, Memphis 7
- (18) Clemson 51, Louisiana Tech 0
- (20) Cal 41, Oregon State 13
- (21) Nebraska 39, Kansas 32 (OT)
- (22) Boise State 36, Utah 3
- (25) Missouri 28, Colorado 13: Mizzou goes 5–0, their best start since 1981, while the Buffaloes lose their ninth straight, their worst streak in over 40 years.
- Other significant games:
29 September 2006 (Friday)
- American football: NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
- (23) Rutgers 22, South Florida 20: The Scarlet Knights' first stay in the national rankings since 1976 nearly ended here, as they had to overcome a halftime deficit and stop a Bulls two-point conversion attempt with 15 seconds left that would have tied the game.
28 September 2006 (Thursday)
27 September 2006 (Wednesday)
26 September 2006 (Tuesday)
25 September 2006 (Monday)
24 September 2006 (Sunday)
- Major League Baseball playoff races
- American League:
- National League:
- San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1: Trevor Hoffman earns his 479th career save, setting a major league record previously held by Lee Smith.
- Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 1: Nomar Garciaparra hits a walk-off grand slam, and the Dodgers remain 1½ games behind the Padres in the NL West.
- Philadelphia Phillies 10, Florida Marlins 7: Chase Utley hits two homers in the win, keeping the Phightin' Phillies ½ ahead of the Dodgers for the Wild Card.
- Colorado Rockies 9, Atlanta Braves 8: This loss, combined with the Phillies' win, mathematically eliminates the Braves from the NL wild card race. This will be the first time since 1990 that the Braves will have missed the postseason.
- Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2
- Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3
- National Football League Week 3:
- Carolina Panthers 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24: John Kasay's fourth field goal, a 48-yarder on the last play, gives Carolina its first win. The loss is tempered by Bucs' QB Chris Simms having emergency spleen-removal surgery and a blood transfusion following the game. Simms' life is not in danger.
- Chicago Bears 19, Minnesota Vikings 16: Rex Grossman hits Rashied Davis on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 1:52 to play for the only offensive touchdown in a game dominated by defense.
- Cincinnati Bengals 28, Pittsburgh Steelers 20: Two fourth-quarter Pittsburgh fumbles lead to two T.J. Houshmandzadeh touchdown receptions.
- Green Bay Packers 31, Detroit Lions 24: Brett Favre becomes the second NFL quarterback, after Dan Marino, to throw 400 touchdown passes in his career.
- Indianapolis Colts 21, Jacksonville Jaguars 14: Terrence Wilkins returns a punt 82 yards for an Indy touchdown, but Peyton Manning's first rushing TD since 2002 proves to be the difference.
- New York Jets 28, Buffalo Bills 21 – The Bills record 475 total yards but commit three costly turnovers and go 0-for-3 on fourth-down conversions.
- Miami Dolphins 13, Tennessee Titans 10: Travis Daniels seals the game with an interception after Olindo Mare kicks a 39-yard field goal with 3:39 left.
- Washington Redskins 31, Houston Texans 15: Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell completes his first 22 passes, breaking the previous NFL single-game record of 21 straight completions by Rich Gannon in 2001.
- Baltimore Ravens 15, Cleveland Browns, 14: The Ravens sack Charlie Frye seven times and win on a last-minute 52-yard field goal from Matt Stover.
- Seattle Seahawks 42, New York Giants 30: Seattle takes a 35–0 lead in the second quarter and withstands a furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt. Matt Hasselbeck ties a career high with five touchdown passes.
- Philadelphia Eagles 38, San Francisco 49ers 24 : Brian Westbrook puts up 164 yards from scrimmage and scores three touchdowns as the Eagles bounce back from last week's humbling loss in overtime to the Giants.
- St. Louis Rams 16, Arizona Cardinals 14: Kurt Warner throws three interceptions, then fumbles a snap in Rams territory with less than two minutes left after the Rams fumble inside their 20 yard line.
- Denver Broncos 17, New England Patriots 7: Javon Walker catches touchdown passes of 32 and 83 yards for Denver.
- Idle: Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers.
23 September 2006 (Saturday)
- American football: Associated Press NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
- (1) Ohio State 28, (24) Penn State 6
- (2) Auburn 38, Buffalo 7
- (3) USC 20, Arizona 3
- (4) West Virginia 27, East Carolina 10
- (5) Florida 26, Kentucky 7
- (6) Michigan 27, Wisconsin 13
- (7) Texas 37, Iowa State 14
- (8) Louisville 24, Kansas State 6
- (9) Georgia 14, Colorado 13
- (10) LSU 49, Tulane 7
- (11) Virginia Tech 29, Cincinnati 13
- (12) Notre Dame 40, Michigan State 37: On the 40th anniversary of "The Game of the Century", The Irish come back from an 17-point deficit to beat the Spartans in East Lansing.
- (14) Iowa 24, Illinois 7
- (15) Tennessee 33, Marshall 7
- (17) Oklahoma 59, Middle Tennessee 0
- (18) Florida State 55, Rice 7
- (19) Clemson 52, North Carolina 7
- NC State 17, (20) Boston College 15
- (21) Cal 49, (22) Arizona State 21
- (23) Nebraska 56, Troy 0
- (25) Boise State 41, Hawaiʻi 34
22 September 2006 (Friday)
- Basketball: 82nd NCAA (Philippines) basketball tournament – Championship round (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Seniors' tournament: (1) San Beda Red Lions 68, (2) PCU Dolphins 67
- In the deciding Game 3 of the Championship series between San Beda and Philippine Christian, the Dolphins had a better start; although the Red Lions caught up with them and blew the game wide open, leading by as much as twenty points. Down by fifteen points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Dolphins mounted a furious comeback, cutting the lead into one point with 24.8 seconds remaining. After a San Beda turnover, PCU had a crack on winning the game – and the championship. The Dolphins play set up took too long, and with time running out, the Dolphins shot the ball; it bounced off the rim, leading into a San Beda rebound. San Beda wins their first seniors basketball title in 28 years. Red Lion Yousif Aljamal was named Finals Most Valuable Player.
21 September 2006 (Thursday)
20 September 2006 (Wednesday)
19 September 2006 (Tuesday)
18 September 2006 (Monday)
- Basketball: 82nd NCAA (Philippines) basketball tournament – Championship round (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Seniors' tournament: (1) San Beda Red Lions 71, (2) PCU Dolphins 57
- With the Dolphins keeping the game close at the first two quarters, the Red Lions charged ahead at the third period, scoring twenty points as opposed to PCU's five. San Beda pulled away at the final quarter to draw first blood ib the best-of-three championship series. San Beda's Nigerian student Samuel Ekwe was named Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and member of the all-NCAA team.
- Juniors' tournament: (2) San Sebastian Staglets 57, (1) PCU Baby Dolphins 50
- The Baby Dolphins posted leads at the first three quarters. With San Sebastian's shooters converting outside shots, the Staglets turned the tables and captured the lead at the dying seconds. The Baby Dolphins had two chances to tie but they missed their attempts, giving the Staglets the 1–0 lead in the best-of-three series.
17 September 2006 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week 2:
- Cincinnati Bengals 34, Cleveland Browns 17
- Buffalo Bills 16, Miami Dolphins 6
- Minnesota Vikings 16, Carolina Panthers 13 (OT)
- Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 7
- Indianapolis Colts 43, Houston Texans 24
- New York Giants 30, Philadelphia Eagles 24 (OT): The G-men come from a 17-point deficit – aided by an ill-advised personal foul against the Eagles – and win on an Plaxico Burress 31-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning.
- Baltimore Ravens 28, Oakland Raiders 6
- Atlanta Falcons 14, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3: For the third time in NFL history, a quarterback (Michael Vick) and a running back (Warrick Dunn) each get 100 yards rushing. The Philadelphia Eagles turned the trick twice before in 1990 and 2002.
- Seattle Seahawks 21, Arizona Cardinals 10
- San Francisco 49ers 20, St. Louis Rams 13
- Denver Broncos 9, Kansas City Chiefs 6 (OT)
- New England Patriots 24, New York Jets 17: Eric Mangini loses to his teacher Bill Belichick.
- San Diego Chargers 40, Tennessee Titans 7
- Dallas Cowboys 24, Washington Redskins 10: The Cowboys win, but Terrell Owens is lost for between three and five weeks with a broken hand.
Auto racing: Kevin Harvick wins the Sylvania 300 as the 2006 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup starts.
16 September 2006 (Saturday)
- 2006 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships (TVNZ)
- 2006 Australian Football League Finals Series – Week 2
- American football: Associated Press NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
- (1) Ohio State 37, Cincinnati 7
- (11) Michigan 47, (2) Notre Dame 21
- (3) Auburn 7, (6) LSU 3
- (4) USC 28, (19) Nebraska 10
- (7) Florida 21, (13) Tennessee 20
- (8) Texas 52, Rice 7
- Clemson 27, (9) Florida State 20
- (10) Georgia 34, UAB 0
- (12) Louisville 31, (17) Miami (Fla.) 7
- (14) Virginia Tech 36, Duke 0
- (18) Oregon 34, (15) Oklahoma 33
- (16) Iowa 27, Iowa State 17
- (20) TCU 12, (24) Texas Tech 3
- (21) Cal 42, Portland State 16
- (22) Arizona State 21, Colorado 3
- (23) Boston College 30, BYU 23 (2OT)
- (25) Penn State 37, Youngstown State 3
- Tennis: In Charleroi, the 2006 Fed Cup Final between Belgium and Italy takes place during the weekend, with on the opening day the first two singles matches. With Belgian Kim Clijsters absent through injury, Italy has an opportunity to win its first ever Fed Cup.
15 September 2006 (Friday)
14 September 2006 (Thursday)
13 September 2006 (Wednesday)
12 September 2006 (Tuesday)
11 September 2006 (Monday)
10 September 2006 (Sunday)
- National Football League Week 1 Sunday games:
- New Orleans Saints 19, Cleveland Browns 14: Reggie Bush runs for 61 yards on 14 carries and catches eight passes for 58 yards in his regular-season debut.
- Atlanta Falcons 20, Carolina Panthers 6: Atlanta puts up 252 rushing yards against the team widely favored to win the NFC.
- Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0: The Ravens defense intercepts Chris Simms three times, sacks him three times and holds the Bucs to 26 rushing yards.
- New England Patriots 19, Buffalo Bills 17: The Pats win on a fourth-quarter safety by Ty Warren.
- Cincinnati Bengals 23, Kansas City Chiefs 10: The Bengals record seven sacks. Bengals defensive end Robert Geathers knocks Chiefs quarterback Trent Green out of the game with a hit in the third quarter.
- St. Louis Rams 18, Denver Broncos 10: The Rams don't get in the endzone, but win on six Jeff Wilkins field goals and six Broncos turnovers.
- New York Jets 23, Tennessee Titans 16: After losing a 16-point lead in the fourth-quarter, the Jets win on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Chad Pennington to Chris Baker.
- Philadelphia Eagles 24, Houston Texans 10: Donovan McNabb completes 24 of 35 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns.
- Seattle Seahawks 9, Detroit Lions 6: The defending NFC champs need a last-second Josh Brown field goal to beat the Lions. Detroit blocked two field goals in a game for the first time since 2001.
- Chicago Bears 26, Green Bay Packers 0: The Packers are shut out for the first time since 1991. Devin Hester returns a punt 84 yards for a touchdown, and Robbie Gould kicks four field goals for the Bears.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Dallas Cowboys 17: The Jags fall behind 10–0 early but go ahead on rushing touchdowns by Byron Leftwich and Fred Taylor. Terrell Owens has six catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in his Cowboys debut.
- Arizona Cardinals 34, San Francisco 49ers 27: The Cardinals score three first-quarter touchdowns — three more than they scored last year — and hold on to win the first game at Cardinals Stadium. Kurt Warner throws for 301 yards and three touchdowns.
- Indianapolis Colts 26, New York Giants 21: Peyton Manning outduels brother Eli in their first meeting, throwing for 276 yards and a touchdown to Dallas Clark that puts Indianapolis up 13–0 in the second quarter. Eli completes two touchdown passes to keep the game close, but is charged with a costly fumble and interception in the second half.
- Tennis:
- 2006 Australian Football League Finals Series – Week 1
9 September 2006 (Saturday)
- Auto racing:
- American football: Associated Press NCAA Division I-A top 25:
- (1) Ohio State 24, (2) Texas 7
- (T4) Auburn 34, Mississippi State 0
- (T4) Notre Dame 41, (19) Penn State 17
- (6) West Virginia 52, Eastern Washington 3
- (7) Florida 42, Central Florida 0
- (8) LSU 45, Arizona 3
- (9) Florida State 24, Troy 17
- (10) Michigan 41, Central Michigan 17
- (11) Tennessee 31, Air Force 30
- (12) Georgia 18, South Carolina 0
- (13) Louisville 62, Temple 0
- (14) Iowa 20, Syracuse 13 (2 OT)
- (15) Oklahoma 37, Washington 20
- (16) Virginia Tech 35, North Carolina 10
- (17) Miami (FL) 51, Florida A&M 10
- Boston College 34, (18) Clemson 33 (2 OT)
- (20) Oregon 31, Fresno State 24
- (21) Nebraska 56, Nicholls State 7
- (22) Cal 42, Minnesota 17
- (23) TCU 46, UC-Davis 13
- (24) Texas Tech 38, UTEP 35 (OT)
- (25) Arizona State 52, Nevada 21
- Basketball:
- Rugby union: 2006 Tri Nations Series
- Tennis:
- 2006 Australian Football League Finals Series – Week 1
8 September 2006 (Friday)
7 September 2006 (Thursday)
6 September 2006 (Wednesday)
- Baseball: Florida Marlins pitcher Aníbal Sánchez throws a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Marlins win 2–0. Sánchez' no-hitter is the first in the major leagues since Randy Johnson's perfect game in May 2004 and the fourth in Marlins history. It also ends the longest gap in time between no-hitters in Major League Baseball since World War II, and the longest in history in terms of total major-league games played.
- Football: Euro 2008 qualifying
- Basketball: The San Beda Red Lions closed the elimination round of the 82nd National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) men's basketball tournament, with a come from behind win against the Letran Knights, 54–44, at the Araneta Coliseum. Contested earlier was the game between the PCU Dolphins and the Mapua Cardinals in which the Dolphins won, 75–65. Armed with a twice to beat advantage at the semifinals, San Beda finished at the top of the standings, with a 13 win-1 loss record, followed by Letran and PCU (tied at 10–4), and Mapua with 7–7. Out of contention are the UPHSD Altas (5–9), the JRU Heavy Bombers and the San Sebastian Stags (tied at 4–10), and season host St. Benilde Blazers (3–11). Letran and PCU will dispute the last twice to beat advantage slot at a later game.
4 September 2006 (Monday)
- American football: Associated Press NCAA top 25
- (11) Florida State 13, (10) Miami (FL) 10 – The Seminoles hold the Hurricanes to 12 yards, one first down and no points in the second half.
- Canadian football: Labour Day Classic
- Calgary Stampeders 44, Edmonton Eskimos 23 – Eskies QB Ricky Ray was sacked five times in the Edmonton loss, while Calgary QB Henry Burris connected on three touchdown passes and rushed for one more in the Stamps victory. Edmonton is in danger of missing the CFL playoffs for the first time since 1971.
- Toronto Argonauts 40, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 6 – Argos quarterback Damon Allen threw 207 passing yards, eclipsing Warren Moon to become the all-time leading passer in either Canadian or American football. The record-breaking play was a 29-yard touchdown pass to Arland Bruce III in the third quarter, one of Allen's two touchdowns of the day. Meanwhile, Hamilton's offensive woes continue, having not scored a touchdown in the past four games.
- Football (soccer): The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announces the venues for three future African Cup of Nations competitions. The 2010 ACN will be held in Angola, the 2012 ACN will be shared by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and the 2014 ACN will be held in Libya. Nigeria will be held in reserve should any of the awarded countries prove unable to stage the competitions. CAF are also supporting Nigeria's bid for the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which FIFA has already awarded to Africa. (CAFonline)
3 September 2006 (Sunday)
2 September 2006 (Saturday)
- Basketball
- National Football League: Preseason roster cuts include Charles Rogers from the Detroit Lions, Ron Dayne from the Denver Broncos, Peter Warrick from the Seattle Seahawks, Marcus Vick from the Miami Dolphins and Lee Suggs from the Cleveland Browns. The Houston Texans put running back Domanick Davis on injured reserve.
- Baseball: Filling in for injured Cleveland Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner, Kevin Kouzmanoff becomes the first American League player to hit a grand slam in his first career at-bat. The Indians win 6–5 over the Texas Rangers. (AP via the Tribune Democrat)
- Roller Derby: The 2006 Roller Derby "Bumberbout" Flat Track Invitational in Seattle. Austin beat Seattle in the Championship Bout, 74 to 69.
- American football: Associated Press NCAA top 25
- (1) Ohio State 35, Northern Illinois 12
- (2) Notre Dame 14, Georgia Tech 10
- (3) Texas 56, North Texas 7
- (4) Auburn 40, Washington State 14
- (5) West Virginia 42, Marshall 10
- (6) USC 50, Arkansas 14
- (7) Florida 34, Southern Miss 7
- (8) LSU 45, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
- (23) Tennessee 35, (9) Cal 18
- (10) Oklahoma 24, UAB 17
- (14) Michigan 27, Vanderbilt 7
- (15) Georgia 48, Western Kentucky 12
- (16) Iowa 41, Montana 7
- (17) Virginia Tech 38, Northeastern 0
- (18) Clemson 54, Florida Atlantic 6
- (19) Penn State 34, Akron 16
- (20) Nebraska 49, Louisiana Tech 10
- (21) Oregon 48, Stanford 10
- (25) Texas Tech 35, SMU 3
- Football (soccer): 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
- Rugby union: 2006 Tri Nations Series
1 September 2006 (Friday)