See also: 2005 in sports
- NASCAR: 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup UAW-GM Quality 500.
- NBA: Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died at the age of 28.
- MLB Postseason
- 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.
- Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3.
- 2005 National League Championship Series Game 3
Astros lead series, 2-1.
- 2005 American League Championship Series Game 4
- Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels, 7:45 PM US EDT (2345 UTC).
- 2005 American League Championship Series Game 4
White Sox lead series, 2-1.
- Football (soccer): Draw for European qualifying playoffs for the
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. Matches to be held 12 and 16 November; first team listed will host the first leg.
- 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.
- MLB Postseason
- 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.
- Chicago White Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 2.
- 2005 American League Championship Series Game 3
White Sox lead series, 2-1.
- Ice hockey: The Montreal Canadiens have announced that three additional jersey numbers will be retired by the team on October 15, as part of the activities leading to the club's centennial in 2009. The team has also announced that at least one jersey number will be retired in each of the next three seasons. (TSN)
- 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.
- Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
- 2005 National League Championship Series Game 2
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.
- Chicago White Sox 2, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1.
- 2005 American League Championship Series Game 2
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.
- St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3.
- 2005 National League Championship Series Game 1
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.
- Bahrain 0–0 Uzbekistan
- 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
- Guatemala 3 – 1 Costa Rica
- 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
- 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
- Asia - 5th place playoff, second leg
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.
- Los Angeles Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2.
- 2005 American League Championship Series Game 1
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 could come 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.
- Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3
- 2005 American League Division Series, Game 5
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)
- Major League Baseball 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.
- New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels 2.
- 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
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.
- Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6 (18 innings)
- 2005 National League Division Series, Game 4
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
- 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
- Costa Rica 3 – 0 USA
- 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
- Africa
- Major League Baseball playoffs
- 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
- Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees, postponed, rain.
- 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
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.
- Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 3
- 2005 National League Division Series, Game 3
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.
- St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4.
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.
- Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 3
- 2005 American League Division Series, Game 3
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.
- Los Angeles Angels 11, New York Yankees 7.
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.
- St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 2
- 2005 National League Division Series, Game 2
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.
- Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 1
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
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- 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.
- Houston Astros 10, Atlanta Braves 5.
- 2005 National League Division Series, Game 1
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.
- Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4.
- 2005 American League Division Series, Game 2
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.
- Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3.
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, Carolina Hurricanes 2
- New Jersey Devils 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1: Sidney Crosby's debut was a lowdown, but did get an assist on the Penguins' lone goal.
- Detroit Red Wings 5, St. Louis Blues 1
- Minnesota Wild 6, Calgary Flames 3: The Wild's Marc Chouinard gets the first NHL hat trick this season.
- Ottawa Senators 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (Shootout): The NHL's first shootout saw Daniel Alfredsson record the first shootout era "hat trick" with two goals in regulation and another in the shootout, and Dany Heatley clinch the win for the Sens while the Leafs were shut out in the historic event thanks to Dominik Hasek.
- Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 2
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3
- Dallas Stars 5, Los Angeles Kings 4: The Kings scored four goals in the first period, and the Stars scored five straight goals to comeback and win.
- Edmonton Oilers 4, Colorado Avalanche 3
- Vancouver Canucks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2: Wayne Gretzky's coaching debut was not a success at Vancouver.
- Arena Football: Kansas City, Missouri is granted a franchise for the 2006 season as the replacement for the New Orleans VooDoo. (ArenaFootball.com)
- Major League Baseball (Non post-season news):
- John Hart resigns as the general manager of the Texas Rangers. John Daniels, at the age of 28 years old, is named his replacement, becoming the youngest general manager in any sport.
- Jim Leyland signs a three-year contract to become manager of the Detroit Tigers, one day after Alan Trammell was fired.
- Major League Baseball playoffs
- 2005 National League Division Series
- St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 5
- WP: Chris Carpenter. LP: Jake Peavy. HRs: SD — Eric Young (pinch-hit); StL — Jim Edmonds, Reggie Sanders (grand slam). The Cardinals took an 8-0 lead after five innings and never looked back. Sanders' six RBIs are a NLDS record. NOTE: Peavy was lost for the season with an fractured rib that he suffered a week earlier after the Padres clinched the NL West in a post-game celebration.
- St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 5
- 2005 National League Division Series
Cardinals lead series, 1-0.
- 2005 American League Division Series
- Chicago White Sox 14, Boston Red Sox 2
- WP: José Contreras. LP: Matt Clement. HRs: Bos — none; ChW — A.J. Pierzynski (2), Paul Konerko, Juan Uribe, Scott Podsednik. The Sox had five runs in the first inning and never looked back. This was the first post-season win in Chicago since the 1959 World Series.
- Chicago White Sox 14, Boston Red Sox 2
- 2005 American League Division Series
White Sox lead series, 1-0.
- New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels 2
- WP: Mike Mussina. LP: Bartolo Colón. SV: Mariano Rivera. HRs: NYY — none; LAA — Bengie Molina. Robinson Cano's bases loaded double in the first inning was all the Bronx Bombers needed to win.
- New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels 2
Yankees lead series, 1-0.
- NFL: Monday Night Football
- Carolina Panthers 32, Green Bay Packers 29: The Packers just fall short after being down 32-13, as they are 0-4 for the first time since 1988. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Major League Baseball:
- Jack McKeon will not return as manager of the Florida Marlins for the 2006 season.
- The Detroit Tigers fired manager Alan Trammell after three seasons.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Jim Tracy mutually agreed to part ways after five seasons.
- Golf:
- PGA European Tour: Colin Montgomerie wins the Dunhill Links Championship.
- PGA Tour: K.J. Choi wins the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro with an overall tournament score of 22-under par, his first win on Tour since 2002. (PGATour.com)
- Football: FIFA U-17 World Championship 2005
- Third Place: Netherlands 2—1 Turkey
- Final: Mexico 3—0 Brazil
- Rugby League: NRL Grand Final: Wests Tigers defeats North Queensland Cowboys, 30-16.
- Auto racing
- 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup: In a race marred by two big crashes at Talladega Superspeedway finishing under the "green/white/checker" rule, Dale Jarrett wins the UAW Ford 500. Tony Stewart regains the point lead by four points over Ryan Newman with seven races to go. NASCAR.com
- NFL: Week 4.
- At the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas: New Orleans Saints 19, Buffalo Bills 7 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Denver Broncos 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 7 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, Detroit Lions 14 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Cincinnati Bengals 16, Houston Texans 10: The Bengals go to 4-0 for the first time since 1988. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Indianapolis Colts 31, Tennessee Titans 10: The Colts offense finally got into gear as Peyton Manning threw for four touchdowns, two to Rodney Harrison. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- New York Giants 44, St. Louis Rams 24: In spite of a major performance by Rams' QB Marc Bulger, the Giants win at home. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- San Diego Chargers 41, New England Patriots 17: The Pats' 21-game home winning streak ends as RB Kevin Faulk breaks his leg. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Washington Redskins 20, Seattle Seahawks 17 (OT) (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Baltimore Ravens 13, New York Jets 3 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Oakland Raiders 19, Dallas Cowboys 13 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Atlanta Falcons 30, Minnesota Vikings 10: Michael Vick was injured in the second quarter of the Falcons' win. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- Philadelphia Eagles 37, Kansas City Chiefs 31: Larry Johnson's fumble late in the second quarter gave the Eagles the impetus to score 31 consecutive points and roar back from a 17-6 defecit to win. The Chiefs' Dante Hall returns a kickoff for a touchdown, tying him for the career lead in that category with six. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- At Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico: Arizona Cardinals 31, San Francisco 49ers 14: In the first regular season NFL contest to be played outside the Continental United States, 103,467 fans, a record crowd for an NFL regular-season game, saw the Cardinals win. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
Bye Week: Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Major League Baseball
- Wild Card races:
- American League:
- Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1
- The Indians loss secured the Wild Card for the Boston Red Sox before the end of their game with the New York Yankees, which Boston won 10-1.
- Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1
- National League:
- Philadelphia Phillies 9, Washington Nationals 3
- Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins extends his hitting streak to 36 games, the longest in MLB since a 39-game streak by Paul Molitor in 1987.
- Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4
- The Astros win the NL Wild Card.
- Philadelphia Phillies 9, Washington Nationals 3
- American League:
- In another game: St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 4
- Final regular season game at Busch Stadium. The team will move into the New Busch Stadium in April, 2006.
- Wild Card races:
- Football (soccer): Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches
- NCAA: Tony Barnhardt of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and CBS Sports reports that the Sugar Bowl game will be moved to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2006 edition. This report would be confirmed on Friday.
- Major League Baseball: Barry Bonds will not play in the final two games of the San Francisco Giants season.
- Playoff races
- American League
- New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 4
- Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3
- The Yankees clinch the AL East by regaining their one-game lead. Though Boston can tie them if they win Sunday, the Yankees have clinched the regular season series.
- National League Wild Card Race
- Philadelphia Phillies 8, Washington Nationals 4
- Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1
- The Astros lead the Phillies by one game in the Wild Card race.
- Divisions Clinched: Atlanta Braves (NL East); St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central); San Diego Padres (NL West); New York Yankees (AL East); Chicago White Sox (AL Central); Los Angeles Angels (AL West).
- The Astros lead the Phillies by one game in the Wild Card race.
- American League
- Playoff races
- Boxing: Antonio Tarver easily handles Roy Jones, Jr. and takes the unanimous decision in the third leg of their trilogy of light heavyweight bouts. (TSN)
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