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: 2005 In Sports
- Soccer : MLS Cup 2005 Playoffs: Conference semifinals
- --- Chicago Fire 4, D.C. United 0
--''Game 2's score is also the series's final aggregate. The Fire stun over 20,000 raucous fans at RFK Stadium to knock out the defending MLS Cup champions. Ivan Guerrero scores two for Chicago , both in the first half, including a highlight reel-making, one-timer blast in the fifth minute of stoppage time from outside the box, eliciting a loud "Oh my!" from ESPN2 's Rob Stone that Dick Enberg would have been proud of. In the 55th minute, the United's Christian Gómez is Sent Off for spitting on the Fire's C.J. Brown after the two tangle while fighting for the ball. The Fire will take on the New England Revolution in next Sunday's Eastern Conference Final.''
- , who led two American League teams — the Cleveland Indians in 1954 and the Chicago White Sox in 1959 — to pennants, died of a heart attack at the age of 97.
- wins the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway . NASCAR.com
- NFL Week 8
- --- Dallas Cowboys 34, Arizona Cardinals 13: ''Rookie Marion Barber rushes for 127 yards and two touchdowns for the Cowboys, who win their 14th straight home game against Arizona.''
- --- 22 yards for the winning score.''
- --- Houston Texans 19, Cleveland Browns 16: ''Two key sacks by Gary Walker and 177 return yards from Jerome Mathis help the Texans get their first win of the season.''
- --- throws five interceptions as the Packers fall to 1-6.''
- --- runs for 179 yards and catches a touchdown pass for the Rams.''
- --- throws for 341 yards — 201 of them to Steve Smith — and three touchdowns for Carolina, which has won four straight games. The Vikings lost quarterback Daunte Culpepper for the season with a knee injury.''
- --- throws three touchdowns and Warren Sapp records 2.5 sacks for the Raiders.''
- --- rushes for 206 yards, while the Redskins muster only 125 yards from scrimmage... as a team.''
- ---.''
- ---At 's homecoming to the stadium where he coached LSU from 1999 through 2004, including a shared national title in 2003, was successful, while the Saints' Louisiana homecoming was not as successful.''
- --- throws four touchdown passes; three come before Donovan McNabb completes his first pass.''
- --- throws for only 40 yards against his old team, but the 49ers win thanks to three takeaways, five sacks and five Joe Nedney field goals.
- --- makes his emotional comeback to Gillette Stadium , and Corey Dillon scores two touchdowns in the last 8 minutes to bring the Pats back from a 16-7 deficit.''
Atlanta Falcons , Indianapolis Colts , New York Jets , Seattle Seahawks .''
- Soccer : MLS Cup 2005 Playoffs: Conference semifinals
- --- New England Revolution 3, MetroStars 1
--''The Revs win the series 3-2 on aggregate. The MetroStars score a second-half goal, but the Revolution score three unanswered goals, the winner from Khano Smith , to take the 2-game set. For the Revolution, it's their third straight trip to the Eastern Conference final. They've lost the previous two visits.''
- --- F.C. Dallas 2, Colorado Rapids 2 (After regulation)
--''The Rapids take the series by winning a Penalty Kick Shootout 5-4. Dallas' Carlos Ruiz scores both of the team's regulation goals, but he had a chance for a Hat Trick ; in the 112th minute, Ruiz has a penalty kick deflect off the left post. Jeff Cunningham and Ritchie Kotschau score the Rapids' regulation goals.''
- --- San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Galaxy 1
--''The Galaxy take the series 4-2 on aggregate. Brian Ching scores early for the Quakes, but it's Ned Grabavoy who clinches the 2-game set by tying the game in the 67th minute. The Galaxy will go to Denver for this Saturday's Western Conference Final.''
- was fired as the general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers .
- defeats Kenya to win the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup .
- NCAA College Football AP Top 25:
- ---(1) USC 55, Washington State 13 ''The Trojans score touchdowns on their first 4 possessions in a romp over the Cougars.''
- ---(2) Texas 47, Oklahoma State 28 '' Vince Young leads the Longhorns back from a 28-9 second-quarter deficit to win In Stillwater .''
- ---(16) Florida 14, (4) Georgia 10 '' Chris Leak leads his Gators over the D.J. Shockley -less Bulldogs to win " The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party ". This loss is UGA's first of the year and will see them drop in the polls.''
- ---(5) Alabama 35, Utah State 3
- ---(6) Miami (Fla.) 34, North Carolina 16
- ---(7) LSU 56, North Texas 3
- ---(8) UCLA 30, Stanford 27 (OT) ''Drew Olson leads the Bruins back from 24 points down in the 4th quarter to see them win in overtime. This is the Bruins' 3rd comeback win in 4 games.''
- ---(10) Florida State 35, Maryland 27
- ---(11) Penn State 33, Purdue 15
- ---(12) Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31 ''Ted Ginn Jr. runs a kick back for a touchdown and Antonio Pittman gets two rushing touchdowns as the Buckeyes beat the Gophers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome .''
- ---(15) Wisconsin 41, Illinois 24 ''Freshman running back Brian Calhoun scores four TDs as the Badgers win easily.''
- ---(17) Texas Tech 28, Baylor 0 ''Tech scores 22 points in the fourth quarter as what looked to be a defensive struggle quickly turned into a rout.''
- ---(19) Auburn 27, Mississippi 3
- ---(20) TCU 23, San Diego State 20
- ---(25) Michigan 33, (21) Northwestern 17
- ---(22) Fresno State 27, Hawaii 13 ''Running back Wendell Mathis rushed for three TDs as the Bulldogs stay undefeated in the WAC .
- --- South Carolina 16, (23) Tennessee 15 ''The Gamecocks snap a 12-game losing streak at Neyland Stadium with a field goal from Josh Brown with 2:45 left in the game. The Vols drop to 3-4 as a result of this game.''
- activate Linebacker Tedy Bruschi , who suffered a mild Stroke in February 2005, from the "physically unable to perform" list, making him eligible to play tomorrow against the Buffalo Bills . (AP/Yahoo!)
- World Championship at Belmont Park . Winners of the races were:
- --- Juvenile Fillies (Two-year-old females): Folklore.
- --- Juvenile (Two-year-old males): Stevie Wonderboy.
- --- Filly & Mare Turf (Females): Intercontinental.
- --- Sprint : Silver Train.
- --- Mile : Artie Schiller.
- --- Distaff (Older females): Pleasant Home.
- --- Turf : Shirocco.
- --- Classic : Saint Liam.
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- announced that the fences in left field at Citizens Bank Park will be moved back in time for the 2006 season. Phillies web site
- Cricket :
- --- South Africa (201 for 9, Kallis 51, Boucher 40; Mills 4-44, Styris 2-29, Bond 2-42) beat New Zealand (182, Vincent 90; Ntini 3-29, Langeveldt 3-35, Boje 2-26) by 19 runs in the second ODI of the 5-match series. They lead the series 2–0. (Cricinfo)
- --- India (123 for 2, Tendulkar 67 Not Out , Sehwag 38) chase down a low target set by Sri Lanka (122; Pathan 4-37, Harbhajan 2-19, Yadav 2-32) to win the ODI at Mohali and go 2–0 up in the 7-match series. (Cricinfo)
- Major League Baseball 2005 World Series
- --- Chicago White Sox 1, Houston Astros 0
--WP: . ''The deciding game of the 2005 World Series was a pitcher's duel, with White Sox starter García allowing four hits and Astors starter Brandon Backe giving up five hits as both pitched seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts apiece, including a stretch where Backe struck out six consecutive batters. The string of scoreless innings was the longest since Game Seven of the 1991 World Series . World Series MVP Jermaine Dye 's RBI single in the eighth inning scoring pinch-hitter Willie Harris proved to be the difference. This is the first World Series win for the South Siders since 1917 . It was the first 1-0 Series clinching game since Game Six of the 1995 World Series , which saw the Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians and the first 1-0 game in any World Series game since Game Five of the 1996 World Series when the New York Yankees beat Atlanta. It is also the third year in a row where the home team (here, the Astros) did not win the deciding game of a World Series. ''
- , managed by Bobby Valentine , sweep the Hanshin Tigers in four games, winning Game Four by a 3-2 score. The win gives the former Lotte Orions their first Japan Series title in thirty-one years and makes Valentine the first non-Japanese-born manager to win the Japanese baseball championship.
- , in an interview with '' ESPN The Magazine '', says that she is a Lesbian .
- Major League Baseball 2005 World Series
- --- Chicago White Sox 7, Houston Astros 5 (14 innings)
--WP: , Geoff Blum ; Hou — Jason Lane . ''In the longest Series game played by time (five hours and forty-one minutes) and by the number of innings (a record-tying fourteen), Geoff Blum hit a home run off his former teammates to bring the White Sox one step away from their first World Championship in eighty-eight years. After the Astros had built a 4-0 lead, the White Sox sent 11 men to the plate in a 5-run 5th inning off Roy Oswalt ; the Astros tied the game on Jason Lane 's double in the 8th, their only hit after the 4th inning. ''
- Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz was named the 2005 winner of the Roberto Clemente Award by Major League Baseball for community service.
- , long time owner of the New York Giants football club, dies from cancer at the age of 89.
- club IF Elfsborg announce that they will repay the admission fee and transport costs of fans who went to see their 8-1 thrashing by league champions Djurgårdens IF on the last day of the Allsvenskan season. "We wish that we had been able to say that it depended on external factors, but there are no excuses, no explanations. We were just bad", the club said in a statement. (Reuters)
- (350 for 6, Tendulkar 93, Dravid 85, Pathan 83) beat the second-placed team in the ICC ODI Championship, Sri Lanka (198 ao in 35.4 Overs , Sangakkara 43 – Harbhajan 3-35, Kartik 3-48), by 152 runs at Nagpur in the first ODI in the 7-match series. (Cricinfo)
- will feature a new qualifying format, and, after a year's absence, tire changes. The new qualifying session will be done in knockout form — all 20 cars will go out. After 15 minutes, the 5 slowest cars will be kicked off the track; after another 15 minutes, 5 more cars will be kicked off, leaving 10 cars to duke it out for 20 more minutes. (Yahoo!)
- NFL
- --- Monday Night Football
-- fumbles in the first 17+ minutes of the game, as they easily defeat the injury-plagued Jets.'' ( Yahoo! Sports/AP )
- --- St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz will miss the remainder of the 2005 season with the heart valve disease he suffered earlier this month.
- --- Ahman Green , the Green Bay Packers ' leading rusher, was lost for the season with a broken leg.
- manager Gordon Strachan is named Scotland's FIFA SOS Ambassador for next year's World Cup, joining Wayne Rooney from Manchester United and England's National Squad .
- NFL Week 7
- ---, in his first start for the Lions, beat the team that released him during the off-season in Cleveland.''
- ---'s 56-yard field goal with no time on the clock was the margin of victory for the Embattled Vikings squad.''
- --- won his 100th game as a NFL head coach between Tampa Bay and Indianapolis, the 34th in league history to reach that mark.''
- --- St. Louis Rams 28, New Orleans Saints 17
- --- Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cincinnati Bengals 13: ''A record crowd of 66,104 Cincinnatians were disappointed to see the Bengals lose to their divisional rivals.''
- --- and Darwin Walker's late fumble recovery allowed the Eagles to escape at home. LaDainian Tomlinson was held to seven yards on seventeen carries and did not score, ending his NFL record-tying 18-game streak of scoring at least one touchdown. Terrell Owens caught his 100th touchdown pass, the sixth player in NFL history to do so.''
- --- in routing the hapless Niners in Landover, Maryland .''
- ---, and Josh Brown's 50-yard field goal after an Jordan Babineaux interception gave the Seahawks a comeback win against America's Team.''
- --- Chicago Bears 10, Baltimore Ravens 6
- --- Oakland Raiders 38, Buffalo Bills 17
- ---'s two yard TD catch from Eli Manning was the difference with five seconds left and the G-Men ended the Broncos' winning streak at five games.''
- --- Arizona Cardinals 20, Tennessee Titans 10
Carolina Panthers , Jacksonville Jaguars , New England Patriots , Tampa Bay Buccaneers .''
- Soccer : MLS Cup 2005 Playoffs: Conference semifinals
- --- MetroStars 1, New England Revolution 0
--''The MetroStars' Amado Guevara scores the match's only goal in the first half.''
- --- Colorado Rapids 0, F.C. Dallas 0
- NCAA College Football :
- --- AP Top 25
--(1) Southern Cal 51, Washington 24
--(2) Texas 52, (10) Texas Tech 17
--(4) " against Florida In Jacksonville with a strained knee.''
--(5) since 1930.''
--(7) LSU 20, (16) Auburn 17 (OT): ''John Vaughn's field goal attempt hit the left upright, and LSU won in overtime.''
--(8) UCLA 51, Oregon State 28
--(9) sets a school record by throwing for six touchdowns—four to Maurice Stovall, also a school record, and two to Jeff Samardzija .''
--(11) Florida State 55, Duke 24
--(12) earns his 350th win as Penn State coach in a rout of the Fighting Illini. The Nittany Lions' 56 points in the first half set an all-time school record, with quarterback Michael Richardson throwing for four touchdowns, and running for two more in less than two quarters.''
--(14) Ohio State 41, Indiana 10
--(15) Oregon 28, Arizona 21
--(19) Wisconsin 31, Purdue 20
--(21) TCU 41, Air Force 10
-- Northwestern 49, (22) Michigan State 14
-- North Carolina 7, (23) Virginia 5
--(24) Fresno State 40, Idaho 10
--(25) Cal-Berkeley 42, Washington State 38
- --- Ohio Northern defeated Mount Union 21-14 to end the Purple Raiders' 110-game regular-season winning streak. Mount Union's last regular-season loss was a 23-10 loss to Baldwin-Wallace on October 15 , 1994 .
- ---Richard Thomas Rose, a 20-year-old Minnesota-Morris student and member of the school's men's basketball team, was killed during a postgame celebration after a goalpost falls onto his head. The Cougars, a Division II team, had just upset Crown College when the tragedy occurred. (Yahoo!)
- 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 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.
- , 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.
- , 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 BSC 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
-- Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1.
-WP: ; 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 39 3/4 seasons. ''
- , 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 .''
- , group stage, matchday 1:
- ---Group B: Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 Espanyol
- ''See also UEFA Cup 2005-06 .''
- NFL Week 6
--At The 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.''
-- catches a three-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Chris Weinke with 32 seconds left for the Panthers.''
-- 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.''
--, playing for an injured Ben Roethlisberger , throws three interceptions, the last of which is returned for the game-winning touchdown by Rashean Mathis .''
-- 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.''
-- four times and intercept him twice.''
-- throws for 312 yards, and José Cortez kicks a 45-yard field goal in overtime.''
-- 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.''
-- five times and pick him off twice, while Willis McGahee rushes for 143 yards and a TD.''
-- 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.''
-- accounting for 141 of those yards and four touchdowns.''
Arizona Cardinals , Green Bay Packers , Philadelphia Eagles , San Francisco 49ers .''
- Auto Racing :
- --- won the second Chinese Grand Prix , and gave Renault the Constructors' Championship in the process, ending Ferrari 's six-year domination. (Formula1.com)
- --- 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 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 .''
- ---No. 25 TCU 38, Army 17.
- 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)
- --- 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)
- --- 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)
Kansas City Chiefs , Minnesota Vikings , New York Giants , Oakland Raiders .''
- 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. ''
- --- 2005 National League Division Series , Game 3
-- Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 3
-WP: . '' 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. ''
-- St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 4.
-WP: ; 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 . ''
- Major League Baseball playoffs
- --- 2005 American League Division Series , Game 3
-- Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 3
-WP: ; 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. ''
-- Los Angeles Angels 11, New York Yankees 7.
- WP: , 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. ''
- :
- --- 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
- and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was named a FIFA SOS Ambassador for England in support of the official charity.
- wide receiver Charles Rogers for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
- :
- --- 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
- 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: , Andruw Jones . ''A five-run eighth inning led the Astros to the win at Turner Field , thanks to Morgan Ensberg 's five RBI . ''
- --- 2005 American League Division Series , Game 2
-- Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4.
-WP: . ''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. ''
-- Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3.
-WP: . 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 . ''
- .
- --- Florida Panthers 2, Atlanta Thrashers 0
- --- scores two goals in his NHL debut.''
- --- scores the game-winning goal with 11 seconds left.''
- --- scores the first goal of the season.''
- --- New York Rangers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3
- --- Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2
- ---'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.''
- --- 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
- ---'s coaching debut was not a success at Vancouver.''
- 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: , 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 a fractured rib that he suffered a week earlier after the Padres clinched the NL West in a post-game celebration;.''
- --- 2005 American League Division Series
-- Chicago White Sox 14, Boston Red Sox 2
-WP: (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 . ''
-- New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels 2
-WP: . '' Robinson Cano 's bases loaded double in the first inning was all the Bronx Bombers needed to win. ''
- Cricket :
- --- champions Railways complete a nine-wicket win on the fourth day of their match with Rest of India thanks to the all-round efforts of Murali Kartik . Kartik made 96 in a first-innings 151-run stand with Yere Goud to help his team to a lead of 78 on first innings, and then took three for 28 to help bowl the Rest out for 137. Amit Pagnis then hit 33 as Railways eased to the target for the loss of one wicket in an hour. (Cricinfo)
- Golf :
- --- wins the Dunhill Links Championship .
- --- wins the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro with an overall tournament score of 22-under par, his first win on Tour since 2002. (PGATour.com)
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- ---Third Place: Netherlands 2—1 Turkey
- ---Final: Mexico 3—0 Brazil
- defeats North Queensland Cowboys , 30-16.
- Auto Racing
- --- 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 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)
- --- threw for four touchdowns, two to Rodney Harrison .'' (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- ---, the Giants win at home.'' (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- --- 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)
- --- was injured in the second quarter of the Falcons' win.'' (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
- ---'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 , 103,467 fans, a record crowd for an NFL regular-season game, saw the Cardinals win.'' (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
Chicago Bears , Cleveland Browns , Miami Dolphins , Pittsburgh Steelers .''
''(For earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months)''
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