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: 2005 In Sports
- Major League Baseball playoff races:
- --- American League
-- Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game one of a day-night doubleheader)
-- Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 5 (Game two of day-night doubleheader)
-- Baltimore Orioles 17, New York Yankees 9
-''Red Sox, Yankees tied again for AL East lead.''
-- Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2
-- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Cleveland Indians 4
-''Neither the Chisox or the Tribe gained ground in the AL Central.''
-- Los Angeles Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 3
- ''Angels clinch the AL West championship.''
- --- National League
-- Washington Nationals 11, Florida Marlins 1
-''Marlins eliminated from post-season with loss.''
-- New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
-''The Phillies' loss gives the NL East to the Atlanta Braves , their 14th straight division title. The Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies , 12-3.''
-- Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
-''Astros extend NL Wild Card lead to 2.5 games over Philadelphia; their Magic Number to clinch the NL Wild Card is three.''
-- San Diego Padres 9, San Francisco Giants 6
-''Padres reduce their magic number for clinching the NL West to two; Barry Bonds hits his 708th career home run in the first inning.''
- , group stage, matchday 2:
- ---Group A: Bayern Munich 1 – 0 Club Brugge
- ---Group A: Juventus 3 – 0 Rapid Vienna
- ---Group B: Ajax 1 – 2 Arsenal
- ---Group B: FC Thun 1 – 0 Sparta Prague
--''The Swiss underdogs win with an 89th minute goal''
- ---Group C: Barcelona 4 – 1 Udinese
--''A Hat Trick by Ronaldinho ''
- ---Group C: Panathinaikos 2 – 1 Werder Bremen
- ---Group D: Lille 0 – 0 Villarreal
- ---Group D: Manchester United 2 – 1 Benfica
--'' Ruud Van Nistelrooy 's 47th Champions League goal takes him to 3rd place in the all-time list, behind Alfredo Di Stefano and Raúl .''
- ''See also UEFA Champions League 2005-06 .''
- NFL :
- ---The New York Jets sign 41-year-old quarterback Vinny Testaverde after they announce both of their top two QBs, Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler , will miss the rest of the season with shoulder injuries. (SI/AP)
- ---The New England Patriots place safety Rodney Harrison on the Injured Reserve list, ending his season. Harrison tore three ligaments in his left knee during Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers . (SI/AP)
- in Baton Rouge which was postponed from Saturday due to Hurricane Rita .
- Major League Baseball playoff races:
- --- American League :
-- New York Yankees 11, Baltimore Orioles 3
-- Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox , rained out
-''The Yankees now lead the AL East by a half-game over the Red Sox, who are now a half-game behind the Cleveland Indians in the AL wild-card race. The rainout will be made up as part of a doubleheader Tuesday.''
-- Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 3
-''The White Sox' lead over the Indians drops to 2 games.''
-- Los Angeles Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 3
-''This result reduces the Angels' Magic Number in the AL West to 2.
- --- National League :
-- New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
-''The Mets stay mathematically alive for the NL wild card. The Phillies fall 1.5 games behind the idle Houston Astros for the NL wild card.''
-- Washington Nationals 4, Florida Marlins 0
-''The Marlins are now all but eliminated from the wild card race.''
-- Colorado Rockies 6, Atlanta Braves 5
-''The Braves' loss prevented them from clinching their 14th consecutive division title. However, one Braves win or one Phillies loss will clinch the NL East for the Braves.''
-- San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2
-''The Padres' lead over the Giants in the NL West drops to 3 games.''
- NFL
- --- Rod Smith becomes the first Undrafted player to reach 10,000 yards in career receiving.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- Tennessee Titans running back Travis Henry was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's steroid abuse policy.
- Major League Baseball playoff races:
- --- American League
-- New York Yankees 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4
-- Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3
-''New York and Boston remain tied in the AL East with seven games to play.''
-- Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 1
-- Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 4
-''The White Sox move 2.5 games up on the Indians, whose lead over New York and Boston in the wild-card race drops to half a game.''
-- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8, Los Angeles Angels 4
-- Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 2
-''Oakland's loss reduces the Angels' Magic Number in the AL West to 4.''
- --- National League
-- Atlanta Braves 5, Florida Marlins 3
-''Atlanta's magic number in the NL East drops to 2.''
-- Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
-- Chicago Cubs 3 Houston Astros 2
-''Houston's lead in the NL wild-card race falls to one game.''
-- San Francisco Giants 6, Colorado Rockies 2
-- Arizona Diamondbacks 4, San Diego Padres 3
-''San Diego's magic number in the NL West remains at 4.''
- NFL Week Three:
- --- at Heinz Field , Adam Vinatieri kicks a game-winning 43-yard field goal with one second left after Pittsburgh's Hines Ward scored the tying touchdown on the previous drive. Ben Roethlisberger is sacked four times, while Corey Dillon runs for two touchdowns and Tom Brady completes all twelve of his fourth quarter passes for 163 yards. Patriots safety Rodney Harrison was injured in the first quarter and will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, MCL and PCL in his knee and starting offensive lineman Matt Light will be out the rest of the season as well.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- ---, David Akers , fighting a hamstring injury, kicks the game-winning field goal from 23 yards with nine seconds remaining. Kerry Collins has 345 yards passing and two touchdowns, and Terrell Owens catches a touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb .'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- both suffered injuries, with Pennington likely out for the season due to a torn Rotator Cuff .'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- runs for 100 yards for the first time this season, and the vastly improved Colts defense held their third consecutive team to under 10 points at the RCA Dome . Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning also break the record for most yardage passing between two teammates with 9,568 yards between them, passing Jim Kelly and Andre Reed , who combined for 9,538 yards with the Buffalo Bills . Manning passes the 30,000 yards passing mark for his career in his 155th contest becoming the second fastest to do so. Only Dan Marino threw for 30,000 yards in his career faster, doing so in 154 games.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- runs for 158 yards, while Brett Favre throws three interceptions (two to Will Allen ) as Tampa Bay wins for the first time at Lambeau Field since 1989 . The difference comes when Ryan Longwell misses a point after touchdown, ending his streak at 157 straight PATs made.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
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- --- runs for four touchdowns, two of which were thirty seconds apart at Qwest Field . Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner suffers a Groin injury and is replaced with Josh McCown .'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- late in the fourth quarter at Miami to set up Olindo Mare 's game-winning 32-yard field goal with four seconds left. Steve Smith catches three touchdown passes for Carolina, while Ronnie Brown of the Dolphins had 132 rushing yards.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- ---, Marc Bulger throws three touchdown passes, while Adam Archuleta returns an interception by Steve McNair 85 yards for a score. Both teams combine for seven turnovers.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- has two touchdown passes and run for 236 yards as a team. Buffalo's Willis McGahee runs for 160 yards and a touchdown, but the Bills lose linebacker Takeo Spikes with a torn Achilles Tendon for the rest of the season.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- throws for 300 yards and three touchdowns, one of them on their first play of the game, as the Vikings get their first win of the season against a Saints team that committed fourteen penalties and four turnovers.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- at Soldier Field by intercepting Kyle Orton five times, while Carson Palmer throws for three touchdowns. The five INTs mark the first time since 1971 that an NFL team had five interceptions in three straight games.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
- --- runs for 192 yards and three touchdowns and throws another touchdown to Keenan McCardell as the "Lightning Bolts" win at Qualcomm Stadium . This was Eli Manning 's first game in San Diego since the 2004 NFL Draft , where he was selected first overall by the Chargers and, unhappy with the team, was immediately traded to the Giants.'' (Yahoo!/AP)
Baltimore Ravens , Detroit Lions , Houston Texans , Washington Redskins .''
- Golf
- --- Michael Campbell , the 2005 US Open champion, wins the world's richest golf prize of £1,000,000 when defeating Paul McGinley of Ireland 2 and 1 in the final at Wentworth in England .
- ---Jason Gore wins his first event on the PGA Tour , the 84 LUMBER Classic. Gore, who had received a "battlefield promotion" from the Nationwide Tour as a reward for winning three tournaments on that tour in 2005, shot a 2-under 70 en route to a 14-under-par final score, one shot ahead of Carlos Franco. (PGATOUR.com)
- Auto Racing :
- --- passes Tony Stewart with two laps to go, winning the Sylvania 300 , his first win of the season. (NASCAR.com)
- --- World Rally Championship - the Wales Rally Great Britain is ended after stage 15 due to the death of co-driver Michael Park . Championship leader Sébastien Loeb deliberately incurs a two minute penalty to avoid winning the title under the circumstances.
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- --- scores three touchdowns in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVIII .'' Tom Brady throws his 100th career touchdown pass. (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- runs for 128 yards but Rae Carthon scored the game-winning touchdown. Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich was injured late in the game, while Peyton Manning failed to throw for a touchdown.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- was 22-for-29 for 356 yards and five touchdowns — two of them to Terrell Owens — in a rout of the 49ers. Top draft pick Alex Smith made his NFL debut in this game and was 0-for-1 in the passing department.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- runs for 111 yards while Texans quarterback David Carr is sacked eight times.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- catches a 70-yard touchdown on the second play of the game; one of three touchdown passes by Carson Palmer .'' Daunte Culpepper throws five interceptions. (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- throws five interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown by Mike Brown , while Thomas Jones scores two touchdowns for Chicago.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- six times, force two turnovers, and block a punt for a safety.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- runs for 128 yards and a touchdown.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- throws two TD passes and Shaun Alexander runs for a TD to stake the Seahawks to a 21-0 halftime lead. The Seahawks nearly blow the lead, but their defense stops the Falcons late in the fourth quarter to preserve the win.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- throws two TD passes, and their defense keeps the Cardinals out of the end zone all four times they advanced inside the Rams 12. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner goes 28-for-41 with 307 yards passing against his former team.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- and the Packers' Brett Favre , throw for over 300 yards and three TDs apiece, but Favre also throws two interceptions in a closely-fought game. Favre becomes the third NFL quarterback, behind Dan Marino and John Elway , to throw for more than 50,000 passing yards. The uniform number 92 of late Packers great Reggie White was retired during halftime ceremonies.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- leads the offense on a fourth-quarter TD drive that seals the win.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- interception return for a TD and a defense that holds the Chargers to 41 yards of offense in the second half. Jason Elam kicks the winning field goal with 5 seconds left. Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson scores both Chargers TDs, giving him a rushing TD in 14 consecutive games, an NFL record.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- --- was 18-for-28 for 238 yards, and Priest Holmes carried the ball 19 times for 75 yards and a touchdown, and the rebuilt Chiefs' defense withstood a late game drive by the Raiders in Oakland's home opener. Randy Moss made his official home debut with 5 catches for 127 yards and a touchdown, while Kerry Collins was 21-for-35 and 263 yards along with the Moss touchdown.'' (AP/Yahoo!)
- College Football :
- ---The USC Trojans are ranked Number 1 by the AP for the 22nd consecutive poll, breaking the previous record set by the Miami Hurricanes during 2001 and 2002 . The streak began with the poll of December 7 , 2003 . (AP/Yahoo!)
- wins the U.S. Open men's singles title with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-1 victory over Andre Agassi . (Yahoo/AP)
- Solheim Cup team, captained by legend Nancy Lopez , wins the event at the Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana , defeating Europe 15½ points to 12½ points. The U.S. has won all Solheim Cups contested on home soil. Meg Mallon sinks the Cup-clinching putt to defeat England 's Karen Stupples in their singles match 3&1. In other news regarding the LPGA , outgoing commissioner Ty Votaw steps down after the event, to be succeeded by Carolyn Bivens . (LPGA.com)
- Auto Racing :
- --- wins his sixth race of the season, setting a new record for victories in an IRL season, also all but clinching the series title.
- --- wins the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps , his sixth this year, tying him with Fernando Alonso for the most this season. The win means Alonso wait at least one more race before he can clinch the World Drivers' Championship with Alonso's lead 25 points. If the margin number stays between 20 and 30 after São Paulo two weeks from now, the title will be his. (Formula1.com)
- NFL Week 1:
- --- wins it for the Hurricane Katrina displaced Saints at Bank Of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina .'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- intercepts Chargers QB Drew Brees in the end zone with 30 seconds left.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- Kansas City Chiefs 27, New York Jets 7: ''The Chiefs force seven fumbles, two of which were recovered by the defense, in a rout of the Jets.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- gets his first victory as an NFL head coach.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- twice and hold the Packers to 56 rushing yards. Packers wide receiver Javon Walker tears his right knee and will miss the rest of the season.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- threw for two touchdowns.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- J.P. Losman throws a touchdown pass to offensive tackle Jason Peters in his first NFL start.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- scored two touchdowns, "Cadillac" Williams ran 71 yards for a third, and the Bucs' defense intercepts Daunte Culpepper three times at the Metrodome .'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- New York Giants 42, Arizona Cardinals 19: ''The Giants score five touchdowns in the second half, one of them on a 95-yard kickoff return by Willie Ponder.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- throws for 280 yards and two touchdowns in spoiling new Browns head coach Romeo Crennel 's debut.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- throws three interceptions as the Jaguars win their season opener.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- ---'s head coaching debut. Rookie Otis Amey returns a punt for a touchdown.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- runs for 121 yards.'' (Yahoo/AP)
- --- was 21 for 35 for 254 yards and two touchdowns as the Colts spoiled the Ravens' season opener at M&T Bank Stadium .''
- --- took the green flag and clinched a spot in the 2005 Chase For The NEXTEL Cup and proceeded to win the race in Richmond, Virginia . Four of his Roush Racing teammates — Matt Kenseth , Carl Edwards , Mark Martin and Greg Biffle — are all in the final ten-race playoff for the championship. The remaining five are Ryan Newman , Jimmie Johnson , Tony Stewart , Jeremy Mayfield and Rusty Wallace . Jamie McMurray , who entered the race one point ahead of Newman in the final spot, crashed in an incident with Mike Garvey after they accidentally wrecked Ricky Rudd during Lap 362. Both Elliot Sadler and Jeff Gordon , who participated in the inaugural chase last year, missed the chase this year, as did arguably the circuit's most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (NASCAR.com)
- announce that star outfielder Barry Bonds will play his first game of the season on September 12 against the San Diego Padres after recuperating from operations on his right Knee over the winter. (Yahoo/AP)
- College Football :
- --- Charlie Weis becomes the first Notre Dame head coach to begin his career with back-to-back wins on the road since Knute Rockne in 1918 , with a 17-10 win over #3-ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor . (Yahoo/AP)
- ---In the first meeting ever between the two teams, #2 Texas , inspired by some 4th-quarter heroics from Heisman Trophy candidate Vince Young , beat #4 Ohio State 25-22 before an estimated crowd of 110,000 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus .
- , Kim Clijsters defeats Mary Pierce 6-3, 6-1 in the women's singles final to capture her first Grand Slam title. (Yahoo/AP)
- --- threw for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Corey Dillon added two touchdown runs in the win for the defending champs. Randy Moss made his Raiders' debut special with a 73-yard TD reception from Kerry Collins , who threw for two more TDs in the loss.'' (ESPN)
''(For earlier sports events, see May 2004 and preceding months)''
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