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12 October 2008 (Sunday)

American football:
- National Football League Week Six:
  - 1 PM US EDT (1700 UTC) Games:
    - Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts
    - Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    - Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
    - Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets
    - Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
    - Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans
    - Oakland Raiders at New Orleans Saints
    - St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins
  - 4:05 PM US EDT (2005 UTC):
    - Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos
  - 4:15 PM US EDT (2015 UTC) Games:
  - Sunday Night Football 8:15 PM US EDT (0015 UTC Monday):
    - New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers

Bye week: Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans.

Auto racing:
- Formula One:
  - Japanese Grand Prix in Oyama, Japan:
    - Template:(1) Fernando Alonso Template:(2) Robert Kubica Template:(3) Kimi Räikkönen
      With two races remaining in the season, Lewis Hamilton leads by 5 points over Felipe Massa, and by 12 points over Kubica. In the constructors standing, Ferrari lead by 7 points over McLaren-Mercedes, with BMW Sauber 7 points further back.
- V8 Supercar:
  - Bathurst 1000 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia:
    - Template:(1) Craig Lowndes & Jamie Whincup Template:(2) Jason Richards & Greg Murphy Template:(3) James Courtney & David Besnard
- WRC:
  - Tour de Corse in Corsica, France:
    - Template:(1) Sébastien Loeb Template:(2) Mikko Hirvonen Template:(3) François Duval

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - National League Championship Series:
    - Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:22 PM US EDT (00:22 UTC Monday.) Phillies lead series, 2-0.

Cricket:
- Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in King City, Ontario, Canada:
  - Pakistan v Zimbabwe, 13:30 UTC
  - Canada v Sri Lanka, 17:30 UTC

Football (soccer):
All times UTC
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), matchday 9:
  - Venezuela – Brazil, 20:00
  - Ecuador – Chile, 21:55
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) second round, matchday 6:
  (teams in bold advance to the third round)
  - Group 2: Guinea – Kenya, 17:00
    - Guinea should win to advance to third round
  - Group 3: Angola – Niger, 14:00
    - Angola is the first team that participated in the last World Cup to be eliminated.
  - Group 3: Uganda – Benin, 13:00
    - Uganda should win to advance to third round
  - Group 9: Burundi – Burkina Faso, 13:30
  - Group 12: Egypt – Djibouti, 18:00
- Futsal World Cup in Brazil:
  - Group E: Italy – Brazil, 13:30 UTC
  - Group E: Ukraine – Iran, 15:30 UTC
  - Group F: Spain – Argentina, 13:30 UTC
  - Group F: Russia – Paraguay, 15:30 UTC

Golf:
- PGA Tour:
  - Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas
- European Tour:
  - Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain
- LPGA Tour:
  - Longs Drugs Challenge in Blackhawk, California

Tennis:
- ATP Tour:
  - Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
    Final: Marat Safin vs. Igor Kunitsyn
  - Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden:
    Final: David Nalbandian vs. Robin Soderling
  - Bank Austria-TennisTrophy in Vienna, Austria:
    Final: Philipp Petzschner vs. Gael Monfils
- WTA Tour:
  - Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
    Final: Jelena Jankovic def. Vera Zvonareva, 6–2, 6–4

11 October 2008 (Saturday)

American college football:
- NCAA AP Top 10:
  All times US EDT (UTC-4)
  - Red River Rivalry at Dallas: (5) Texas 45, (1) Oklahoma 35
    - In the highest combined scoring game (80 points) in the Rivalry, the Longhorns get fifteen unanswered points in the final eight minutes to knock off the top-ranked Sooners.
  - (17) Oklahoma State 28, (3) Missouri 23
  - (11) Florida 51, (4) LSU 21
  - (6) Penn State 48, Wisconsin 7
  - (7) Texas Tech 37, Nebraska 31 (OT)
  - (8) Southern California 28, Arizona State 0
  - (9) Brigham Young 21, New Mexico 3
  - (10) Georgia 26, Tennessee 14
- In other games:
  - Mississippi State 17, (13) Vanderbilt 13
  - (14) Utah 40, Wyoming 7
  - (16) Kansas 30, Colorado 14
  - Arkansas 25, (20) Auburn 22
  - Toledo 13, Michigan 10
    - For the first time in "The Big House", an MAC team beats the Wolverines after 25 attempts.

Auto racing:
- Sprint Cup Series:
  - Bank of America 500 at Concord, North Carolina
    - Template:(1) Jeff Burton Template:(2) Kasey Kahne Template:(3) Kurt Busch

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Championship Series:
    - Tampa Bay Rays 9, Boston Red Sox 8 (11 innings). Series tied 1-1.

Cricket:
- New Zealand in Bangladesh:
  - 2nd ODI in Mirpur: New Zealand 212/9 (50 ov) def Bangladesh 137 (42.4 ov) by 75 runs. 3-match series level 1-1
- Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in King City, Ontario, Canada:
  - Canada 135/7 (20/20 ov) v Zimbabwe 135/9 (20/20 ov) - Match tied; Zimbabwe win bowl-out 3-1
  - Pakistan 141/7 (19.5/20 ov) def Sri Lanka 137/9 (20/20 ov) by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
- World Cricket League Division Four in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania:
  - Final: Afghanistan 179 (49.4 ov) def Hong Kong 122 (45 ov) by 57 runs.
    Afghanistan and Hong Kong win promotion to division three.
  - 3rd place play off: Italy 203/9 (50 ov) def Tanzania 133 (41.3 ov) by 70 runs.
  - Jersey and Fiji relegate to division five.

Football (soccer):
All times UTC
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), matchday 3:
  - Group 1: Hungary 2–0 Albania
  - Group 1: Sweden 0–0 Portugal
  - Group 1: Denmark 3–0 Malta
  - Group 2: Luxembourg 1–3 Israel
  - Group 2: Switzerland 2–1 Latvia
  - Group 2: Greece 3–0 Moldova
  - Group 3: Poland 2–1 Czech Republic
  - Group 3: San Marino 1–3 Slovakia
  - Group 3: Slovenia 2–0 Northern Ireland
  - Group 4: Finland 1–0 Azerbaijan
  - Group 4: Wales 2–0 Liechtenstein
  - Group 4: Germany 2–1 Russia
  - Group 5: Belgium 2–0 Armenia
  - Group 5: Turkey 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  - Group 5: Estonia 0–3 Spain
  - Group 6: England 5–1 Kazakhstan
  - Group 6: Ukraine 0–0 Croatia
  - Group 7: Serbia 3–0 Lithuania
  - Group 7: Faroe Islands 1–1 Austria
  - Group 7: Romania 2–2 France
  - Group 8: Georgia 1–1 Cyprus
  - Group 8: Bulgaria 0–0 Italy
  - Group 9: Scotland 0–0 Norway
  - Group 9: Netherlands 2–0 Iceland
  - After 3 matches for most teams, Greece, Spain, England and Netherlands (the latter played 2 matches) remain the only teams in Europe with wins-only record.
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), matchday 9:
  - Bolivia 3–0 Peru
  - Argentina 2–1 Uruguay
  - Colombia 0–1 Paraguay
    - Paraguay stays 4 points ahead of Argentina at the top of the standing.
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) second round, matchday 6:
  (Teams in bold advance to the third round)
  - Group 1: Tanzania 3–1 Cape Verde
  - Group 1: Cameroon 5–0 Mauritius
  - Group 2: Namibia 4–2 Zimbabwe
  - Group 4: Equatorial Guinea 0–1 South Africa
    - South Africa, that qualified as the host of 2010 FIFA World Cup, is eliminated from 2010 African Cup of Nations
  - Group 4: Nigeria 4–1 Sierra Leone
  - Group 5: Gabon 1–0 Libya
  - Group 5: Ghana 3–0 Lesotho
  - Group 6: Liberia 0–0 Algeria
  - Group 6: Senegal 1–1 Gambia
    - Senegal, quarterfinalist in 2002 FIFA World Cup, is eliminated
  - Group 7: Ivory Coast 3–0 Madagascar
  - Group 7: Botswana 0–1 Mozambique
  - Group 8: Morocco 4–1 Mauritania
  - Group 8: Rwanda – bye
  - Group 9: Tunisia 5–0 Seychelles
  - Group 10: Sudan 2–0 Congo
  - Group 10: Mali 2–1 Chad
  - Group 11: Togo 6–0 Eswatini
  - Group 11: Zambia – bye
  - Group 12: Malawi 2–1 DR Congo
  - Benin, Kenya, Burkina Faso and Egypt also advance to third round
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) third round, matchday 4:
  (Teams in bold advance to the fourth round)
  - Group 1: United States 6–1 Cuba
  - Group 1: Guatemala 0–0 Trinidad and Tobago
  - Group 2: Jamaica 1–0 Mexico
  - Group 2: Honduras 3–1 Canada
  - Group 3: Suriname 1–4 Costa Rica
  - Group 3: Haiti 0–0 El Salvador
- Futsal World Cup in Brazil:
  - Group E: Brazil 1–0 Iran
  - Group E: Ukraine 0–4 Italy
  - Group F: Paraguay 3–3 Argentina
  - Group F: Spain 5–2 Russia

10 October 2008 (Friday)

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Championship Series:
    - Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0. Red Sox lead series 1-0.
  - National League Championship Series:
    - Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Phillies lead series 2-0.
      - Thanks to a pair of bat-arounds in the second and third innings as well as the arm and bat of Brett Myers, the Phils head to Los Angeles with a two-game advantage.

Cricket:
- Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in King City, Ontario, Canada:
  - Sri Lanka 107/5 (16/17 ov) def Zimbabwe 106/8 (17/17 ov) by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
  - Pakistan 137/7 (20/20 ov) def Canada 102/9 (20/20 ov) by 35 runs

9 October 2008 (Thursday)

American college football:
- NCAA AP Top 25:
  - (21) Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - National League Championship Series:
    - Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Phillies lead series 1-0.
      - Cole Hamels pitches seven strong innings and the Phils capitalize on a sixth-inning Rafael Furcal error with homers from Chase Utley (two-run) and Pat Burrell (solo) to win Game One.

Cricket:
- New Zealand in Bagladesh:
  - 1st ODI in Mirpur:
    Bangladesh 202/3 (45.3 ov) beat New Zealand 201/9 (50 ov) by 7 wickets.
    Bangladesh lead 3-matches series 1-0

Ice hockey:
- NHL Season Openers:
  - Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Detroit Red Wings 2
  - Boston Bruins 5, Colorado Avalanche 4
  - San Jose Sharks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1
  - Vancouver Canucks 6, Calgary Flames 0

Football (soccer):
- Futsal World Cup in Brazil:
  (teams in bold advance to the 2nd round)
  - Group C: Argentina 2–1 Guatemala
  - Group C: Ukraine 4–2 China
  - Group D: Spain 3–0 Uruguay
  - Group D: Czech Republic 2–3 Iran

8 October 2008 (Wednesday)

Football (soccer):
- Futsal World Cup in Brazil:
  (teams in bold advance to the 2nd round)
  - Group A: Brazil 9–0 Cuba
  - Group A: Russia 9–1 Japan
  - Group B: Italy 2–4 Paraguay
  - Group B: Portugal 3–2 Thailand
- AFC Champions League semifinals, first leg:
  - Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds
  - Adelaide United 3–0 Bunyodkor

7 October 2008 (Tuesday)

American college football:
- NCAA:
  - Troy 30, Florida Atlantic 17

6 October 2008 (Monday)

American football:
- National Football League Week Five Monday Night Football:
  - Minnesota Vikings 30, New Orleans Saints 27
    - Ryan Longwell's 30-yard field goal with 13 seconds left gives the Vikings the win on a wild Monday night. Reggie Bush tied an NFL record with two punt returns for touchdowns.

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Division Series:
    - Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago White Sox 2. Rays win series, 3-1.
      - B.J. Upton hit two home runs and the Rays continue their dream season beating the White Sox to advance to the ALCS.
    - Boston Red Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 2. Red Sox win series 3-1.
      - Jed Lowrie singles home Jason Bay with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the Old Town Team back to the ALCS and a date with the Rays.

5 October 2008 (Sunday)

American Football:
- National Football League Week Five:
  - Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 24
    - Matt Ryan outshines Aaron Rodgers in a battle of young quarterbacks.
  - Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 7
    - Kyle Orton has a career day as the Bears defeat the Lions.
  - Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 27
    - Two Sage Rosenfels fumbles spark the Colts' 21-point comeback in the game's final 4 minutes.
  - Carolina Panthers 34, Kansas City Chiefs 0
    - DeAngelo Williams rushes for 123 yards and two touchdowns and catches a third as the Panthers record their biggest shutout win in team history.
  - Miami Dolphins 17, San Diego Chargers 10
    - The Dolphins exceed their entire 2007 season win total.
  - New York Giants 44, Seattle Seahawks 6
    - Eli Manning throws for two touchdowns and Brandon Jacobs rushes for two more as the Giants rout the Seahawks.
  - Tennessee Titans 13, Baltimore Ravens 10
    - The Titans go to 5-0 for the first time in franchise history.
  - Washington Redskins 23, Philadelphia Eagles 17
    - Antwaan Randle El's touchdown pass to Chris Cooley and Clinton Portis' 145 yards lead the way in comeback victory.
  - Denver Broncos 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
    - Matt Prater's three field goals lift the Broncos to victory.
  - Arizona Cardinals 41, Buffalo Bills 17
    - The Bills lose quarterback Trent Edwards to a concussion as the Cardinals hand Buffalo its first loss of the season.
  - Dallas Cowboys 31, Cincinnati Bengals 22
    - The Cowboys lead by 17, before the Bengals make it a game.
  - New England Patriots 30, San Francisco 49ers 21
    - Randy Moss catches a 66-yard touchdown pass from Matt Cassell as Steve Young's #8 was retired.
  - Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 21
    - The Steelers end a four-game losing streak to the Jags.

Bye Week: Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams.

Auto racing:
- Sprint Cup:
  - AMP Energy 500 in Talladega, Alabama
    - Template:(1) Tony Stewart Template:(2) Paul Menard Template:(3) David Ragan
      - Regan Smith takes the checkered flag in first place, but is dropped to 18th (the last position on the lead lap) for passing Stewart below the yellow line at the inside of the track in the final turn. This race set new NASCAR records for numbers of different leaders and lead changes.
- WRC:
  - Rally Catalunya in Salou, Spain:
    Template:(1) Sebastien Loeb Template:(2) Dani Sordo Template:(3) Mikko Hirvonen

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Division Series:
    - Chicago White Sox 5, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Rays lead series 2-1.
    - Los Angeles Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (12 innings). Red Sox lead series 2-1.
  - National League Division Series:
    - Philadelphia Phillies 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2. Phillies win series 3-1.
      - Home runs by Jimmy Rollins, Pat Burrell (twice) and Jayson Werth put the Phillies into the NLCS against Los Angeles Dodgers.

Basketball:
- WNBA Finals:
  - Detroit Shock 76, San Antonio Silver Stars 60. Shock wins 2008 WNBA Championship, 3-0.

Football (soccer):
- CAF Champions League semifinals, first leg:
  - Enyimba 0–0 Al Ahly
  - Dynamos 0–1 Cotonsport Garoua
Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP:
  - Australian motorcycle Grand Prix in Phillip Island, Australia
    - Template:(1) Casey Stoner Template:(2) Valentino Rossi Template:(3) Nicky Hayden
- Superbike:
  - Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France
    - Race 1 classification: Template:(1) Noriyuki Haga Template:(2) Fonsi Nieto Template:(3) Troy Bayliss
    - Race 2 classification: Template:(1) Troy Bayliss Template:(2) Noriyuki Haga Template:(3) Troy Corser
      - The Race 2 win was Troy Bayliss' 50th race win, securing for him his third Superbike World Championship.

Rugby league:
- NRL Grand Final in Sydney:
  - Melbourne Storm 0–40 File:Manly colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Tennis:
- ATP Tour:
  - Open de Moselle in Metz, France
    Final: Dmitry Tursunov def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 7–6(6), 1–6, 6–4
  - AIG Japan Open in Tokyo, Japan
    Final: Tomas Berdych def. Juan Martin del Potro, 6–1, 6–4
- WTA Tour:
  - Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany
    Final: Jelena Jankovic def. Nadia Petrova, 6–4, 6–3
  - AIG Japan Open in Tokyo, Japan
    Final: Caroline Wozniacki def. Kaia Kanepi, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
  - Tashkent Open in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    Final: Sorana Cirstea def. Sabine Lisicki, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)

4 October 2008 (Saturday)

American college football:
- NCAA AP Top 10:
  - (1) Oklahoma 49, Baylor 17
  - (2) Alabama 17, Kentucky 14
  - (4) Missouri 52, Nebraska 17
  - (5) Texas 38, Colorado 14
  - (6) Penn State 20, Purdue 6
    - The Nittany Lions are assured of being the first BCS conference team of bowl eligibility with their win at West Laffayette, Indiana.
  - (7) Texas Tech 58, Kansas State 28
  - (9) Southern California 44, (23) Oregon 10
- Other games:
  - (19) Vanderbilt 14, (13) Auburn 13
    - The Commodores go to 5–0 for the first time since 1943.
  - (14) Ohio State 20, (18) Wisconsin 17
    - The Badgers' 16-game winning streak at Camp Randall Stadium is snapped by the Buckeyes. Wisconsin's marching band was not at the game after being suspended for a hazing incident.
  - Hawaiʻi 32, (22) Fresno State 29 (OT)
  - North Carolina 38, (24) Connecticut 12

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - National League Division Series:
    - Milwaukee Brewers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1. Phillies lead series 2-1.
      - The Brew Crew prevents the Phillies from their first post-season sweep.
    - Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1. Dodgers win series 3-0.
      - The "Curse of the Billy Goat" continues as the Cubs are swept by the Dodgers, marking 100 years since last winning the World Series in 1908.

Ice hockey:
- 2008-09 NHL season opening games:
  - New York Rangers 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 in Prague.
  - Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (OT) in Stockholm.

Mixed Martial Arts:
- EliteXC: Heat in Sunrise, Florida:
  - Seth Petruzelli, who replaced the injured Ken Shamrock, defeats Kimbo Slice by TKO on strikes in 14 seconds.

Rugby league:
- Super League Grand Final in Manchester, England:
  - St Helens 16–24 Leeds Rhinos

3 October 2008 (Friday)

American football:
- College football:
  - NCAA AP Top 10:
    - (8) Brigham Young 34, Utah State 14
- Other news:
  - Hall of Famer O. J. Simpson is convicted on all 12 charges stemming from the armed robbery of two Las Vegas sports memorabilia dealers. He will be sentenced on December 5, and faces possible life imprisonment.

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Division Series:
    - Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago White Sox 2. Rays lead series 2-0.
      - The Rays take a 2-0 advantage to Chicago.
    - Boston Red Sox 7, Los Angeles Angels 5. Red Sox lead series 2-0.
      - J. D. Drew's two-run ninth inning home run off Francisco Rodriguez was the difference as the Bosox are one win away from another trip to the ALCS.

Basketball:
- WNBA Finals:
  - Detroit Shock 69, San Antonio Silver Stars 61. Shock lead series 2–0
    - Katie Smith has another big game, following up her 25 points in Game 1 with 22 tonight. The series now goes to the Detroit area, and the Shock will go for the sweep Sunday in Ypsilanti.
- In other WNBA news, Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks becomes the first player to be named the league's MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Parker also won a Gold Medal for the USA Women's Basketball team in Beijing and the Most Outstanding Player in the Final Four.

Surfing:
- Kelly Slater wins a ninth title of World champion of surfing in Mundaka, Spain.

2 October 2008 (Thursday)

American college football:
- NCAA AP Top 10:
  - Pittsburgh 26, (10) South Florida 21
    - The Panthers win their third straight game against a ranked team, thanks to LeSean McCoy's two rushing touchdowns.
- In another game:
  - (15) Utah 31, Oregon State 28
    - Louie Sakota's 37-yard walk-off field goal makes the 6-0 Utes the first bowl eligible team.

Auto racing:
- Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves is indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury in Miami on tax evasion charges. (ESPN.com)

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Division Series:
    - Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago White Sox 4. Rays lead series 1-0.
      - Evan Longoria becomes the first player since Gary Gaetti to hit two homers in his postseason debut as the mohawk-wearing Rays become the third expansion team in AL history to win their first post-season game, joining Toronto (1985 ALCS) and Texas (1996 ALDS).
  - National League Division Series:
    - Philadelphia Phillies 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2. Phillies lead series 2-0.
      - Thanks to Shane Victorino's grand slam off CC Sabathia capping a five run third inning, rattling Sabathia like Burt Hooton in the 1977 NLCS, the Phillies are one victory away from a spot in the 2008 NLCS.
    - Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Chicago Cubs 3. Dodgers lead series 2-0.
      - Manny Ramírez was being Manny Ramírez again, with his second home run of the series and four Cubs errors lead the Dodgers to a 2-0 lead en route to Los Angeles for a possible sweep on Saturday.

Football (soccer):
- UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg:
  (First leg result in parentheses; teams advancing in boldface)
  - Wisla Krakow 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur (1–2)
  - Rapid Bucureşti 1–1 Wolfsburg (0–1)
  - Spartak Moscow 1–1 Banik Ostrava (1–0)
  - Kaunas 1–2 Sampdoria (0–5)
  - Unirea Urziceni 0–2 Hamburg (0–0)
  - Schalke 04 1–1 APOEL Nicosia (4–1)
  - Lech Poznan 4–2 (ET) Austria Wien (1–2)
  - Stuttgart 2–2 Cherno More (2–1)
  - Honka 0–1 Racing Santander (0–1)
  - Levski Sofia 0–1 Zilina (1–1)
  - Kalmar 1–2 Feyenoord (1–0)
  - Rosenborg 3–2 Brøndby (2–1)
  - Partizan Belgrade 1–0 Timişoara (2–1)
  - Metalist Kharkiv 4–1 Beşiktaş (0–1)
  - Galatasaray 2–1 Bellinzona (4–3)
  - Saint-Étienne 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (2–1)
  - Dinamo Bucureşti 0–0 NEC Nijmegen (0–1)
  - Vaslui 1–1 Slavia Prague (0–0)
  - Standard Liège 2–1 Everton (2–2)
  - Heerenveen 5–2 Vitória Setúbal (1–1)
  - Twente Enschede 1–0 Rennes (1–2)
  - FC Zürich 0–1 Milan (1–3)
  - Sparta Prague 3–3 Dinamo Zagreb (0–0)
  - Artmedia Petržalka 0–2 Braga (0–4)
  - Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Sevilla (0–2)
  - Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 Borac Čačak (4–1)
  - Manchester City 2–1 Omonia Nicosia (2–1)
  - Club Brugge 2–0 Young Boys Bern (2–2)
  - Motherwell 0–2 Nancy (0–1)
  - Copenhagen 1–1 FC Moscow (2–1)
  - Udinese 0–2 (ET) Borussia Dortmund (2–0)
    Udinese win 4:3 in penalty shootout
  - Olympiacos Piraeus 5–0 Nordsjælland (2–0)
  - Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Kayserispor (2–1)
  - Aston Villa 1–1 Litex Lovech (3–1)
  - Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 (ET) Brann Bergen (0–2)
    Deportivo win 3:2 in penalty shootout
  - Benfica 2–0 Napoli (2–3)
  - Valencia 2–1 Marítimo (1–0)
  - Vitória Guimarães 2–2 (ET) Portsmouth (0–2)
- Other news:
  - A Spanish judge has sent German authorities recordings alleging that Russian mobsters tried to fix the 2008 UEFA Cup semifinal between eventual champion Zenit St. Petersburg and Bayern Munich. Both clubs denied any knowledge of the alleged scheme. (Reuters via ESPNsoccernet.com)

1 October 2008 (Wednesday)

Baseball:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
  - American League Division Series:
    - Boston Red Sox 4, Los Angeles Angels 1. Red Sox lead series 1-0.
      - Jason Bay's post season debut included a home run and Jon Lester's seven innings of one-run pitching allows the defending world champions win their seventh straight post-season contest.
  - National League Division Series:
    - Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 2. Dodgers lead series 1–0.
      - Home runs prove crucial in this affair, as the Cubbies strike first via a two-run Mark DeRosa shot, but after Ryan Dempster walked the bases full James Loney knocked a grand slam to give the Dodgers an unassailable lead.
    - Philadelphia Phillies 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Phillies lead series 1–0.
      - The Phillies get all their scoring in the third inning, capitalizing on an error on Cole Hamels' sacrifice bunt, and capped by Chase Utley's two-run double. Hamels pitches eight scoreless innings, and Brad Lidge holds on in the ninth to give the Phils their first postseason win since Game 5 of the 1993 World Series.

Basketball:
- WNBA Finals:
  - Detroit Shock 77, San Antonio Silver Stars 69. Shock lead series 1–0

Football (soccer):
- UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 2:
  - Group A: CFR Cluj 0–0 Chelsea
  - Group A: Bordeaux 1–3 Roma
  - Group B: Anorthosis 3–1 Panathinaikos
  - Group B: Internazionale 1–1 Werder Bremen
  - Group C: Sporting CP 2–0 Basel
  - Group C: Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Barcelona
  - Group D: Liverpool 3–1 PSV Eindhoven
  - Group D: Atlético Madrid 2–1 Marseille

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