October 2005 in Sports - 10 October 2005

10 October 2005

• 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 came 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 a shoulder injury in the second inning. Ervin Santana replaced him and got the win, pitching 5⅔ innings. Angels win series, 3–2.