October 2005 in Sports - 15 October 2005

15 October 2005

• 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 Southern California 34, No. 9 Notre Dame 31: The Trojans win their 28th straight game in wild fashion. With Notre Dame up by three, quarterback 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 (Florida) 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 Wisconsin 38, No. 22 Minnesota 34: The Badgers score a touchdown on a blocked punt with thirty seconds left to win Paul Bunyan's Axe.
  • No. 25 TCU 38, Army 17.

• NASCAR:
  • 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup: In a race whose start was delayed by the length of the Southern California-Notre Dame football game broadcast on NBC and ending after midnight with a green-white-checkers finish, Jimmie Johnson wins the UAW-GM Quality 500, his fourth straight points-paying race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. (NASCAR.com)
  • The Associated Press reported that NBC Sports and TNT will walk away from their current NASCAR television contracts after the 2006 season and Disney-owned ABC Sports and ESPN will take over starting in the second half of the 2007 season.
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died at the age of 28.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 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. Astros lead series, 2–1.
  • 2005 American League Championship Series Game 4
    • Chicago White Sox 8, Los Angeles Angels 2.
      • WP: Freddy García. LP: Ervin Santana. HRs: ChW — Paul Konerko, A. J. Pierzynski; LAA — none. The White Sox moved one step closer for their first pennant since 1959 as Freddie Garcia tossed the third straight complete game for the Pale Hose and Paul Konerko and A. J. Pierzynski homed in the winning effort, which for the second time in three games was marred by a catcher controversy when home plate umpire Ron Kulpa did not call catcher interference on Pierzynski with Steve Finley at bat. The play saw Finley hit into an inning-ending double play. White Sox lead series, 3–1.