October 2005 in Sports - 31 October 2005

31 October 2005

  • MLB: A day after he was offered a $4.5 million, 3-year contract extension, Theo Epstein resigns as the general manager of the Boston Red Sox, only one year after he built the team that won the 2004 World Series.
  • NFL Monday Night Football:
    • Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Baltimore Ravens 19: In only the fifth Halloween game in the history of MNF, Jeff Reed's 37-yard field goal with 1:37 left gives the Steelers the win over their divisional rivals.
  • Cricket: India (303 for 4, Dhoni 183 not out; Muralitharan 2–46) beat Sri Lanka (298 for 4, Sangakkara 138 not out, Jayawardene 71; Agarkar 2–62) by six wickets at Jaipur in the third ODI of the seven-match series to take a 3–0 lead. Dhoni's 183 not out is the sixth-highest score of all time in ODIs, the highest by a number three batsman, the highest by a batsman in a chasing side in a 50-over game, and the highest by a wicket-keeper. (ODI Career Highest Individual Scores from Cricinfo), (Cricinfo bulletin)

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