October 2005 in Sports - 5 October 2005

5 October 2005

• Football (soccer): England international and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was named a FIFA SOS Ambassador for England in support of the official FIFA World Cup charity.
• National Football League: The NFL suspends Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
• Cricket:ICC Super Series:
  • Australia (255 for 8) beat the Rest of the World XI (162 all out) by 93 runs to go one-nil up in the three-match One Day International series in the Telstra Dome, Melbourne
• Golf: Teenager Michelle Wie announces that she will turn professional.
• Major League Baseball (Non-postseason news):
  • Ken Macha will not return to the Oakland Athletics as their manager after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the franchise.
• Major League Baseball playoffs
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 1
    • Houston Astros 10, Atlanta Braves 5.
      • WP: Andy Pettitte. LP: Tim Hudson. HRs: Hou — None. Atl — Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones. A five-run eighth inning led the Astros to the win at Turner Field, thanks to Morgan Ensberg's five RBI. Astros lead series 1–0.
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 2
    • Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4.
      • WP: Mark Buehrle. LP: David Wells. SV: Bobby Jenks. HRs: Bos — none. ChW — Tadahito Iguchi. Tadahito Iguchi's three run home run capped a fifth-inning five-run comeback from a four-run deficit, and Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings to give the White Sox the win, pushing the defending champions on the brink of elimination. White Sox lead series, 2–0.
    • Los Angeles Angels 5, New York Yankees 3.
      • WP: Kelvim Escobar. LP: Chien-Ming Wang. SV: Francisco Rodríguez. HRs: NYY — Jorge Posada. LAA — Juan Rivera, Bengie Molina. Orlando Cabrera's two-run single scored two runs in the seventh inning, and the Halos won thanks to their Rally Monkey. Series tied at 1–1.

• National Hockey League: Opening Night of the 2005–06 season.
  • Florida Panthers 2, Atlanta Thrashers 0
  • Washington Capitals 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2: Alexander Ovechkin scores two goals in his NHL début.
  • Montréal Canadiens 2, Boston Bruins 1: Michael Ryder scores the game-winning goal with 11 seconds left.
  • Buffalo Sabres 6, New York Islanders 4: Sabres' Jean-Pierre Dumont scores the first goal of the season.
  • New York Rangers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3
  • Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2
  • New Jersey Devils 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1: Sidney Crosby's début was a lowdown, but did get an assist on the Penguins' lone goal.
  • Detroit Red Wings 5, St. Louis Blues 1
  • Minnesota Wild 6, Calgary Flames 3: The Wild's Marc Chouinard gets the first NHL hat trick this season.
  • Ottawa Senators 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (Shootout): The NHL's first shootout saw Daniel Alfredsson record the first shootout era "hat trick" with two goals in regulation and another in the shootout, and Dany Heatley clinch the win for the Sens while the Leafs were shut out in the historic event thanks to Dominik Hasek.
  • Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 2
  • Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3
  • Dallas Stars 5, Los Angeles Kings 4: The Kings scored four goals in the first period, and the Stars scored five straight goals to come back and win.
  • Edmonton Oilers 4, Colorado Avalanche 3
  • Vancouver Canucks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2: Wayne Gretzky's coaching début was not a success at Vancouver.