October 2005 in Sports - 9 October 2005

9 October 2005

• Auto racing:
  • Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen wins the Japanese Grand Prix after making a pass at the beginning of the final lap on Giancarlo Fisichella.
  • NASCAR 2005 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup: Mark Martin wins the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway. (NASCAR.com)

• Baseball: MLB playoffs:
  • 2005 American League Division Series, Game 4
    • New York Yankees 3, Los Angeles Angels 2.
      • WP: Al Leiter. LP: Scot Shields. SV: Mariano Rivera. HRs: None. A fielder's choice by Derek Jeter allowed Jorge Posada to score the winning run as the Yankees forced a tie-breaking game Monday in Anaheim. Series tied, 2–2.
  • 2005 National League Division Series, Game 4
    • Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6 (18 innings)
      • WP: Roger Clemens. LP: Joey Devine. HRs: Atl — Adam LaRoche (Grand Slam), Brian McCann; Hou — Lance Berkman (Grand Slam), Brad Ausmus, Chris Burke (Walk-off). In the longest post-season game ever in terms of innings (18) and time (five hours, 50 minutes), the Astros overcame a 6–1 deficit and used three homers: a grand slam by Lance Berkman in the eighth, a game-tying home run by Brad Ausmus in the ninth with two out and a series ending walk-off homer by Chris Burke with one out in the eighteenth inning to eliminate the Braves for the second straight year and advance to an NLCS rematch with the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams hit grand slam homers — Adam LaRoche for the Braves, Berkman for the 'Stros — a post-season first. Astros win series, 3–1.

• NFL: Week 5
  • Detroit Lions 35, Baltimore Ravens 17 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Cleveland Browns 20, Chicago Bears 10 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Buffalo Bills 20, Miami Dolphins 10 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • New England Patriots 31, Atlanta Falcons 28: Adam Vinatieri kicks a 29-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to give New England a win in the Georgia Dome. The Falcons were without Michael Vick, who sat out with an injury. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Green Bay Packers 52, New Orleans Saints 3: The Packers' 52 points are the most they have scored since 1983 and the margin of victory their biggest in 39 years. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • New York Jets 14, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12: Curtis Martin rushed for two touchdowns as Vinny Testaverde wins his first start of the year. (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Seattle Seahawks 37, St. Louis Rams 31 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Tennessee Titans 34, Houston Texans 20 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Indianapolis Colts 28, San Francisco 49ers 3 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Carolina Panthers 24, Arizona Cardinals 20 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Dallas Cowboys 33, Philadelphia Eagles 10 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Denver Broncos 21, Washington Redskins 19 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)
  • Jacksonville Jaguars 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20 (Yahoo! Sports/AP)

Bye Week: Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders.

• Football (soccer): Football World Cup 2006 Qualifying Matches
  • Africa
    • Benin 1 – 0 Libya
  • South America
    • Argentina 2 – 0 Peru
    • Bolivia 1 – 1 Brazil

• Cricket: ICC Super Series:
  • Australia complete the 3–0 ODI series whitewash by beating the ICC World XI by 156 runs in the third and final ODI at the Telstra Dome. Shane Watson scored 66 not out and took four wickets for 39 for the Australians. (Cricinfo)