Sam Vasquez, a fighter out of
Houston, becomes the first MMA fighter to die from injuries sustained in a sanctioned bout in the United States. He collapsed shortly after being knocked out in an October 20 fight, was operated on twice for blood clots in the brain, and then suffered a stroke that left him comatose until his death.
(Sherdog.com)
In the first meeting between 10–1 teams since 1990, the Cowboys prevailed
at home as Packers
quarterbackBrett Favre sat out the second half with a separated left shoulder and a right (throwing arm) elbow injury.
David Beckham scores on a bending free kick in the first half, but the Galaxy fall in a slugfest in the first match of a two-match tour of
Australasia.
With the field turned into a murky bog due to heavy rain, the Steelers and Dolphins combine for the lowest-scoring NFL game since 1993.
Jeff Reed's 24-yard field goal with 17 seconds left accounts for the only points.
On fourth down, with the ball on Seattle's 1-yard line and 29 seconds to go, backup quarterback
Gus Frerotte fumbles the snap and is tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
Buffalo threatens to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, but the Jags follow a
Justin Durant interception with a 59-yard touchdown pass from
David Garrard to
Reggie Williams
Living by his motto, "You play to win the game", Chiefs coach
Herman Edwards elects to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Oakland 23 late in the fourth quarter.
Running backKolby Smith fails to cross the line, and Oakland then runs out the clock.
Chicago's
Devin Hester returns a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in the second quarter, becoming the first player since the
AFL–NFL merger to do both in a quarter. The second return was Hester's tenth return of a kick or punt for a touchdown, breaking
Gale Sayers' franchise record.
For the first time this year, the Patriots are seriously challenged at
home. New England needs a fourth-quarter go-ahead touchdown run from
Laurence Maroney and an
Asante Samuel end-zone interception to remain undefeated.
The Mountaineers, who pound out 517 rushing yards, not only earn the
Big East's BCS bowl berth, but make a strong statement for a possible berth in the BCS championship game. They will have one more chance to state their case next week in the
Backyard Brawl against
Pitt.
Darren McFadden further states his
Heisman case by running for three touchdowns and throwing for a fourth to lead the Hogs to an upset that ends the Tigers' national title hopes.
The Warriors win the outright
WAC title for the first time ever, and keep their hopes of an at-large BCS bowl berth alive. Warriors quarterback
Colt Brennan sets NCAA records for career TD passes and career TDs responsible for, and he and
Davone Bess tie an NCAA career record for TDs by a QB-receiver combination.
The
IAAF officially annuls all of
Marion Jones' competition results since September 2000, including her medals at the
2001 World Championships, in the wake of her confession to having used
steroids in 2000 and 2001. The IAAF also orders her to repay US$700,000 in earnings from September 2000 forward.
(AP via ESPN.com)
43rd
Vanier Cup (CIS Top 10 rankings in parentheses): (3)
Manitoba Bisons 28 vs. (4)
Saint Mary's Huskies 14 – In the rematch of the 2001 Vanier Cup, the Herd win their first Vanier Cup in 34 years off the effort of quarterback
Steve Gronick's two touchdowns and kicker
Scott Dixon's four field goals.
Hec Crighton Trophy winner
Erik Glavic of the Huskies did not participate due to injury, leaving Huskies backup quarterback
Ted Abraham, who threw three interceptions in the loss, to start the game. The Bisons end the season as the only undefeated team in Canadian university football.
Colts
kickerAdam Vinatieri, who missed a chip-shot field goal that would have won last week's game, misses two more attempts in the first half but redeems himself with a 24-yarder with seconds left to beat Kansas City.
The Lions defense comes up with two late interceptions to seal the win; New York
linebackerMathias Kiwanuka breaks his leg on the second play of the game.
Arizona
cornerbackAntrel Rolle returns two
Carson Palmer interceptions for touchdowns; a third pick-six is called back due a penalty on the return but nonetheless squelches Cincinnati's comeback attempt.
The Ravens head to the locker room thinking they won the game, 30–27, after
Phil Dawson's 51-yard field-goal attempt appears to hit the crossbar and fall short. But the officials reverse their call, saying the ball actually hit the support bar behind the uprights and bounced back onto the field. Dawson then hits a 33-yarder in overtime.
The round victory for
Jamie Whincup gets his title challenge back on track, with
Garth Tander breaking his steering in Race 3, Tander loses his championship lead to Whincup with one round to go.
The race two victory was enough for
Andy Priaulx to claim his third successive World Championship, while title rival
Yvan Muller scored no points for the weekend, losing the title 92–81. A race 2 podium saw
James Thompson take third in the title, two points behind Muller.
Canadian Football League West Division final:
Saskatchewan Roughriders 26 at
British Columbia Lions 17 – Saskatchewan scores 16 points on four BC turnovers as well as four
Luca Congi field goals to secure their trip to Toronto, where they will play against their Labour Day rivals. They avenge their humiliating 45–18 loss from last year. The Green Riders make their first Grey Cup final since 1997 – when it was held in Toronto.
The match rescheduled from yesterday is postponed again, to 24 November. Snow started falling in Belgrade about an hour before yesterdays' scheduled kick-off and there is no let-up predicted for at least 24 hours. Serbia are due to play Poland at home on 21 November, followed by the rescheduled Kazakhstan match next weekend, and need to win both to have a chance of reaching next summers' finals.
(UEFA)
Sooners quarterback
Sam Bradford leaves the game with an apparent concussion in the first quarter as
Graham Harrell leads the Red Raiders to an upset that throws the Big 12 South race into chaos.
Gators quarterback
Tim Tebow becomes the first player in Division I-A/FBS history with at least 20 touchdowns in both rushing and passing in the same season.
The Volunteers score 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take the lead, then Vandy
kicker Bryant Hahnfeldt's would-be game-winning 49-yard field goal hits the upright.
Uteck Bowl: (1)
Laval Rouge-et-Or 2 at (4)
Saint Mary's Huskies 24 – In the battle of the winners of five of the last six
Vanier Cups, the hometown Huskies, in front of an
Atlantic Bowl crowd at
Huskies Stadium, shock the number one ranked team in the nation and the number two ranked offense in the nation, ending Laval's winning streak at 14 games.
LinebackerTim St. Pierre is the game's MVP, having two sacks, one forced fumble, and one touchdown in the Huskies' rout, as they avenge their only loss of the season to Laval back in October.
Mitchell Bowl: (10)
Western Ontario Mustangs 20 at (3)
Manitoba Bisons 52 – The undefeated Herd scores 24 unanswered points in the second quarter, rout the Mustangs and advance to meet the Huskies for the first time since 2001, when they met the same opponent that they will meet this year. However, the Bisons did allow a touchdown in the third quarter, ending their run of 245:28 (just over four games) without allowing a touchdown. The Bisons also break their school record for the most points scored in the game, the previous mark having been set the previous week against the Rams.
Russia lose out to a 91st-minute goal by
Omer Golan which means that Croatia has qualified and England will only need to draw with Croatia next Wednesday at Wembley in order to qualify.
Spain qualify, while Sweden still need at least a draw against Latvia next Wednesday to qualify. Northern Ireland must defeat Spain, and Latvia defeat Sweden, in which case Northern Ireland will qualify in Sweden's place.
Alex Rodriguez decides to stay with the
New York Yankees, agreeing in principle to a new 10-year contract worth a reported $275 million. The contract, expected to be drafted and signed in the next few days, is likely to include millions more should he break Bonds' career home run record while with the Yankees.
(AP via ESPN.com)
Suspended
Tennessee Titans cornerback
Pacman Jones is reportedly set to accept a
plea deal which will see him plead guilty to a misdemeanor and receive one year probation in exchange for testimony regarding a shooting at a
Las Vegas strip club.
(AP via ESPN.com)
Brett Favre throws for 351 yards and three TDs, in the process joining
Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to throw for 60,000 yards in their NFL careers. In the meantime, the Pack's defense holds
Adrian Peterson to 45 yards.
Darren Sproles returns a kickoff and a punt for Chargers touchdowns, and
Peyton Manning throws six interceptions. But Indianapolis still has a chance to win in the final two minutes, until
Adam Vinatieri misses a 29-yard field goal.
Dunsmore Cup: (8)
Concordia Stingers 10 at (1)
Laval Rouge-et-Or 35 – The Rouge-et-Or capture their fifth straight Dunsmore Cup and continue their undefeated run that has extended since their loss to the
Montreal Carabins in the final game of the 2006 season.
Hardy Trophy: (6)
Regina Rams 5 at (3)
Manitoba Bisons 48 – The Herd capitalizes on six Regina turnovers and come back from a 5–0 deficit to win the game, limiting the Rams to only 19 total yards in the second quarter. They will host the
Mitchell Bowl against the Mustangs – their second in 34 years but their first since 2001. The Bisons have now not allowed a touchdown in 210:37 – well over three and a half games.
The English
flat racing season ends with jockeys
Seb Sanders and
Jamie Spencer tying for the Jockeys' Championship, with 190 victories each, with Spencer winning the last race of the season. The championship has only previously been tied in 1871 and 1923.
(BBC)
The honeymoon is officially over for new Wildcats coach
Billy Gillispie, as the Runnin' Bulldogs, picked to finish eighth in the
Atlantic Sun Conference, jump to a 14–0 lead
in Lexington and never trail.
The
agent for
pitching great
Roger Clemens told the
Houston Astros that Clemens was set to begin a personal-services contract with the team, the strongest indication yet that Clemens would retire. However, Clemens has made no official announcement of his playing future.
(ESPN.com)
UEFA Champions league First phase FC Barcelona vs Rangers 2-0
The Vikings'
Adrian Peterson sets an NFL record with 296 rushing yards, breaking the record set by
Jamal Lewis in 2003. Peterson also becomes the first player ever with two 200-yard rushing games in his rookie season. The Chargers'
Antonio Cromartie also sets an NFL record, returning a failed field goal attempt 109 yards for a touchdown as the first half ends.
The surprising Jayhawks torch the Huskers for the most points they have ever allowed in a single game, and send them to their first five-game losing streak since 1958.
Navy 46,
Notre Dame 44 (3 OT) — The Midshipmen beat the Irish
for the first time since 1963, ending what had been a 43-game winning streak for the Irish, the longest between two annual opponents in Division I history.
Winterbottom wins his first round of the year, but a disaster for series leader
Jamie Whincup scoring no points for the round, dropping to third behind
Garth Tander and teammate
Craig Lowndes.
Championship leader
Jamie Whincup is taken out of the race in an incident involving teammate
Craig Lowndes and
Paul Morris. Tander has regained the series lead.
Other
NBA news:
Clay Bennett, the principal owner of the
Seattle SuperSonics, notifies the league that he intends to move the team to
Oklahoma City as early as the 2008–09 season. He is currently in litigation to void the team's lease at
KeyArena, which runs through the 2009–10 season.
(AP via ESPN.com)
Martina Hingis announces her second retirement from tennis, citing injury problems. She also admits to a positive "A" test for
cocaine at
Wimbledon this year, but denies having used the drug.
(BBC)